Dylan
Samberg
D · WPG · Defensive · Excellent
- PAL
- 85
- WAR
- 1.4
- Value
- 76
- PTS
- 14
2025-26№ 42 / 325
Dylan Samberg (Winnipeg Jets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Dylan Samberg
#54D
Winnipeg Jets
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 23, 1999 · Saginaw, United States
Drafted : 2017 · WPG · round 2, pick #43
Contract : $5,750,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Winnipeg Jets | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Winnipeg Jets | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | Winnipeg Jets | 60 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 63 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 299 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 120 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Winnipeg Jets | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Playoff totals | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Dylan Samberg: our analysis
2025-26 season: 66 GP, 1 G, 13 A, 14 PTS, +5 +/-, 21:49 TOI. WAR 1.4 (42nd of 325) · PAL 85, excellent.
In 2025-26, Dylan Samberg, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 85 out of 100 (excellent), and his WAR of 1.4 ranks 42nd among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: defense (98, among the best in the league), penalty kill (95, among the best in the league) and possession (81, well above average). On the other hand, shooting (4, among the weakest in the league) and offense (6, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+6.0); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.1).
A marked decline: his PAL was 93 in 2024-25, against 85 now; his WAR went from 2.2 to 1.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 76 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Dylan Samberg's story
Raised around Hermantown, Minnesota, Dylan Samberg learned the game in local prep programs before anchoring the blue line for his high school squad. He moved from forward to defence in bantam to crack the roster, eventually serving as captain and steering Hermantown to two Class A state crowns while collecting several all-area and all-state honours in his final year.
Samberg split time between high school and the USHL, appearing in 14 games for the Waterloo Black Hawks before the 2017 NHL Draft. That summer the Winnipeg Jets selected him 43rd overall. Opting for college development, he joined the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs for three seasons, contributing to strong postseason appearances for the program and continuing to draw NHL attention while at school.
Internationally, Samberg was named to the United States squad for the 2018 World Junior Championship and helped the team secure the bronze medal. Upon finishing his junior year of college he turned pro, signing a three-year entry-level contract with Winnipeg in April 2020 and joining the Moose of the American Hockey League to begin his professional career.
His early pro years have alternated between Manitoba in the AHL and call-ups to the Jets. Samberg produced offensively at the AHL level and provided secondary scoring and assists during his NHL stints in 2022; he also scored his first NHL goal on 4 December 2022 versus the Anaheim Ducks. Injuries have interrupted stretches—he missed time after a high ankle sprain in 2021 and suffered a broken foot in November 2024 after blocking a shot.
On the ice Samberg is a skating defenceman who can activate in transition and contribute on the attack from the back end. His development path—prep, junior, NCAA then pro—has shaped a two-way defender who blends defensive zone responsibility with the capacity to jump into offensive sequences.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 22:13
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:18
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:06
- Pts/GP
- 0.33
- EV points
- 6
- Hits
- 23
- Blocks
- 28
- Takeaways
- 8
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 53.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
19between 9 and 28 (80% range)
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 15
- Games
- 73
So far: 6 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.24 pts per game (last season: 0.21).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.23 in 23-24, 0.21 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 93 → 85
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 27: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 83 %
82
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 68
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 79
- Confidence 86 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 76
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 74
- Confidence 86 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 75
- Confidence 62 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 82
- Confidence 86 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 68
- Confidence 83 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 57
- Confidence 83 %
- DF
- Defense
- 95
- Confidence 80 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 73
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating68
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 69
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.344 · 65
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.9 · 68
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.6 · 76
ST — Strength79
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.823 · 73
- Body mass (50 %)0.985 · 82
EN — Endurance76
- Ice time per game (45 %)19.5 · 77
- Total ice time (20 %)1,415 · 76
- Shift length (15 %)47 · 73
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.3 · 63
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.46 · 76
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.79 · 71
CK — Checking74
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.883 · 73
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.41 · 73
- Season volume (10 %)3.989 · 75
FG — Fighting75
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.824 · 75
DI — Discipline82
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.019 · 82
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.441 · 85
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.33 · 69
PA — Passing68
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.287 · 66
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.373 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.006 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.139 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.154 · 64
SC — Scoring57
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.137 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.157 · 63
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.028 · 67
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.049 · 60
- xG per shot (10 %)0.032 · 55
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.439 · 74
DF — Defense95
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.216 · 95
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.249 · 90
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.361 · 90
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.252 · 90
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.54 · 85
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)54.3 · 92
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.14 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience73
- Career regular-season games (65 %)80
- Career playoff games (25 %)60
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall82
- DF · Defense (30 %)95
- PA · Passing (22 %)68
- SK · Skating (12 %)68
- SC · Scoring (12 %)57
- EN · Endurance (9 %)76
- ST · Strength (6 %)79
- DI · Discipline (5 %)82
- CK · Checking (4 %)74
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82 | 68 | 57 | 95 |
| 2024-25 | 88 | 67 | 75 | 93 |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 92 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 66 | 63 | 87 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
1.4
wins above replacement
42 of 325
PAL Rating
85/ 100
Performance · Excellent
34 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
76/ 100
Very good contract
5.75 M$ · expected PAL 66
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 20
- Defense
- 98
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- Offense
- 6
- Creation
- 33
- Shooting
- 4
- Possession
- 81
- Defense
- 98
- Discipline
- 75
- Power play
- 26
- Penalty kill
- 95
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 1.4 | 85 | 76 | 5.75 M$ |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 2.2 | 93 | 98 | 1.40 M$ |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 0.6 | 76 | 81 | 1.40 M$ |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 1.0 | 68 | 77 | 0.93 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
55/ 100
Average
better than 55% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
6/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
93/ 100
Elite
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 101 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 6
- Shot selection
- 9
- Penalties drawn
- 31
- Puck management
- 40
Defense
- Takeaways
- 84
- Discipline
- 90
- Safe zone exits
- 67
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 55 | 6 | 93 |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 63 | 48 | 73 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 44 | 32 | 59 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 4 | 0 | 27 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.4
wins above replacement
1.0 to 2.0 — 90% interval
42 of 325 defensemen
+7.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +6.0
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.8
- Shooting
- -2.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +3.0
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 66 | 1.4 | 1.0 to 2.0 | 42/325 |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 57 | 2.2 | 1.2 to 3.1 | 13/314 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 78 | 0.6 | -0.1 to 1.3 | 78/316 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 63 | 1.0 | 0.3 to 1.3 | 52/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 154.0 km/h93rd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.1 km/h75th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 858th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 40.4 %40th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 85.9 km86th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.92 km83rd percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.5 %42nd percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %65th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.2 %41st percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1970th percentile | 287th percentile | 10.5 %78th percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 198th percentile | 100.0 %100th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 190th percentile | 50.0 %100th percentile |
| Long range | 1072nd percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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CHI
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BOSDylan Samberg: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Dylan Samberg have in 2026-27?
Dylan Samberg has 2 goals and 6 points (4 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Dylan Samberg?
Dylan Samberg is 27 years old: he was born on January 24, 1999.
How tall is Dylan Samberg, and how much does he weigh?
Dylan Samberg is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Dylan Samberg from?
United States: Dylan Samberg was born in Saginaw, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Dylan Samberg play for?
Dylan Samberg plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, at D, wearing number 54.
Is Dylan Samberg injured?
No: Dylan Samberg is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Dylan Samberg?
Dylan Samberg produced 1.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 42nd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 85 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does Dylan Samberg make?
Dylan Samberg earns $5.8M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 76 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Dylan Samberg's contract end?
Dylan Samberg's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Dylan Samberg overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 76 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Dylan Samberg a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 42nd of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Dylan Samberg getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 93 in 2024-25 to 85 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Dylan Samberg played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Dylan Samberg has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists).
What are Dylan Samberg's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Dylan Samberg has 299 games, 12 goals, 59 assists and 71 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 20 points in 60 games.
Where was Dylan Samberg drafted?
Dylan Samberg was drafted 43rd overall (round 2) by Winnipeg Jets in 2017.
Is Dylan Samberg better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.22 points per game at home (2 in 9 games) and 0.44 on the road (4 in 9 games).
How does Dylan Samberg perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Dylan Samberg has 23 games and 3 points in his career. His pace (0.13 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.24).
Which player is most similar to Dylan Samberg?
Jaccob Slavin: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Jaccob Slavin's page →Is Dylan Samberg a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 19 points in 2026-27, or 0.26 points per game.
What is Dylan Samberg's nationality?
Dylan Samberg is American. Internationally: United States: bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
What awards has Dylan Samberg won?
Finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award (senior year, year not specified) ; Associated Press All-State (first team) (senior year, year not specified) ; All-Lake Superior Conference selection (senior year, year not specified) ; Duluth News-Tribune All-Area (senior year, year not specified).
How many championships has Dylan Samberg won?
1: Two Class A state hockey titles with Hermantown High School (years not specified).
Where did Dylan Samberg play before turning pro?
Hermantown High School; Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL, 14 games); Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (university, played three seasons, joined in 2017–18).
How many points is Dylan Samberg projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 19 points in 73 games in 2026-27 (9 to 28 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Winnipeg Jets teammates
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