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Peyton Krebs

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'0"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	188	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	25
Age	24 (Jan 26, 2001)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2019, Round 1, Overall 17 (VGK)

Date	Team	Transaction
Sep 17, 2024	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 2 years @ $1.450M AAV starting in 2024-25
Nov 16, 2019	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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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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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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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.
2020-21	VGK	4	42:28	0.00	1.41	1.41	0.36	-0.36	0.00	25.32	-25.32	0.00	0.00
2021-22	VGK	9	113:57	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.62	-0.62	0.00	11.77	-11.77	23.08	7.69
2021-22	BUF	48	576:38	0.73	0.42	1.14	0.37	0.36	20.59	10.46	10.13	8.00	4.00
2021-22	BUF, VGK	57	690:35	0.61	0.35	0.96	0.41	0.20	15.91	10.76	5.15	11.11	4.76
2022-23	BUF	74	872:00	0.48	0.96	1.44	0.48	0.00	10.29	10.24	0.06	2.08	5.21
2023-24	BUF	80	897:36	0.27	0.80	1.07	0.47	-0.20	5.80	10.14	-4.34	5.71	5.71
2024-25	BUF	81	1005:38	0.42	1.01	1.43	0.47	-0.06	9.33	10.60	-1.26	2.36	3.15
2025-26	BUF	20	265:05	0.00	0.91	0.91	0.45	-0.45	0.00	11.11	-11.11	0.00	11.11

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
2020-21	VGK	4	42:28	42.39	4.24	2.38	28.26	2.83	1.96	60.00	54.91	-0.09	-0.37	3.35
2021-22	VGK	9	113:57	38.96	2.11	2.25	43.18	5.27	3.00	28.57	42.89	-0.35	-0.26	-1.48
2021-22	BUF	48	576:38	35.79	1.77	2.07	46.20	3.54	2.86	33.33	42.02	-0.42	0.28	-7.10
2021-22	BUF, VGK	57	690:35	36.32	1.82	2.10	45.70	3.82	2.88	32.31	42.18	-0.41	0.19	-6.08
2022-23	BUF	74	872:00	38.88	2.06	2.17	36.67	2.41	2.40	46.15	47.48	-0.72	-0.59	-1.62
2023-24	BUF	80	897:36	41.24	2.07	2.33	38.70	2.01	2.39	50.82	49.37	-0.19	-0.19	-0.01
2024-25	BUF	81	1005:38	37.17	2.51	2.13	39.92	2.21	2.42	53.16	46.83	-0.21	-0.10	-1.28
2025-26	BUF	20	265:05	33.95	1.36	2.26	45.04	3.17	2.69	30.00	45.67	-0.23	0.27	-5.13

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%
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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 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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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

To squeeze value from Jack Eichel deal, the Sabres' eyes turn to trading this forward at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
Sabres forward Peyton Krebs on his equipment assist to Rasmus Dahlin: ‘It’s just guys sticking up for their teammates’ at Sabres Space (Tue Oct 21, 2025)
Josh Norris praises maligned Sabres teammate: 'Super easy to play with' at Sabres Noise (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
Buffalo Sabres Top 25 Under 25: #10: Peyton Krebs at Die by the Blade (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Why Peyton Krebs' redemption arc is key for the 2025-26 Buffalo Sabres at Sabres Noise (Tue Aug 12, 2025)
Centers of Attention at Die by the Blade (Wed Jul 30, 2025)

Current Contract

Peyton Krebs signed a $2,900,000 2-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on September 17, 2024 with an AAV of $1,450,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.65% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	23	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	RFA
2025-26	24	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000

Signed: Sep 17, 2024

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.65

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Peyton Krebs signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights and General Manager Kelly McCrimmon on November 16, 2019 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.13% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	18	$925,000	$1,337,500	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2020-21	19	$894,167	$1,306,667	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2021-22	20	$863,333	$1,275,833	$412,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2022-23	21	$863,333	$1,275,833	$412,500	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2023-24	22	$863,333	$1,275,833	$412,500	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,237,500	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Nov 16, 2019

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

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	AMBHL	Rocky Mountain Raiders Bntm AAA	33	28	38	66		22
2014-15	AEHL U15	Rocky Mountain Raiders U15 AAA										13	10	7	17		2
2015-16	AEHL U15	Rocky Mountain Raiders U15 AAA	27	46	56	102		28				4	1	3	4		2
2015-16	AEHL U18	Airdrie CFR Bisons U18 AAA	1	0	0	0		2				3	1		1
2016-17	WHL	Kootenay Ice	6	1	5	6	-5
2016-17	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	6	1	5	6	-5
2016-17	WCCC-16	Team Alberta	4	2	4	6		4
2016-17	AMHL	UFA Bisons U18 AAA	29	15	25	40		4				12	2	10	12		20
2017-18	WHL	Kootenay Ice	67	17	37	54	-22	40
2017-18	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	67	17	37	54	-22	40
2017-18	WHC-17	Canada Red U17	5	1	5	6		2
2017-18	U17-Dev	Team Red	3	1	2	3		4
2018-19	WHL	Kootenay Ice	64	19	49	68	-50	63
2018-19	WHL	Wenatchee Wild	64	19	49	68	-50	63
2018-19	WJC-18	Canada U18	7	6	4	10	+9	4
2018-19	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	5	2	3	5		2
2019-20	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	38	12	48	60	+11	38
2019-20	WHL	Wenatchee Wild	38	12	48	60	+11	38
2020-21	WHL	Wenatchee Wild	24	13	30	43	+11	28
2020-21	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	24	13	30	43	+11	28
2020-21	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	3	5	8	+8	4
2020-21	AHL	Henderson Silver Knights	5	1	4	5	+6
2020-21	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	4	0	1	1	+1		1	0.0	11:26
2021-22	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	48	7	15	22	-20	20	46	15.2	14:45
2021-22	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	9	0	0	0	-6	2	10	0.0	13:44
2021-22	AHL	Henderson Silver Knights	2	0	5	5	+1	4
2021-22	AHL	Rochester Americans	18	4	11	15	-12	12				10		11	11	+1	4
2022-23	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	74	9	17	26	-8	50	78	11.5	13:50
2022-23	WC	Canada	10	1	4	5	+2	2
2023-24	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	80	4	13	17	+2	67	74	5.4	12:30
2024-25	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	81	10	18	28	+1	60	80	12.5	13:56
2025-26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	20	0	5	5	-11	34	19	0.0	13:58
NHL Career			316	30	69	99	-41	233	308	9.7	13:38