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Bowen Byram #4
Defenseman Team LogoBuffalo Sabres
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Bowen Byram has 22 points (9 goals, 13 assists) in 41 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 4) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, he has 132 points (42 goals, 90 assists) in 287 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche and the Buffalo Sabres.

He also has 12 points (0 goals, 12 assists) in 27 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.6 yrs (13.06.2001)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 4th in 2019
    Draft Team: Team logoColorado Avalanche
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
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The 24-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Bowen Byram is off the ice, the Sabres control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 33% in the defensive zone.

  • 83

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 23rd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 38th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    41.00
    PlayDriving
    -0.14 - 0.11
    -0.03
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    21.96
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.60
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.47
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.40
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.41
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.87
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.13
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.65
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    3.41
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.03
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.93
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.47
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    3.40
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.60
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.00
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.33
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.37
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    1.14
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Bowen Byram at his age (24.6 yrs):
    Victor Hedman (Rating of 83 in 2014, Today 74)
    Jakob Chychrun (Rating of 83 in 2022, Today 87)
    Cam Fowler (Rating of 83 in 2015, Today 70)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $6.250M
Player Contract Value: $8.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 27.0 yrs (13.06.2001)
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Bowen Byram
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 1 1 2 27:52 1 0.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 2 22:21 0 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 1 1 2 3 24:36 2 50.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -2 24:33 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 2 2 1 24:28 2 0.0% 2
Total 5 1 4 5 6 8 12.5% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Avalanche 19 0 2 2 1 17:31 21 0.0% 23
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 30 5 12 17 7 18:48 49 10.2% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Avalanche 42 10 14 24 7 21:52 65 15.4% 38
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 55 8 12 20 1 19:51 63 12.7% 40
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 18 3 6 9 -1 21:51 21 14.3% 13
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 82 7 31 38 11 22:41 94 7.4% 46
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 41 9 13 22 0 21:58 56 16.1% 14
Season Projection 82 18 26 44 0 21:57 112 16.1% 28
Total 287 42 90 132 26 369 11.4% 186
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 20 0 9 9 15 19:22 44 0.0% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Avalanche 7 0 3 3 1 21:55 22 0.0% 0
Total 27 0 12 12 16 66 0.0% 10
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Bowen Byram Team Logo D 24.6 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.54 0.46 82 83 $6.250M
86% Justin Faulk Team Logo D 33.8 yrs 183 cm / 94 kg 0.48 0.47 77 83 $6.500M
85% Brock Faber Team Logo D 23.4 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.55 0.49 78 87 $8.500M
85% Rasmus Andersson Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.63 0.45 86 82 $4.550M
82% Brandt Clarke Team Logo D 22.9 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.45 0.41 76 81 $0.863M
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