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Tage Thompson

Position
Centre
Age
29Oct 30, 1997
Height
6'6"198 cm
Weight
220 lbs100 kg
Shoots
Right
Born
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Nationality
USA
Draft
2016 · Round 1 · 26th overall · STL
GP16
G10
A9
PTS19
+/-8
S%14.7%
TOI/GP19:24
GWG1
OTG—
SHG0
PPP5

Tage Thompson, Buffalo Sabres centre, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Phoenix, AZ, USA · Draft: 2016 · Round 1, pick 26 (#26 overall) · STL · 10 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
543
G
226
A
197
PTS
423
+/-
-57

Playoffs

GP
13
G
5
A
10
PTS
15
+/-
0

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-10-31@ LAK2021820:09
2026-10-29@ ANA3253417:49
2026-10-27@ SJS0110617:10
2026-10-24@ WSH000-1017:00
2026-10-21vs PHI000-2320:06

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 16 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 41.9%43.1%Beats 63%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 40.4%39.7%Beats 26%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 39.1%38.1%Beats 68%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.8 mph22.7 mphBeats 85%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 2050Beats 94%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 13Beats 88%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 54.6 mph68.0 mphBeats 98%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 80.5 mph100.2 mphBeats 100%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 3 shots
  • Crease: 3 shots
  • Right side of the net: 4 shots
  • Low slot: 12 shots
  • Left circle: 8 shots
  • Right circle: 6 shots
  • High slot: 13 shots
  • Outside left: 2 shots
  • Outside right: 8 shots
  • Left point: 1 shots
  • Centre point: 3 shots
  • Right point: 4 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 1 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 815Beats 90%
  • Close-range shooting %League avg 19.8%33.3%Beats 87%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 727Beats 99%
  • Mid-range shooting %League avg 12.7%14.8%Beats 58%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 28More than 98%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

44.0%

Won–Lost

80–102

182 taken

League rank

#109

of 125 (100+ FO)

By zone

  • Offensive zone46.2% · 48/104
  • Neutral zone45.2% · 19/42
  • Defensive zone36.1% · 13/36

By situation

  • Even strength41.7% · 50/120
  • Power play49.2% · 30/61
  • Shorthanded0.0% · 0/1

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7CBJ011W
Nov 5OTT011L
Oct 31@ LAK202W
Oct 30@ ANA325W
Oct 28@ SJS011W
Oct 24@ WSH000L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL101L
Oct 15@ TOR011W
Oct 13@ MTL000L
Show all 16 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7CBJ011W
Nov 5OTT011L
Oct 31@ LAK202W
Oct 30@ ANA325W
Oct 28@ SJS011W
Oct 24@ WSH000L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL101L
Oct 15@ TOR011W
Oct 13@ MTL000L
Oct 12FLA112W
Oct 10UTA101L
Oct 8DAL000L
Oct 6MIN112W
Oct 3CHI112W
Oct 1@ CBJ000L

Career Arc

10 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27BUF1410717+5
2025-26BUF81404181-6
2024-25BUF76442872-2
2023-24BUF71292756-1
2022-23BUF78474794+4
2021-22BUF78383068-17
2020-21BUF388614-6
2019-20BUF10000
2018-19BUF657512-22
2017-18STL41369-12

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