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L-R · Buffalo Sabres Sabres · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
35 (1991)
Contract
$7,515,000 × 3yr
Expires
UFA 2029 · age 38
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
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Drafted
2009 Rd 1 (#27) PIT
Vitals
6'3" · 232 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 73 49th
FG 44 43rd
DI 86 46th
SK 84 83rd
ST 85 95th
EN 75 68th
DU 92 66th
PH 91 94th
FO 37 23rd
PA 78 73rd
SC 80 78th
DF 71 57th
PS 41 40th
EX 85 94th
LD 92 95th
OV 76 89th

Contract

Cap hit $7,515,000 7.2% of cap
Year 4 of 6
2023-24
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
UFA
2029 age 38
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2013-14 CHI 73 2 5 7 0.10 +3 6 0 0 0 35 5.7% 31
2014-15 CHI 70 10 13 23 0.33 +9 34 2 1 0 108 9.3% 85
2015-16 CHI 82 10 23 33 0.40 +10 48 1 2 0 146 6.8% 118
2016-17 TOR / CHI / BUF 85 12 24 36 0.42 -16 93 0 3 0 213 5.6% 131
2017-18 BUF 76 25 26 51 0.67 +20 44 6 5 0 270 9.3% 164
2018-19 BUF 82 18 25 43 0.52 +2 64 1 5 0 194 9.3% 202
2019-20 BUF 78 16 25 41 0.53 +9 52 6 4 0 247 6.5% 157
2020-21 BUF 77 31 35 66 0.86 +31 43 8 1 0 312 9.9% 196
2021-22 BUF 75 39 37 76 1.01 +27 93 6 7 0 351 11.1% 225
2022-23 BUF 82 38 37 75 0.91 +44 56 10 6 0 383 9.9% 198
2023-24 BUF 82 46 50 96 1.17 +51 35 7 13 2 403 11.4% 162
2024-25 BUF 82 40 40 80 0.98 +26 26 7 13 0 337 11.9% 92
2025-26 BUF 82 24 35 59 0.72 +2 44 6 8 0 306 7.8% 96
CAREER 13 yrs 1026 311 375 686 0.67 +218 638 60 68 2 -- 9.4% 1857
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2013-14 CHI 4 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
2014-15 CHI 5 0 1 1 0.20 +2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 6
2015-16 CHI 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 0 0 0 3 0.0% 3
2016-17 BUF 16 1 5 6 0.38 -5 18 0 0 0 28 3.6% 33
2017-18 BUF 17 7 11 18 1.06 +5 12 2 2 0 77 9.1% 51
2018-19 BUF 6 2 1 3 0.50 -5 4 0 0 0 14 14.3% 20
2019-20 BUF 23 6 16 22 0.96 +12 26 1 2 0 75 8.0% 64
2020-21 BUF 7 2 4 6 0.86 +2 4 0 0 0 22 9.1% 14
2021-22 BUF 7 3 5 8 1.14 -3 4 0 1 0 49 6.1% 19
2022-23 BUF 7 5 4 9 1.29 +5 8 1 1 0 31 16.1% 12
2023-24 BUF 22 9 13 22 1.00 +3 10 3 1 1 131 6.9% 55
2024-25 BUF 12 7 4 11 0.92 +1 4 1 2 0 52 13.5% 11
CAREER 12 app. 132 42 64 106 0.80 +16 94 8 9 1 -- 8.6% 288
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 MTL 75 22 28 50 -4 34 3 8 17 139 17:03
On Pace - 82 24 31 55 -4 37 3 9 19 152 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2012-13 NYR 23 2 1 3 0.13 -1 6 0 0 0 10.5% 10:07
2013-14 NYR 66 17 20 37 0.56 14 72 0 6 12 12.5% 15:44
2014-15 NYR 80 21 25 46 0.58 24 88 5 7 8 11.7% 15:43
2015-16 NYR 79 21 22 43 0.54 10 58 3 5 8 13.3% 15:57
2016-17 NYR 75 28 25 53 0.71 6 58 4 6 13 15.1% 17:00
2017-18 NYR 58 16 21 37 0.64 -2 44 0 7 12 11.7% 15:37
2018-19 NYR 79 28 24 52 0.66 4 57 2 7 12 13.9% 17:24
2019-20 NYR 63 24 21 45 0.71 13 58 5 9 13 15.4% 17:15
2020-21 NYR 50 20 10 30 0.60 -1 34 4 11 14 19.6% 17:24
2021-22 NYR 81 52 25 77 0.95 19 24 11 26 35 20.2% 18:44
2022-23 NYR 79 36 18 54 0.68 21 26 3 8 17 15.7% 18:25
2023-24 NYR 82 39 36 75 0.91 19 26 7 18 29 15.9% 18:47
2024-25 NYR 68 22 8 30 0.44 -5 24 6 6 7 14.5% 16:45
2025-26 ANH 75 22 28 50 0.67 -4 34 3 8 17 15.8% 17:03
Career NHL 958 348 284 632 0.66 117 609 53 124 197 15.1% -

History

Overall, season by season

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

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 22 LW CHI 68 42 65 74 83 59 68 65 30 59 62 57 57 56 53 62
2014-15 23 LW CHI 68 47 65 72 83 61 71 72 34 63 69 58 62 58 54 64
2015-16 24 LW CHI 73 56 69 74 83 63 82 75 35 68 75 60 64 60 56 67
2016-17 25 LW BUF 87 59 79 90 84 65 97 80 45 73 78 62 25 64 67 72
2017-18 26 LW BUF 83 46 78 91 83 74 94 83 52 76 86 60 25 66 70 74
2018-19 27 LW BUF 83 67 78 91 84 72 84 84 40 78 79 61 25 68 72 73
2019-20 28 LW BUF 85 56 79 91 82 76 86 83 39 75 85 62 63 71 75 74
2020-21 29 LW BUF 83 67 74 89 83 75 88 91 46 76 87 64 63 73 77 75
2021-22 30 LW BUF 87 46 85 90 80 78 85 95 47 73 96 71 63 75 79 78
2022-23 31 LW BUF 82 45 90 91 80 79 91 85 49 75 97 74 63 76 76 78
2023-24 32 LW BUF 81 45 89 91 80 79 97 91 43 68 91 75 63 79 80 77
2024-25 33 LW BUF 77 45 89 89 80 79 98 95 40 81 92 72 63 81 83 79
2025-26 34 LW BUF 77 45 89 85 85 74 86 82 40 61 83 74 53 82 89 73
2026-27 35 L-R BUF 73 44 86 84 85 75 92 91 37 78 80 71 41 85 92 76
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 22 LW CHI 68 42 65 74 83 59 68 65 30 59 62 57 57 56 53 62
2014-15 23 LW CHI · +5 · −2 · +2 +3 +7 +4 +4 +7 +1 +5 +2 +1 +2
2015-16 24 LW CHI +5 +9 +4 +2 · +2 +11 +3 +1 +5 +6 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3
2016-17 25 LW BUF +14 +3 +10 +16 +1 +2 +15 +5 +10 +5 +3 +2 −39 +4 +11 +5
2017-18 26 LW BUF −4 −13 −1 +1 −1 +9 −3 +3 +7 +3 +8 −2 · +2 +3 +2
2018-19 27 LW BUF · +21 · · +1 −2 −10 +1 −12 +2 −7 +1 · +2 +2 −1
2019-20 28 LW BUF +2 −11 +1 · −2 +4 +2 −1 −1 −3 +6 +1 +38 +3 +3 +1
2020-21 29 LW BUF −2 +11 −5 −2 +1 −1 +2 +8 +7 +1 +2 +2 · +2 +2 +1
2021-22 30 LW BUF +4 −21 +11 +1 −3 +3 −3 +4 +1 −3 +9 +7 · +2 +2 +3
2022-23 31 LW BUF −5 −1 +5 +1 · +1 +6 −10 +2 +2 +1 +3 · +1 −3 ·
2023-24 32 LW BUF −1 · −1 · · · +6 +6 −6 −7 −6 +1 · +3 +4 −1
2024-25 33 LW BUF −4 · · −2 · · +1 +4 −3 +13 +1 −3 · +2 +3 +2
2025-26 34 LW BUF · · · −4 +5 −5 −12 −13 · −20 −9 +2 −10 +1 +6 −6
2026-27 35 L-R BUF −4 −1 −3 −1 · +1 +6 +9 −3 +17 −3 −3 −12 +3 +3 +3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2013-14 CHI $1,325,000 3 yr 2.1% 22 ELC Rookie
2016-17 TOR $4,500,000 2 yr 6.2% 25 RFA
2018-19 BUF $5,100,000 5 yr 6.4% 27 RFA
2023-24 BUF $7,515,000 6 yr 9.0% 32 UFA CURRENT
2009-10
Jan 7 2010
2009-10
to LIGHTNING
to PENGUINS
2010-11
Aug 1 2010
2010-11
to SENATORS
  • Chris Kreider P
2012-13
Feb 16 2013
2012-13
to WILD
  • Chris Kreider P
2013-14
Jul 14 2013
2013-14
to BLACKHAWKS
2016-17
Jun 22 2016
2016-17
to MAPLE LEAFS
Dec 18 2016
2016-17
to BLACKHAWKS
Mar 9 2017
2016-17
to SABRES
  • Chris Kreider 72

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