Defense · LD
Samuel Girard
Pittsburgh Penguins left defenceman with a $5M cap hit in 2026–27; 1 goal and 3 points through 3 games this season.
Born
May 12, 1998
Birthplace
Roberval, Quebec, CAN
Nationality
CAN
CAN
Height
5 ft 10 in / 178 cm
Weight
184 lb / 83 kg
Shoots
L
Current team
Pittsburgh Penguins
Draft
2016 · NSH · Round 2 · No. 47
Team appearances
Season statistics
| Season | Team | Cap hit | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | |||
| 2026–27 |  PIT |
$5,000,000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 6 | Playoffs not started | ||||||
| 2025–26 | PIT |
$5,000,000 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 5 |
| Traded to PIT on February 24, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025–26 |  COL |
$5,000,000 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +12 | 15 | 31 | — | ||||||
| 2024–25 | COL |
$5,000,000 | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | +7 | 14 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023–24 | COL |
$5,000,000 | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | +0 | 10 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022–23 | COL |
$5,000,000 | 76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -10 | 16 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021–22 | COL |
$5,000,000 | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -4 | 20 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | COL |
$5,000,000 | 48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | +15 | 16 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 2 | 13 |
| Signed with COL on July 31, 2019 · 7 years x $5,000,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | COL |
$728,333 | 70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | +1 | 17 | 96 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +4 | 6 | 20 |
| 2018–19 | COL |
$728,333 | 82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | +8 | 6 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | COL |
$728,333 | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 6 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 |
| Traded to COL on November 5, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–18 |  NSH |
$728,333 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 8 | — | ||||||
| 2016–17 | NSH |
$717,500 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Signed with NSH on September 29, 2016 · 3 years x $717,500 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by NSH in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft · Round 2 · No. 47 overall | ||||||||||||||||
Game log
Recent performances
Card checklist
Samuel Girard cards
One card for every evidence-backed team appearance from 2020–21 onward.
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Not collected
Samuel Girard LD
PIT · 2026–27
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Samuel Girard LD
COL · 2025–26
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Samuel Girard LD
PIT · 2025–26
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Samuel Girard LD
COL · 2024–25
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Samuel Girard LD
COL · 2023–24
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Not collected
Samuel Girard LD
COL · 2022–23
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Samuel Girard LD
COL · 2021–22
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Samuel Girard LD
COL · 2020–21