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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by average time on ice per game this season, regular season only.
Average time on ice per game, all situations. Number-one defensemen top the board at 24 to 27 minutes a night; the leading forwards play 21 to 23. Ice time is opportunity: more minutes mean more shots, points, hits and blocks. A jump in a player's last-10 TOI is often the first sign of a promotion.
Leader for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26: Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), 24:11 TOI/GP.
Ice time leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | TOI/GP | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 24:11 | 77 | 100%▲1 |
| 2 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 22:50 | 78 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 3 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 22:20 | 82 | 96%▲6.5 |
| 4 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 21:39 | 81 | 53%▲30 |
| 5 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 19:15 | 81 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 6 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 19:00 | 79 | 94%▼5.5 |
| 7 | Conor TimminsDBUF | BUF | 18:46 | 39 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 8 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 17:37 | 81 | 26%▲20 |
| 9 | Logan StanleyDBUF | BUF | 16:42 | 76 | 6.6%▲5.9 |
| 10 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 15:53 | 65 | 56%▲44 |
| 11 | Josh DoanFBUF | BUF | 15:52 | 82 | 61%▲44 |
| 12 | Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 15:50 | 44 | 39%▲32 |
| 13 | Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 15:39 | 82 | 45%▲29 |
| 14 | Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 15:37 | 62 | 23%▲17 |
| 15 | Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 13:58 | 60 | 25%▲24 |
| 16 | Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 13:46 | 82 | 19%▲17 |
| 17 | Luke SchennDBUF | BUF | 13:40 | 50 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 18 | Michael KesselringDBUF | BUF | 13:24 | 34 | 8.9%▲8.3 |
| 19 | Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 12:27 | 40 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | 11:17 | 46 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 21 | Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 11:15 | 81 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 22 | Zach MetsaDBUF | BUF | 10:58 | 43 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Tanner PearsonFBUF | BUF | 10:50 | 56 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Sam CarrickFBUF | BUF | 10:28 | 73 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Josh DunneFBUF | BUF | 9:29 | 34 | 0.0% |
Minimum sample: 21 games (it scales with games played). 229 below the minimum are hidden.
How to read it
Minutes per game, all situations (m:ss).
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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