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Tyson Kozak has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 24 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 7th round (No. 193) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists) in 45 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 23 yrs (29.12.2002)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 193rd in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Upper Body Injury
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The 23-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Tyson Kozak is off the ice, the Sabres control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 17% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 40% in the defensive zone.

  • 61

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 235th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 87th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    24.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.10
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    11.95
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.42
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.42
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.00
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.50
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.02
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    1.46
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.21
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.17
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.98
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.72
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.21
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    4.81
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.46
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.72
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.40
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Tyson Kozak at his age (23 yrs):
    Nils Aman (Rating of 61 in 2023, Today 61)
    Peyton Krebs (Rating of 62 in 2024, Today 68)
    Mason Appleton (Rating of 61 in 2019, Today 63)
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Actual AAV: $0.750M
Player Contract Value: $1.100M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 RFA
Age at the end: 26.5 yrs (29.12.2002)
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Tyson Kozak
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
08.12.2025 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 1 7:34 1 0.0% 0
09.12.2025 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 -1 11:34 0 0
11.12.2025 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 0 16:45 1 0.0% 0
14.12.2025 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 10:22 0 0
18.12.2025 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 -1 4:46 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 3 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 21 3 2 5 -2 10:28 11 27.3% 2
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 24 2 2 4 -4 11:56 19 10.5% 2
Season Projection 66 6 6 12 -11 11:56 52 11.5% 6
Total 45 5 4 9 -6 30 16.7% 4
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Tyson Kozak Team Logo C 23 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.17 0.20 53 77 $0.750M
87% Luke Glendening Team Logo C 36.7 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.10 0.19 50 79 $0.775M
85% Liam Ohgren Team Logo LW 21.9 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.14 0.20 54 70 $0.887M
85% Casey Cizikas Team Logo C 34.9 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.19 0.29 57 81 $2.500M
84% Joseph Veleno Team Logo C 26 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.08 0.24 55 80 $0.900M
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