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L · Buffalo Sabres · Age 20 · Shoots L · 5′10″, 179 lb · Draft: 2023, round 1, 13th overall

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

SummaryPctl
GP1376th
TOI/GP17:0657th
G588th
A470th
P980th
P/602.4378th
ixG3.680th
G−ixG+1.489th
xGF%59.488th
Rel xGF%+7.678th
GS/GP+1.0588th
Pen ±−131st
ScoringPctl
G588th
A1266th
A2275th
P980th
P1782nd
P/602.4378th
5v5 P/602.0578th
PPP275th
SHP046th
ENG043rd
ShootingPctl
SOG2679th
iCF5679th
iFF4379th
ixG3.680th
ixG/600.9769th
G588th
G−ixG+1.489th
Sh%19.279th
xSh%8.353rd
Blk'd1380th
5v5 iCF/6016.080th
On ice (5v5)Pctl
5v5 TOI17677th
CF%60.694th
FF%59.991st
xGF%59.488th
GF%71.488th
xGF/603.2393rd
xGA/602.2059th
oiSh%10.870th
oiSv%93.269th
PDO104.076th
Rel CF%+9.795th
Rel xGF%+7.678th
OZS%69.963rd
UsagePctl
TOI/GP17:0657th
EV/GP14:1159th
5v5/GP13:3260th
PP/GP2:3660th
SH/GP0:2050th
Shifts/GP23.159th
Shift0:4456th
OZ6587th
NZ5985th
DZ2867th
OZS%69.963rd
Game ScorePctl
GS+13.791st
GS/GP+1.0588th
GS/60+3.7094th
Scoring+6.380th
Shooting+2.380th
On ice+4.294th
Penalties+0.898th
Faceoffs−0.116th
Other+0.374th
OtherPctl
Hits1645th
Blk773rd
Tk367th
Gv839th
PenD1199th
PenT121st
Pen ±−131st
PP min ±+10.098th
FOW013th
FOL755th
FO%0.08th

By season

SeasonGPGAPixGxGF%GS/GPTOI/GP
2026-27Regular season 90663.364.8+1.1719:52
2025-26Regular season 6513304317.453.5+0.7815:53
2025-26Playoffs 135493.659.4+1.0517:06

Rolling 10-game averages

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5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±1.4), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 13 games in all

Linemates

TeammatePos Together 5v5 CF% 5v5 xGF%
Josh DoanR 156:1261.761.0
Josh NorrisC 125:1759.158.4
Bowen ByramD 87:5663.753.6
Rasmus DahlinD 87:1760.062.8
Mattias SamuelssonD 79:3158.362.5
Owen PowerD 73:1962.460.3
Tage ThompsonC 57:4160.858.4
Conor TimminsD 50:3056.449.8

Game log

DateOppResultTOIGASOGixG5v5 CF%5v5 xGF%GS
May 18vs MTLL 2–3 OT 24:070020.205750−0.20
May 16@ MTLW 8–3 20:041160.656878+3.08
May 14vs MTLL 3–6 21:040010.326970+1.26
May 12@ MTLW 3–2 14:211010.322354+1.25
May 10@ MTLL 2–6 18:070030.576485+1.11
May 8vs MTLL 1–5 19:251010.106842+0.63
May 6vs MTLW 4–2 16:560210.065460+1.88
May 1@ BOSW 4–1 16:471110.134242+2.05
Apr 28vs BOSL 1–2 OT 14:300020.228178+0.75
Apr 26@ BOSW 6–1 13:251030.406563+1.76
Apr 23@ BOSW 3–1 16:310010.196981+0.65
Apr 21vs BOSL 2–4 11:370010.256428−0.76
Apr 19vs BOSW 4–3 15:280030.186858+0.24