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Kale Clague

Position Left Defense / Right Defense Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Shoots Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'0" Expires 2024-25
Weight (lbs) 190 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 27
Age 26 (June 5, 1998) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2016, Round 2, Overall 51 (LAK)
Date Team Transaction
Oct 7, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Assigned to AHL
Oct 7, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Cleared Waivers
Oct 6, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Placed on Waivers
Jun 28, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 4, 2023 Buffalo Sabres Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 13, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 6, 2021 Los Angeles Kings Signed 1 year @ $761K AAV starting in 2021-22
Mar 6, 2017 Los Angeles Kings Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2019-20 LAK 4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 0.0 14:34
2020-21 LAK 18 0 6 6 -6 4 24 0.0 17:12
2021-22 LAK 11 0 5 5 -2 2 6 0.0 17:50
2021-22 MTL 25 2 3 5 -8 18 20 10.0 16:15
2022-23 BUF 33 0 4 4 -3 24 24 0.0 15:06
2023-24 BUF 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0.0 12:16
Career 94 2 19 21 -22 52 78 2.6 16:01

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2019-20 LAK 4 54:04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.00 1.95 -1.95 0.00 0.00
2020-21 LAK 18 255:27 0.00 1.41 1.41 0.16 -0.16 0.00 3.76 -3.76 3.70 0.00
2021-22 LAK 11 143:04 0.00 0.42 0.42 0.08 -0.08 0.00 6.57 -6.57 0.00 0.00
2021-22 MTL 25 356:17 0.17 0.51 0.67 0.15 0.01 5.88 5.37 0.51 0.00 15.00
2021-22 LAK, MTL 36 499:21 0.12 0.48 0.60 0.13 -0.01 5.00 5.55 -0.55 0.00 12.00
2022-23 BUF 33 483:02 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.12 -0.12 0.00 4.20 -4.20 0.00 3.23
2023-24 BUF 3 36:49 0.00 1.63 1.63 0.16 -0.16 0.00 4.84 -4.84 0.00 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2019-20 LAK 4 54:04 42.17 1.11 2.33 47.72 3.33 2.90 25.00 44.54 -0.24 0.57 -7.87
2020-21 LAK 18 255:27 44.39 3.05 2.42 42.98 3.52 2.76 46.43 46.73 0.26 0.15 1.48
2021-22 LAK 11 143:04 42.36 1.26 2.52 44.04 1.26 2.88 50.00 46.66 0.03 0.36 -3.03
2021-22 MTL 25 356:17 31.83 1.52 2.01 43.95 3.03 3.00 33.33 40.07 -0.46 0.16 -6.40
2021-22 LAK, MTL 36 499:21 34.85 1.44 2.16 43.98 2.52 2.97 36.36 42.06 -0.32 0.23 -5.39
2022-23 BUF 33 483:02 43.48 2.98 2.80 39.25 3.11 2.67 48.98 51.17 0.13 -0.05 1.71
2023-24 BUF 3 36:49 32.59 3.26 1.58 47.26 3.26 2.22 50.00 41.68 -0.37 -0.29 -2.20

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 36 21.6 0.2 4.9 5.0 91.4 51.6 60.9 26.1 13.0 42.8 19.0 38.2
2022-23 33 21.1 0.3 8.4 8.4 86.2 61.2 61.1 27.8 11.1 40.9 17.9 41.1
2023-24 3 20.3 0.4 8.3 8.3 77.4 67.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 45.2 15.9 39.0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 26 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $475,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $475,000
Signed: June 28, 2024
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $475,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $475,000
Signed: July 4, 2023
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 24 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $350,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $350,000
Signed: July 13, 2022
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.91
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2022-23 is $325,000

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 23 $761,250 $761,250 - - $761,250 $761,250 $70,000 RFA
Total - - $761,250 $761,250 $70,000
Signed: Aug 6, 2021
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 0.93

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 19 $792,500 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2018-19 20 $761,666 $894,166 $157,500 $92,500 $675,000 $767,500 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 21 $761,666 $894,166 $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 22 $761,666 $894,166 $107,500 - $725,000 $725,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $397,500 $277,500 $2,100,000 $2,377,500 $210,000
Signed: Mar 6, 2017
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15