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Loading…Samuel Girard, a 28-year-old left-shot defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 72.5 overall (63rd of 327).
His best component is defensive impact at 76, with power-play production (4) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 72.2 in 2024-25 to 56.3 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 9-season card history.
The contract, $5M through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $6.28M is within $1.28M of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 8th-largest on the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL roster and uses 4.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $6.33M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 74 |
| Defense | 76 |
| Play driving | 65 |
| Finishing | 31 |
| Power play | 4 |
| Penalty kill | 25 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 60 | 56.3 | -0.3 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 73 | 72.2 | -0.2 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 59 | 79.2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 76 | 85.9 | 0.1 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 67 | 77.1 | -0.1 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 48 | 99.3 | 0.5 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 70 | 93.1 | 0.4 |
| 2018-19 | COL | 82 | 82 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | COL | 73 | 75.4 | -0.1 |
Other PIT defensemen by rating: Kaedan Korczak (78.9), Erik Karlsson (72.2), Ryan Johnson (71.7), Kris Letang (64.5). See the full Pittsburgh Penguins cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.