#48 · Centre · BUF
TysonKozak
Next milestone 89 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 46
- G
- 2
- A
- 4
- P
- 6
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 30
- S%
- 6.7
- PPP
- 0
Playoffs 2025-26: 6 GP · 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- December 29, 2002 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Souris, Manitoba, CAN
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Weight
- 187 lb (85 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2021 BUF, round 7, #193 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed23.4 mphleague avg 22.2 mph94th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph106league avg 75.273rd percentile
- Distance skated86.3 mileague avg 123.5 mi36th percentile
- Hardest shot81.1 mphleague avg 83.6 mph26th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone35.9%league avg 43.1%1st percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2 | 2.47 | -0.47 | 54 | 11 | .046 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 46 games · 448:00 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 41.2% | 51.7% | -10.5 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 41.9% | 50.9% | -9.1 |
- Goals for–against
- 12–13
- xG for–against
- 13.8–19.7
- Average rating
- 5.3
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Malenstyn | 39 | 204:10 | 34.5% |
| Jordan Greenway | 18 | 137:53 | 37.5% |
| Peyton Krebs | 21 | 94:36 | 40.2% |
| Zach Benson | 11 | 64:02 | 43.3% |
| Josh Doan | 17 | 59:58 | 57.9% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.3 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | vs DAL | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 |
| Apr 13 | @ CHI | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:49 |
| Apr 9 | vs CBJ | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 9:38 |
| Apr 8 | @ NYR | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 |
| Apr 4 | @ WSH | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 |
| Mar 28 | vs SEA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:51 |
| Mar 17 | @ VGK | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:10 |
| Mar 3 | vs VGK | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 |
| Feb 28 | @ TBL | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 |
| Feb 27 | @ FLA | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:45 |
| Feb 25 | @ NJD | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:04 |
| Feb 5 | vs PIT | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:38 |
| Feb 3 | @ TBL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 |
| Feb 2 | @ FLA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:14 |
| Jan 31 | vs MTL | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:49 |
| Jan 29 | vs LAK | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 |
| Jan 27 | @ TOR | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 11:20 |
| Jan 24 | @ NYI | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 |
| Jan 19 | @ CAR | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:28 |
| Jan 17 | vs MIN | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 8:32 |
| Jan 15 | vs MTL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:22 |
| Jan 14 | vs PHI | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 |
| Dec 18 | vs PHI | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4:46 |
| Dec 14 | @ SEA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 |
| Dec 11 | @ VAN | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:45 |
| Dec 9 | @ EDM | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 |
| Dec 8 | @ CGY | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 7:35 |
| Nov 29 | @ MIN | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:28 |
| Nov 28 | vs NJD | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:56 |
| Nov 26 | @ PIT | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 |
| Nov 23 | vs CAR | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 14:04 |
| Nov 21 | vs CHI | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 |
| Nov 19 | vs CGY | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 14:17 |
| Nov 17 | vs EDM | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 15:50 |
| Nov 15 | @ DET | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 |
| Nov 13 | @ COL | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 14:22 |
| Nov 12 | @ UTA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 |
| Nov 8 | @ CAR | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:11 |
| Nov 6 | vs STL | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 10:10 |
| Oct 24 | vs TOR | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:49 |
| Oct 22 | vs DET | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 15:46 |
| Oct 20 | @ MTL | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 10:59 |
| Oct 18 | vs FLA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 |
| Oct 15 | vs OTT | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:40 |
| Oct 13 | vs COL | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:35 |
| Oct 11 | @ BOS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:29 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 67 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 4 | 41 | 12.2 | 1 |
| Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (2)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 30 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 11 | 27.3 | 1 |