C · BUF · NHL id 8479420
Tage Thompson has played 1 game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 19:46 a night (14:50 at even strength, 4:22 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 91% of his 5v5 minutes with Josh Doan and 74% with Josh Norris in his only game so far, and the Sabres have controlled 71% of shot attempts with Thompson on the ice (0-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against CBJ he was on L2 with Josh Norris and Josh Doan and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 1 (0.85/GP before)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:12 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 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 · 8 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 8 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.44 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.14 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 81 points vs 75.0 expected
Last 20 games: -12. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.7%
- 101.4
- 71.1%
- G vs xG
- 40 / 41.2
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals4013th of 715
- Assists4155th of 715
- Points8123rd of 715
- Power-play points2441st of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal2728th of 715
- Hits85226th of 715
- Blocked shots48269th of 715
- Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
- Penalty minutes35232nd of 715
- Faceoffs won39077th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.3%281st of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.1%308th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)50.5%295th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.6%294th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)49.9%355th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.9%337th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.17222nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.008151st of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28383rd of 719
- Faceoff win %45.5%173rd of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.058177th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game19:15158th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:2932nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %60.8%142nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3598th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1014199th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.2485th of 715
- Luck Meter+28195th of 828
- Ascension score48213th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.8153rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts17657th of 715
- Hardest shot97.939th of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.4%125th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 81 of 81 games through the sequence engine
- −0.019
- Season net
- −0.38xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.058
- Season
- −0.50G
- 45.5%858 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 134-175 · NZ 145-154 · DZ 111-139
- Per 60
- 1.17
- Attempts
- 23
- 0.057
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 L1 from L2May 18, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Mar 12, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 7, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L1Nov 14, 2023 alerts →
- Played 14:01 less than his 5-game averageNov 14, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L1Mar 24, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 6, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 @ MTL | Cycle | — | 0 | 11.5 | — | |
| May 12, 2026 @ MTL | Point shot | — | 1 | 31.7 | — | |
| May 10, 2026 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 32.2 | — | |
| Apr 19, 2026 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 45.4 | — | |
| Apr 19, 2026 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 5.5 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2026 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 66.5 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Apr 13, 2026 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 54.7 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2026 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 1* | 57.4 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2026 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1* | 57.8 | 4-on-2, one-timer | |
| Mar 21, 2026 @ LAK | Rebound | — | 0 | 7.6 | rebound | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ SJS | Rush | carry | 1 | 24.4 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs NSH | Cycle | — | 2* | 44.5 | — | |
| Mar 3, 2026 vs VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 58.8 | 4-on-3 | |
| Feb 28, 2026 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 10.9 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2026 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 52.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 5, 2026 vs PIT | Cycle | — | 3 | 38.8 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2026 @ FLA | Rush | carry | 2 | 67.6 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 30.4 | one-timer | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ NYI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 20.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Jan 20, 2026 @ NSH | Rush | carry | 0 | 49.2 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs MTL | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 59.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 60.5 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 73.2 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 vs ANA | Deflection | — | 0 | 32.4 | one-timer | |
| Jan 6, 2026 vs VAN | Cycle | — | 3* | 40.6 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 80.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 12.0 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs NYI | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 0.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 18, 2025 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.4 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2025 @ SEA | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 19.4 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | pass | 1 | 65.1 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2025 @ EDM | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 45.1 | — | |
| Dec 8, 2025 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 62.7 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2025 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 28.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 21, 2025 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 22.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 19, 2025 vs CGY | Dump and chase | dump | 4* | 77.1 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 17.2 | 5-on-0 | |
| Nov 15, 2025 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 19.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 13, 2025 @ COL | Cycle | carry | 3* | 65.6 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ CAR | Rush | pass | 0 | 54.2 | — |
* 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 Thompson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Thompson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan | RW | 1 | 13:33 | 91% | 70.8% | — (0-0) | — 1:17 | 0.0% 1:02 |
| Josh Norris | C | 1 | 11:01 | 74% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 3:49 | 50.0% 1:06 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 8:55 | 60% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 5:55 | 50.0% 10:46 |
| Owen Power | D | 1 | 6:29 | 44% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 8:21 | 40.9% 14:16 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 1 | 5:51 | 39% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 78.6% 8:59 | 50.0% 10:54 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 1 | 3:05 | 21% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 77.3% 11:45 | 54.5% 10:16 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 2:39 | 18% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 80.0% 12:11 | 77.8% 8:08 |
| Louis Crevier | D | 1 | 2:29 | 17% | 87.5% | — (0-0) | 62.5% 12:21 | 46.7% 11:22 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 1:50 | 12% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 72.7% 13:00 | 26.7% 12:38 |
| Jack Quinn | RW | 1 | 1:07 | 8% | — | — (0-0) | 70.8% 13:43 | 75.0% 12:27 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43% | 19:46 | 14:50 | 4:22 | — |
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 | 19:46 | 19:46 | 28 | 7 | 80.0% | 76.9% | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.5 | 0.4 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 17 | 7 | 70.8% | 66.7% | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.4 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 17 | 7 | 70.8% | 66.7% | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.4 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 4:22 | 4:22 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:22 | 2:22 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v3 | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 19:46 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 10.9% | 20 | 8 | 19:58 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 81 | 40 | 41 | 81 | -6 | 35 | 272 | 14.7% | 85 | 48 | 19:15 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 76 | 44 | 28 | 72 | -2 | 35 | 242 | 18.2% | 70 | 31 | 18:45 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 | -1 | 43 | 246 | 11.8% | 79 | 29 | 18:07 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 78 | 47 | 47 | 94 | +4 | 39 | 295 | 15.9% | 55 | 26 | 18:35 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 78 | 38 | 30 | 68 | -17 | 37 | 253 | 15.0% | 66 | 25 | 17:53 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 17 | 96 | 8.3% | 25 | 8 | 13:52 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6:59 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 65 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -22 | 20 | 108 | 6.5% | 66 | 9 | 12:08 |
| 2017-18 | STL | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 12 | 55 | 5.5% | 39 | 9 | 11:55 |
Tage Thompson news
- Tage Thompson: Mic'd Up vs. PanthersDAZN
- Sabres’ Power Play Has to Be a Success in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- 4 NHL Players Comparable to Canucks’ Brooks RogowskiThe Hockey Writers
- Tage Thompson has big goals for himself and his team | Mike HarringtonBuffalo News
- Connor Hellebuyck trade rumors, Tage Thompson at center and more from Buffalo Sabres training campThe New York Times
- Tage Thompson News: Could begin camp as No. 1 centerRotoWire
- Sabres' Tage Thompson: Could begin camp as No. 1 centercbssports.com
- Predicting the Sabres’ Major Stat Category Leaders for 2026-27The 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.