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Bowen Byram #4
Defenseman Team LogoBuffalo Sabres
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Bowen Byram has 23 points (9 goals, 14 assists) in 42 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 133 points (42 goals, 91 assists) in 288 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 / 93 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.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 27th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 91st of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    42.00
    182
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.00
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.58
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.52
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.39
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.40
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.92
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.25
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.64
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.05
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.86
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.45
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.44
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.65
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.01
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.91
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Bowen Byram at his age (24.6 yrs):
    Jacob Trouba (Rating of 78 in 2018, Today 71)
    Mattias Ekholm (Rating of 78 in 2014, Today 75)
    Vladislav Gavrikov (Rating of 78 in 2019, Today 73)
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Actual AAV: $6.250M
Player Contract Value: $6.300M
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
29.12.2025 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
08.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 1 1 3 23:45 0 0
Total 5 1 4 5 7 7 14.3% 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 42 9 14 23 3 22:00 56 16.1% 14
Season Projection 82 18 27 45 6 22:00 109 16.5% 27
Total 288 42 91 133 29 369 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 / 93 kg 0.55 0.46 76 79 $6.250M
88% Rasmus Andersson Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.61 0.44 78 80 $4.550M
87% Brandon Montour Team Logo D 31.7 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.59 0.49 79 76 $7.143M
85% Jackson LaCombe Team Logo D 25 yrs 188 cm / 94 kg 0.61 0.45 76 77 $0.925M
85% Thomas Chabot Team Logo D 28.9 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.54 0.59 75 78 $8.000M
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