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Buffalo Sabres

Tanner Pearson

#70Left Wing

0.0 in 2 days
2025-26 regular season
56
GP
7
G
8
A
15
P
52
SOG
13.5% SH
10:50
TOI/GP

LW · BUF · NHL id 8476871

Tanner Pearson has played 56 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26, scoring 7 goals and 8 assists (15 points) on 52 shots while averaging 10:50 a night (9:35 at even strength, 0:11 on the power play and 0:56 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 42% of his 5v5 minutes with Morgan Barron and 41% with Cole Koepke over the last 10 games, and the Sabres have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Pearson on the ice (23-15 in goals, 30% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against DAL he was on L1 with Peyton Krebs and Jack Quinn and on PP2; moved up to L1 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 13.5% this season against 10.0% across the 564 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 15 game vs DAL, detected from shift data

Line
L1
Peyton KrebsJack Quinn
Power play
PP2
Peyton KrebsBowen ByramOwen PowerZach Metsa
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Moved up to L1 (from L4) in the last gameAdded to PP2 in the last gameLast 5: L3 · L4 · L4 · L4 · L1/PP2

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 3 games, 10:33 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine4410m3m7m10m13m17m20mMar 26Mar 28Mar 31Apr 2Apr 4Apr 6Apr 8Apr 9Apr 13Apr 14
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
3 games shown, 10:33 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE
Top speed27th2721.7 mph
Bursts 20+ mph47th4857
Hardest shot60th6086.6 mph
Offensive-zone time8th938.2%
Distance skated38th3894.6 mi
High-danger SOG31st3113
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

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

2025-26 · 102 attempts, 52 on goal, 7 goals

Shot map, OPP at BUF: 102 attempts, 52 on goal, 7 goals, 6.44 expected goals; best chance Tanner Pearson at 0.72 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 56 GP · 15 points vs 12.2 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold

Last 20 games: +58. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

13.5%
104.4
62.5%
G vs xG
7 / 5.5
Goals against expected goals
02468+1.5goals above expected0.6σ10/94/15
  • 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.

Fantasy box score

  • Games played56
  • Goals7376th
  • Assists8513th
  • Points15477th
  • Power-play points0437th
  • Shorthanded points0227th
  • Shots on goal52540th
  • Hits74271st
  • Blocked shots27493rd
  • Plus/minus+9129th
  • Penalty minutes27348th
  • Faceoffs won4371st

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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 · 53 of 56 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
−0.056
Season net
−0.50xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.89
Attempts
8
0.069

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−1.43G
Per 60
−0.141
Drawn / taken
6.5 / 13.5minors

MethodLeaders
47.7%
48.3%
47.6%
Transition CF/60
4.5
Turnovers won/60
18.7
Turnovers lost/60
18.1

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
52 shots on goal, 7 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Outside L13%4%0
Center Point0%9%0
R Circle17%12%1
L Circle17%13%0
R Point2%6%0
Low Slot19%23%3
Outside R8%4%0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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How his goals happened

24 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Jan 15, 2026 @ MINRebounddump023.03-on-2, rebound
Jan 11, 2026 vs NJDReboundcarry329.8rebound
Jan 8, 2026 vs EDMRebounddump033.7rebound
Dec 5, 2025 vs BUFOdd-man rushcarry170.62-on-0
Nov 15, 2025 @ CGYForecheck turnover—056.9—
Oct 16, 2025 @ PHIPoint shot—064.4—
Oct 13, 2025 @ NYIReboundcarry024.22-on-0, rebound
Mar 25, 2025 @ MINRushcarry059.9—
Mar 7, 2025 vs PITRebound—025.7rebound
Mar 5, 2025 vs TORForecheck turnovercarry01.92-on-1
Jan 26, 2025 vs FLAOdd-man rushcarry158.83-on-2
Jan 2, 2025 vs PHIRushpass262.8—
Dec 29, 2024 vs CGYPoint shot—067.7—
Dec 23, 2024 vs ANACycle—014.4—
Nov 25, 2024 @ PHIForecheck turnover—060.0—
Nov 23, 2024 @ MTLRushcarry049.2—
Oct 30, 2024 @ LAKForecheck turnovercarry046.1one-timer
Oct 26, 2024 vs SJSCycle—3*56.1—
Oct 19, 2024 @ FLAOdd-man rushloose1*39.71-on-0
Feb 27, 2024 vs ARIOdd-man rushcarry233.41-on-0
Dec 4, 2023 vs SEARebound—048.3rebound
Oct 23, 2023 @ BUFForecheck turnover—063.8one-timer
Oct 17, 2023 vs MINOdd-man rushcarry078.32-on-1
Oct 14, 2023 vs CHIRushcarry074.5—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Pearson

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Pearson apartCF% mate apart
Morgan BarronC38262:3549%48.3%60% (12-8)47.2% 109:2744.9% 133:00
Cole KoepkeLW30196:1037%42.3%65% (11-6)49.4% 79:5740.0% 44:58
Dylan DeMeloD51184:1134%47.0%69% (9-4)43.3% 304:4850.5% 758:40
Logan StanleyD51172:0432%45.8%67% (8-4)44.9% 316:3847.3% 626:18
Josh MorrisseyD47146:0527%45.1%71% (5-2)43.6% 301:1950.0% 762:29
Dylan SambergD34131:1824%48.9%67% (8-4)49.1% 200:5350.3% 475:35
Luke SchennD38113:4421%46.9%40% (4-6)49.1% 254:5241.5% 348:00
Neal PionkD34113:3421%39.9%57% (4-3)45.4% 211:5748.7% 488:11
Adam LowryC2178:3415%54.4%50% (3-3)46.4% 125:2848.7% 172:41
Gustav NyquistC1474:5614%47.9%80% (4-1)43.0% 61:4139.3% 62:34
Jonathan ToewsC1760:1411%40.2%25% (1-3)46.6% 107:5244.8% 142:14
Haydn FleuryD1754:3610%39.8%0% (0-3)41.4% 106:0142.4% 170:52
Parker FordC745:529%46.8%33% (1-2)48.4% 14:2030.0% 10:39
Elias SalomonssonD1544:568%44.2%33% (1-2)49.7% 99:3054.3% 199:10

Game log

56 games in 2025-26, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 15vs DALOTL 3-401100021—17:0415:361:28—
Apr 8@ NYRW 5-300000030—8:528:52——
Mar 27vs DETL 2-5011+10010—5:435:43——
Mar 12vs WSHL 1-2000+13200—8:588:58——
Mar 5vs TBLW 4-1022+21010—13:3012:03—0:34
Mar 3vs CHIW 3-2000020200%9:428:30—1:12
Mar 1@ SJSOTL 1-2011+130010%10:478:21—2:26
Feb 27@ ANAOTL 4-500002200—12:0211:26—0:36
Feb 25@ VANW 3-200000021—10:399:490:010:49
Jan 29@ TBLL 1-400000020—9:098:33—0:36
Jan 27@ NJDW 4-300001011—11:5910:370:021:20
Jan 24vs DETL 1-5000000310%10:578:34—2:23
Jan 22vs FLAOTL 1-200001030—8:488:48——
Jan 20vs STLW 3-100002010—11:249:38—1:46
Jan 19@ CHIL 0-200000010—9:028:09—0:53
Jan 17vs TOROTL 3-4000-21011—8:557:50—1:05
Jan 15@ MINW 6-2101+120100%13:5111:110:052:17
Jan 13vs NYIW 5-4000000100%8:438:03—0:40
Jan 11vs NJDW 4-3101020210%8:168:16——
Jan 9vs LAKW 5-1011+10010—11:429:37—2:05

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations56606:3710:5049965043.4%45.0%245296242450%23.828.430%
Even strength56536:489:3546856045.5%46.8%227263231561%20.322.330%
5v556536:429:3546856045.5%46.8%227263231561%20.322.330%
Power play1110:150:5615193.8%92.3%11100—1.00.0100%
Penalty kill4452:391:1297410.8%14.0%526080%0.85.16%
5v41110:150:5615193.8%92.3%11100—1.00.0100%
4v54452:391:1297410.8%14.0%526080%0.85.16%
5v6, opponent net empty94:530:3321115.4%22.2%1410100%1.00.5—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2025-26BUF, WPG567815+9275213.5%742710:50
2024-25PlayoffsVGK8011-2060.0%2028:49
2024-25VGK78121527+4810911.0%964511:47
2023-24MTL545813-1221776.5%503512:56
2022-23VAN14145-921175.9%20313:30
2021-22VAN68142034+9301598.8%844116:03
2020-21VAN5110818-15261109.1%542817:04
2019-20VAN69212445-42716412.8%964016:31
2018-19VAN, PIT, LAK8018927-152514712.2%1284114:03
2017-18PlayoffsLAK4000-1080.0%12119:17
2017-18LAK82152540+11271808.3%1163615:58

Tanner Pearson news

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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.