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D · Buffalo Sabres · Age 27 · Shoots R · 5′9″, 201 lb · Draft: Undrafted

2025-26 playoffs. Below the tables' minimum this season, so not ranked among the defensemen.

Summary		Pctl
GP	2
TOI/GP	7:52
G	1
A	0
P	1
P/60	3.81
ixG	0.1
G−ixG	+0.9
xGF%	32.9
Rel xGF%	−36.6
GS/GP	+0.14
Pen ±	0

Scoring		Pctl
G	1
A1	0
A2	0
P	1
P1	1
P/60	3.81
5v5 P/60	0.00
PPP	1
SHP	0
ENG	0

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	1
iCF	2
iFF	1
ixG	0.1
ixG/60	0.25
G	1
G−ixG	+0.9
Sh%	100.0
xSh%	6.6
Blk'd	1
5v5 iCF/60	4.0

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	15
CF%	29.6
FF%	31.6
xGF%	32.9
GF%	33.3
xGF/60	1.45
xGA/60	2.94
oiSh%	25.0
oiSv%	75.0
PDO	100.0
Rel CF%	−35.0
Rel xGF%	−36.6
OZS%	0.0

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	7:52
EV/GP	7:27
5v5/GP	7:27
PP/GP	0:17
SH/GP	0:09
Shifts/GP	10.0
Shift	0:47
OZ	0
NZ	5
DZ	4
OZS%	0.0

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+0.3
GS/GP	+0.14
GS/60	+1.08
Scoring	+0.8
Shooting	0.0
On ice	−0.6
Penalties	0.0
Faceoffs	0.0
Other	+0.1

Other		Pctl
Hits	0
Blk	1
Tk	0
Gv	0
PenD	0
PenT	0
Pen ±	0
PP min ±	0.0
FOW	0
FOL	0
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%
Jordan Greenway	L	4:58	50.0	46.5
Beck Malenstyn	L	4:52	50.0	46.5
Mattias Samuelsson	D	4:46	44.4	43.6
Peyton Krebs	C	4:39	42.9	40.6
Jack Quinn	R	4:36	27.3	23.9
Konsta Helenius	C	4:14	33.3	23.9
Alex Tuch	R	4:10	22.2	36.8
Ryan McLeod	C	3:45	28.6	36.8

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
May 18	vs MTL	L 2–3 OT	3:25	0	0	0	0.00	22	39	−0.16
May 16	@ MTL	W 8–3	12:19	1	0	1	0.07	33	23	+0.44