216 G · 190 A · 529 GP
0.767 P/GP · 111 PPP · 16:52 ATOI
Buffalo Sabres#72Active
Tage Thompson
C · 6′6″ / 220 lb · Shoots R · Phoenix, USA · Age 28 · 2016 #26 by STL
406Career points
0.767Career P/GP
529Games played
216Goals
9 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2681points
The latest read.
81 points in 81 games in 2025-26. Career: 406 points across 529 games.
81GP
40goals
41assists
81points
272shots
24PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
5 G · 10 A · 13 GP
1.154 P/GP · 6 PPP · 19:58 ATOI
0.220 → 1.000P/GP by season · 8 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2022-23
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 9 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 13 GP · 5 G · 10 A · 15 pts (1.154 P/GP)
80.0
64.0
60.7
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
All-Star Team6th · 2023All-Star Team9th · 2023Hart Memorial Trophy14th · 2023Hart Memorial Trophy18th · 2026
Milestone watch.
The next round number on the league's own fileleague milestone watch · api.nhle.com · fetched 2026-10-05
10away from 200 assistsAssists · 190 now · regular season
Published by the league, not computed here: the milestone and the current total are both on the NHL milestone feed, and the number printed is the difference. Playoff milestone rows are held out, because a playoff total read as a career total is a false statement.
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2016 draft#26round 1 · STL
25Players in sample
96.0%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: David Perron (2007, STL), 1,239 NHL games.
Sample: 25 players taken #26, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Tage Thompson's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Tage Thompson. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2022-23 peak: 78 GP / 47 G / 47 A / 94 Pts / 1.205 P/GP · 18:35 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 78 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 1.205 |
| 2025-26 | 81 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 1.000 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 44 | 28 | 72 | 0.947 |
| 2021-22 | 78 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 0.872 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 0.789 |
| Prime-five | 384 | 198 | 173 | 371 | 0.966 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-18vs MTLPlayoff21:56 TOI0G 0A0 P · 5 S
2026-05-16@ MTLPlayoff18:14 TOI1G 3A4 P · 6 S
2026-05-14vs MTLPlayoff20:05 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
2026-05-12@ MTLPlayoff19:14 TOI1G 1A2 P · 2 S
2026-05-10@ MTLPlayoff21:06 TOI1G 1A2 P · 3 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart9 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 81 | 40 | 41 | 81 | -6 | 24 | 272 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 76 | 44 | 28 | 72 | -2 | 16 | 242 |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 | -1 | 16 | 246 |
| 2022-23Peak | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 47 | 47 | 94 | +4 | 34 | 295 |
| 2021-22 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 38 | 30 | 68 | -17 | 16 | 253 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 3 | 96 |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -22 | 1 | 108 |
| 2017-18 | St. Louis Blues | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 1 | 55 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 46 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2022-23 is the best season either way: 1.205 raw, 1.137 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81 | 1.000 | 3.13 | 0.959 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 0.947 | 3.04 | 0.935 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 0.789 | 3.11 | 0.760 |
| 2022-23Best adjusted | 78 | 1.205 | 3.18 | 1.137 |
| 2021-22 | 78 | 0.872 | 3.14 | 0.832 |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 0.368 | 2.94 | 0.377 |
| 2018-19 | 65 | 0.185 | 3.01 | 0.184 |
| 2017-18 | 41 | 0.220 | 2.97 | 0.222 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | USA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | International | Team USA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | WC | USA | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | WC | USA | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | San Antonio Rampage | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | WC | USA | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | NCAA | Univ. of Connecticut | 34 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | WJC-20 | USA U20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015-16 | NCAA | Univ. of Connecticut | 36 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 2014-15 | U-18 | USNTDP | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014-15 | USHL | USNTDP | 25 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2013-14 | USPHL | PAL Islanders | 16 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 2012-13 | AYHL 15U | Long Island Royals 15U | 14 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2011-12 | AYHL 14U | Mid Fairfield Rangers 14U AAA | 22 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2010-11 | Bantam | Alaska All Stars 14U AA | 12 | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| 2010-11 | 14U AA | Alaska All Stars 14U AA | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 529 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 423 to 635); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 85 of them cleared the band.
Brock BoeserR · 2015 #23 · active629 GP · 226 G · 256 A · 482 P0.766 P/GP · −0.001Drake BathersonR · 2017 #121 · active470 GP · 149 G · 215 A · 364 P0.774 P/GP · +0.007Jordan KyrouR · 2016 #35 · active488 GP · 168 G · 210 A · 378 P0.775 P/GP · +0.007Andrei SvechnikovR · 2018 #2 · active557 GP · 182 G · 252 A · 434 P0.779 P/GP · +0.012Patrik LaineL · 2016 #2 · retired537 GP · 224 G · 198 A · 422 P0.786 P/GP · +0.018
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed97.9mph99.2
157.6 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.8mph80.0
36.8 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated387.4km93.7
240.7 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game6.0km85.5
3.7 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph176bursts91.4
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time44.4%78.4
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time17.7%41.2
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time37.9%76.7
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal272shots98.9
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal73shots92.7
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot6715 G94th
L Circle435 G99th
R Circle374 G98th
High Slot3010 G96th
Center Point212 G99th
Outside R170 G97th
R Point121 G98th
Outside L110 G89th
Behind the Net81 G100th
L Point80 G93th
L Net Side71 G91th
Crease60 G70th
R Net Side30 G63th
Beyond Red Line11 G40th
R Corner10 G89th
L Corner00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
73high danger15 G · 20.5%
110mid danger19 G · 17.3%
41long range3 G · 7.3%
Method: 272 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 4 ballot appearances · 0 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Points / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 76.0 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.MTL31 points27 GP · 15 G · 16 A85 shots · 12 PP points
Career vs.DET26 points22 GP · 14 G · 12 A78 shots · 8 PP points
Career vs.BOS25 points37 GP · 11 G · 14 A109 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.TBL22 points21 GP · 11 G · 11 A58 shots · 8 PP points
Career vs.NJD21 points23 GP · 12 G · 9 A69 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.WSH20 points26 GP · 11 G · 9 A76 shots · 5 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.COL1.31 P/GP13 GP · 9 G · 8 A40 shots · 6 PP pointsPace vs.DET1.18 P/GP22 GP · 14 G · 12 A78 shots · 8 PP pointsPace vs.MTL1.15 P/GP27 GP · 15 G · 16 A85 shots · 12 PP points
Pace vs.CBJ1.06 P/GP16 GP · 11 G · 6 A64 shots · 5 PP pointsPace vs.TBL1.05 P/GP21 GP · 11 G · 11 A58 shots · 8 PP points
Pace vs.CHI1.00 P/GP15 GP · 9 G · 6 A43 shots · 2 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
806 shots on goal against 81 goaltenders, 112 goals: 13.9% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 13 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake AllenNJD | 26 | 8 | 30.8% | wrist |
| Stuart SkinnerPIT | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | wrist |
| Linus UllmarkOTT | 20 | 3 | 15.0% | wrist |
| Charlie LindgrenWSH | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | wrist |
| John GibsonDET | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip GustavssonMIN | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | wrist |
| Daniil TarasovFLA | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | wrist |
| Jonas JohanssonTBL | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | wrist |
| Jakub DobesMTL | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | snap |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | snap |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
2.30blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#29Yahoo#30Fantrax#26Roto#42
25-2681 GP40 G41 A2.38 pts/gm
2nd half+0.10Market avg#26.5Point games67%Worst blank run4
This desk has Tage Thompson No. 29 among skaters on the ESPN points board, and the four-source market average lands within two seats of it.
The room.
Every current Buffalo Sabres teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
