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CBJ· Fri Nov 6Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 15
- G
- 2
- A
- 7
- PTS
- 9
- +/-
- +2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 21
- TOI/G
- 23:55
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:54 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 31 | @LAK | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 26:00 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | @ANA | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 25:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | @SJS | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 24:06 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 24 | @WSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 27:00 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | @TOR | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 28:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 26:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs FLA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs DAL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs CHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | @CBJ | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 18:24 | 0 | 0 |
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| Apr 13 | @CHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | vs CBJ | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 21:06 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr 8 | @NYR | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 6 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 22:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | @WSH | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | @OTT | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:42 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 26:12 | 4 | 1 |
| Mar 27 | vs DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:54 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:18 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 22 | @ANA | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | @LAK | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 19 | @SJS | W 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 17 | @VGK | W 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:18 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 12 | vs WSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:30 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 10 | vs SJS | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:24 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 8 | vs TBL | W 8-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 24:54 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 7 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | @PIT | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 21:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 3 | vs VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 25:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | @TBL | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 27 | @FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 23:42 | 3 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | @NJD | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:12 | 5 | 1 |
| Feb 5 | vs PIT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 3 | @TBL | L 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 24:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | @FLA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:24 | 1 | 7 |
| Jan 31 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:48 | 6 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs LAK | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 27 | @TOR | W 7-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 21:42 | 4 | 2 |
| Jan 24 | @NYI | W 5-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 21:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 22 | @MTL | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:06 | 5 | 2 |
| Jan 20 | @NSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 25:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 19 | @CAR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | vs MIN | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 26:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 15 | vs MTL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 25:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 14 | vs PHI | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 24:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | vs FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:24 | 6 | 3 |
| Jan 10 | vs ANA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | @NYR | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 23:54 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan 6 | vs VAN | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 24:36 | 1 | 5 |
| Jan 3 | @CBJ | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | @DAL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 22:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 29 | @STL | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 27 | vs BOS | W 4-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 24:54 | 6 | 2 |
| Dec 23 | @OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 21 | @NJD | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:06 | 5 | 4 |
| Dec 20 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | vs PHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 19:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | @SEA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 26:30 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 11 | @VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | @EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | @CGY | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | @WPG | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | @PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 1 | vs WPG | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 21:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | @MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs NJD | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 17:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | @PIT | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 27:48 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 23 | vs CAR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 23:42 | 3 | 4 |
| Nov 21 | vs CHI | W 9-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 24:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs CGY | L 2-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 22:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs EDM | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | @DET | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:30 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 13 | @COL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 23:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | @UTA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | @CAR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 23:36 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 6 | vs STL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | vs UTA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs WSH | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 20:24 | 4 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:48 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 28 | vs CBJ | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | @TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 22:42 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | vs TOR | W 5-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 3 | 23:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 22 | vs DET | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | @MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | vs FLA | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 11 | @BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | vs NYR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:24 | 3 | 2 |
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| Apr 17 | vs PHI | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | vs TOR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | @TBL | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | @FLA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:00 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 8 | vs CAR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:36 | 6 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | vs BOS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 1 | 0 |
Latest news
Samuelsson scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in a 5-4 overtime win against Toronto.
Samuelsson's shot from the high slot went over Sergei Bobrovsky's blocker in the second half of the third period to force overtime. The defender has two consecutive two-point games (one goal, three helpers) while Rasmus Dahlin (upper body) has been out. Samuelsson put up a surprising 41 points, including 13 goals, 109 shots and a plus 41 rating in 78 games last season, so the offense is in him. So far this season, he has put up two goals and four assists in eight contests.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 16
Samuelsson pocketed two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens.
The 26-year-old had a hand in both tallies scored by defense partner Olen Zellweger in the first and third periods. Samuelsson has taken on a larger workload while Rasmus Dahlin (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) and others are sidelined. Samuelsson has responded with a goal and four points in seven games to begin the season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 14
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ESPN · Oct 5
Samuelsson scored a goal, added four PIM and went minus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Samuelsson opened the scoring at 7:21 of the first period. The 26-year-old defenseman was listed on the first pairing but was limited to 18:21 of ice time in his first game back from a lower-body injury sustained during the preseason. The defenseman was a surprise last year with 41 points, 109 shots, 132 hits, 154 blocked shots and a plus-41 rating over 78 regular-season games, all of which were career highs. His place in the top four is secure, but expecting that level of offense again may be asking too much.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 2
Samuelsson (lower body) will be in the lineup against the Blue Jackets on Thursday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Samuelsson racked up 13 goals and 28 assists in 78 regular-season games last year, blowing his previous career-best numbers out of the water. While the 26-year-old has found a way to offer offensive upside, it comes without a power-play role, which will likely prevent him from offering elite-level fantasy value.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 1
Head coach Lindy Ruff stated that Samuelsson (lower body) could return to practice Wednesday, per Joe Yerdon of Bleacher Report.
Samuelsson suffered his lower-body injury early in the preseason, but he appears to be ahead of schedule in his recovery, given his initial timetable for return was week-to-week. The 26-year-old blueliner had a breakout season in 2025-26, where he posted 13 goals, 41 points, 109 shots on net, 132 hits and 154 blocked shots across 78 regular-season contests. While he might take a step back in the goal-scoring department in 2026-27, he remains a well-rounded defenseman who is a valuable player to have in category-based fantasy formats. If he can log full practice ahead of his eligible return date from IR, Samuelsson might miss only a handful of games to start the upcoming season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 29