Bowen Byram has 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 43 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.
Selected in the 1st round (No. 4) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, he has 134 points (43 goals, 91 assists) in 289 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche and the Buffalo Sabres.
He also has 12 points (0 goals, 12 assists) in 27 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Country: CAN
Age: 24.6 yrs (13.06.2001) Height / Weight: 185 cm / 92 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 4th in 2019 Draft Team: Colorado Avalanche
Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
The 24-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Sabres controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Bowen Byram is off the ice, the Sabres control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.
He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 33% in the defensive zone.
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79
Overall RatingOffense:Off: 23rd of 283 DefensemenDefense:Def: 80th of 283 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving -0.02-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.500.350.65IceTimePerGame 22.091525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.630.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.510.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.380.11xGoals/60 0.420.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 2.971.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3.351.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.640.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 3.012.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.8424.5Penalties/60 0.440.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 3.4726Takeaways/60 0.630.52DZoneGiveaways/60 1.9614DZoneStartPct 0.330.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 7.53512 -
Career Trajectory
Most comparable players to Bowen Byram at his age (24.6 yrs):
Tyler Myers (Rating of 79 in 2014, Today 61)Travis Hamonic (Rating of 79 in 2014, Today 55)Alexander Nikishin (Rating of 79 in 2025, Today 79)
| Actual AAV: | $6.250M |
| Player Contract Value: | $6.700M |
| Remaining: | 2 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2027 RFA |
| Age at the end: | 27.0 yrs (13.06.2001) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2025 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24:36 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 |
| 03.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 24:33 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 06.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24:28 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 08.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23:45 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10.01.2026 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:55 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 2 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 |
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19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17:31 | 21 | 0.0% | 23 |
| 2021-22 |
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30 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 18:48 | 49 | 10.2% | 12 |
| 2022-23 |
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42 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 21:52 | 65 | 15.4% | 38 |
| 2023-24 |
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55 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 19:51 | 63 | 12.7% | 40 |
| 2023-24 |
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18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 21:51 | 21 | 14.3% | 13 |
| 2024-25 |
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82 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 22:41 | 94 | 7.4% | 46 |
| 2025-26 |
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43 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 22:06 | 58 | 17.2% | 14 |
| Season Projection | 82 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 10 | 22:05 | 111 | 17.1% | 27 | |
| Total | 289 | 43 | 91 | 134 | 31 | 371 | 11.6% | 186 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | D | 24.6 yrs | 185 cm / 92 kg | 0.56 | 0.46 | 77 | 80 | $6.250M | ||
| 87% | Rasmus Andersson | D | 29.2 yrs | 185 cm / 91 kg | 0.62 | 0.45 | 77 | 79 | $4.550M | |
| 87% | Brandon Montour | D | 31.8 yrs | 183 cm / 90 kg | 0.59 | 0.49 | 79 | 76 | $7.143M | |
| 83% | Jackson LaCombe | D | 25 yrs | 188 cm / 94 kg | 0.62 | 0.46 | 76 | 77 | $0.925M | |
| 83% | Damon Severson | D | 31.4 yrs | 188 cm / 92 kg | 0.38 | 0.40 | 74 | 81 | $6.250M |