Sam Carrick
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Sam Carrick

BUF · C · Age 34
GP 2 · G-A-PTS 0-0-0
Limited sample UNDERPERFORMING VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,20 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 2 GP · 3Y baseline 0,23
Actual P/G 0,00 Limited sample
Deployment 5 #14 among F on team
Driver 16 #10 among F on team
2 GP current season Process: 10% current Role: 20% current
Team context
Buffalo Sabres Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #21 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #21 0,68 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #7 · shot diff #4
Power-play environment Average PP OZ #15
Pace & activity Average #16 NHL · 24,0 bursts/g · 57,5 km/g · 37,0 attempts/g

Balanced environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G9:53
PP TOI/G0:01
SOG/G0,50
5v5 roleObserved role
L45v5 usage band

Sam Carrick · Beck Malenstyn · Jiri Kulich

Line time · last game
5:31
TOI · With this line · last game
75%
TOI · With this line · last 3
78%
TOI · With this line · season
78%
Trend
StableStable
Power playObserved PP role

No stable power-play unit established from available opportunities.

PP share · last game
0%
PP share · last 3
0%
PP share · season
0%
First-unit starts · last 3
0 / 7
Trend
StableStable
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
0% · 0:00

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Observed · Medium confidence · 7 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
2
G
0
A
0
PTS
0
P/G
0,00
SOG/G
0,50
TOI/G
9:53
PP TOI/G
0:01
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 16
Deployment 5
Offensive Driver Low · limited sample
16
Shot Creation Average · limited sample
37
Play Creation Low · limited sample
11
Deployment Low · limited sample
5
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,23 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,00 vs baseline −0,23
Expected P/G 0,20 vs baseline −0,03

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Limited Deployment is constraining current fantasy opportunity.

The role is materially weaker than the top usage profiles at the position.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,20.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,20.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
11,3

Published
2026-10-09 10:50:16