BUF · Forensic Hockey

Buffalo Sabres are a solid playoff-caliber club — 109 points in 82 games (109-pt pace).

Team Overall

Buffalo Sabres

Playoff Caliber

79OVR

76OVR

Offense

80OVR

Defense

80OVR

Goaltending

Offensive76

Defensive80

Goaltending80

Right now

Last 10

6-3-1

1-game OT-loss streak

vs MTLMon, May 18, 11:30 PM

Last: W 8–3 @ MTL

Injuries

4 out

Justin Danforth, Jiri Kulich, Noah Ostlund…

Cap$94.58M· 107.5% of $88M· $922K PuckPedia space

28/23 rosterLeague cap →

Schedule

Recent

May 16@MTLW 8–3
May 14vs MTLL 3–6
May 12@MTLW 3–2
May 10@MTLL 2–6
May 8vs MTLL 1–5

Upcoming

May 18
vs MTL
Game 7 · Tied 3–3
11:30 PM

Buffalo Sabres

Source: Matthew Fairburn · DFO updated May 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

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Forwards

Forwards 1

LWZach Benson#6CJosh Norris#9RWTage Thompson#72

Forwards 2

LWJosh Doan#91CRyan McLeod#71RWAlex Tuch#89

Forwards 3

LWJason Zucker#17CKonsta Helenius#94RWJack Quinn#22

Forwards 4

LWJordan Greenway#12CPeyton Krebs#19RWBeck Malenstyn#29

Defense

Defense 1

LDRasmus Dahlin#26RDMattias Samuelsson#23

Defense 2

LDBowen Byram#4RDOwen Power#25

Defense 3

LDZach Metsa#73RDConor Timmins#21

Power play

1st Powerplay Unit

SK1Zach Benson#6SK2Tage Thompson#72SK3Josh Doan#91SK4Rasmus Dahlin#26SK5Jack Quinn#22

2nd Powerplay Unit

SK1Jason Zucker#17SK2Ryan McLeod#71SK3Alex Tuch#89SK4Josh Norris#9SK5Bowen Byram#4

Penalty kill

1st Penalty Kill Unit

SK1Ryan McLeod#71SK2Alex Tuch#89SK3Mattias Samuelsson#23SK4Conor Timmins#21

2nd Penalty Kill Unit

SK1Jordan Greenway#12SK2Beck Malenstyn#29SK3Bowen Byram#4SK4Owen Power#25

Goalies

G1Alex Lyon#34G2Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1

Injuries / out

IR1Justin Danforth#15IR2Jiri Kulich#20IR3Noah Ostlund#86IR4Colten Ellis#92

Cached May 18, 2026, 1:28 AM · Line combinations courtesy of Daily Faceoff

Season snapshot

Goals for: 288
Goals against: 241
Goal diff: +47
Last 10: 6-3-1
Home: 26-10-5
Road: 24-13-4

Team Overall

Buffalo Sabres

Playoff Caliber

79OVR

76OVR

Offense

80OVR

Defense

80OVR

Goaltending

Offensive76

Defensive80

Goaltending80

5v5 process (warehouse)

82 games ingested · regular season

Corsi %: 49.2%
xGF %: 49.2%
Goals for: 194
Goals against: 156

Cap usage

$88.00M league ceiling · PuckPedia snapshot · BUF

League cap table →

Projected cap hit$94.58M (107.5% of ceiling)

Space vs ceiling $-6580000PuckPedia space $922K · roster 28/23

Projected hit exceeds the $88.00M ceiling in this snapshot — LTIR and carryover rules are not modeled here.

Buffalo Sabres

Matthew Fairburn · G/A/PTS via NHL Stats

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Forward lines

Forwards 1· Even strength

Zach Benson#6

lw13G 30A 43PTS

15:53TOI

Josh Norris#9

c13G 21A 34PTS

15:50TOI

Tage Thompson#72

rw40G 41A 81PTS

19:15TOI

Forwards 2· Even strength

Josh Doan#91

lw25G 27A 52PTS

15:52TOI

Ryan McLeod#71

c14G 40A 54PTS

17:37TOI

Alex Tuch#89

rw33G 33A 66PTS

18:60TOI

Forwards 3· Even strength

Jason Zucker#17

lw24G 21A 45PTS

15:37TOI

Konsta Helenius#94

c1G 3A 4PTS

11:55TOI

Jack Quinn#22

rw20G 31A 51PTS

15:39TOI

Forwards 4· Even strength

Jordan Greenway#12

lw1G 5A 6PTS

12:27TOI

Peyton Krebs#19

c12G 27A 39PTS

13:46TOI

Beck Malenstyn#29

rw7G 7A 14PTS

11:15TOI

Defense pairs

Defense 1· Even strength

Rasmus Dahlin#26

ld19G 55A 74PTS

24:11TOI

Mattias Samuelsson#23

rd13G 28A 41PTS

22:50TOI

Defense 2· Even strength

Bowen Byram#4

ld11G 31A 42PTS

22:20TOI

Owen Power#25

rd8G 21A 29PTS

21:39TOI

Defense 3· Even strength

Zach Metsa#73

ld2G 4A 6PTS

10:58TOI

Conor Timmins#21

rd0G 8A 8PTS

18:46TOI

Power play

1st Powerplay Unit· Power play

Zach Benson#6

sk113G 30A 43PTS

15:53TOI

Tage Thompson#72

sk240G 41A 81PTS

19:15TOI

Josh Doan#91

sk325G 27A 52PTS

15:52TOI

Rasmus Dahlin#26

sk419G 55A 74PTS

24:11TOI

Jack Quinn#22

sk520G 31A 51PTS

15:39TOI

2nd Powerplay Unit· Power play

Jason Zucker#17

sk124G 21A 45PTS

15:37TOI

Ryan McLeod#71

sk214G 40A 54PTS

17:37TOI

Alex Tuch#89

sk333G 33A 66PTS

18:60TOI

Josh Norris#9

sk413G 21A 34PTS

15:50TOI

Bowen Byram#4

sk511G 31A 42PTS

22:20TOI

Penalty kill

1st Penalty Kill Unit· Penalty kill

Ryan McLeod#71

sk114G 40A 54PTS

17:37TOI

Alex Tuch#89

sk233G 33A 66PTS

18:60TOI

Mattias Samuelsson#23

sk313G 28A 41PTS

22:50TOI

Conor Timmins#21

sk40G 8A 8PTS

18:46TOI

2nd Penalty Kill Unit· Penalty kill

Jordan Greenway#12

sk11G 5A 6PTS

12:27TOI

Beck Malenstyn#29

sk27G 7A 14PTS

11:15TOI

Bowen Byram#4

sk311G 31A 42PTS

22:20TOI

Owen Power#25

sk48G 21A 29PTS

21:39TOI

Goalies

Alex Lyon#34

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1

DFO updated May 16, 2026, 11:48 PM · Cached May 18, 2026, 1:28 AM

Roster Value Map

Tile width ≈ WAR contribution · click to view player

Forwards

Thompson84 Tuch80 Norris78 Zucker77 McLeod74 73 72 71 69

Defense

Dahlin94 Byram80 Samuelsson80 Power72

Goalies

Luukkonen78 Lyon76 60 60

Elite (90+)Star (85+)Top-6 (80+)Middle-6 (75+)Depth (65+)

Roster

Forwards

#	Player	Pos	OVR
6	Zach Benson	L	72
10	Sam Carrick	C	67
15	Justin Danforth	R	52
91	Josh Doan	R	73
44	Josh Dunne	C	53
45	Riley Fiddler-Schultz	C
12	Jordan Greenway	L	56
94	Konsta Helenius	C	62
48	Tyson Kozak	C	55
19	Peyton Krebs	C	66
20	Jiri Kulich	C	68
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	57
71	Ryan McLeod	C	74
9	Josh Norris	C	78
86	Noah Ostlund	C	69
70	Tanner Pearson	L	62
22	Jack Quinn	R	71
72	Tage Thompson	C	84
89	Alex Tuch	R	80
92	Anton Wahlberg	C
17	Jason Zucker	L	77

Defense

#	Player	Pos	OVR
4	Bowen Byram	D	80
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	94
33	Ryan Johnson	D	50
8	Michael Kesselring	D	52
76	Vsevolod Komarov	D
73	Zach Metsa	D	55
57	Radim Mrtka	D
25	Owen Power	D	72
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	80
5	Luke Schenn	D
64	Logan Stanley	D	60
21	Conor Timmins	D	62

Goalies

#	Player	Pos	OVR
92	Colten Ellis	G
27	Devon Levi	G
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	G	78
34	Alex Lyon	G	76

Hockey operations

General Manager
Jarmo Kekalainen
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Head coach
Don Granato
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