Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L

Samuel Bolduc

Age 25 · 6'4" · 220 lb · Born in Laval, CAN

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2024-25 regular season

Goals

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

5:56

PP 0:00 · PK 0:00

Plus/minus

-1

Hits

Blocks 0

PIM

Game Score

-0.15

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Nov 3 @ NYR · L 5-2	0	0	0	0	0	5:56	0:00	0:00	—	100	0	0	-1	-0.15
Apr 17 vs PIT · W 5-4	1	1	3	1	4	19:41	1:41	0:00	—	50	1	1	+1	+2.03
Jan 27 vs FLA · OTL 3-2	0	0	1	0	2	12:35	0:00	0:00	—	100	0	0	+1	+0.20
Jan 25 @ MTL · L 4-3	0	0	1	0	0	11:49	1:40	0:00	—	—	0	0	-1	+0.07
Jan 21 vs DAL · W 3-2	0	0	0	2	0	12:28	0:00	0:09	—	75	1	0	-1	-0.20

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2023-24 · 413 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%49.2%

49th percentile

Relative xGF%+1.6

70th percentile

HDCF%61.0%

93rd percentile

CF%42.7%

5th percentile

Relative CF%-5.2

10th percentile

FF%46.1%

22nd percentile

GF%45.7%

29th percentile

CF/6052.7

11th percentile

CA/6070.7

6th percentile

ixG/600.18

35th percentile

Goals above expected+0.8

70th percentile

IPP25.0%

17th percentile

PDO100.3

56th percentile

OZS%57.9%

85th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 77
Playmaking: 0
Zone entries(est.): 36
Forechecking: 15
Physicality: 72
Defensive impact: 96
Puck management: 21
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 0% · Mid-range 17% · Perimeter 83%(54 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Defensive impact: 96th percentile among defensemen.
Shooting volume: 77th percentile among defensemen.
Physicality: 72nd percentile among defensemen.

Watch-outs

Playmaking: 0th percentile among defensemen.
Forechecking: 15th percentile among defensemen.

Similar style: Justin Barron (STL), Haydn Fleury (WPG)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once it is ready.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2012-13	QC Int PW	Laval Sénateurs	3	0	0	0	—	0
2012-13 (playoffs)	QC Int PW	Laval Sénateurs PW	3	0	0	0	—	0
2013-14	QBAA	Laval Patriotes Bantam AAA R	2	0	0	0	—	0
2014-15	QMAA	Monteuil Éclairs Midgets AA	2	0	0	0	—	0
2015-16	LHPS M15 Mineur	École Georges-Vanier M15 Min	18	15	14	29	—	4
2015-16	LHPS M17 Mineur	École Georges-Vanier M17 Min	30	15	20	35	—	14
2015-16 (playoffs)	LHPS M15 Mineur	École Georges-Vanier M15 Min	3	6	2	8	—	2
2015-16 (playoffs)	LHPS M17 Mineur	École Georges-Vanier M17 Min	4	4	1	5	—	2
2016-17	QMAAA	Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal	37	3	12	15	-6	6
2016-17	QMJHL	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	6	0	0	0	0	0
2016-17 (playoffs)	QMAAA	Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal	8	1	1	2	-3	2
2017-18	QMJHL	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	57	2	12	14	+16	8
2017-18 (playoffs)	QMJHL	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	20	2	5	7	+14	0
2018-19	QMJHL	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	65	9	28	37	-32	27
2018-19 (playoffs)	QMJHL	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	5	1	1	2	-2	4
2019-20	QMJHL	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	32	7	9	16	+7	14
2019-20	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Phoenix	29	4	23	27	+6	12
2020-21	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	24	6	8	14	+5	10
2021-22	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	57	2	5	7	-10	16
2022-23	NHL	New York Islanders	17	2	1	3	+5	2
2022-23	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	56	10	25	35	-13	31
2022-23 (playoffs)	NHL	New York Islanders	2	0	0	0	0	4
2023-24	NHL	New York Islanders	34	2	3	5	-4	6
2023-24	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	5	1	0	1	+2	2
2024-25	NHL	New York Islanders	1	0	0	0	-1	0
2024-25	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	69	9	26	35	-38	6
2025-26	AHL	Ontario Reign	56	5	16	21	+7	18
2026-27	AHL	Belleville Senators	1	0	0	0	0	0

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

+1.2

+1.2PIT12/31

+0.5

+0.5COL1/2

+0.0

+0.0ARI1/4

+0.1

+0.1VGK1/6

+0.3

+0.3CHI1/19

-0.2DAL1/21

+0.1

+0.1MTL1/25

+0.2

+0.2FLA1/27

+2.0

+2.0PIT4/17

-0.1NYR11/3

Average +0.42 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.23 per game

2023-24 · 34 GP

Season total +7.8, or +0.23 per game.

Scoring: +3.5
Shooting: +2.4
5-on-5 goals: -0.5
Defense: +0.1
Penalty kill: +0.1
Physical play: +2.9
Puck battles: -0.4
Penalties: -0.4

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.

Age curve

At 25: 100% of peak

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 25, defensemen typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

1 season left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	OTT	$850K	0.8%

UFA after 2026-27. $850K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).