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Photo of NHL player Olen Zellweger

Buffalo Sabres Logo Olen Zellweger

Position Left Defense Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Shoots Left Current Contract 3 years ($3.1M CapHit)
Height 5'10" Expires 2028-29
Weight (lbs) 193 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 25
Age (DOB) 22 (Sep 10, 2003) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted 2021, Round 2, Overall 34 (ANA)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2026 Buffalo Sabres Signed 3 years @ $3.100M AAV starting in 2026-27
Jun 26, 2026 Buffalo Sabres Acquired from Anaheim Ducks
Jun 26, 2026 Anaheim Ducks Traded to Buffalo Sabres
Aug 13, 2021 Anaheim Ducks Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
  • Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
  • Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Data Sources
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI Producer Playmaker Shooter Sniper Rebound Rush Skating Defend
2023-24 ANA 26 0.95 -0.04 1.96 0.59 - 1.30 0.42 -0.51
2024-25 ANA 62 -0.54 -0.93 0.33 -0.52 - 0.37 1.96 0.46
2025-26 ANA 76 -0.31 -0.48 -0.01 -0.51 - 1.58 3.21 0.75

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2023-24 ANA 26 0.10 0.55 -2.03 -0.28 0.76 -1.48 -
2024-25 ANA 62 -0.39 0.63 -1.97 0.91 0.91 0.51 -
2025-26 ANA 76 -0.73 -0.84 -1.11 0.36 0.93 -0.41 -
See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

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.
2023-24 ANA 26 424:48 0.28 0.56 0.85 0.23 0.06 9.09 7.25 1.84 2.38 2.38
2024-25 ANA 62 963:19 0.25 0.50 0.75 0.33 -0.08 4.04 5.30 -1.25 0.68 3.38
2025-26 ANA 76 1102:27 0.27 0.65 0.93 0.34 -0.07 4.85 6.11 -1.26 1.84 3.68

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
2023-24 ANA 26 424:48 37.57 1.41 2.06 46.47 2.82 2.56 33.33 44.63 0.06 0.27 -2.10
2024-25 ANA 62 963:19 43.72 2.55 2.44 46.22 2.18 2.87 53.95 45.98 0.18 0.02 1.74
2025-26 ANA 76 1102:27 48.44 2.99 2.89 43.27 2.83 2.81 51.40 50.71 0.05 -0.02 0.62

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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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 Defense Pairs

Season
Season Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
This table is for Basic and Premium subscribers only. To view please login to and/or subscribe to one of our subscription plans. 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35

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.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Olen Zellweger signed a $9,300,000 3-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on July 1, 2026 with an AAV of $3,100,000. This contract will start in 2026-27 and end after the 2028-29 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.98% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2026-27 23 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 - $750,000 $2,350,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 RFA
2027-28 24 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 - - $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 RFA-arb
2028-29 25 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 - - $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 RFA-arb
Total - $750,000 $8,550,000 $9,300,000 $9,300,000
Signed: July 1, 2026
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: Jarmo Kekalainen
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 2.98

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Olen Zellweger signed a $2,717,500 3-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Bob Murray on August 13, 2021 with an AAV of $897,500. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.10% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 18 $897,500 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2022-23 19 $866,667 $894,167 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2023-24 20 $844,167 $871,667 $82,500 $92,500 $775,000 $867,500 $80,000 ELC
2024-25 21 $844,167 $871,667 - - $832,500 $832,500 $80,000 ELC
2025-26 22 $844,167 $871,667 - - $832,500 $832,500 $80,000 ELC
Total $82,500 $277,500 $2,440,000 $2,717,500 $240,000
Signed: Aug 13, 2021
Team: Anaheim Ducks
GM: Bob Murray
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

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
2014-15 WSI U12 Western Canada Selects U12 7 1 4 5 2
2016-17 AMBHL Fort Saskatchewan Ranger U15 AAA 36 3 10 13 2 14 2 1 3 4
2017-18 WSI U15 Upstate Kings U15 5 2 1 3 12
2017-18 Alberta Cup Team Edmonton Blue 5 1 1 2
2017-18 CSSHL U15 OHA Edmonton U15 Prep 30 10 22 32 16 5 3 2 5 2
2018-19 CWG Team Alberta 6 1 1 2 4
2018-19 WHL Everett Silvertips 1 0 0 0
2018-19 CSSHL U18 OHA Edmonton U18 Prep 35 8 19 27 22 5 1 3 4
2019-20 WHL Everett Silvertips 58 2 10 12 +20 8
2019-20 WHC-17 Canada Red U17 5 0 2 2 2
2020-21 WHL Everett Silvertips 11 2 11 13 +5 2
2020-21 WJC-18 Canada U18 7 1 7 8 +8 2
2021-22 WJC-20 Canada U20 7 2 9 11 +14 2
2021-22 WHL Everett Silvertips 55 14 64 78 +45 23 6 2 7 9 +4 4
2021-22 AHL San Diego Gulls 1 1 1 +1
2022-23 WHL Everett Silvertips 23 10 18 28 -5 12
2022-23 WHL Kamloops Blazers 32 22 30 52 +35 28 14 11 18 29 +18 10
2023-24 AHL San Diego Gulls 44 12 25 37 -1 16
2023-24 NHL Anaheim Ducks 26 2 7 9 -6 4 34 5.9 19:17
2024-25 NHL Anaheim Ducks 62 7 13 20 +1 20 130 5.4 18:58
2025-26 NHL Anaheim Ducks 76 7 15 22 +4 34 119 5.9 16:59 3 1 1 2 +2 3 33.3 13:58
NHL Career 164 16 35 51 -1 58 283 5.6 18:05 3 1 1 2 +2 3 33.3 13:58