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Alex Lyon

Position Goaltender Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Catches Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 199 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 34
Age 32 (Dec 9, 1992) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2025 Buffalo Sabres Signed 2 years @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Dec 17, 2024 Detroit Red Wings Activated from IR
Dec 2, 2024 Detroit Red Wings Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2023 Detroit Red Wings Signed 2 years @ $900K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 13, 2022 Florida Panthers Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 30, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Sep 25, 2020 Philadelphia Flyers Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 7, 2018 Philadelphia Flyers Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2019-20
Jul 15, 2017 Philadelphia Flyers Signed 1 year @ $874K AAV starting in 2017-18
Apr 5, 2016 Philadelphia Flyers Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2017-18 PHI 10 394:07 42.17 29.38 2.50 2.74 -0.24 90.67 91.50 -0.83
2018-19 PHI 2 58:19 33.95 22.64 1.71 5.14 -3.44 77.27 92.46 -15.18
2019-20 PHI 3 96:45 47.13 35.35 2.83 2.48 0.35 92.98 92.01 0.98
2020-21 PHI 6 253:08 39.58 28.68 2.29 1.90 0.39 93.39 92.01 1.38
2021-22 CAR 2 95:49 45.71 30.68 2.73 2.50 0.23 91.84 91.09 0.75
2022-23 FLA 15 699:49 44.41 31.21 3.00 2.57 0.42 91.76 90.40 1.36
2023-24 DET 44 2006:01 45.16 31.38 2.62 2.72 -0.10 91.33 91.64 -0.32
2024-25 DET 30 1259:48 41.20 26.53 2.44 2.62 -0.18 90.13 90.79 -0.66
2025-26 BUF 4 174:48 46.34 31.92 2.41 3.43 -1.02 89.25 92.44 -3.19

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2017-18 PHI 10 29:56 62.14 44.10 5.88 6.01 -0.13 86.36 86.67 -0.31
2018-19 PHI 2 5:11 46.30 46.30 3.28 11.58 -8.30 75.00 92.92 -17.92
2019-20 PHI 3 8:52 74.44 60.90 6.85 13.53 -6.69 77.78 88.76 -10.98
2020-21 PHI 6 27:43 60.61 51.95 5.33 15.15 -9.82 70.83 89.73 -18.90
2021-22 CAR 2 11:51 75.95 55.70 7.33 5.06 2.27 90.91 86.84 4.07
2022-23 FLA 15 76:20 84.10 61.31 8.47 4.72 3.75 92.31 86.19 6.11
2023-24 DET 44 173:56 89.00 57.26 8.70 8.28 0.42 85.54 84.81 0.73
2024-25 DET 30 94:23 83.91 55.94 8.42 8.90 -0.48 84.09 84.95 -0.86
2025-26 BUF 4 30:17 97.08 67.36 8.96 1.98 6.98 97.06 86.70 10.36

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 32 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - $250,000 $1,250,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 UFA
2026-27 33 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 UFA
Total - $250,000 $2,750,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: Kevyn Adams
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.57

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 30 $900,000 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 UFA
2024-25 31 $900,000 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 UFA
Total - - $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000
Signed: July 1, 2023
Team: Detroit Red Wings
GM: Steve Yzerman
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.08

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 29 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $310,000 UFA
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $310,000
Signed: July 13, 2022
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Bill Zito
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.91
Clause: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2022-23 is $410,000

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 28 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $200,000 UFA
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $200,000
Signed: July 30, 2021
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: Don Waddell
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2021-22 is $250,000.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 27 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $700,000 UFA
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $700,000
Signed: Sep 25, 2020
Team: Philadelphia Flyers
GM: Chuck Fletcher
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.86

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 26 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $250,000 RFA-arb
2020-21 27 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000
Signed: July 7, 2018
Team: Philadelphia Flyers
GM: Ron Hextall
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2018-19 is $300,000.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 24 $874,125 $874,125 - - $874,125 $874,125 $70,000 10.2(c)
Total - - $874,125 $874,125 $70,000
Signed: July 15, 2017
Team: Philadelphia Flyers
GM: Ron Hextall
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.17

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2015-16 22 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2016-17 23 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total - $185,000 $1,665,000 $1,850,000 $140,000
Signed: Apr 5, 2016
Team: Philadelphia Flyers
GM: Ron Hextall
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2007-08 USHS-MN 4 6.86 0.847
2008-09 USHS-MN 17 3.44 0.909
2009-10 USHS-MN 25 2.80 0.919 1 4.00 0.875
2010-11 USHS-MN 25 596 31 1.48 0.948 2 3.03 0.923
2010-11 UMHSEHL 2 3.43 0.891
2011-12 USHL 48 28 15 127 2.76 4 1 3 13 3.30
2012-13 USHL 50 26 21 128 2.65
2013-14 ECAC 30 14 11 71 2.41
2014-15 NCAA 32 17 10 849 52 1.62 0.939
2015-16 NCAA 31 19 8 818 52 1.64 0.936
2016-17 AHL 47 27 14 5 1410 124 2.74 0.912 2 1 34 4 2.07 0.882
2017-18 NHL 11 11 4 2 1 232 22 2.75 0.905
2017-18 AHL 27 16 8 4 812 71 2.75 0.913 11 6 5 449 25 1.98 0.944
2018-19 NHL 2 2 1 31 6 5.08 0.806
2018-19 AHL 39 19 17 5 1268 106 2.74 0.916
2019-20 NHL 3 3 1 1 73 8 3.55 0.890
2019-20 AHL 32 11 14 8 903 79 2.69 0.913
2020-21 NHL 6 6 1 3 1 169 18 3.33 0.893
2020-21 AHL 4 2 1 87 11 3.40 0.874
2021-22 NHL 2 2 1 1 65 6 2.93 0.908
2021-22 AHL 30 18 7 4 678 60 2.16 0.912 12 9 3 4 325 25 2.03 0.923
2022-23 NHL 15 15 9 4 2 488 43 2.89 0.914 4 4 1 2 107 12 3.63 0.888
2022-23 AHL 23 13 9 1 623 56 2.43 0.910
2023-24 NHL 44 44 21 18 5 1325 127 3.05 0.904
2023-24 WC 2 1 1 50 3 2.20 0.940
2024-25 NHL 30 30 14 9 1 705 73 2.81 0.896
2025-26 NHL 4 4 1 3 135 12 3.05 0.911
NHL Career 117 117 52 41 11 3223 315 2.99 0.903 4 4 1 2 0 107 12 3.63 0.888