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D · Buffalo Sabres · Age 28 · Shoots R · 5′9″, 201 lb · Draft: Undrafted

2026-27 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	9	79th
TOI/GP	12:56	6th
G	0	31st
A	2	61st
P	2	52nd
P/60	1.03	61st
ixG	0.3	31st
G−ixG	−0.3	35th
xGF%	42.8	24th
Rel xGF%	−12.3	11th
GS/GP	+0.10	38th
Pen ±	0	66th

Scoring		Pctl
G	0	31st
A1	1	64th
A2	1	56th
P	2	52nd
P1	1	49th
P/60	1.03	61st
5v5 P/60	1.26	76th
PPP	0	38th
SHP	0	46th
ENG	0	50th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	3	11th
iCF	11	18th
iFF	4	7th
ixG	0.3	31st
ixG/60	0.13	34th
G	0	31st
G−ixG	−0.3	35th
Sh%	0.0	31st
xSh%	6.4	96th
Blk'd	7	44th
5v5 iCF/60	6.9	21st

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	95	26th
CF%	47.1	38th
FF%	44.0	23rd
xGF%	42.8	24th
GF%	50.0	53rd
xGF/60	2.08	26th
xGA/60	2.78	30th
oiSh%	13.8	86th
oiSv%	89.2	42nd
PDO	103.0	72nd
Rel CF%	−8.1	12th
Rel xGF%	−12.3	11th
OZS%	29.3	21st

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	12:56	6th
EV/GP	10:51	3rd
5v5/GP	10:34	3rd
PP/GP	0:00	14th
SH/GP	2:05	60th
Shifts/GP	16.6	3rd
Shift	0:47	36th
OZ	12	35th
NZ	17	21st
DZ	29	65th
OZS%	29.3	21st

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+0.9	41st
GS/GP	+0.10	38th
GS/60	+0.46	40th
Scoring	+1.3	50th
Shooting	+0.2	31st
On ice	−1.2	30th
Penalties	+0.2	91st
Faceoffs	0.0	50th
Other	+0.5	75th

Other		Pctl
Hits	1	8th
Blk	12	68th
Tk	1	31st
Gv	5	78th
PenD	1	48th
PenT	1	67th
Pen ±	0	66th
PP min ±	+2.2	91st
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	50th
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	9	0	2	2	0.3	42.8	+0.10	12:56
2025-26	Regular season	43	2	4	6	1.3	49.3	+0.17	10:58
2025-26	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0.1	32.9	+0.14	7:52

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Owen Power	D	47:04	42.9	40.5
Zach Benson	L	33:06	68.2	66.0
Tage Thompson	C	32:43	34.6	34.6
Peyton Krebs	C	32:21	42.9	24.8
Ryan McLeod	C	32:20	53.8	54.7
Noah Ostlund	C	31:27	61.5	64.2
Josh Doan	R	31:07	41.0	44.6
Josh Norris	C	29:28	20.5	13.0

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Oct 17	@ MTL	L 3–4 OT	14:57	0	0	1	0.02	36	48	−0.01
Oct 15	@ TOR	W 5–4 OT	12:36	0	1	0	0.00	33	18	−0.17
Oct 13	@ MTL	L 3–4 OT	14:58	0	0	1	0.20	50	47	+0.06
Oct 12	vs FLA	W 5–3	15:38	0	0	0	0.00	65	77	+0.71
Oct 10	vs UTA	L 1–4	12:38	0	0	0	0.00	44	24	−0.64
Oct 8	vs DAL	L 0–4	13:33	0	0	1	0.03	46	18	−0.44
Oct 6	vs MIN	W 3–2 OT	10:44	0	0	0	0.00	27	24	−0.10
Oct 3	vs CHI	W 4–3	8:28	0	1	0	0.00	63	57	+1.28
Oct 1	@ CBJ	L 3–6	12:54	0	0	0	0.00	62	44	+0.20