Colten Ellis

Position: Goalie
Age: 26Oct 5, 2000
Height: 6'1"185 cm
Weight: 194 lbs88 kg
Catches: Left
Born: Whycocomagh, NS, CAN
Nationality: CAN
Draft: 2019 · Round 3 · 93rd overall · STL

GP6

GAA2.92

SV%0.891

SO1

Colten Ellis, Buffalo Sabres goaltender, 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.

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Trends

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Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

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Career

Born in Whycocomagh, NS, CAN · Draft: 2019 · Round 3, pick 31 (#93 overall) · STL · 2 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 21
W: 11
SO: 2
SV%: 0.899
GAA: 2.95

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	Dec	SV%	TOI
2026-10-29	@ ANA	W	0.829	59:56
2026-10-27	@ SJS	W	1.000	59:58
2026-10-12	vs FLA	—	0.778	26:26
2026-10-10	vs UTA	L	0.867	59:28
2026-10-06	vs MIN	W	0.900	64:22

Advanced stats 2026–27

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

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Expected goals

Goals saved above expected+0.36#26 of 65
GSAx per 60+0.07#25 of 65
Expected saves130.64#49 of 65
Expected goals against16.36#22 of 65
Expected save %.889#50 of 65
Save % above expected+0.2%#25 of 65

Save %

Save %.891#27 of 65
Even-strength save %.925#9 of 65
Save % on the penalty kill.696#59 of 65
High-danger save %.800#34 of 65
Goals against average2.92#28 of 65

Workload & consistency

Quality start %33.3%#50 of 65
Quality starts2#48 of 65
Shots faced per 6026.84#36 of 65
Goal support per game2.92#41 of 65

Ranks among 65 goalies with 4+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 6 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

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

Results

Save %League avg .890.891Beats 58%
Goals-against average (lower is better)League avg 3.062.92Beats 56%
Starts above .900League avg 46.6%33.3%Beats 22%

Saves by shot distance

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

Save % by rink area

Grey = fewer than 10 shots against from that area. Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

Close-range save %League avg .806.771Beats 25%
Mid-range save %League avg .878.936Beats 93%
Long-range save %League avg .964.962Beats 47%

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

Game Log

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 5	OTT	L	28	30	0.933	58:25
Oct 30	@ ANA	W	29	35	0.829	59:56
Oct 28	@ SJS	W	23	23	1.000	59:58
Oct 12	FLA	--	7	9	0.778	26:26
Oct 10	UTA	L	26	30	0.867	59:28
Oct 6	MIN	W	18	20	0.900	64:22

Career Arc

2 Seasons

SV%Career best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
2026-27	BUF	5	5	3	1	0	0.880	3.11	1
2025-26	BUF	16	14	8	4	2	0.903	2.90	1

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