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R · Buffalo Sabres Sabres · CZE
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
30 (1996)
Contract
$11,250,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 32
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
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Drafted
2014 Rd 2 (#31) CLB
Vitals
6'0" · 199 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 76 60th
FG 44 43rd
DI 74 11th
SK 72 28th
ST 71 42nd
EN 85 98th
DU 97 80th
PH 93 96th
FO 31 8th
PA 94 99th
SC 87 89th
DF 67 34th
PS 47 46th
EX 81 87th
LD 86 88th
OV 77 94th

Contract

Cap hit $11,250,000 10.8% of cap
Year 4 of 5
2023-24
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 32
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2015-16 CLB / WSH 78 7 13 20 0.26 -21 6 1 0 0 90 7.8% 26
2016-17 WSH 77 10 11 21 0.27 +2 30 1 0 0 86 11.6% 62
2017-18 WSH 78 30 25 55 0.71 0 44 8 7 0 240 12.5% 136
2018-19 OTT 82 27 28 55 0.67 +31 14 8 6 0 237 11.4% 56
2019-20 OTT 82 34 44 78 0.95 -15 22 7 14 0 380 8.9% 78
2020-21 OTT / BUF 76 26 31 57 0.75 +1 25 4 9 0 326 8.0% 105
2021-22 BUF 82 27 35 62 0.76 +20 18 6 5 0 308 8.8% 57
2022-23 BUF 82 33 37 70 0.85 +39 18 10 5 0 347 9.5% 73
2023-24 BUF 82 44 40 84 1.02 +24 22 10 14 0 372 11.8% 93
2024-25 BUF 82 37 50 87 1.06 +27 44 12 7 0 308 12.0% 81
2025-26 BUF 82 36 52 88 1.07 +22 28 4 11 0 360 10.0% 83
CAREER 11 yrs 883 311 366 677 0.77 +130 271 71 78 0 -- 10.2% 850
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2015-16 WSH 12 2 0 2 0.17 +1 0 1 0 0 12 16.7% 2
2016-17 WSH 21 2 4 6 0.29 -1 10 0 0 0 15 13.3% 16
2017-18 WSH 6 0 2 2 0.33 -5 2 0 0 0 17 0.0% 9
2018-19 OTT 13 3 4 7 0.54 +7 2 1 0 0 34 8.8% 8
2020-21 BUF 7 0 1 1 0.14 +1 2 0 0 0 37 0.0% 16
2021-22 BUF 7 2 3 5 0.71 -3 2 1 0 0 24 8.3% 5
2022-23 BUF 7 2 4 6 0.86 -5 0 0 0 0 29 6.9% 4
2023-24 BUF 22 9 14 23 1.05 +4 16 1 1 0 97 9.3% 34
2024-25 BUF 12 3 8 11 0.92 -1 5 0 2 0 42 7.1% 14
CAREER 9 app. 107 23 40 63 0.59 -2 39 4 3 0 -- 7.5% 108
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 BOS 77 29 71 100 4 72 4 10 33 261 20:39
On Pace - 82 31 76 106 4 77 4 11 35 278 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2014-15 BOS 46 10 17 27 0.59 12 8 3 2 3 10.8% 13:58
2015-16 BOS 51 15 11 26 0.51 3 20 2 0 1 13.9% 13:57
2016-17 BOS 75 34 36 70 0.93 11 34 6 10 24 13.0% 17:59
2017-18 BOS 82 35 45 80 0.98 10 37 5 13 26 14.2% 17:58
2018-19 BOS 66 38 43 81 1.23 6 32 4 17 33 16.2% 18:45
2019-20 BOS 70 48 47 95 1.36 21 40 10 20 38 17.2% 18:58
2020-21 BOS 48 20 28 48 1.00 10 24 3 6 14 11.4% 18:37
2021-22 BOS 72 40 37 77 1.07 13 20 9 15 26 12.8% 18:36
2022-23 BOS 82 61 52 113 1.38 34 38 13 18 37 15.0% 19:34
2023-24 BOS 82 47 63 110 1.34 21 47 5 12 35 12.3% 19:56
2024-25 BOS 82 43 63 106 1.29 0 42 4 9 23 13.5% 20:11
2025-26 BOS 77 29 71 100 1.30 4 72 4 10 33 11.1% 20:39
Career NHL 833 420 513 933 1.12 145 414 68 132 293 13.6% -

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
2015-16 19 RW WSH 48 35 81 80 63 54 56 70 35 68 65 57 64 50 36 62
2016-17 20 LW WSH 75 42 88 84 62 67 79 70 25 77 84 63 25 56 56 69
2017-18 21 LW WSH 75 42 86 89 62 77 82 86 55 84 90 56 53 61 61 73
2018-19 22 LW OTT 69 52 86 89 63 78 96 86 31 87 89 53 47 64 64 74
2019-20 23 RW OTT 73 43 85 89 68 80 91 89 34 92 96 55 32 66 67 76
2020-21 24 RW BUF 69 42 83 90 68 79 85 93 36 93 98 53 36 68 70 76
2021-22 25 RW BUF 69 42 85 90 70 79 87 91 33 85 89 55 32 69 72 75
2022-23 26 RW BUF 73 43 90 90 70 80 86 92 35 83 95 62 38 71 74 76
2023-24 27 RW BUF 76 43 86 90 70 83 94 95 37 87 99 63 39 74 78 79
2024-25 28 RW BUF 73 53 83 88 70 83 99 99 35 91 95 63 43 76 80 79
2025-26 29 RW BUF 69 43 85 83 73 84 99 87 35 91 95 61 51 79 84 78
2026-27 30 R BUF 76 44 74 72 71 85 97 93 31 94 87 67 47 81 86 77
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2015-16 19 RW WSH 48 35 81 80 63 54 56 70 35 68 65 57 64 50 36 62
2016-17 20 LW WSH +27 +7 +7 +4 −1 +13 +23 · −10 +9 +19 +6 −39 +6 +20 +7
2017-18 21 LW WSH · · −2 +5 · +10 +3 +16 +30 +7 +6 −7 +28 +5 +5 +4
2018-19 22 LW OTT −6 +10 · · +1 +1 +14 · −24 +3 −1 −3 −6 +3 +3 +1
2019-20 23 RW OTT +4 −9 −1 · +5 +2 −5 +3 +3 +5 +7 +2 −15 +2 +3 +2
2020-21 24 RW BUF −4 −1 −2 +1 · −1 −6 +4 +2 +1 +2 −2 +4 +2 +3 ·
2021-22 25 RW BUF · · +2 · +2 · +2 −2 −3 −8 −9 +2 −4 +1 +2 −1
2022-23 26 RW BUF +4 +1 +5 · · +1 −1 +1 +2 −2 +6 +7 +6 +2 +2 +1
2023-24 27 RW BUF +3 · −4 · · +3 +8 +3 +2 +4 +4 +1 +1 +3 +4 +3
2024-25 28 RW BUF −3 +10 −3 −2 · · +5 +4 −2 +4 −4 · +4 +2 +2 ·
2025-26 29 RW BUF −4 −10 +2 −5 +3 +1 · −12 · · · −2 +8 +3 +4 −1
2026-27 30 R BUF +7 +1 −11 −11 −2 +1 −2 +6 −4 +3 −8 +6 −4 +2 +2 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2015-16 CLB $925,000 3 yr 1.3% 19 ELC Rookie
2018-19 OTT $6,750,000 5 yr 8.5% 22 RFA
2023-24 BUF $11,250,000 5 yr 13.5% 27 RFA CURRENT
2015-16
Mar 13 2016
2015-16
to CAPITALS
2018-19
Oct 6 2018
2018-19
to SENATORS
2020-21
Jan 23 2021
2020-21
to SABRES
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