Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart
2026-27 · 0-1-0 · 0 pts · 7th Atlantic
This Sabres depth chart is built from who actually played together at 5-on-5 over the last 1 game, not from a projected lineup.
Benson – Ostlund – Quinn lead the forwards at 11:13 a game together, and Samuelsson – Dahlin form the top defence pair at 13:10.
The fourth line of Malenstyn – Carrick – Kulich plays 6:00 together per game.
Out of the most recent lineup: Bowen Byram (1 game), Alex Tuch (1 game), Tyson Kozak (1 game) and Jordan Greenway (1 game).
Alex Lyon has started 34 of 82 games with a .907 save percentage; Luukkonen has 34 starts.
Forwards (5-on-5)
- L1Zach Benson56% – Noah Ostlund25% – Jack Quinn45%11:13
- L2Tage Thompson100% – Josh Norris39% – Josh Doan61%10:19
- L3Ryan McLeod26% – Peyton Krebs19% – Konsta Helenius40%10:05
- L4Beck Malenstyn4.1% – Sam Carrick0.1% – Jiri Kulich26%6:00
Defence pairs
- D1Mattias Samuelsson79% – Rasmus Dahlin100%13:10
- D2Louis Crevier – Owen Power53%10:21
- D3Matt Grzelcyk – Zach Metsa0.1%8:13
Power play
- PP1Tage Thompson100% – Rasmus Dahlin100% – Jack Quinn45% – Josh Doan61% – Zach Benson56%4:22
- PP2Josh Norris39% – Ryan McLeod26% – Owen Power53% – Noah Ostlund25% – Konsta Helenius40%1:49
Penalty kill forwards
- PK1FJosh Norris39% – Ryan McLeod26%1:22
- PK2FNoah Ostlund25% – Jack Quinn45%0:34
Penalty kill defence
- PK1DLouis Crevier – Owen Power53%1:46
- PK2DMatt Grzelcyk – Zach Metsa0.1%1:04
From Oct 1. Units are who shared the ice most, not a projected lineup.
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | GS | Share | SV% | Last start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 36 | 34 | 41% | .907 | Apr 4 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 35 | 34 | 41% | .910 | Apr 13 |
| Colten Ellis | 16 | 14 | 17% | .903 | Apr 15 |
2025-26 regular season.
Scratches and extras
- Bowen Byram Dlast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Alex Tuch Rlast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Tyson Kozak Clast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Jordan Greenway Llast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Conor Timmins Dlast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Josh Dunne Clast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Michael Kesselring Dlast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Logan Stanley Dlast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Luke Schenn Dlast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Tanner Pearson Llast played Apr 15 · out 1 game
- Jason Zucker Llast played Apr 13 · out 2 games
Everyone who has dressed (2025-26)
Forwards
| # | Player | Pos | GP | TOI/GP | Last game | Rost % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 79 | 19:00 | Dressed | 94%▼5.5 |
| 6 | Zach Benson | L | 65 | 15:53 | Dressed | 56%▲44 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R | 82 | 15:52 | Dressed | 61%▲44 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | C | 44 | 15:50 | Dressed | 39%▲32 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 82 | 15:39 | Dressed | 45%▲29 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 82 | 13:46 | Dressed | 19%▲17 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 40 | 12:27 | Dressed | 0.3% |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | C | 46 | 11:17 | Dressed | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 81 | 11:15 | Dressed | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 70 | Tanner Pearson | L | 4 | 10:09 | Dressed | 0.0% |
| 44 | Josh Dunne | C | 34 | 9:29 | Dressed | 0.0% |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 81 | 19:15 | Out | 100%▲1.3 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 81 | 17:37 | Out | 26%▲20 |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | C | 12 | 16:22 | Out | 26%▲25 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 62 | 15:37 | Out | 23%▲17 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | C | 60 | 13:58 | Out | 25%▲24 |
| 27 | Isak Rosen | R | 16 | 12:34 | Out | 14%▲14 |
| 94 | Konsta Helenius | C | 9 | 11:55 | Out | 40%▲37 |
| 15 | Justin Danforth | R | 4 | 11:42 | Out | 0.0% |
| 10 | Sam Carrick | C | 13 | 10:45 | Out | 0.1% |
| 52 | Trevor Kuntar | C | 1 | 5:12 | Out | 0.0% |
| 55 | Mason Geertsen | L | 5 | 4:07 | Out | 0.0% |
Defence
| # | Player | Pos | GP | TOI/GP | Last game | Rost % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bowen Byram | D | 82 | 22:20 | Dressed | 96%▲6.5 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 81 | 21:39 | Dressed | 53%▲30 |
| 21 | Conor Timmins | D | 39 | 18:46 | Dressed | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 8 | Logan Stanley | D | 17 | 14:57 | Dressed | 6.6%▲5.9 |
| 7 | Michael Kesselring | D | 34 | 13:24 | Dressed | 8.9%▲8.3 |
| 2 | Luke Schenn | D | 4 | 12:47 | Dressed | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | D | 43 | 10:58 | Dressed | 0.1% |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 77 | 24:11 | Out | 100%▲1 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 78 | 22:50 | Out | 79%▲9.3 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 35 | 10:02 | Out | 0.0% |
| 33 | Ryan Johnson | D | 3 | 9:00 | Out | 0.0% |
Goalies
| # | Player | Pos | GP | TOI/GP | Last game | Rost % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 57 | 35:34 | Dressed | 77%▼1 |
| 92 | Colten Ellis | G | 54 | 16:53 | Dressed | 13%▲13 |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | G | 53 | 37:35 | Out | 33%▼17 |
Listed with the team but yet to dress in 2025-26: Craig Anderson, Artem Kriukov, Jason Pominville, Josh Gorges, Matt Moulson, Matt Hunwick, Benoit Pouliot, Vladimir Sobotka, Patrik Berglund, Zach Redmond, Jacob Josefson, Cody Eakin, Dalton Smith, Riley Sheahan, Mark Pysyk, Brandon Davidson, Michael Houser, Scott Wilson, Adam Wilcox, Tobias Rieder, Matt Grzelcyk, John Gilmour, Will Butcher, Nick Baptiste, Conor Sheary, Ryan MacInnis, Felix Sandstrom, Dennis Gilbert, Casey Nelson, Ethan Prow, Vasily Glotov, Jack Rathbone, Matt Villalta, Carson Meyer, Aidan McDonough, Louis Crevier, Matteo Costantini, Prokhor Poltapov, Olen Zellweger, Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Topias Leinonen, Vsevolod Komarov, Jake Richard, Gavin McCarthy, Scott Ratzlaff, Maxim Strbak, Jason Polin, Sean Keohane, Norwin Panocha, Zac Funk, Brodie Ziemer, Adam Kleber, Luke Osburn, Simon-Pier Brunet, Patrick Geary, Vasily Zelenov, David Bedkowski, Radim Mrtka, Matous Jan Kucharcik, Samuel Meloche, Noah Laberge, Ashton Schultz, Melvin Novotny, Yevgeni Prokhorov, Ryan Rucinski, Brayden Holberton, Ilia Morozov, Daxon Rudolph, Olivers Murnieks, Doman Szongoth, Dylan Dumont, Jean-Christoph Lemieux, Sawyer Mayes, Caden Dabrowski, Cohen Bidgood, Kristopher Richards, Eddy Doyle.