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Buffalo Sabres prospect selected for U.S. roster at 2026 Spengler Cup at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 16, 2026)
3 Takeaways from the Sabres’ 5-4 Over the Maple Leafs at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 16, 2026)
How the Maple Leafs' new lineup looked in their first game at Editor in Leaf (Fri Oct 16, 2026)
5 key takeaways as Jack Quinn shines in dramatic Sabres overtime victory over Toronto at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 16, 2026)
Sabres crunch Leafs in stunning comeback at Die by the Blade (Thu Oct 15, 2026)
GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ Maple Leafs at Pension Plan Puppets (Thu Oct 15, 2026)
Game #8 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres at Maple Leafs at Die by the Blade (Thu Oct 15, 2026)
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres – Game #8 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Thu Oct 15, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres power play may soon receive a much-needed boost at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 15, 2026)
NHL Panic Meter: Which Teams’ Slow Starts Are the Most Concerning? at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 15, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres must break one alarming game habit against Toronto Maple Leafs at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 15, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 10/12 at Die by the Blade (Wed Oct 14, 2026)
3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 4-3 Loss to the Canadiens at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 14, 2026)
Bottom Six Minutes: The Habs, and the worst lead in hockey at Habs Eyes on the Prize (Wed Oct 14, 2026)
Sabres escape Montreal with a point, lose 4-3 in shootout at Die by the Blade (Wed Oct 14, 2026)
4 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
Le CH se complique la vie, mais vient à bout des Sabres at Dans Les Coulisses (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres At Montreal Canadiens - Lineups, Injury Updates, And Game Notes at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
NHL analyst warns Buffalo Sabres front office has 'no time to waste' at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
Former Buffalo Sabres fan favorite off to a flying start with new team at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres rising star showing signs of monster breakout season at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 5-3 Win Over the Panthers at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
2026 NHL Frozen Frenzy schedule: Panthers game time and all 16 matchups at The Rat Trick (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
3 Montreal Canadiens playoff heroes ready to dominate Buffalo Sabres at A Winning Habit (Tue Oct 13, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres minor trade with Penguins reveals massive hidden master plan at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 12, 2026)
Sabres Overcome Loss of Dahlin, Fend Off Panthers 5-3 at Die by the Blade (Mon Oct 12, 2026)
4 takeaways from Buffalo Sabres' 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 12, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres prospect off to sizzling start ahead of potential NHL arrival at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 12, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Vs. Florida Panthers - Lineups, Injury Updates, And Game Notes at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Oct 12, 2026)
Josh Norris reveals a hidden truth about Buffalo Sabres' early struggles at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 12, 2026)
Gameday 6: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres at Litter Box Cats (Mon Oct 12, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Prospect Update – 2021 and 2022 Draftees at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Oct 11, 2026)
Canadiens Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Dobson and Hutson, Top-Line Workload and More at The Hockey Writers (Sun Oct 11, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres early season trends reveal major reasons for slow start at Sabres Noise (Sun Oct 11, 2026)
Will the Buffalo Sabres and Winnipeg Jets Revisit a Connor Hellebuyck Trade? at NHL Rumors (Sun Oct 11, 2026)
Will the Buffalo Sabres and Winnipeg Jets Revisit a Connor Hellebuyck Trade? at NHL Rumors (Sun Oct 11, 2026)
Sabres continue to have a Mammoth headache at Die by the Blade (Sat Oct 10, 2026)
4 takeaways for the Buffalo Sabres from a deflating 4-1 loss to the Utah Mammoth at Sabres Noise (Sat Oct 10, 2026)
NY Rangers, 2 other teams that should call Buffalo Sabres for goalie help at Sabres Noise (Sat Oct 10, 2026)
Game #5 Preview & Open Thread: Utah Mammoth at Buffalo Sabres at Die by the Blade (Sat Oct 10, 2026)
How Owen Power Is Taking His Game To New Heights With The Buffalo Sabres at The Hockey News (Sat Oct 10, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Vs. Utah Mammoth - Lineups, Injury Updates, And Game Notes at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 10, 2026)
Colten Ellis and two other x-factors for the Buffalo Sabres against Utah at Sabres Noise (Sat Oct 10, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres starting to feel the heat after painfully slow starts at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 9, 2026)
Key departures are haunting the Buffalo Sabres penalty kill at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 9, 2026)
Sabres’ Owen Power Developing Into Special Defenseman at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 9, 2026)
3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 4-0 Loss to the Stars at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 9, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres have a Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen problem (and no clear solution) at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 9, 2026)
Sabres come up empty as Stars shut down Buffalo at Die by the Blade (Thu Oct 8, 2026)
3 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 8, 2026)
Game #4 Preview & Open Thread: Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres at Die by the Blade (Thu Oct 8, 2026)
Tage Thompson admits mixed feelings about contract amid NHL's rising cap at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 8, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres under the most pressure entering the game against the Stars at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 8, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres receive shocking placement in new NHL Power Rankings at Sabres Noise (Wed Oct 7, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres unlocked a cheat code in comeback win vs. Wild at Sabres Noise (Wed Oct 7, 2026)
3 winners, 1 loser from the Buffalo Sabres impressive OT win over the Wild at Sabres Noise (Wed Oct 7, 2026)
Sabres Tame Wild In Third Period Comeback at Die by the Blade (Tue Oct 6, 2026)
3 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres thrilling comeback win against Minnesota Wild at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 6, 2026)
Game #3 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Wild at Die by the Blade (Tue Oct 6, 2026)
Suddenly crucial Buffalo Sabres player praised by position coach at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 6, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres players stepping into new roles for their toughest test yet at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 6, 2026)
One alarming stat shows just how bad the Buffalo Sabres power play has been at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 5, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres' deployment of Peyton Krebs continues to make no sense at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 5, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 10/5 at Die by the Blade (Mon Oct 5, 2026)
Sabres' Jiri Kulich makes early entry in NHL's Masterton Trophy race at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 5, 2026)
3 standout performances for the Buffalo Sabres in their 4-3 win over Chicago at Sabres Noise (Sun Oct 4, 2026)
Blackhawks Lose 4-3 To Sabres, Accrue No Points in Season-Opening Road Trip at Chicago Hockey Now (Sun Oct 4, 2026)
Sabres rally for late win against shorthanded Blackhawks at Die by the Blade (Sat Oct 3, 2026)
4 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Sabres Noise (Sat Oct 3, 2026)
Blackhawks D Bowen Byram to miss home-coming against Buffalo Sabres because of a family matter at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 3, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Vs. Chicago Blackhawks - Lineups And Game Notes at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 3, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres top draft pick Daxon Rudolph makes instant statement in college opener at Sabres Noise (Sat Oct 3, 2026)
Former Buffalo Sabres Star Has Great Debut With New Team at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 3, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres to watch in the home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at Sabres Noise (Sat Oct 3, 2026)
Jack Quinn and his line gave the Buffalo Sabres something special to build around at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 2, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres player grades 2026-27: Game ratings, season report cards at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 2, 2026)
3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 6-3 Loss to the Blue Jackets at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 2, 2026)
2 winners, 2 losers from the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 loss to the Blue Jackets at Sabres Noise (Fri Oct 2, 2026)
How breaking the playoff drought transformed the Buffalo Sabres’ bottom line at Sabres Space (Fri Oct 2, 2026)
3 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
Mattias Samuelsson delivers the first goal of the 2026-27 season for the Sabres at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres are getting the reward from Louis Crevier’s unlikely NHL rise at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres sign defenseman Louis Crevier to four-year extension at Die by the Blade (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres prospects who could make their NHL debut in 2026-27 at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
A player at each position who'll decide the Buffalo Sabres' 2026-27 fate at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
Columbus Blue Jackets (0 pts) vs. Buffalo Sabres (0 pts) Game Preview at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres who must step up to end a frustrating season opener streak at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 1, 2026)
Ranking Buffalo Sabres' best free-agent targets if offense sputters early at Sabres Noise (Wed Sep 30, 2026)
Three goalies, power-play talk, breakout candidates: 5 questions the Buffalo Sabres face this season at Sabres Space (Wed Sep 30, 2026)
The 2026-27 Buffalo Sabres opening-night roster, position by position at Sabres Space (Wed Sep 30, 2026)
Sabres Cut Down Roster, List Four Players On Injured Reserve, And Waive Conor Sheary at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
Blueshirt Banter 2026-27 NHL Standings Preview Roundtable at Blue Shirt Banter (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres are traveling down a questionable path with Jiri Kulich at Sabres Noise (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
Sabres Could Set Up Big Season with Hot Start in the Face of Injuries at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
Predict the 2026-27 Buffalo Sabres at Die by the Blade (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres receive a lot of love in 2026-27 NHL predictions poll at Sabres Noise (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
THW’s 2026-27 NHL Season Predictions at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
3 bold predictions for the Buffalo Sabres defensemen entering the 2026-27 season at Sabres Noise (Tue Sep 29, 2026)
4 Former Buffalo Sabres Placed On Waivers at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 28, 2026)
2026-27 Atlantic Division Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Raw Charge (Mon Sep 28, 2026)
4 bold predictions for the Buffalo Sabres forwards this season at Sabres Noise (Mon Sep 28, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 9/28 at Die by the Blade (Mon Sep 28, 2026)
A brutal string of injuries puts Sabres' goalie depth to the ultimate test at Sabres Noise (Sat Sep 26, 2026)
4 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 preseason loss to the Penguins at Sabres Noise (Sat Sep 26, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Lineup Vs. Pittsburgh Penguins In Preseason Finale at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Sep 26, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres to watch in the preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Sabres Noise (Sat Sep 26, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres hold annual Community Day at Sabres Space (Sat Sep 26, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres finally receive good injury news on preseason ailments at Sabres Noise (Fri Sep 25, 2026)
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, and the Leo Carlsson Pursuit at NHL Rumors (Fri Sep 25, 2026)
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, and the Leo Carlsson Pursuit at NHL Rumors (Fri Sep 25, 2026)
NHL analyst names 'best thing' about polarizing Buffalo Sabres offseason at Sabres Noise (Fri Sep 25, 2026)
3 standout performances from the Sabres 3-2 overtime preseason loss to Detroit at Sabres Noise (Thu Sep 24, 2026)
Alex Lyon leaves early as Buffalo Sabres deal with another injury in a preseason game at Sabres Noise (Thu Sep 24, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Preseason Lineup Vs. Detroit Red Wings at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Sep 24, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres may have to lean on 'PDO God' amid injury crisis at Sabres Noise (Thu Sep 24, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres prospect praised as 'the kind of player coaches trust' at Sabres Noise (Wed Sep 23, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres have two surprising reunion options after preseason injuries at Sabres Noise (Wed Sep 23, 2026)
Dahlin-led Buffalo Sabres hungry for more a season after ending NHL-record 14-year playoff drought at Sabres Space (Wed Sep 23, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres see two key defensemen leave early with injuries against Blue Jackets at Sabres Noise (Tue Sep 22, 2026)
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres Preseason Game #2 Preview at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Sep 22, 2026)

Player Statistics

Season

Report

	Regular Season									Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	last_name	toi_sec	playoff_toi_sec

	Regular Season									Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Save%	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Save%

Player	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.	toi(s)

Player	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel	toi(s)

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	Sh%	Sv%	PDO%	xSh%	xSv%	xPDO%	toi(s)

*Minimum 20 minutes of ice time.

Glossary

Statistic	Definition
GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Sv%	Save Percentage.
PDO	Shooting Percentage + Save Percentage.
xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
xSv%	Expected Save Percentage.
xPDO	Expected Shooting Percentage + Expected Save Percentage.

Player 1	Player 2	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	Sh%	Sv%	PDO%	xSh%	xSv%	xPDO%	toi(s)

*Minimum 20 minutes of ice time.

Glossary

Statistic	Definition
GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Sv%	Save Percentage.
PDO	Shooting Percentage + Save Percentage.
xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
xSv%	Expected Save Percentage.
xPDO	Expected Shooting Percentage + Expected Save Percentage.

Goalie	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE	toi(s)

Goalie	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE	toi(s)

Glossary

Statistic	Definition
SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60	Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60	Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%	Save Percentage.
xSv%	Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AE	Save Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).

Advanced Team Stats - Summary

Season	GP	GF	SF	xGF	GA	SA	xGA	GD	xGF	Sh%	Sv%	5v5 GF%	5v5 SAF%	5v5 xGF
2015-16	82	199	2418	198.25	215	2513	215.38	-16	-17.12	8.23	91.44	48.07	47.93	48.36
2016-17	82	199	2492	207.03	231	2816	232.05	-32	-25.02	7.99	91.80	46.28	47.15	46.97
2017-18	82	198	2558	206.53	278	2683	230.28	-80	-23.75	7.74	89.64	41.60	47.28	48.64
2018-19	82	221	2698	231.00	268	2704	240.99	-47	-9.99	8.19	90.09	45.19	48.94	50.12
2019-20	69	193	2021	177.76	215	2149	190.44	-22	-12.67	9.55	90.00	47.30	48.28	48.87
2020-21	56	134	1592	144.66	196	1889	177.95	-62	-33.29	8.42	89.62	40.61	44.84	46.05
2021-22	82	229	2451	215.27	287	2703	251.87	-58	-36.60	9.34	89.38	44.38	46.08	47.40
2022-23	82	293	2666	280.71	297	2711	284.63	-4	-3.92	10.99	89.04	49.66	49.65	49.79
2023-24	82	244	2535	240.92	243	2402	262.46	1	-21.54	9.63	89.88	50.10	47.86	50.22
2024-25	82	265	2280	231.27	287	2370	251.63	-22	-20.36	11.62	87.89	48.01	47.89	49.36
2025-26	82	283	2304	263.82	240	2379	257.60	43	6.22	12.28	89.91	54.11	50.60	49.25
2026-27	7	19	180	22.52	25	167	21.53	-6	0.99	10.56	85.03	43.18	51.13	51.93

Advanced Team Stats - 5v5 Offense

Season	GF/60	xGF/60	SAF/60	SAF Rush%	xGF Rush%	SAF Reb%	xGF Reb%	OnGoal%	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%-xSh%
2015-16	1.83	1.89	37.61	0.25	10.57	0.61	13.83	73.48	6.63	6.85	-0.22
2016-17	1.88	2.09	39.89	0.19	12.89	0.68	15.04	73.49	6.40	7.14	-0.75
2017-18	1.83	1.95	39.53	0.23	7.85	0.66	9.42	74.34	6.21	6.65	-0.44
2018-19	2.30	2.38	43.33	0.21	5.05	0.80	6.32	73.19	7.24	7.49	-0.25
2019-20	2.24	2.11	38.97	0.46	7.58	0.68	10.10	71.93	7.99	7.54	0.46
2020-21	1.89	2.22	38.44	0.17	7.93	0.69	15.85	73.02	6.75	7.92	-1.17
2021-22	2.34	2.28	38.70	0.46	7.14	0.84	12.99	74.68	8.10	7.90	0.21
2022-23	2.94	2.88	42.96	0.32	8.36	0.49	16.72	72.56	9.42	9.24	0.17
2023-24	2.64	2.48	42.25	0.22	12.22	0.97	31.78	70.54	8.84	8.31	0.53
2024-25	2.78	2.32	40.84	0.15	7.22	0.56	30.86	65.16	10.44	8.74	1.70
2025-26	2.89	2.65	41.22	0.19	10.98	0.48	28.32	66.43	10.55	9.66	0.89
2026-27	2.21	2.80	39.66	0.00	26.31	0.00	32.89	61.40	9.09	11.52	-2.43

Advanced Team Stats - 5v5 Defense

Season	GA/60	xGA/60	SAA/60	SAA Rush%	xGA Rush%	SAA Reb%	xGA Reb%	OnGoal%	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%-xSv%
2015-16	2.19	2.13	41.52	0.22	12.31	0.85	7.97	71.45	92.63	92.83	-0.20
2016-17	2.33	2.29	44.42	0.24	11.77	0.95	13.73	73.45	92.87	92.97	-0.10
2017-18	2.66	2.28	43.46	0.49	6.74	1.06	11.46	73.20	91.65	92.84	-1.19
2018-19	2.76	2.56	43.65	0.34	9.98	0.62	9.98	74.45	91.50	92.13	-0.63
2019-20	2.38	2.29	41.12	0.39	6.22	0.82	10.89	73.57	92.12	92.44	-0.32
2020-21	2.91	2.61	44.44	0.40	8.44	1.09	9.28	73.60	91.12	92.02	-0.91
2021-22	2.92	2.62	42.79	0.31	4.53	0.94	10.76	74.37	90.82	91.77	-0.95
2022-23	3.06	2.96	42.47	0.46	5.08	1.06	15.24	74.44	90.33	90.62	-0.29
2023-24	2.41	2.58	41.16	0.33	11.17	0.77	39.38	67.18	91.29	90.68	0.61
2024-25	2.79	2.55	41.86	0.15	9.57	1.06	35.89	66.23	89.92	90.79	-0.87
2025-26	2.37	2.62	42.00	0.11	7.60	0.80	34.50	65.42	91.37	90.48	0.89
2026-27	2.77	2.28	34.31	0.54	0.00	0.00	48.62	60.75	86.73	89.08	-2.35

Advanced Team Stats - Special Teams

	5v4							4v5
Season	GF/60	xGF/60	SAF/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh% - xSh%	GA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	SAA/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%-xSv%	GF/60
2015-16	6.37	5.77	72.75	11.70	10.61	1.09	0.91	5.88	6.59	75.78	89.49	88.23	1.27	1.07
2016-17	8.77	7.26	77.92	15.19	12.58	2.61	0.66	7.46	8.18	90.44	88.86	87.78	1.08	0.47
2017-18	6.20	6.87	77.91	11.25	12.47	-1.22	1.55	7.17	6.78	77.27	87.10	87.80	-0.70	1.30
2018-19	6.87	6.88	76.17	11.86	11.88	-0.02	1.09	6.96	6.81	72.78	86.86	87.14	-0.28	0.51
2019-20	6.19	6.15	67.39	12.84	12.76	0.08	1.31	9.53	7.44	80.02	83.64	87.23	-3.59	1.27
2020-21	7.53	5.99	65.96	15.59	12.41	3.18	1.04	7.79	7.79	82.25	87.50	87.51	-0.01	1.08
2021-22	7.51	5.74	67.44	14.94	11.42	3.51	1.14	8.25	7.65	80.28	85.54	86.60	-1.06	0.86
2022-23	7.96	6.67	68.63	15.36	12.87	2.49	0.72	9.43	8.70	90.53	85.60	86.70	-1.10	1.24
2023-24	5.78	6.44	74.60	10.37	11.56	-1.19	1.36	7.45	8.05	82.06	87.47	86.46	1.01	0.95
2024-25	6.34	6.54	71.04	13.06	13.49	-0.43	1.00	8.22	6.91	72.98	83.91	86.47	-2.55	1.45
2025-26	7.06	7.47	75.50	14.29	15.12	-0.83	0.92	5.82	7.70	78.05	89.32	85.86	3.46	1.62
2026-27	4.62	6.34	58.54	11.11	15.24	-4.13	0.00	14.98	8.46	81.33	73.08	84.79	-11.72	0.00

Advanced Team Stats - NHL Edge Stats

	Skating						Shot Speed			ES Zone Time
Season	AvgSpeed	Bursts/mi	F AvgSpeed	F Bursts/mi	D AvgSpeed	D Bursts/mi	Average	Forwards	Defense	OZ %	NZ %	DZ %
2021-22	58.80	0.38	55.00	0.49	67.83	0.19	58.80	55.00	67.83	38.92	42.41	18.67
2022-23	58.43	0.43	56.12	0.58	64.83	0.16	58.43	56.12	64.83	40.17	41.22	18.61
2023-24	59.22	0.35	55.68	0.44	66.89	0.18	59.22	55.68	66.89	39.94	41.18	18.88
2024-25	62.56	0.47	59.63	0.64	68.67	0.19	62.56	59.63	68.67	40.57	41.11	18.32
2025-26	59.78	0.59	55.53	0.77	67.77	0.26	59.78	55.53	67.77	40.28	41.38	18.34
2026-27	62.52	0.71	58.39	0.90	69.75	0.37	62.52	58.39	69.75	41.41	39.66	18.93

Legend

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Ranked 9-16

Ranked 17-24

Ranked 25-32

Ten Year Team Performance Trend Charts

The charts below show the last 10 seasons performance by the Buffalo Sabres.
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2026-27 Team Card

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About Team Cards

The bars show the range from worst to best and where the team sits along that scale. More blue=better. The boxes across the top show 7 key summary metrics and numbers indicate % of way between worst and best and rank.

Create - Measures a teams ability to creating offensive scoring chances at 5v5 (5v5 xGF/60)
Snipe - Ability to convert scoring chances into goals (All Situation Sh% above xSh%)
PowerPlay - A measure of a teams 5v4 PP performance (5v4 GF/60)
Prevent - Ability to prevent scoring chances against at 5v5 (5v5 xGA/60)
Save - The goaltenders to make saves (All Situation Sv% above xSv%)
Pen. Kill - A measure of a teams 4v5 PK performance (4v5 GA/60)
Skating - How frequently a team skates at a high rate of speed. (Bursts over 20mph per mile skated)

Team Contracts and Salary Cap

NHL Roster

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Norris, Josh	27	C	M-NTC	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	UFA
Benson, Zach	21	LW	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
Thompson, Tage	28	C/RW	M-NTC	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	UFA
Doan, Josh	24	RW	-	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	UFA
McLeod, Ryan	27	C	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Zucker, Jason	34	LW/RW	M-NTC	$4,750,000	UFA
Krebs, Peyton	25	C/LW	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA
Quinn, Jack	25	RW/LW	-	$3,375,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	28	C/LW	NTC	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	UFA
Danforth, Justin	33	RW/C	-	$1,800,000	UFA
Carrick, Sam	34	C/RW	-	$1,000,000	UFA
Helenius, Konsta	20	RW	ELC	$953,750	$953,750	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kulich, Jiri	22	C/LW	ELC	$886,667	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ostlund, Noah	22	C/LW	ELC	$886,667	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000
Kozak, Tyson	23	C	-	$875,000	$875,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Sheary, Conor	34	LW/RW	-	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Dahlin, Rasmus	26	LD/RD	NMC	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	UFA
Power, Owen	23	LD/RD	-	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias	26	LD	-	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	UFA
Zellweger, Olen	23	LD	-	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	RFA-arb	UFA
Timmins, Conor	28	RD	-	$2,200,000	UFA
Crevier, Louis	25	RD	-	$900,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Gilbert, Dennis	29	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt	32	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Metsa, Zach	27	RD	TW	$850,000	$900,000	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	27	G	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
Lyon, Alex	33	G	-	$1,500,000	UFA
Ellis, Colten	26	G	TW	$850,000	RFA-arb	UFA

Cap Inefficiencies

Buyouts/Other	Description	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Skinner, Jeff	Contract Buyout	$6,444,444	$2,444,444	$2,444,444	$2,444,444

Cap Summary

	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Forwards	$57,336,608	$50,388,274	$48,559,524	$43,559,524	$23,966,667	$23,966,667	$21,050,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000
Defense	$32,385,714	$31,635,714	$30,735,714	$27,635,714	$23,350,000	$11,000,000	$0	$0	$0
Goalies	$7,100,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
LTIR	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Buried	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Retained	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$6,444,444	$2,444,444	$2,444,444	$2,444,444	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total	$103,266,766	$89,218,432	$86,489,682	$73,639,682	$47,316,667	$34,966,667	$21,050,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000
Salary Floor (Estimated starting in 2028-29)	$76,900,000	$83,900,000	$86,000,000	$88,300,000	$90,500,000	$92,700,000	$95,000,000	$97,500,000	$99,800,000
Salary Cap (Estimated starting in 2028-29)	$104,000,000	$113,500,000	$116,400,000	$119,500,000	$122,500,000	$125,500,000	$128,500,000	$132,000,000	$135,000,000
Available Cap Space	$733,234	$24,281,568	$29,910,318	$45,860,318	$75,183,333	$90,533,333	$107,450,000	$125,400,000	$128,400,000

Minors

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley	24	C	ELC	$940,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Funk, Zac	23	LW/RW	ELC	$905,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kuntar, Trevor	25	C	TW	$875,000	$875,000	UFA
McDonough, Aidan	26	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Polin, Jason	27	RW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Meyer, Carson	29	RW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Geertsen, Mason	31	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Laatsch, Daniel	24	LD	ELC	$935,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Jones, Caleb	29	LD/RD	-	$900,000	UFA
Rathbone, Jack	27	LD	TW	$850,000	UFA
Komarov, Vsevolod	22	RD	ELC	$910,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Leinonen, Topias	22	G	ELC	$961,667	$961,667	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ratzlaff, Scott	21	G	ELC	$935,000	$935,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Villalta, Matt	27	G	TW	$850,000	UFA

Junior/Europe

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Richard, Jake	22	RW	ELC	$1,013,750	$1,013,750	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Strbak, Maxim	21	RD	ELC	$1,028,333	$1,028,333	$1,028,333	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
McCarthy, Gavin	21	RD	ELC	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Mrtka, Radim	19	RD	ELC	$974,167	$974,167	$974,167	RFA	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35

NHL Roster

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Norris, Josh	27	C	M-NTC	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	UFA
Benson, Zach	21	LW	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
Thompson, Tage	28	C/RW	M-NTC	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	UFA
Doan, Josh	24	RW	-	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	UFA
McLeod, Ryan	27	C	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Zucker, Jason	34	LW/RW	M-NTC	$4,750,000	UFA
Krebs, Peyton	25	C/LW	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA
Quinn, Jack	25	RW/LW	-	$3,375,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	28	C/LW	NTC	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	$2,916,667	UFA
Danforth, Justin	33	RW/C	-	$1,800,000	UFA
Carrick, Sam	34	C/RW	-	$1,000,000	UFA
Helenius, Konsta	20	RW	ELC	$1,553,750	$1,553,750	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kulich, Jiri	22	C/LW	ELC	$886,667	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ostlund, Noah	22	C/LW	ELC	$1,361,667	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000	$6,600,000
Kozak, Tyson	23	C	-	$875,000	$875,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Sheary, Conor	34	LW/RW	-	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Dahlin, Rasmus	26	LD/RD	NMC	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	UFA
Power, Owen	23	LD/RD	-	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias	26	LD	-	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	UFA
Zellweger, Olen	23	LD	-	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	RFA-arb	UFA
Timmins, Conor	28	RD	-	$2,200,000	UFA
Crevier, Louis	25	RD	-	$900,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Gilbert, Dennis	29	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt	32	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Metsa, Zach	27	RD	TW	$850,000	$900,000	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	27	G	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
Lyon, Alex	33	G	-	$1,500,000	UFA
Ellis, Colten	26	G	TW	$775,000	RFA-arb	UFA

Cap Inefficiencies

Minors

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley	24	C	ELC	$975,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Funk, Zac	23	LW/RW	ELC	$1,033,333	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kuntar, Trevor	25	C	TW	$875,000	$875,000	UFA
McDonough, Aidan	26	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Polin, Jason	27	RW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Meyer, Carson	29	RW	TW	$775,000	UFA
Geertsen, Mason	31	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Laatsch, Daniel	24	LD	ELC	$935,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Jones, Caleb	29	LD/RD	-	$900,000	UFA
Rathbone, Jack	27	LD	TW	$800,000	UFA
Komarov, Vsevolod	22	RD	ELC	$945,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Leinonen, Topias	22	G	ELC	$1,025,000	$1,025,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ratzlaff, Scott	21	G	ELC	$970,000	$970,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Villalta, Matt	27	G	TW	$850,000	UFA

Junior/Europe

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Richard, Jake	22	RW	ELC	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Strbak, Maxim	21	RD	ELC	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
McCarthy, Gavin	21	RD	ELC	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Mrtka, Radim	19	RD	ELC	$1,974,167	$1,974,167	$1,974,167	RFA	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35

NHL Roster

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Norris, Josh	27	C	M-NTC	$9,500,000	$8,750,000	$7,850,000	$7,000,000	UFA
Benson, Zach	21	LW	-	$9,000,000	$8,500,000	$7,250,000	$7,000,000	$6,750,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
Thompson, Tage	28	C/RW	M-NTC	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	UFA
Doan, Josh	24	RW	-	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	UFA
McLeod, Ryan	27	C	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Zucker, Jason	34	LW/RW	M-NTC	$4,750,000	UFA
Krebs, Peyton	25	C/LW	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Quinn, Jack	25	RW/LW	-	$3,500,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	28	C/LW	NTC	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
Danforth, Justin	33	RW/C	-	$1,800,000	UFA
Carrick, Sam	34	C/RW	-	$1,000,000	UFA
Helenius, Konsta	20	RW	ELC	$975,000	$900,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kulich, Jiri	22	C/LW	ELC	$855,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ostlund, Noah	22	C/LW	ELC	$855,000	$8,100,000	$8,100,000	$8,100,000	$8,100,000	$8,100,000	$8,100,000	$8,100,000	$8,100,000
Kozak, Tyson	23	C	-	$850,000	$900,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Sheary, Conor	34	LW/RW	-	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Dahlin, Rasmus	26	LD/RD	NMC	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
Power, Owen	23	LD/RD	-	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias	26	LD	-	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	UFA
Zellweger, Olen	23	LD	-	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	RFA-arb	UFA
Timmins, Conor	28	RD	-	$2,200,000	UFA
Crevier, Louis	25	RD	-	$950,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
Gilbert, Dennis	29	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt	32	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Metsa, Zach	27	RD	TW	$850,000	$900,000	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	27	G	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
Lyon, Alex	33	G	-	$1,500,000	UFA
Ellis, Colten	26	G	TW	$850,000	RFA-arb	UFA

Cap Inefficiencies

Minors

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley	24	C	ELC	$940,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Funk, Zac	23	LW/RW	ELC	$950,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kuntar, Trevor	25	C	TW	$850,000	$900,000	UFA
McDonough, Aidan	26	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Polin, Jason	27	RW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Meyer, Carson	29	RW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Geertsen, Mason	31	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Laatsch, Daniel	24	LD	ELC	$935,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Jones, Caleb	29	LD/RD	-	$1,000,000	UFA
Rathbone, Jack	27	LD	TW	$850,000	UFA
Komarov, Vsevolod	22	RD	ELC	$850,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Leinonen, Topias	22	G	ELC	$945,000	$995,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ratzlaff, Scott	21	G	ELC	$940,000	$900,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Villalta, Matt	27	G	TW	$850,000	UFA

Junior/Europe

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Richard, Jake	22	RW	ELC	$952,500	$1,075,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Strbak, Maxim	21	RD	ELC	$952,500	$1,007,500	$1,125,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
McCarthy, Gavin	21	RD	ELC	$952,500	$1,007,500	$1,062,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Mrtka, Radim	19	RD	ELC	$975,000	$997,500	$950,000	RFA	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35

NHL Roster

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Norris, Josh	27	C	M-NTC	$9,500,000	$8,750,000	$7,850,000	$7,000,000	UFA
Benson, Zach	21	LW	-	$5,250,000	$4,750,000	$7,250,000	$7,000,000	$6,750,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
Thompson, Tage	28	C/RW	M-NTC	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	UFA
Doan, Josh	24	RW	-	$3,450,000	$3,450,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	$6,950,000	UFA
McLeod, Ryan	27	C	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Zucker, Jason	34	LW/RW	M-NTC	$4,750,000	UFA
Krebs, Peyton	25	C/LW	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Quinn, Jack	25	RW/LW	-	$3,500,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	28	C/LW	NTC	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
Danforth, Justin	33	RW/C	-	$1,800,000	UFA
Carrick, Sam	34	C/RW	-	$1,000,000	UFA
Helenius, Konsta	20	RW	ELC	$877,500	$900,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kulich, Jiri	22	C/LW	ELC	$855,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ostlund, Noah	22	C/LW	ELC	$855,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000
Kozak, Tyson	23	C	-	$850,000	$900,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Sheary, Conor	34	LW/RW	-	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Dahlin, Rasmus	26	LD/RD	NMC	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
Power, Owen	23	LD/RD	-	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias	26	LD	-	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	$4,285,714	UFA
Zellweger, Olen	23	LD	-	$2,350,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	RFA-arb	UFA
Timmins, Conor	28	RD	-	$2,200,000	UFA
Crevier, Louis	25	RD	-	$950,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	UFA
Gilbert, Dennis	29	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt	32	LD	-	$850,000	UFA
Metsa, Zach	27	RD	TW	$850,000	$900,000	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	27	G	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
Lyon, Alex	33	G	-	$1,500,000	UFA
Ellis, Colten	26	G	TW	$850,000	RFA-arb	UFA

Cap Inefficiencies

Buyouts/Other	Description	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Skinner, Jeff	Contract Buyout	$2,444,444	$2,444,444	$2,444,444	$2,444,444

Minors

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley	24	C	ELC	$850,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Funk, Zac	23	LW/RW	ELC	$855,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kuntar, Trevor	25	C	TW	$850,000	$900,000	UFA
McDonough, Aidan	26	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Polin, Jason	27	RW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Meyer, Carson	29	RW	TW	$850,000	UFA
Geertsen, Mason	31	LW	TW	$850,000	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Laatsch, Daniel	24	LD	ELC	$850,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Jones, Caleb	29	LD/RD	-	$1,000,000	UFA
Rathbone, Jack	27	LD	TW	$850,000	UFA
Komarov, Vsevolod	22	RD	ELC	$850,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Leinonen, Topias	22	G	ELC	$850,000	$900,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ratzlaff, Scott	21	G	ELC	$850,000	$900,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Villalta, Matt	27	G	TW	$850,000	UFA

Junior/Europe

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Richard, Jake	22	RW	ELC	$850,000	$967,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Strbak, Maxim	21	RD	ELC	$850,000	$900,000	$1,012,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
McCarthy, Gavin	21	RD	ELC	$850,000	$900,000	$950,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Mrtka, Radim	19	RD	ELC	$877,500	$900,000	$950,000	RFA	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35

NHL Roster

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Norris, Josh	27	C	M-NTC	-	-	-	-	UFA
Benson, Zach	21	LW	-	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Thompson, Tage	28	C/RW	M-NTC	-	-	-	-	UFA
Doan, Josh	24	RW	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
McLeod, Ryan	27	C	-	-	-	-	UFA
Zucker, Jason	34	LW/RW	M-NTC	-	UFA
Krebs, Peyton	25	C/LW	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	-	UFA
Quinn, Jack	25	RW/LW	-	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	28	C/LW	NTC	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	-	-	UFA
Danforth, Justin	33	RW/C	-	-	UFA
Carrick, Sam	34	C/RW	-	-	UFA
Helenius, Konsta	20	RW	ELC	$97,500	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kulich, Jiri	22	C/LW	ELC	-	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ostlund, Noah	22	C/LW	ELC	-	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000
Kozak, Tyson	23	C	-	-	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Sheary, Conor	34	LW/RW	-	-	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Dahlin, Rasmus	26	LD/RD	NMC	-	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Power, Owen	23	LD/RD	-	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias	26	LD	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Zellweger, Olen	23	LD	-	$750,000	-	-	RFA-arb	UFA
Timmins, Conor	28	RD	-	-	UFA
Crevier, Louis	25	RD	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
Gilbert, Dennis	29	LD	-	-	UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt	32	LD	-	-	UFA
Metsa, Zach	27	RD	TW	-		UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	27	G	M-NTC	-	-	-	UFA
Lyon, Alex	33	G	-	-	UFA
Ellis, Colten	26	G	TW	-	RFA-arb	UFA

Cap Inefficiencies

Minors

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley	24	C	ELC	$90,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Funk, Zac	23	LW/RW	ELC	$95,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kuntar, Trevor	25	C	TW	-	-	UFA
McDonough, Aidan	26	LW	TW	-	UFA
Polin, Jason	27	RW	TW	-	UFA
Meyer, Carson	29	RW	TW	-	UFA
Geertsen, Mason	31	LW	TW	-	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Laatsch, Daniel	24	LD	ELC	$85,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Jones, Caleb	29	LD/RD	-	-	UFA
Rathbone, Jack	27	LD	TW	-	UFA
Komarov, Vsevolod	22	RD	ELC	-	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Leinonen, Topias	22	G	ELC	$95,000	$95,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ratzlaff, Scott	21	G	ELC	$90,000	-	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Villalta, Matt	27	G	TW	-	UFA

Junior/Europe

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Richard, Jake	22	RW	ELC	$102,500	$107,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Strbak, Maxim	21	RD	ELC	$102,500	$107,500	$112,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
McCarthy, Gavin	21	RD	ELC	$102,500	$107,500	$112,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Mrtka, Radim	19	RD	ELC	$97,500	$97,500	-	RFA	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35

NHL Roster

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34
Norris, Josh	27	C	M-NTC	-	-	-	-	UFA
Benson, Zach	21	LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Thompson, Tage	28	C/RW	M-NTC	-	-	-	-	UFA
Doan, Josh	24	RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
McLeod, Ryan	27	C	-	-	-	-	UFA
Zucker, Jason	34	LW/RW	M-NTC	-	UFA
Krebs, Peyton	25	C/LW	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Quinn, Jack	25	RW/LW	-	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	28	C/LW	NTC	-	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Danforth, Justin	33	RW/C	-	-	UFA
Carrick, Sam	34	C/RW	-	-	UFA
Helenius, Konsta	20	RW	ELC	$600,000	$600,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kulich, Jiri	22	C/LW	ELC	-	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ostlund, Noah	22	C/LW	ELC	$475,000
Kozak, Tyson	23	C	-	-	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Sheary, Conor	34	LW/RW	-	-	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Dahlin, Rasmus	26	LD/RD	NMC	-	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Power, Owen	23	LD/RD	-	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias	26	LD	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Zellweger, Olen	23	LD	-	-	-	-	RFA-arb	UFA
Timmins, Conor	28	RD	-	-	UFA
Crevier, Louis	25	RD	-	-					UFA
Gilbert, Dennis	29	LD	-	-	UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt	32	LD	-	-	UFA
Metsa, Zach	27	RD	TW	-		UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	27	G	M-NTC	-	-	-	UFA
Lyon, Alex	33	G	-	-	UFA
Ellis, Colten	26	G	TW	-	RFA-arb	UFA

Cap Inefficiencies

Minors

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley	24	C	ELC	$35,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Funk, Zac	23	LW/RW	ELC	$250,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kuntar, Trevor	25	C	TW	-	-	UFA
McDonough, Aidan	26	LW	TW	-	UFA
Polin, Jason	27	RW	TW	-	UFA
Meyer, Carson	29	RW	TW	-	UFA
Geertsen, Mason	31	LW	TW	-	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Laatsch, Daniel	24	LD	ELC	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Jones, Caleb	29	LD/RD	-	-	UFA
Rathbone, Jack	27	LD	TW	-	UFA
Komarov, Vsevolod	22	RD	ELC	$35,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Leinonen, Topias	22	G	ELC	$80,000	$30,000	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ratzlaff, Scott	21	G	ELC	$35,000	$35,000	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Villalta, Matt	27	G	TW	-	UFA

Junior/Europe

Forwards	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Richard, Jake	22	RW	ELC	$72,500	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Strbak, Maxim	21	RD	ELC	$72,500	$67,500	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
McCarthy, Gavin	21	RD	ELC	$72,500	$67,500	$62,500	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Mrtka, Radim	19	RD	ELC	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	RFA	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	Terms	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35

NHL Roster

Forwards	Age	Pos	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Norris, Josh	27	C	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Benson, Zach	21	LW	-	-	-	-	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Thompson, Tage	28	C/RW	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Doan, Josh	24	RW	-	-	-	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
McLeod, Ryan	27	C	-	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Zucker, Jason	34	LW/RW	M-NTC	UFA
Krebs, Peyton	25	C/LW	-	-	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Quinn, Jack	25	RW/LW	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Malenstyn, Beck	28	C/LW	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Danforth, Justin	33	RW/C	-	UFA
Carrick, Sam	34	C/RW	-	UFA
Helenius, Konsta	20	RW	ELC	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kulich, Jiri	22	C/LW	ELC	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ostlund, Noah	22	C/LW	ELC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kozak, Tyson	23	C	-	-	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Sheary, Conor	34	LW/RW	-	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Dahlin, Rasmus	26	LD/RD	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	UFA
Power, Owen	23	LD/RD	-	-	-	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias	26	LD	-	-	-	-	UFA
Zellweger, Olen	23	LD	-	-	-	RFA-arb	UFA
Timmins, Conor	28	RD	-	UFA
Crevier, Louis	25	RD	-	-	-	-	-	UFA
Gilbert, Dennis	29	LD	-	UFA
Grzelcyk, Matt	32	LD	-	UFA
Metsa, Zach	27	RD	TW	-	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	27	G	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	UFA
Lyon, Alex	33	G	-	UFA
Ellis, Colten	26	G	TW	RFA-arb	UFA

Cap Inefficiencies

Minors

Forwards	Age	Pos	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley	24	C	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Funk, Zac	23	LW/RW	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Kuntar, Trevor	25	C	TW	TW	UFA
McDonough, Aidan	26	LW	TW	UFA
Polin, Jason	27	RW	TW	UFA
Meyer, Carson	29	RW	TW	UFA
Geertsen, Mason	31	LW	TW	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32
Laatsch, Daniel	24	LD	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Jones, Caleb	29	LD/RD	-	UFA
Rathbone, Jack	27	LD	TW	UFA
Komarov, Vsevolod	22	RD	ELC	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33
Leinonen, Topias	22	G	ELC	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Ratzlaff, Scott	21	G	ELC	ELC	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Villalta, Matt	27	G	TW	UFA

Junior/Europe

Forwards	Age	Pos		2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Richard, Jake	22	RW		ELC	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Defensemen	Age	Pos	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35
Strbak, Maxim	21	RD	ELC	ELC	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
McCarthy, Gavin	21	RD	ELC	ELC	ELC	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA
Mrtka, Radim	19	RD	ELC	ELC	ELC	RFA	RFA	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	RFA-arb	UFA

Goalies	Age	Pos		2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033-34	2034-35