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Buffalo Sabres Sabres ·

Status: Pro 100%
Age / YOB: 33 (1993)
Contract: $8,000,000 × 3yr
Expires: UFA 2029 · age 36
Waivers: Eligible
Acquired: Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted: 2012 Rd 4 (#119) PIT
Vitals: 6'4" · 223 lb

Ratings

Percentile vs 71 goalies

SK 71 54th

DU 79 73rd

EN 77 73rd

SZ 89 86th

AG 65 59th

RB 69 55th

SC 77 59th

HS 74 63rd

RT 65 62nd

PH 71 54th

PS 95 99th

EX 67 79th

LD 68 76th

PO 72 58th

OV 71 65th

Contract

Cap hit $8,000,000 7.7% of cap

Year 2 of 4

2025-26

2026-27

2028-29

Expiry Status

UFA

2029 age 36

Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	Sv%	SO	GA	SA	MP	GS
2018-19	BUF	19	12	6	0	2.33	.919	1	43	532	1108	18
2019-20	BUF	22	9	8	4	2.71	.909	1	56	617	1239	20
2020-21	BUF / BOS	26	14	9	1	2.38	.924	1	56	736	1411	23
2021-22	BOS	36	18	15	1	2.77	.906	1	87	926	1886	31
2022-23	BOS	65	36	20	4	2.45	.917	6	144	1742	3520	60
2023-24	BUF	62	44	14	4	2.15	.931	8	134	1937	3743	62
2024-25	BUF	64	44	16	4	2.27	.918	4	146	1784	3851	63
2025-26	BUF	65	32	25	7	2.97	.892	3	193	1791	3900	65
Career	8 yrs	359	209	113	25	2.49	.915	25	859	10065	20660	342

OTHL Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	Sv%	SO	GA	SA	MP	GS
2019-20	BUF	2	0	1	0	2.89	.893	0	3	28	62	1
2020-21	BOS	2	1	0	0	1.56	.943	0	2	35	76	0
2021-22	BOS	3	1	2	0	2.33	.926	0	7	94	180	3
2022-23	BOS	4	1	2	1	2.95	.921	0	12	152	243	4
2023-24	BUF	21	14	4	3	2.56	.926	1	56	761	1310	21
2024-25	BUF	12	7	2	3	2.01	.922	1	26	334	778	12
Career	6 app.	44	24	11	7	2.40	.925	2	106	1404	2651	41

2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	GAA	Sv%	SO	MP
2025-26	OTT	49	49	28	12	8	2.73	.891	3	2883

NHL Career Stats
Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OT	GAA	Sv%	SO	GA	SA	A	PiM	MP
2015-16	BUF	20	20	8	10	2	2.60	.913	0	49	565	0	-	1130
2016-17	BUF	1	1	0	1	0	3.06	.917	0	3	36	0	-	58
2017-18	BUF	5	3	1	2	0	2.00	.935	0	8	123	0	-	240
2018-19	BUF	37	34	15	14	5	3.11	.905	2	109	1146	1	-	2102
2019-20	BUF	34	34	17	14	3	2.69	.915	1	91	1066	0	4	2026
2020-21	BUF	20	20	9	6	3	2.63	.917	0	49	591	0	-	1117
2021-22	BOS	41	39	26	10	2	2.45	.917	1	95	1140	1	4	2330
2022-23	BOS	49	48	40	6	1	1.89	.938	2	91	1457	0	2	2882
2023-24	BOS	40	39	22	10	7	2.57	.915	2	103	1207	1	2	2400
2024-25	OTT	44	43	25	14	3	2.72	.910	4	112	1229	2	-	2467
2025-26	OTT	49	49	28	12	8	2.73	.891	3	131	1198	1	2	2883
Career	NHL	340	330	191	99	34	2.57	.914	15	841	9758	6	14	19639

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup

as League Champion

2020-21 BOS

Hart

as Most Valuable Player

2023-24 BUF

Vezina

as Goaltender of the Year

2023-24 BUF

Jennings

as Fewest Goals Against

2023-24 BUF

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Goalies, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season	Age	Pos	Team	SK	DU	EN	SZ	AG	RB	SC	HS	RT	PH	PS	EX	LD	OV
2016-17	23	G	BUF	81	80	45	81	82	79	65	75	79	80	24	45	45	71
2017-18	24	G	BUF	62	80	99	85	59	65	52	64	57	56	30	45	45	63
2018-19	25	G	BUF	67	80	99	85	66	72	59	71	65	64	30	46	46	67
2019-20	26	G	BUF	70	73	70	88	72	68	56	72	75	70	95	51	51	68
2020-21	27	G	BOS	81	68	66	88	86	76	68	81	85	81	89	56	56	75
2021-22	28	G	BOS	78	64	63	87	84	72	69	78	83	78	92	58	58	73
2022-23	29	G	BOS	84	72	69	86	85	83	95	85	90	84	90	61	61	80
2023-24	30	G	BUF	95	75	73	86	99	91	99	95	99	95	95	63	64	87
2024-25	31	G	BUF	87	74	73	86	90	83	86	87	92	87	95	64	65	81
2025-26	32	G	BUF	77	74	73	86	78	75	73	78	82	77	95	65	66	75
2026-27	33	G	BUF	71	79	77	89	65	69	77	74	65	71	95	67	68	71

Season	Age	Pos	Team	SK	DU	EN	SZ	AG	RB	SC	HS	RT	PH	PS	EX	LD	OV
2016-17	23	G	BUF	81	80	45	81	82	79	65	75	79	80	24	45	45	71
2017-18	24	G	BUF	−19	·	+54	+4	−23	−14	−13	−11	−22	−24	+6	·	·	−8
2018-19	25	G	BUF	+5	·	·	·	+7	+7	+7	+7	+8	+8	·	+1	+1	+4
2019-20	26	G	BUF	+3	−7	−29	+3	+6	−4	−3	+1	+10	+6	+65	+5	+5	+1
2020-21	27	G	BOS	+11	−5	−4	·	+14	+8	+12	+9	+10	+11	−6	+5	+5	+7
2021-22	28	G	BOS	−3	−4	−3	−1	−2	−4	+1	−3	−2	−3	+3	+2	+2	−2
2022-23	29	G	BOS	+6	+8	+6	−1	+1	+11	+26	+7	+7	+6	−2	+3	+3	+7
2023-24	30	G	BUF	+11	+3	+4	·	+14	+8	+4	+10	+9	+11	+5	+2	+3	+7
2024-25	31	G	BUF	−8	−1	·	·	−9	−8	−13	−8	−7	−8	·	+1	+1	−6
2025-26	32	G	BUF	−10	·	·	·	−12	−8	−13	−9	−10	−10	·	+1	+1	−6
2026-27	33	G	BUF	−6	+5	+4	+3	−13	−6	+4	−4	−17	−6	·	+2	+2	−4

Starting	Team	Salary	Length	Cap %	Age	Status
2016-17	BUF	$925,000	3 yr	1.3%	23	ELC	Rookie
2019-20	BUF	$750,000	1 yr	0.9%	26	RFA
2020-21	BUF	$1,475,000	1 yr	1.8%	27	RFA
2021-22	BOS	$5,000,000	4 yr	6.1%	28	RFA
2025-26	BUF	$8,000,000	4 yr	8.4%	32	UFA	CURRENT