| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Activated from IR | |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Placed on IR | |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Signed 3 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26 | |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned to AHL | |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled from AHL | |
| Feb 9, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned to AHL | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Placed on IR | |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled from AHL | |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned to AHL | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled from AHL | |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned to AHL | |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled from AHL | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned to AHL | |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled from AHL | |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Buffalo Sabres | Signed to an entry level contract. |
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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.
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | Producer | Playmaker | Shooter | Sniper | Rebound | Rush | Skating | Defend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | BUF | 21 | 209:43 | -1.22 | -1.36 | -0.09 | 0.39 | 3.28 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 3.42 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 46 | 451:07 | -1.89 | -1.48 | -1.18 | -0.67 | -0.97 | -0.09 | 1.82 | 1.69 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | 5v5 TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI | Possession | Drive | Suppress | Faceoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | BUF | 21 | 209:43 | -1.29 | -1.96 | -1.64 | -0.67 | -1.09 | -0.65 | 46.2 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 46 | 451:07 | -1.27 | -1.82 | -0.56 | -2.50 | -2.26 | 0.69 | 48.3 |
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.
Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | BUF | 21 | 209:43 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 0.86 | 0.53 | 0.04 | 20.00 | 18.67 | 1.33 | 4.17 | 16.67 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 46 | 451:07 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.40 | -0.14 | 6.67 | 10.11 | -3.44 | 2.50 | 5.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | BUF | 21 | 209:43 | 34.05 | 1.43 | 1.59 | 40.63 | 1.72 | 2.07 | 45.45 | 43.50 | -0.70 | -0.65 | -2.20 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 46 | 451:07 | 32.05 | 1.46 | 1.89 | 44.69 | 1.73 | 2.53 | 45.83 | 42.76 | -0.97 | -0.18 | -8.56 |
| 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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| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
| Season | Teammate | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|
| 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. |
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Tyson Kozak signed a $2,325,000 3-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.81% of the salary cap.
Tyson Kozak signed a $2,550,000 3-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on August 19, 2022 with an AAV of $850,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.03% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | $83,333 | $750,000 | $833,333 | $80,000 | ELC | ||
| 2023-24 | 20 | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | $86,111 | $775,000 | $861,111 | $80,000 | ELC | ||
| 2024-25 | 21 | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | $80,556 | $775,000 | $855,556 | $80,000 | ELC | ||
| Total | - | $250,000 | $2,300,000 | $2,550,000 | $240,000 |
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2015-16 | WAAA U15 | Southwest Cougars U15 AAA | 33 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | WAAA U15 | Southwest Cougars U15 AAA | 36 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | WHL Cup | Team Manitoba | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | MMHL | Southwest Cougars U18 AAA | 44 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2018-19 | MMHL | Southwest Cougars U18 AAA | 40 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2018-19 | WHL | Portland Winterhawks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2019-20 | WHL | Portland Winterhawks | 63 | 13 | 16 | 29 | +27 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | WHL | Portland Winterhawks | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | MJHL | Dauphin Kings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | WHL | Portland Winterhawks | 66 | 32 | 37 | 69 | +25 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-23 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 55 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-24 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 14 | 4 | -4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 11 | 27.3 | 10:29 | |||||||||
| 2024-25 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +5 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025-26 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 30 | 6.7 | 11:17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 0.0 | 11:25 | ||
| NHL Career | 67 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 4 | 41 | 12.2 | 11:02 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 0.0 | 11:25 | ||||