Tage Thompson
Age 28 · Shoots right · 6′6″ · 220 lb · Born Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Drafted 2016, #26 overall by St. Louis
2025-262025-26: 81 games, 40-41-81, 1.00 points per game Season detail →
Tage Thompson has 4 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 81 points in 81 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample4 points in 3 games for the 14th-placed Buffalo
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.
Special teams
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 2 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Buffalo trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
29 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 81 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leaders20+ mph bursts in the 93rd percentile of forwards: 12
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.54@
CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 04:16 - 20.97vs
CHI3 Oct · 2nd 03:21 - 20.76@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 10:47
- 20.57@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 09:05
- 20.48@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 06:13
- 20.46@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 01:44
- 20.15@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 14:23
- 19.97vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 17:40
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 85.40vsCHI3 Oct · 2nd 08:28
- 84.53@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 05:03
- 83.34@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 00:16
- 81.39@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 14:24
- 79.46@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 09:32
- 75.76vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 05:07
- 70.48vsCHI3 Oct · 2nd 03:23
- 60.41vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 00:23
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.98vs
MIN6 Oct · 20:23 TOI - 3.13vsCHI3 Oct · 19:41 TOI
- 3.05@CBJ1 Oct · 19:46 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.05 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Dallas, a point in one of one
DALW 4-12137+318:45MINW 3-2 OT1129+120:23CHIW 4-31124+219:41CBJW 6-30004019:460.5% for the Art Ross Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
81 points in 81 games on a team that finished 4th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Clutch numbers to match the totals
How the 40 goals and 41 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
9 of 40 goals broke a tie; 15 came with Buffalo trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
583 attempts across the 84 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 81 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersHardest shot in the 99th percentile of forwards: 97.94 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in three games out of five (54 of 81)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Dallas, a point in one of one
DALW 4-12137+318:45CHIW 5-12026+217:31CBJW 5-00002+116:47
NYRW 5-30112+122:18
TBLW 4-20001−117:56
WSHL 2-60005−319:20
OTTL 1-40002017:12
NYIW 4-31123021:31
SEAW 3-2 SO0115−124:21
DETL 2-51014021:16
BOSOTL 3-4 OT0223−118:44MINW 3-2 OT1129+120:23CHIW 4-31124+219:41CBJW 6-30004019:46Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
0.5% for the Art Ross Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
$7.14M a season through 2029-30
In 2025-26 he scored 11.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 113th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Buffalo
Eight seasons · 2018-19 to 2025-26Louis Crevier sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsNine seasons, with 2 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct