Center · BUF · 2016-17

Sam Reinhart

Age: 30
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196 lb
Shoots: R
Born: West Vancouver

Games: 79
Goals: 17
Assists: 30
Points: 47
Ice time: 17:13/gm

Season2016-17

Rating · 2016-17

40/100

Everyday NHLer

Two-Way Forward

Better than 40% of NHL forwards.

+0.39wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense1130 min51among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense1130 min96among all skaters at the position

Power play226 min13among forwards with power-play minutes

Penalty killDoesn't kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2014-15BUF	9	—	-0.02	Where it came from
2015-16BUF	79	91	+2.19	Where it came from
2016-17BUF	79	40	+0.39	Where it came from
2017-18BUF	82	88	+2.08	Where it came from
2018-19BUF	82	73	+1.17	Where it came from
2019-20BUF	69	84	+1.64	Where it came from
2020-21BUF	54	97	+2.53	Where it came from
2021-22FLA	78	94	+2.87	Where it came from
2022-23FLA	82	82	+1.60	Where it came from
2023-24FLA	82	100	+5.03	Where it came from
2024-25FLA	79	97	+2.93	Where it came from
2025-26FLA	64	73	+1.06	Where it came from
2026-27FLA	5	—	-0.08	Where it came from
Career13 seasons	844	—	+23.39

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 79 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ TBLApr 9	L 2-4	16:56	0	0	0	0	D
@ FLAApr 8	L 0-3	14:33	0	0	2	0	C-
vs MTLApr 5	W 2-1	14:48	0	0	2	0	C-
vs TORApr 3	L 2-4	17:23	1	1	1	0	C-
vs NYIApr 2	L 2-4	19:44	0	0	2	1	B

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL forwards — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.