Samuel Girard

Born on:
Birth place: Roberval, Quebec, Canada
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg)
Birth place: Roberval, Quebec, Canada
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2015 | Team Canada | Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 24 | 2022 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Colorado Avalanche defeated Tampa Bay Lightnings 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Medals | |||||
| NHL Stanley Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Jan 4, 2026 | COL @ FLA | (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:05 | 18:33 | 0:05 | 1:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 6, 2026 | COL @ TBL | (2-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:42 | 18:15 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | OTT @ COL | (2-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 18:09 | 16:39 | 0:16 | 1:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 10, 2026 | CBJ @ COL | (0-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:24 | 18:39 | 0:04 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 12, 2026 | TOR @ COL | (4-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:11 | 19:34 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 2013‑14 | Jonquiere Elites | QMAAA | 15 | 42 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.690 | 0.857 | |||
| 2014‑15 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 16 | 64 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.078 | 0.594 | 0.672 | 57 | 8.8 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Canada Black U17 | | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 0.500 | |||
| 2015‑16 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 17 | 67 | 10 | 64 | 74 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.149 | 0.955 | 1.104 | 87 | 11.5 |
| 2015‑16 | Team QMJHL U20 | | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Team Canada U18 | | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 | ||
| 2016‑17 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 18 | 59 | 9 | 66 | 75 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.153 | 1.119 | 1.271 | 113 | 8.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 5 | 20.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Team QMJHL U20 | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Canada U20 | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2017‑18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2017‑18 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 19 | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.044 | 0.250 | 0.294 | 76 | 3.9 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Canada U20 | | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1 | 100.0 | |||
| 2018‑19 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 20 | 82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.049 | 0.280 | 0.329 | 116 | 3.4 |
| 2019‑20 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 21 | 70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.057 | 0.429 | 0.486 | 96 | 4.2 |
| 2020‑21 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 22 | 48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.104 | 0.563 | 0.667 | 79 | 6.3 |
| 2021‑22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.075 | 0.343 | 0.418 | 79 | 6.3 |
| 2022‑23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 24 | 76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.079 | 0.408 | 0.487 | 119 | 5.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 25 | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.051 | 0.254 | 0.305 | 73 | 4.1 |
| 2024‑25 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 26 | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.041 | 0.288 | 0.329 | 95 | 3.2 |
| 2025‑26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 27 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.100 | 0.267 | 0.367 | 26 | 11.5 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| NHL Totals | 578 | 37 | 197 | 234 | 120 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.064 | 0.341 | 0.405 | 767 | 4.8 | |||
| QMJHL Totals | 190 | 24 | 168 | 192 | 47 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0.126 | 0.884 | 1.011 | 257 | 9.3 | |||
| QM18AAA Totals | 42 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.690 | 0.857 | ||||||
| AHL Totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 5 | 20.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014‑15 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 17 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.095 | 0.952 | 1.048 | 31 | 6.5 |
| 2016‑17 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 18 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 1.600 | 1.800 | 9 | 11.1 |
| 2016‑17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 21 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.067 | 0.600 | 0.667 | 20 | 5.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.286 | 0.429 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2022‑23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.286 | 0.429 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| NHL Totals | 67 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 10 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.045 | 0.373 | 0.418 | 84 | 3.6 | |||
| QMJHL Totals | 33 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.091 | 0.909 | 1.000 | 46 | 6.5 | |||
| AHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2015 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 | ||
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada Black - U17 World Challenge Exhibition Games 2014 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Canada Black - U17 World Challenge 2014 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 | |||
| Team QMJHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2015 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2016 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Team QMJHL - CHL Canada Russia Series 2016 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - U20 World Summer Showcase 2017 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1 | 100.0 | |||
| U20 Men Totals | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.556 | 0.667 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| U17 Men Totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 0.500 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Team Cherry | CHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| CHL Top Prospects Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |