| Final Rank: | 1 | Midterm Rank: | 1 |
| Position: | Goalie | Catches: | Left |
| Height: | 6' 4" | Weight: | 203 |
| Born: | February 22, 1997 | Hometown: | Magnitogorsk, Russia |
| Born in: | Magnitogorsk, RUS | ||
| Drafted: | 2015: WSH (1st Round / 22nd Overall) | ||
• Samsonov finished the 2014-15 regular season with an 11-4-1 record, 2.66 goals-against average, .918 save percentage and two shutouts with Magnitogorsk in the Russian junior league. He also appeared in one game for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.
• He recorded a 46-save shutout in the bronze-medal game at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge to lead Russia to a 2-0 win over Canada East. Overall, he finished the tournament with a 2-1-0 record, 1.67 goals-against average and .952 save percentage.
• Samsonov recorded two wins and a .942 save percentage to earn top goaltender honors at the 2015 Under-18 Five Nations tournament. He also represented Russia at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
• Models his game after his favorite player, Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
• Samsonov hails from Magnitogorsk, Russia, the same hometown as Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin and New York Islanders forward Nikolay Kulemin.
STATISTICS
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | GAA | Min | SO | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | TORONTO | NHL | 40 | 3.12 | 2300 | 3 | 0.889 |
| 2022-2023 | TORONTO | NHL | 42 | 2.32 | 2475 | 4 | 0.918 |
| 2021-2022 | WASHINGTON | NHL | 44 | 3.02 | 2361 | 3 | 0.896 |
| 2020-2021 | WASHINGTON | NHL | 19 | 2.69 | 1092 | 2 | 0.902 |
| 2020-2021 | HERSHEY | AHL | 4 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.869 | |
| 2019-2020 | WASHINGTON | NHL | 26 | 2.55 | 1411 | 1 | 0.913 |
| 2018-2019 | HERSHEY | AHL | 37 | 2.70 | 2202 | 3 | 0.898 |
| 2017-2018 | MAGNITOGORSK | RUSSIA | 26 | 2.31 | 1324 | 3 | 0.926 |
| 2016-2017 | MAGNITOGORSK | RUSSIA | 27 | 2.13 | 1128 | 2 | 0.936 |
| 2016-2017 | Russia (2017 WJC Championships) | NATOUR | 6 | 2.11 | 370 | 2 | 0.929 |
| 2016-2017 | RUS U20 (4-Nations tournament in Gothenburg 2016) | ITLTOUR | 2 | 3.29 | 91 | 0 | 0.895 |
| 2016-2017 | RUS U20 (4-Nations tournament in Hodonin 2016) | ITLTOUR | 1 | 1.00 | 60 | 0 | 0.941 |
| 2016-2017 | RUS (Sweden Hockey Games 2017) | ITLTOUR | 1 | 2.00 | 60 | 0 | 0.931 |
| 2015-2016 | MAGNITOGORSK | RUSSIA | 19 | 2.04 | 853 | 2 | 0.925 |
| 2015-2016 | MAGNITOGORSK JR. | RUSSIA-JR. | 5 | 1.80 | 300 | 0 | 0.935 |
| 2015-2016 | RUSSIA (2016 WJC Championships) | ITLTOUR | 2 | 1.00 | 120 | 0 | 0.955 |
| 2015-2016 | RUS U20 (4-Nations tournament 2015 - Tampere) | ITLTOUR | 1 | 0 | 0.942 | ||
| 2015-2016 | RUS U20 (4 Nations tournament - Dmitrov 2015) | ITLTOUR | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014-2015 | MAGNITOGORSK JR. | RUSSIA-JR. | 18 | 2.66 | 1039 | 2 | 0.918 |
| 2014-2015 | RUS (2014 World Junior A Challenge) | NATOUR | 3 | 1.67 | 180 | 1 | 0.952 |
| 2014-2015 | RUS (2015 IIHF U18 World Championship) | ITLTOUR | 3 | 2.67 | 180 | 0 | 0.939 |
| 2014-2015 | RUS U18 (5 Nations in Kravare & Poruba 2015) | ITLTOUR | 2 | 2.44 | 123 | 0 | 0.941 |
| 2014-2015 | MAGNITOGORSK | RUSSIA | 1 | 5.50 | 22 | 0 | 0.500 |