Buffalo Sabres · #86 · Centre

Noah Ostlund

Age 22 · Shoots left · 5′11″ · 182 lb · Born Stockholm, SWE

Drafted 2022, #16 overall by Buffalo

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals1T-3rd on BUF

Assists2T-2nd on BUF

Points33rd on BUF

P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL

Shots714.3% shooting

TOI / GP18:157th on BUF

2025-262025-26: 60 games, 11-16-27, 0.45 points per game Season detail →

Noah Ostlund has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 27 points in 60 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

3 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.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Points / GP1.0084th

Assists / 602.1980th

Penalty differential+180th

Ice time18:1579th

Shots / GP2.3378th

Goals / 601.1064th

Shooting %14.3%61st

Blocked shots141st

PP points036th

Takeaways027th

Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points33rd on BUF

Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists2T-2nd on BUF

Shooting %14.3%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time18:157th on BUF

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

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.

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:30

Power play2:05

Shorthanded0:40

Total18:15

23.3 shifts a game, averaging 47 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on BUF

PP assists0T-1st on BUF

PP points0T-1st on BUF · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on BUF

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on BUF

Overtime goals0T-2nd on BUF

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading0

Trailing1

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Buffalo trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 50%

Secondary1 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.29

Goals / 601.10

Shots / 607.7

ES points / 603.873 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the crease

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 1 G

Slot5 att · 0 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point2 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

11 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.9101st

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.1

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.082

ixG per 600.98

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

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 leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 72nd percentile of forwards: 81.96 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.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Defensive-zone time31.0%97th

Offensive-zone time50.6%96th

Hardest shot, mph81.9672nd

Distance / 60, mi9.9570th

Distance skated, mi9.169th

Average shot, mph59.365th

20+ mph bursts561st

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Top speed, mph20.5421st

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.54Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph81.96Forward average 74.7

Distance skated9.1 mi3.34 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts40.6%12.5% defensive · 46.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

52.0%All situations29.7%

52.1%Even strength28.9%

53.5%Power play31.2%

39.0%Shorthanded56.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.54vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 09:40
20.43vsCHI3 Oct · 2nd 07:41
20.36vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 16:08
20.08@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 14:54
19.91@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 07:11
19.71@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 01:04
19.49@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 03:58
19.37@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 08:44

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph5 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph20 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

81.96@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 01:14
75.97vsCHI3 Oct · 2nd 14:13
69.33@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 07:20
61.80@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 18:57
56.77vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 16:16
31.60@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 10:05

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.34vsMIN6 Oct · 20:39 TOI
3.01vsCHI3 Oct · 17:23 TOI
2.73@CBJ1 Oct · 16:42 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.03 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

Takeaways0T-8th on BUF

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits0T-16th on BUF

Blocked shots1T-8th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken2211.0 a game

Won9

Win %40.9%

Offensive zone2 of 11

A regular centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in one of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

31 Dec 2025@

DALW 4-10220+112:56

2025-26 · The season

27 points in 60 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.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %18.3%91st

Assists / 601.1559th

PP points653rd

Takeaways1753rd

Goals / 600.7948th

Points / GP0.4547th

Penalty differential+145th

Blocked shots3043rd

Ice time13:5837th

Shots / GP1.0016th

Hits51st

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points2714th on BUF

Points per game0.45T-265th in NHL

Goals11T-287th in NHL

Assists1615th on BUF

Shooting %18.3%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time13:5816th on BUF

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:35

Power play1:20

Shorthanded0:03

Total13:58

18.7 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals2T-7th on BUF

PP assists4T-9th on BUF

PP points610th on BUF · T-237th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.515th on BUF

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP48Buffalo total

Involved in6goals or assists

Share12.5%of every BUF PPG

PP TOI share27.5%of BUF PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

8 of 11 goals broke a tie

How the 11 goals and 16 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-12th on BUF

Overtime goals0T-4th on BUF

First goal of the game5

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals9

Power-play goals2

Goals by period

1st5

2nd4

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied8

Leading2

Trailing1

8 of 11 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Buffalo trailing.

Assists

Primary9 · 56%

Secondary7 · 44%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.93

Goals / 600.79

Shots / 604.3

ES points / 601.6721 ES points

PP points / 604.516 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease10 att · 3 G

Slot56 att · 6 G

Wing60 att · 2 G

Point12 att · 1 G

Neutral zone3 att · 0 G

141 attempts across the 56 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.9101st

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.1

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.082

ixG per 600.98

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

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 leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 87th percentile of forwards: 10.06 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.0687th

Average shot, mph55.979th

Defensive-zone time39.1%59th

Offensive-zone time42.6%52nd

Hardest shot, mph87.3451st

90+ mph shots038th

Distance skated, mi140.525th

Top speed, mph21.8617th

20+ mph bursts4517th

22+ mph bursts011th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.86Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph87.34Forward average 87.1

Distance skated140.5 mi3.06 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts39.5%27.6% defensive · 32.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.6%All situations39.1%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph45 · avg 102

18-20 mph432 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph6 · avg 15

70-79 mph27 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways17T-10th on BUF

Giveaways35

TK / GV ratio0.49

Hits5T-29th on BUF

Blocked shots3018th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes14

Minors7

Majors0

Penalties drawn8

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken2734.6 a game

Won86

Win %31.5%

Offensive zone28 of 112

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in one game of three (23 of 60)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point2338% of games

Multi-point games47%

Goals in9 games15%

Pointless games3762%

Streaks

Longest point streak4 games3 Mar – 8 Mar

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run5 games

Final ten5 in 10point in 5

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in one of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

31 Dec 2025@

DALW 4-10220+112:56

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home29120.41

Road31150.48

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Dallas122.00

vs Atlantic1780.47

vs Western Conf.25150.60

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October400.00

November1360.46

December1160.55

January1470.50

February610.17

March1270.58

Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 30.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 23rd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$887K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3

Expires2026-27RFA at 23

Cap value$2.7MCap hit × 3 years

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

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.