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Michael Kesselring
Defenseman #8 Sabres
Player Information

Michael Kesselring has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 16 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 164) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, he has 53 points (12 goals, 41 assists) in 172 regular-season games for the Arizona Coyotes, the Utah Hockey Club and the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 26 yrs (13.01.2000)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 98 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 164th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoEdmonton Oilers
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Lower Body Injury
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The 26-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Michael Kesselring is off the ice, the Sabres control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 21% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 40% in the defensive zone.

  • 64

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 259th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 186th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.24
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.20
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.99
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.48
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.30
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.71
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.23
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.41
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.98
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.69
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.40
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.400M
Player Contract Value: $1.500M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 27.5 yrs (13.01.2000)
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Michael Kesselring
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
21.12.2025 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 -1 15:40 3 0.0% 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 12:39 2 0.0% 4
27.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 15:46 5 0.0% 2
29.12.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 1 15:33 1 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 0 12:04 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 11 0.0% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Arizona Coyotes 9 0 3 3 -1 17:06 8 0.0% 6
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes 65 5 16 21 11 15:48 76 6.6% 66
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club 82 7 22 29 4 17:40 150 4.7% 89
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 16 0 0 0 -4 15:13 23 0.0% 10
Season Projection 55 0 0 0 -14 15:14 79 0.0% 34
Total 172 12 41 53 10 257 4.7% 171
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Michael Kesselring Team Logo D 26 yrs 196 cm / 98 kg 0.00 0.31 51 72 $1.400M
82% Derek Forbort Team Logo D 33.9 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.00 0.19 52 78 $2.000M
82% Connor Murphy Team Logo D 32.8 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.18 0.21 52 75 $4.400M
82% Will Borgen Team Logo D 29.1 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.10 0.21 50 76 $4.100M
81% Erik Cernak Team Logo D 28.6 yrs 193 cm / 104 kg 0.17 0.24 54 75 $5.200M
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