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Photo of NHL player Alex Lyon

Buffalo Sabres Logo 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

About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
Data Sources
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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 2.48 2.74 -0.26 90.67 91.57 -0.90
2018-19 PHI 2 58:19 33.95 22.64 1.75 5.14 -3.39 77.27 92.25 -14.98
2019-20 PHI 3 96:45 47.13 35.35 2.85 2.48 0.37 92.98 91.94 1.04
2020-21 PHI 6 253:08 39.58 28.68 2.25 1.90 0.36 93.39 92.15 1.24
2021-22 CAR 2 95:49 45.71 30.68 2.91 2.50 0.41 91.84 90.51 1.32
2022-23 FLA 15 699:49 44.41 31.21 3.05 2.57 0.48 91.76 90.23 1.52
2023-24 DET 44 2006:01 44.66 31.38 2.62 2.72 -0.10 91.33 91.65 -0.33
2024-25 DET 30 1259:48 40.53 26.53 2.43 2.62 -0.19 90.13 90.86 -0.73
2025-26 BUF 12 525:32 46.12 30.94 2.68 2.74 -0.06 91.14 91.35 -0.20

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 6.10 6.01 0.09 86.36 86.16 0.20
2018-19 PHI 2 5:11 46.30 46.30 3.13 11.58 -8.45 75.00 93.25 -18.25
2019-20 PHI 3 8:52 74.44 60.90 7.37 13.53 -6.16 77.78 87.90 -10.12
2020-21 PHI 6 27:43 60.61 51.95 5.36 15.15 -9.79 70.83 89.69 -18.85
2021-22 CAR 2 11:51 75.95 55.70 7.90 5.06 2.83 90.91 85.82 5.09
2022-23 FLA 15 76:20 84.10 61.31 8.45 4.72 3.73 92.31 86.22 6.09
2023-24 DET 44 173:56 86.24 57.26 8.47 8.28 0.19 85.54 85.22 0.33
2024-25 DET 30 94:23 83.91 55.94 8.27 8.90 -0.63 84.09 85.21 -1.12
2025-26 BUF 12 63:35 97.20 66.06 9.20 4.72 4.48 92.86 86.07 6.79

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

Alex Lyon signed a $3,000,000 2-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $1,500,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.57% of the salary cap.

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)

Alex Lyon signed a $1,800,000 2-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings and General Manager Steve Yzerman on July 1, 2023 with an AAV of $900,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.08% of the salary cap.

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

Alex Lyon signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on July 13, 2022 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.91% of the salary cap.

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

Alex Lyon signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Don Waddell on July 30, 2021 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

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.

Alex Lyon signed a $700,000 1-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on September 25, 2020 with an AAV of $700,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.86% of the salary cap.

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

Alex Lyon signed a $1,500,000 2-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and General Manager Ron Hextall on July 7, 2018 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

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.

Alex Lyon signed a $874,125 1-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and General Manager Ron Hextall on July 15, 2017 with an AAV of $874,125. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.17% of the salary cap.

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

Alex Lyon signed a $1,850,000 2-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and General Manager Ron Hextall on April 5, 2016 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.30% of the salary cap.

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 3 678 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 12 12 3 5 3 365 34 3.07 0.907
NHL Career 125 125 54 43 14 3453 337 3.00 0.903 4 4 1 2 0 107 12 3.63 0.888