C · BUF · NHL id 8483500
Noah Ostlund has played 1 game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots while averaging 16:42 a night (13:22 at even strength, 2:11 on the power play and 0:35 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 94% of his 5v5 minutes with Zach Benson and 91% with Jack Quinn in his only game so far, and the Sabres have controlled 71% of shot attempts with Ostlund on the ice (2-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against CBJ he was on L1 with Jack Quinn and Zach Benson and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
- 2 P in last 1 (0.45/GP before)
- +1:55 TOI a game
- 94% of 5v5 TOI with Benson (was 18%)
- Top-six in 1 of last 1 (was 12 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 16:08 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.37 expected goals; best chance Noah Ostlund at 0.18 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 60 GP · 27 points vs 22.6 expected
Last 20 games: -4. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 18.3%
- 103.0
- 60.0%
- G vs xG
- 11 / 7.8
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:39 a game, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played60
- Goals11287th of 715
- Assists16328th of 715
- Points27322nd of 715
- Power-play points6237th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal60503rd of 715
- Hits5709th of 715
- Blocked shots30453rd of 715
- Plus/minus+11113th of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won86187th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.3%222nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.6%153rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.6%153rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.9%176th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.5%218th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.3%242nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.74415th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.041354th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.18658th of 719
- Faceoff win %31.5%236th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.218236th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game13:58484th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:20292nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %63.2%104th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.07244th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103088th of 719
- Goals above expected+3.270th of 715
- Luck Meter+4789th of 828
- Ascension score6326th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.9510th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts45428th of 715
- Hardest shot87.3399th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.5%280th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 60 of 60 games through the sequence engine
- −0.019
- Season net
- −0.23xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.218
- Season
- −0.59G
- 31.5%273 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 28-84 · NZ 46-69 · DZ 12-34
- Per 60
- 0.74
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.024
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to PP1Jan 17, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Jan 15, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 15, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 13, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
12 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 @ BOS | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 16.9 | — | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 4* | 22.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 31, 2026 vs MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 17.4 | 4-on-3 | |
| Jan 20, 2026 @ NSH | Rebound | — | 2* | 6.1 | rebound | |
| Jan 20, 2026 @ NSH | Cycle | — | 2 | 28.6 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 65.1 | one-timer | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ OTT | Deflection | — | 0 | 31.6 | deflection | |
| Dec 18, 2025 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 57.6 | 4-on-2 | |
| Dec 14, 2025 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 64.1 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 52.7 | — | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs EDM | Cycle | — | 3 | 19.3 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 17.0 | 2-on-1 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Ostlund
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Ostlund apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | LW | 1 | 11:52 | 94% | 68.4% | 50% (1-1) | 100.0% 0:49 | 100.0% 1:26 |
| Jack Quinn | RW | 1 | 11:32 | 91% | 72.2% | 50% (1-1) | 66.7% 1:09 | 100.0% 2:02 |
| Owen Power | D | 1 | 5:32 | 44% | 50.0% | 67% (2-1) | 90.9% 7:09 | 63.6% 15:13 |
| Louis Crevier | D | 1 | 5:03 | 40% | 55.6% | 50% (1-1) | 83.3% 7:38 | 64.3% 8:48 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 5:00 | 39% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 69.2% 7:41 | 54.5% 14:41 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 1 | 4:59 | 39% | 87.5% | — (0-0) | 61.5% 7:42 | 38.9% 11:46 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 1 | 3:00 | 24% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 9:41 | 30.0% 10:21 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 1:39 | 13% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 11:02 | 50.0% 9:08 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | L 3-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | 16:42 | 13:22 | 2:11 | 0:35 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 16:42 | 16:42 | 19 | 10 | 65.5% | 66.7% | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 50% | 0.7 | 1.0 | 67% |
| Even strength | 1 | 13:22 | 13:22 | 16 | 7 | 69.6% | 75.0% | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 67% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:41 | 12:41 | 15 | 6 | 71.4% | 78.6% | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 2:11 | 2:11 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:35 | 0:35 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:11 | 2:11 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 16:42 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 11:31 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 60 | 11 | 16 | 27 | +11 | 14 | 60 | 18.3% | 5 | 30 | 13:58 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 10:33 |
Noah Ostlund news
- Noah Ostlund News: Two helpers in loss to JacketsRotoWire
- Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Two helpers in loss to JacketsCBS Sports
- 'He's just getting started' | The making of Noah OstlundNHL.com
- Sabres Announce the 2026-27 Opening Night RosterThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Penguins, Capitals, and the IRNHLRumors.com
- Noah Ostlund, Zach Benson team on second line to help Sabres break through against Blue JacketsBuffalo News
- Why Noah Ostlund's versatility is a sound investment for Sabres: 'He's just a tool that you can use, anywhere'buffalonews.com
- Sabres Extended Ostlund for Potential, Not His Limited NHL ExperienceThe Hockey Writers
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.