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Sam Carrick
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vs2026-27 season
- GP
- 7
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- PTS
- 1
- +/-
- -2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 7
- TOI/G
- 7:48
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | @LAK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7:36 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | @ANA | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | @TOR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:48 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs CHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | @CBJ | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7:42 | 1 | 0 |
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| Mar 31 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | vs DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | @ANA | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | @LAK | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 19 | @SJS | W 5-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 13:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | @VGK | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | vs WSH | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 10 | vs SJS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | vs TBL | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 6:00 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | vs CBJ | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs PIT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | vs PHI | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 8:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 5 | vs CAR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | @PIT | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs NYI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 28 | @NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | vs BOS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | @SJS | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 9:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | @LAK | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | @ANA | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | @PHI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 14 | vs OTT | L 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 12 | vs SEA | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 8:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | @BOS | L 2-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | vs BUF | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 5 | vs UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 2 | @FLA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 5 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | @WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 29 | @CAR | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 27 | @NYI | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | @WSH | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | @NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | vs PHI | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:30 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | @STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 16 | vs VAN | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 8:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 15 | vs ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | vs MTL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:00 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 10 | @CHI | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs COL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | @OTT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 8:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs DAL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | @BOS | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | @CAR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | @UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | @COL | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 9:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | @VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs DET | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | @CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | @TBL | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:36 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 10 | vs NSH | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs NYI | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | @DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs CAR | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:54 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | @EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | @VAN | W 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | @CGY | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs SJS | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs MIN | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | @MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | @TOR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | vs EDM | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs WSH | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | @PIT | W 6-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 15:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | @BUF | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:36 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | vs PIT | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:00 | 0 | 0 |
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| Apr 17 | vs TBL | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | @CAR | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | @NYI | W 9-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 14:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | vs PHI | L 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | vs TBL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | @NJD | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | vs MIN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | @SJS | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | @ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | vs VAN | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 20 | vs TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:24 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | vs EDM | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 15 | @CBJ | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | @MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | @WPG | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | vs CBJ | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | @OTT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | vs WSH | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | vs NYI | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:00 | 2 | 0 |
Latest news
Carrick posted an assist and three hits in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Ducks.
Carrick returned from a four-game absence due to a middle-body injury. The 34-year-old forward saw a team-low 8:45 of ice time, though that's to be expected coming off an injury for a player that wasn't a lock to play prior to his absence. The helper was his first point of the season to go with one shot on net, 12 hits, four PIM and a minus-2 rating through five appearances. Given his likely part-time role, he isn't a strong fantasy option.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 30
Carrick (middle body) is expected to be activated off injured reserve ahead of Thursday's game against the Ducks.
Carrick spent the past week on injured reserve due to a mid-body injury, but he centered the fourth line during Thursday's morning skate and should be able to return to action against Anaheim. Across his four regular-season appearances this year, Carrick has been held scoreless with nine hits and four PIM while averaging 7:23 of ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 29
Carrick (middle body) was put on injured reserve Wednesday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
Carrick will miss Wednesday's game against Philadelphia, and it's unclear when he will be available to play. The 34-year-old has four PIM and nine hits in four appearances this campaign, but he hasn't earned a point. Once he's healthy, Carrick may not return the lineup immediately.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 21
Carrick (middle body) will not be in the lineup versus the Flyers on Wednesday, Joe Yerdon of Bleacher Report reports.
Carrick has appeared in only four of the Sabres' nine games to start the year, so he's far from a lock for the lineup even when healthy. While the team will also be without forward Justin Danforth (upper body), it will get Jason Zucker (abdomen) in the lineup for the first time this year. At this point, Carrick figures to remain a fringe roster piece after being cleared to play and won't offer much fantasy value.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 21
Carrick is being evaluated for a mid-body injury, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Tuesday.
Carrick has suited up in only two of Buffalo's last seven games, though his previous absences aren't believed to be injury-related. He hasn't earned a point in four appearances this season, but he has contributed one shot on net and nine hits.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 20
Carrick (arm) will be an option for Game 3 against Montreal on Sunday, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.
Carrick could replace Tyson Kozak, who skipped Saturday's practice for maintenance, in Sunday's lineup versus the Canadiens. The 34-year-old Carrick hasn't played since March 31 against the Islanders because of a left arm injury. He had nine goals, 16 points, 75 shots on net and 106 hits across 73 appearances between the Sabres and Rangers during the 2025-26 regular season.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 9