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Bowen Byram
Defenseman #4 Sabres $6.250M
Player Information

Bowen Byram has 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists) in 57 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 138 points (43 goals, 95 assists) in 303 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.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.7 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)
Player Evaluation

The 24-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Bowen Byram is off the ice, the Sabres control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 36th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 107th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.45
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.50
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.50
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.30
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.40
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.98
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.43
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.56
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.17
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.87
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.61
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.23
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.50
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.82
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.85
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Bowen Byram at his age (24.7 yrs):
    Trevor van Riemsdyk (Rating of 78 in 2015, Today 70)
    Vince Dunn (Rating of 77 in 2020, Today 73)
    Brandon Carlo (Rating of 78 in 2020, Today 61)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $6.250M
Player Contract Value: $6.000M
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
29.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 1 1 2 20:40 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 1 1 -2 20:19 1 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 1 22:53 0 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 -1 23:37 0 2
05.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 1 1 -1 26:00 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 3 3 -1 3 0.0% 6
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 57 10 18 28 9 22:30 71 14.1% 30
Season Projection 82 14 26 40 13 22:30 102 13.7% 43
Total 303 43 95 138 35 384 11.2% 202
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 Match
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 24.7 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.49 0.46 74 79 $6.250M
87% Rasmus Andersson Team Logo D 29.3 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.61 0.45 78 80 $2.275M
87% Justin Faulk Team Logo D 33.9 yrs 183 cm / 94 kg 0.53 0.47 69 82 $6.500M
86% Brandon Montour Team Logo D 31.9 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.58 0.49 79 78 $7.143M
85% Damon Severson Team Logo D 31.6 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.38 0.40 73 86 $6.250M
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