Tyson Kozak #48

C · Buffalo Sabres · Age 23 · Shoots L · 5′11″, 187 lb · Draft: 2021, round 7, 193rd overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	46	9th
TOI/GP	11:17	10th
G	2	3rd
A	4	4th
P	6	2nd
P/60	0.69	2nd
ixG	2.9	1st
G−ixG	−0.9	48th
xGF%	41.3	4th
Rel xGF%	−11.2	2nd
GS/GP	+0.02	2nd
Pen ±	+1	45th

Scoring		Pctl
G	2	3rd
A1	3	10th
A2	1	4th
P	6	2nd
P1	5	4th
P/60	0.69	2nd
5v5 P/60	0.53	2nd
PPP	0	13th
SHP	1	73rd
ENG	0	24th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	30	1st
iCF	54	1st
iFF	41	1st
ixG	2.9	1st
ixG/60	0.33	1st
G	2	3rd
G−ixG	−0.9	48th
Sh%	6.7	11th
xSh%	7.0	12th
Blk'd	13	3rd
5v5 iCF/60	7.1	2nd

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	457	7th
CF%	41.9	2nd
FF%	41.7	2nd
xGF%	41.3	4th
GF%	48.0	41st
xGF/60	1.85	5th
xGA/60	2.64	41st
oiSh%	7.1	13th
oiSv%	93.9	98th
PDO	101.0	65th
Rel CF%	−9.1	1st
Rel xGF%	−11.2	2nd
OZS%	24.8	7th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	11:17	10th
EV/GP	10:17	11th
5v5/GP	9:56	9th
PP/GP	0:03	11th
SH/GP	0:56	60th
Shifts/GP	17.0	23rd
Shift	0:40	2nd
OZ	51	4th
NZ	160	23rd
DZ	155	56th
OZS%	24.8	7th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+0.8	2nd
GS/GP	+0.02	2nd
GS/60	+0.10	2nd
Scoring	+4.2	2nd
Shooting	+1.9	1st
On ice	−6.7	18th
Penalties	+0.2	42nd
Faceoffs	−0.1	28th
Other	+1.5	75th

Other		Pctl
Hits	120	77th
Blk	37	62nd
Tk	12	32nd
Gv	29	81st
PenD	2	1st
PenT	1	99th
Pen ±	+1	45th
PP min ±	+2.0	41st
FOW	187	67th
FOL	200	33rd
FO%	48.3	64th

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	2	0	0	0	0.0	34.3	−0.23	9:09
2025-26	Regular season	46	2	4	6	2.9	41.3	+0.02	11:17
2025-26	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	1.3	51.6	+0.37	11:25

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.5), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 46 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Beck Malenstyn	L	247:53	37.0	33.9
Mattias Samuelsson	D	221:37	42.1	43.3
Owen Power	D	190:15	42.0	36.0
Bowen Byram	D	177:56	40.1	43.6
Rasmus Dahlin	D	158:10	42.9	42.6
Jordan Greenway	L	151:18	39.7	41.1
Peyton Krebs	C	113:53	36.7	41.2
Conor Timmins	D	104:55	36.5	36.7

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 15	vs DAL	L 3–4 OT	13:34	0	1	0	0.01	41	9	−0.12
Apr 13	@ CHI	W 5–1	10:49	0	0	1	0.14	47	67	+0.26
Apr 9	vs CBJ	W 5–0	9:38	0	1	2	0.09	41	41	+0.46
Apr 8	@ NYR	W 5–3	10:50	0	0	0	0.00	38	16	−0.14
Apr 4	@ WSH	L 2–6	12:15	0	0	0	0.00	60	63	+0.41
Mar 28	vs SEA	W 3–2 OT	7:51	0	0	0	0.00	42	31	−0.78
Mar 17	@ VGK	W 2–0	11:10	0	0	1	0.11	41	28	−0.23
Mar 3	vs VGK	W 3–2	8:34	0	0	0	0.00	33	19	−1.08
Feb 28	@ TBL	W 6–2	13:04	0	0	0	0.00	22	26	−0.54
Feb 27	@ FLA	W 3–2	10:45	0	0	1	0.05	47	40	−0.01
Feb 25	@ NJD	W 2–1	12:04	0	0	1	0.02	56	58	+0.06
Feb 5	vs PIT	L 2–5	10:38	0	0	1	0.04	29	31	−0.36
Feb 3	@ TBL	L 3–4 OT	12:25	0	0	0	0.00	60	71	+0.25
Feb 2	@ FLA	W 5–3	11:14	0	0	1	0.06	29	21	−0.11
Jan 31	vs MTL	L 2–4	6:49	0	0	0	0.00	17	19	−0.21
Jan 29	vs LAK	W 4–1	11:45	0	0	0	0.03	32	24	−0.27
Jan 27	@ TOR	W 7–4	11:20	0	0	0	0.00	39	26	−0.49
Jan 24	@ NYI	W 5–0	9:44	0	0	0	0.00	58	70	+0.40
Jan 19	@ CAR	L 1–2	10:28	0	0	0	0.00	11	0	−0.32
Jan 17	vs MIN	L 4–5 OT	8:32	0	0	1	0.02	24	5	−1.43
Jan 15	vs MTL	W 5–3	9:22	0	0	2	0.01	64	87	+0.21
Jan 14	vs PHI	W 5–2	9:05	0	0	0	0.00	29	46	−0.05
Dec 18	vs PHI	W 5–3	4:46	0	0	1	0.13	43	41	−0.16
Dec 14	@ SEA	W 3–1	10:23	0	0	0	0.00	13	5	−0.73
Dec 11	@ VAN	W 3–2	16:45	0	0	1	0.08	31	49	+0.31
Dec 9	@ EDM	W 4–3 OT	11:35	0	0	0	0.00	57	46	−0.23
Dec 8	@ CGY	L 4–7	7:35	0	0	1	0.06	61	66	+0.44
Nov 29	@ MIN	W 3–2 OT	12:28	0	0	1	0.03	62	48	−0.15
Nov 28	vs NJD	L 0–5	13:56	0	0	1	0.25	71	75	+0.79
Nov 26	@ PIT	L 2–4	15:22	0	0	0	0.00	46	55	+0.15
Nov 23	vs CAR	W 4–1	14:04	0	1	1	0.13	35	62	+1.26
Nov 21	vs CHI	W 9–3	13:21	0	0	0	0.02	40	29	+0.06
Nov 19	vs CGY	L 2–6	14:17	0	0	3	0.19	19	33	−0.66
Nov 17	vs EDM	W 5–1	15:50	0	1	1	0.19	45	59	+1.16
Nov 15	@ DET	W 5–4 OT	12:58	0	0	0	0.00	59	38	−0.18
Nov 13	@ COL	L 3–6	14:22	0	0	1	0.05	38	39	−0.53
Nov 12	@ UTA	L 2–5	15:36	0	0	0	0.00	43	48	+0.05
Nov 8	@ CAR	L 3–6	14:11	0	0	2	0.44	53	64	+0.88
Nov 6	vs STL	L 0–3	10:10	0	0	1	0.11	25	28	−0.33
Oct 24	vs TOR	W 5–3	1:49	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	−0.03
Oct 22	vs DET	W 4–2	15:46	1	0	1	0.17	39	34	+0.98
Oct 20	@ MTL	L 2–4	10:59	1	0	2	0.37	62	80	+1.83
Oct 18	vs FLA	W 3–0	9:47	0	0	0	0.00	33	66	+0.18
Oct 15	vs OTT	W 8–4	14:40	0	0	1	0.04	32	42	−0.17
Oct 13	vs COL	L 1–3	8:35	0	0	1	0.04	64	48	−0.03
Oct 11	@ BOS	L 1–3	7:29	0	0	0	0.00	33	51	+0.06