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Photo of NHL player Tage Thompson

Buffalo Sabres Logo Tage Thompson

Position Center / Right Wing Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Shoots Right Current Contract 7 years ($7.1M CapHit)
Height 6'6" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 220 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 32
Age (DOB) 28 (Oct 30, 1997) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2016, Round 1, Overall 26 (STL)
Date Team Transaction
Nov 27, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Activated from IR
Nov 15, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Placed on IR
Aug 30, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Signed 7 years @ $7.143M AAV starting in 2023-24
Oct 5, 2020 Buffalo Sabres Signed 3 years @ $1.400M AAV starting in 2020-21
Mar 7, 2017 St. Louis Blues 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
2017-18 STL 41 431:29 -0.50 -0.26 -0.54 -0.41 -1.66 -0.09 - -1.59
2018-19 BUF 65 709:52 -1.09 -1.14 -0.25 -0.46 -1.31 -1.31 - -0.14
2019-20 BUF 1 6:59 - - - - -2.06 -1.80 - 11.33
2020-21 BUF 38 449:39 -0.86 -0.55 -0.72 -1.27 0.06 0.62 - 1.99
2021-22 BUF 78 1040:27 1.42 -0.20 2.33 1.33 -0.72 -0.52 -0.25 -2.20
2022-23 BUF 78 1062:29 2.79 1.25 2.07 0.54 -0.14 -0.10 -0.04 0.11
2023-24 BUF 71 944:15 0.15 -0.64 0.85 0.36 -0.73 0.06 -0.15 0.19
2024-25 BUF 76 1078:57 1.73 -1.15 5.34 2.88 -1.11 -0.20 -0.18 -0.52
2025-26 BUF 81 1173:47 1.40 -0.82 3.53 1.30 -1.00 -0.72 0.37 -0.85

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2017-18 STL 41 431:29 -1.00 -0.72 -2.02 -1.27 -0.68 1.29 -
2018-19 BUF 65 709:52 -0.75 -1.15 -1.93 -1.07 -0.75 0.72 -
2019-20 BUF 1 6:59 -2.61 -2.09 -1.93 2.13 1.12 -1.98 -
2020-21 BUF 38 449:39 -0.28 -0.56 -2.17 -0.65 0.05 1.57 -
2021-22 BUF 78 1040:27 0.43 0.81 -0.53 0.59 1.36 1.24 40.3
2022-23 BUF 78 1062:29 0.80 0.92 -0.99 0.88 1.79 1.08 43.1
2023-24 BUF 71 944:15 0.59 0.91 -0.70 0.92 1.16 0.11 43.3
2024-25 BUF 76 1078:57 1.20 0.90 -2.01 0.79 1.02 0.16 42.8
2025-26 BUF 81 1173:47 1.38 1.22 -1.92 0.01 0.30 0.42 45.5

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. 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 and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • 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).
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • 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.
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

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.
2017-18 STL 41 431:29 0.42 0.56 0.97 0.51 -0.10 6.12 7.54 -1.41 3.80 1.27
2018-19 BUF 65 709:52 0.51 0.34 0.85 0.64 -0.14 6.38 8.11 -1.73 1.45 2.17
2019-20 BUF 1 6:59 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 -1.00 - - - 0.00 0.00
2020-21 BUF 38 449:39 0.40 0.67 1.07 0.98 -0.58 3.61 8.89 -5.27 5.05 6.06
2021-22 BUF 78 1040:27 1.38 1.27 2.65 0.92 0.46 14.20 9.48 4.72 3.00 4.29
2022-23 BUF 78 1062:29 1.36 1.69 3.05 1.20 0.15 12.50 11.07 1.43 3.58 6.81
2023-24 BUF 71 944:15 1.02 0.83 1.84 0.87 0.15 9.88 8.46 1.41 4.00 5.78
2024-25 BUF 76 1078:57 1.84 0.67 2.50 0.84 1.00 19.64 8.94 10.70 2.12 4.24
2025-26 BUF 81 1173:47 1.48 0.77 2.25 1.06 0.43 16.20 11.54 4.67 1.52 4.92

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
2017-18 STL 41 431:29 40.88 1.11 2.02 43.39 2.64 2.57 29.63 44.07 -0.36 0.44 -8.81
2018-19 BUF 65 709:52 40.06 1.18 1.99 45.81 2.79 2.79 29.79 41.71 -0.42 0.22 -6.83
2019-20 BUF 1 6:59 42.96 0.00 2.77 34.37 0.00 1.56 - 63.93 0.01 -1.27 14.58
2020-21 BUF 38 449:39 37.90 1.73 2.35 48.84 2.14 2.85 44.83 45.15 0.22 0.44 -1.72
2021-22 BUF 78 1040:27 44.17 3.75 2.82 45.44 3.92 2.94 48.87 48.95 0.69 0.44 2.99
2022-23 BUF 78 1062:29 49.07 3.78 3.35 44.61 3.28 3.30 53.60 50.36 0.67 0.50 1.50
2023-24 BUF 71 944:15 47.08 2.92 2.74 41.05 2.29 2.55 56.10 51.75 0.34 0.03 3.05
2024-25 BUF 76 1078:57 44.38 3.45 2.68 42.10 3.00 2.53 53.45 51.40 0.50 -0.04 5.54
2025-26 BUF 81 1173:47 42.22 2.91 2.79 42.99 2.76 2.73 51.35 50.50 0.19 0.17 0.16

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
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

Tage Thompson signed a $49,999,999 7-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on August 30, 2022 with an AAV of $7,142,857. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2029-30 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 8.55% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 - $2,000,000 $5,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 RFA-arb
2024-25 26 M-NTC $7,142,857 $7,142,857 - - $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 UFA
2025-26 27 M-NTC $7,142,857 $7,142,857 - - $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 UFA
2026-27 28 M-NTC $7,142,857 $7,142,857 - - $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 UFA
2027-28 29 M-NTC $7,142,857 $7,142,857 - - $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 UFA
2028-29 30 M-NTC $7,142,857 $7,142,857 - - $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 UFA
2029-30 31 M-NTC $7,142,857 $7,142,857 - - $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 UFA
Total - $2,000,000 $47,999,999 $49,999,999 $49,999,999
Signed: Aug 30, 2022
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: Kevyn Adams
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 8.55
Clause: Starting in 2024-25 season player can submit a 5 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Tage Thompson signed a $4,200,000 3-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on October 5, 2020 with an AAV of $1,400,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.72% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 22 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 - - $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 RFA
2021-22 23 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 - - $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 RFA-arb
2022-23 24 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 - - $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $4,200,000
Signed: Oct 5, 2020
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: Kevyn Adams
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.72

Tage Thompson signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on March 7, 2017 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.23% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 19 $925,000 $1,137,500 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2018-19 20 $925,000 $1,137,500 $212,500 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 21 $925,000 $1,137,500 $425,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $637,500 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: Mar 7, 2017
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
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
2010-11 Bantam Alaska All Stars 14U AA 12 23 29 52 6
2010-11 14U AA Alaska All Stars 14U AA 5 8 5 13 4
2011-12 AYHL 14U Mid Fairfield Rangers 14U AAA 22 16 5 21 10
2012-13 AYHL 15U Long Island Royals 15U 14 12 13 25 19
2013-14 USPHL PAL Islanders 16 17 14 31 8
2014-15 U-18 USNTDP 39 5 7 12 12
2014-15 USHL USNTDP 25 7 7 14 +10 20 26 2,690.0
2015-16 NCAA Univ. of Connecticut 36 14 18 32 -14 12
2016-17 NCAA Univ. of Connecticut 34 19 13 32 -6 24
2016-17 WJC-20 USA U20 7 1 4 5 +4 4
2016-17 AHL Chicago Wolves 16 1 1 2 +1 2 10 2 1 3 -4 4
2017-18 NHL St. Louis Blues 41 3 6 9 -12 12 55 5.4 11:55
2017-18 AHL San Antonio Rampage 30 8 10 18 -4 4
2017-18 WC USA 10 1 2 3 +3 16
2018-19 NHL Buffalo Sabres 65 7 5 12 -22 20 108 6.5 12:08
2018-19 AHL Rochester Americans 8 6 3 9 +6 4 3 2 2 -2 2
2019-20 AHL Rochester Americans 16 6 6 12 +5 8
2019-20 NHL Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0.0 6:59
2020-21 NHL Buffalo Sabres 38 8 6 14 -6 17 96 8.3 13:52
2020-21 WC USA 8 1 4 5 -1 2
2021-22 NHL Buffalo Sabres 78 38 30 68 -17 37 253 15.0 17:53
2022-23 NHL Buffalo Sabres 78 47 47 94 +4 39 295 15.9 18:35
2023-24 NHL Buffalo Sabres 71 29 27 56 -1 43 246 11.8 18:07
2024-25 NHL Buffalo Sabres 76 44 28 72 -2 35 242 18.2 18:45
2024-25 WC USA 10 6 3 9 +7 6
2024-25 International Team USA 1 2 0 2
2025-26 OG USA 6 3 1 4 +3 18 17.0 10:38
2025-26 NHL Buffalo Sabres 81 40 41 81 -6 35 272 14.7 19:15 13 5 10 15 22 46 10.9 19:58
NHL Career 529 216 190 406 -62 238 1567 13.8 16:52 13 5 10 15 22 46 10.9 19:58