| March 8, 2025 |
Malinski picked up two assists in a 7-4 win over Toronto on Saturday. - It was Malinski's first multi-point game of the season, and his first since Jan. 16, 2024. He won't help you on the offensive side of the ledger -- he has just two goals and seven assists in 60 games this season. However, Malinski does know how to get in front of pucks. He has 86 blocks this year, including 18 in his last nine contests. |
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| Feb. 23, 2025 |
Malinski scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Predators. - Malinski has two points over his last three games, matching his output from his previous 38 contests. The 26-year-old defenseman has had a rough second NHL campaign, but he's remained a regular presence in the Avalanche's lineup. He's at seven points, 73 shots on net, 78 blocked shots, 43 hits and a plus-2 rating over 55 appearances in a bottom-four role. |
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| Feb. 6, 2025 |
Malinski notched an assist, two hits, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Flames. - Malinski ended a 15-game point drought with the helper. The 26-year-old went minus-2 with 13 shots on net, 20 hits and 17 blocked shots in that span. He's struggled to put together steady performances for large portions of 2024-25. The blueliner has just six points to go with 71 shots on net, 42 hits, 76 blocks and a plus-1 rating over 53 appearances. Malinski has a little short-term security in the lineup as long as Josh Manson (lower body) is out, but he'll be competing with Oliver Kylington, Keaton Middleton and Calvin de Haan once the Avalanche's defense corps is back to full health. |
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| Jan. 31, 2025 |
Malinski failed to record a point over 12 appearances in January. - Malinski's point drought is at 13 games overall, and he was scratched three times this month. He's still playing most of the time, but he could be pressured by veteran Calvin de Haan for the last spot in the lineup. Malinski has struggled through 2024-25 with five points, a minus-2 rating, 68 shots on net, 68 blocked shots and 39 hits through 50 appearances. |
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| Dec. 27, 2024 |
Malinski registered an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over Utah. - Malinski sparked the play leading to Artturi Lehkonen's opening goal at 11:52 of the second period. The helper ended a 21-game slump for Malinski, who has maintained a bottom-four role despite the lack of offense in that span. For the season, he's at five points, 57 shots on net, 55 blocked shots, 20 hits and a plus-1 rating over 37 appearances. The return of Josh Manson (upper body) will likely cost Malinski minutes, but John Ludvig doesn't appear to be much of a threat to his spot in the lineup. |
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| Dec. 15, 2024 |
Malinski was held off the scoresheet for the 17th game in a row Saturday in a 5-2 win over the Predators. - Malinski has moved up the depth chart in that time due to the injury absences of Josh Manson (upper body) and Oliver Kylington (upper body). Still, the larger role isn't leading to more offense. Malinski has four points, 45 shots on net, 50 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 32 appearances, down from the 10 points he put up over 23 regular-season outings last year. |
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| Nov. 9, 2024 |
Malinski scored a goal, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Hurricanes. - Malinski snapped a four-game point drought with his first goal of the campaign. The 26-year-old defenseman has held onto a third-pairing role all season, and the Avalanche's lone change on the blue line Saturday was to bring in John Ludvig for Calvin de Haan, which suggests Malinski has some job security. Overall, Malinski has four points, 19 shots on net, 16 blocked shots, eight hits and a minus-2 rating over 15 appearances. |
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| Oct. 29, 2024 |
Malinski notched an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks. - This was Malinski's third helper in the last four games, which is all of his offense this season. The 26-year-old is doing well to maintain a spot on the third pairing, though it's come with only sporadic power-play time and limited minutes overall. Malinski is averaging 15:26 of ice time while supplying 13 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, six hits and a plus-1 rating across 10 appearances. |
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| Oct. 24, 2024 |
Malinski notched an assist and three blocked shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over Utah. - Malinski has a helper in each of the last two games after starting the season quiet. The 26-year-old defenseman has seen his ice time drop since Devon Toews returned from a lower-body injury, but Malinski has maintained his spot on the third pairing. Overall, Malinski has two assists, 11 shots on net, nine blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over eight contests. |
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| Oct. 23, 2024 |
Malinski logged an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Kraken. - The helper was Malinski's first point of the season, but it's been his steady play on the third pairing that's kept him in the lineup. The Avalanche have often rotated Calvin de Haan, Oliver Kylington or John Ludvig out of the lineup, while Malinski has played in all seven games. Malinski has 10 shots on net, six blocked shots, three hits and a minus-1 rating while averaging 15:44 of ice time per contest. |
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| Oct. 3, 2024 |
Malinski scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 3-1 preseason win over the Golden Knights. - Malinski's goal was his second tally and third point over three preseason contests. The 26-year-old featured on the top pairing Thursday, though he'll strictly be a third-pairing option to begin the year if he makes the roster. Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette notes that Malinski seems to have surpassed Oliver Kylington in the battle for the last spot on the blue line based on preseason play. In limited NHL action last year, Malinski produced 10 points, 31 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 23 appearances. |
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| April 29, 2024 |
Malinski was promoted from AHL Colorado on Monday, per CapFriendly. - Malinski scored 10 points in 23 games with the Avalanche this season but hasn't made an NHL appearance since Feb. 6. He'll provide the team with some extra depth this postseason. |
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| Feb. 10, 2024 |
Malinski was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday. - Malinski was scratched for Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Panthers. It was his third scratch in four games since the All-Star break, so it's no surprise he's going down to the Eagles to get some playing time. Malinski has emerged as the top call-up option when the Avalanche need reinforcements. |
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| Feb. 7, 2024 |
Malinski had two shots on net and two blocks over 12:17 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to New Jersey. - Malinski was called up earlier this week and joined Colorado on its post-break road trip. He didn't play in Monday's loss to the Rangers but took Jack Johnson's spot on the blue line Tuesday. The switch appears to be part of a defensive rotation the Avalanche plan to deploy down the stretch, according to Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now. Johnson is poised to see work against the more physical opponents, while Malinski could get starts against foes deemed less heavy. The 25-year-old Malinski has forced his way into the mix over 23 games with 10 points (three goals), including a goal and an assist on the power play. |
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| Feb. 5, 2024 |
Malinski was recalled from AHL Colorado on Monday. - Malinski has contributed three goals, 10 points, 29 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and 13 hits over 22 NHL appearances this season. He also has four goals and 13 points in 22 AHL contests this campaign. |
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| Jan. 26, 2024 |
Malinski was demoted to AHL Colorado on Friday. - Malinski has 10 points through 22 NHL games this season, including three over his last four appearances. He was demoted to make room for Zach Parise, who signed with the Avalanche on Friday. |
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| Jan. 21, 2024 |
Malinski had an assist, two shots and one block over 13:00 of ice time in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Flyers. - Malinski's assist on the first of three Logan O'Connor goals extended his point streak to three games. Bowen Byram's continued absence due to a lower-body injury -- he's missed eight games -- has provided an opportunity for Malinski, who has two goals and three assists since filling in for Byram. |
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| Jan. 19, 2024 |
Malinski had an assist, one shot and two hits over 13:44 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Bruins. - Malinski picked up the secondary helper on Miles Wood's first-period strike, seconds after a power play expired. The young defenseman has three points over the last two games and hopes to continue that streak Saturday in Philadelphia. His presence in the lineup could depend on the status of Bowen Byram (lower body), who is skating with the team but missed a seventh straight contest Thursday. |
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| Jan. 17, 2024 |
Malinski scored a power-play goal and had an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 7-4 win over Ottawa. He added two shots, one block and one hit to his line over 17:17 of ice time. - Malinski set up Colorado's second goal with a stretch pass that resulted in Jason Polin's first NHL tally. He then potted the game-winner one second before the Avalanche's man-advantage ended. His wrist shot eluded Mads Sogaard, who lost his stick on the play. The two-point effort was Malinski's second and gave the 25-year-old blueliner eight points through 19 games. He should stick around until Bowen Byram (lower body) is ready to play. Byram was given a seven-to-14 day timeline back on Jan 7. |
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| Jan. 8, 2024 |
Malinski was recalled from AHL Colorado on Monday. - Malinski saw action in 13 NHL games during December, recording one goal on 14 shots, four assists and 15 blocked shots while averaging 14:21 of ice time. The 25-year-old Minnesota native's promotion is likely just to provide an extra depth option for the team, meaning he would only get into Monday's clash with Boston if there was an injury among the team's blueliners. |
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| Dec. 29, 2023 |
Malinski was reassigned to AHL Colorado after Friday's win over St. Louis, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports. - Malinski put one shot on goal while logging 13:53 of ice time in Friday's contest. He could be promoted again before Sunday's game against the Sharks unless Samuel Girard (personal) is ready to return. Malinski has five points in 14 games this season. |
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| Dec. 19, 2023 |
Malinski logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Blackhawks. - Malinski helped out on Valeri Nichushkin's second goal of the game. With Cale Makar (lower body) sidelined by a lingering lower-body issue, Malinski has worked his way into a role on the second power-play unit. The 25-year-old is up to five points, 11 shots on net, 15 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 10 contests overall, so it appears Malinski could stick in the NHL for a bit. |
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| Dec. 13, 2023 |
Malinski scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Sabres. - Malinski poked a puck loose and set up Miles Wood for a first-period tally. In the third, Malinski added his first career goal and also achieved his first two-point effort. All four of his points this season have come over the last four games, and he's added eight shots on net, eight blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through his first seven NHL outings. |
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| Dec. 11, 2023 |
Malinski recorded an assist in Monday's 6-5 win over the Flames. - Malinski posted his second helper over the last three games. The 25-year-old has seemingly leaped over Caleb Jones on the depth chart, though Malinski has seen less than 15 minutes of ice time in each of his last three outings. He's added six shots on net, seven blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through six appearances this season. |
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| Nov. 29, 2023 |
Malinski was called up from AHL Colorado on Wednesday, Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com reports. - Malinski's promotion may just be to give the Avalanche extra depth on the blue line. The Avalanche have three games between Thursday and Sunday, all on the road, but it's unclear if the 25-year-old will play during this stint on the NHL roster. He logged 12:02 of ice time versus the Kraken in his debut Nov. 13. |
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| Nov. 15, 2023 |
Malinski was elevated from AHL Colorado on Wednesday. - Malinski rejoins the Avalanche ahead of Wednesday's clash with the Ducks, a move that likely indicates both Samuel Girard (undisclosed) and Josh Manson (undisclosed) won't be ready to play. In his NHL season debut Monday, the 25-year-old Malinski registered one shot, one hit and a plus-1 rating in 12:02 of ice time. |
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| Nov. 14, 2023 |
Malinski was reassigned to the minors Tuesday. - Malinski played just 12:02 of ice time versus the Kraken on Monday. If either Samuel Girard (undisclosed) or Josh Manson (undisclosed) are available to play in Wednesday's matchup with Anaheim, Malinski will likely remain with AHL Colorado. Still, the 25-year-old Malinski should remain atop the shortlist of potential call-ups following his six points in 13 minor-league contests. |
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| Nov. 12, 2023 |
Malinski was recalled from AHL Colorado on Sunday. - Malinski signed an entry-level deal last season after a three-year career at Cornell University. The 25-year-old blueliner has three goals and six points in 13 AHL games this season. |
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