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Tyson Kozak

Position	Center	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	185	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	25
Age	22 (Dec 29, 2002)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2021, Round 7, Overall 193 (BUF)

Date	Team	Transaction
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.

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.
2024-25	BUF	21	209:43	0.57	0.29	0.86	0.67	-0.10	20.00	23.35	-3.35	3.85	19.23
2025-26	BUF	3	25:26	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	-0.21	0.00	4.52	-4.52	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
2024-25	BUF	21	209:43	34.90	1.43	1.88	41.77	1.72	2.04	45.45	47.93	-0.47	-0.64	1.23
2025-26	BUF	3	25:26	40.10	0.00	2.12	44.82	0.00	2.46	-	46.27	0.24	-0.18	4.65

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	21	22.6	1.0	10.2	10.3	92.3	45.0	10.0	40.0	50.0	0.4	0.2	0.4
2025-26	3	22.6	1.2	9.7	10.4	77.4	68.2	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.4

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
2024-25			BUF		1.00	0.00	100.00	1.54	1.66	48.05	-0.85	-0.96	0.42
2024-25			BUF		4.71	2.35	66.67	2.36	1.64	59.00	-0.43	-1.01	7.75

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

Ranking all 48 Buffalo Sabres players based on 2025-26 NHL trade value at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Sabres Dealing With Key Injuries Heading Into Season, Claim Ellis Off Waivers at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Sabres’ Tyson Kozak focused on staying healthy after successful NHL stint at Sabres Space (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Sabres’ Tyson Kozak focused on staying healthy after successful NHL stint at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Sabres News & Rumors: Preseason Battles, Roster Questions & Injury Report at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
After season in minors, Ryan Johnson making case for roster spot with Sabres at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Sabres’ 3 Biggest Standouts Halfway Through Preseason at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
3 Buffalo Sabres who could be playing their final preseason game against Detroit at Sabres Noise (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Sabres preseason: goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen practices; Jiri Kulich injured at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Blue Jackets at Sabres: Preview & Open Thread at Die by the Blade (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
3 Sabres Prospects To Watch During Preseason at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Sabres 2025-26 Player Expectations: Will Fourth-Liner Kozak Assert Himself As A Full-Time NHLer? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
Sabres Prospect Profile - Tyson Kozak at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
Buffalo Sabres Top 25 Under 25: #14: Tyson Kozak at Die by the Blade (Tue Aug 26, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	22	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$350,000	RFA
2026-27	23	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	24	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,325,000	$2,325,000	$1,900,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.81

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Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	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

Signed: Aug 19, 2022

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

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
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	MU18HL	Southwest Cougars U18 AAA	44	10	25	35		22				3					2
2018-19	MU18HL	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	3	0	0	0			2	0.0	10:15
NHL Career			24	3	2	5	-2	2	13	23.1	10:28