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Mason Geertsen

Position	Left Wing	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'4"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	231	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	32
Age	30 (Apr 19, 1995)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2013, Round 4, Overall 93 (COL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2023	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 13, 2022	New Jersey Devils	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Mar 3, 2021	New York Rangers	Signed 2 years @ $725K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 13, 2018	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 1 year @ $650K AAV starting in 2018-19
Mar 24, 2015	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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.
2021-22	NJD	25	169:45	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	-0.40	0.00	9.49	-9.49	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
2021-22	NJD	25	169:45	31.10	1.77	2.11	42.06	3.89	2.44	31.25	46.42	-0.66	-0.16	-5.22

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	25	22.7	0.6	3.9	4.4	71.5	39.8	11.1	33.3	55.6	43.5	18.3	38.2
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2021-22	Bastian, N	McLeod, M	NJD	76:06	3.15	3.15	50.00	2.42	1.97	55.18	-0.36	-0.74	4.46

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% 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.

News and Opinions

4 Buffalo Sabres who could steal a roster spot before Opening Night at Sabres Noise (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Sabres notes: Bowen Byram aware of trade rumors during summer; Mason Geertsen Buffalo’s new ‘enforcer’ at Sabres Space (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Sabres notes: Bowen Byram aware of trade rumors during summer; Mason Geertsen Buffalo’s new ‘enforcer’ at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Lindy Ruff sends bold message to Buffalo Sabres with Mason Geertsen role at Sabres Noise (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
3 Buffalo Sabres set to quickly climb the depth chart at training camp at Sabres Noise (Fri Sep 19, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	30	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$425,000	UFA
2026-27	31	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$425,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$850,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	28	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
2024-25	29	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$800,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	27		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$300,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$300,000

Signed: July 13, 2022

Team: New Jersey Devils

GM: Tom Fitzgerald

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.91

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $350,000.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	25	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$100,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	26	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$125,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$225,000

Signed: Mar 3, 2021

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Jeff Gorton

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.89

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	23		$650,000	$650,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$85,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$85,000

Signed: July 13, 2018

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Joe Sakic

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.82

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	20	$675,000	$750,000	$100,000	$75,000	$575,000	$650,000	$65,000	ELC
2016-17	21	$675,000	$750,000	$100,000	$75,000	$575,000	$650,000	$65,000	ELC
2017-18	22	$675,000	$750,000	$25,000	$75,000	$600,000	$675,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$225,000	$225,000	$1,750,000	$1,975,000	$200,000

Signed: Mar 24, 2015

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: None

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	AMBHL	Leduc Oil Kings Bantam AAA	27	0	2	2		16
2009-10	AMBHL	Leduc Oil Kings Bantam AAA	33	5	17	22		38
2010-11	AMHL	Sherwood Park	31	3	7	10		84				10	1	2	3		24
2010-11	WHL	Edmonton	3	0	0	0	-1	4
2011-12	WHL	Edmonton	34	0	3	3	+5	70
2012-13	WHL	Edmonton	15	0	4	4	-2	32
2012-13	WHL	Vancouver	58	2	8	10	-26	98
2013-14	WHL	Vancouver	66	4	19	23	-5	126				4				-8	14
2014-15	WHL	Vancouver	69	13	25	38	+3	107
2014-15	AHL	Lake Erie	9	0	0	0	-3	2	5	0.0
2015-16	AHL	San Antonio	42	0	8	8	-1	62	32	0.0
2015-16	ECHL	Fort Wayne	21	1	3	4		18				14		3	3	+4	15
2016-17	AHL	San Antonio Rampage	36	0	4	4	-18	52
2016-17	ECHL	Colorado Eagles	9	0	5	5	-1	14				19	1	3	4	+4	42
2017-18	AHL	San Antonio Rampage	72	3	6	9	-7	117
2018-19	AHL	Colorado Eagles	58	3	13	16	+5	134				4				-2	8
2019-20	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	60	0	8	8		109
2020-21	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	20	3	2	5	+1	43
2021-22	NHL	New Jersey Devils	25	0	0	0	-6	77	12	0.0	6:57
2022-23	AHL	Utica Comets	61	4	4	8	-8	136				4		2	2	-2	4
2023-24	AHL	Henderson Silver Knights	58	6	0	6	-16	108
2024-25	AHL	Henderson Silver Knights	31	0	5	5	+3	77
2024-25	AHL	Henderson Silver Knights	31	0	5	5	+3	77
NHL Career			25	0	0	0	-6	77	12	0.0	6:57