#29 · Left Wing

Beck Malenstyn

Age: 28
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 209 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Delta, British Columbia, CAN

GP: 7
G: 0
A: 2
P: 2
+/-: -2
SOG: 1

Drafted 2016 · Round 5, #145 overall (WSH)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	3	7
G	0	0	0
A	2	0	0+2
P	2	0	0+2
SOG	1	3	9-8
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	-2	-2	-3+1
PIM	4	0	0+4
TOI/GP	9:52	9:16+0:36	10:40−0:48
SH%	0.0	0.0	0.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Malenstyn is shooting 0.0% (0 on 1 shots) against 7.2% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.3 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.3).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 50.7; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 45.6; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +0.3; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.943; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 23.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 8:41; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

7 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Malenstyn is used

#29 · L · Buffalo Sabres

Beck Malenstyn

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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PK1

Ice time / game: 10:09; 8:41 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 23.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 45.6%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 50.7%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Malenstyn37.3s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Malenstyn9%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Justin Danforth23.5 min together57%shot attempts

Owen Power23.0 min together53%shot attempts

Mattias Samuelsson22.2 min together42%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team									TOI
2026–27	Buffalo Sabres	7	0	2	2	-2	4	1	0.0	9:52
2025–26	Buffalo Sabres	81	7	7	14	0	38	72	9.7	11:15
2025–26 (P)	Buffalo Sabres	13	1	2	3	0	8	8	12.5	10:30
2024–25	Buffalo Sabres	76	4	6	10	-16	29	67	6.0	10:32
2023–24	Washington Capitals	81	6	15	21	-1	25	98	6.1	14:15
2023–24 (P)	Washington Capitals	4	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0.0	11:58
2022–23	Washington Capitals	9	1	1	2	0	2	7	14.3	9:55
2021–22	Washington Capitals	12	1	0	1	+2	9	10	10.0	9:03
2019–20	Washington Capitals	3	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0.0	9:16

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@MTL	2	2	+2	0	0	11:55
Mon, Oct 12	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	2	9:56
Sat, Oct 10	vsUTA	0	0	-1	0	0	12:11
Thu, Oct 8	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	2	9:55
Tue, Oct 6	vsMIN	0	0	-1	0	0	8:28
Sat, Oct 3	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	0	8:31
Thu, Oct 1	@CBJ	0	0	-2	1	0	8:11

	Team / League										TOI
2022–23	Hershey Bears · AHL	40	6	4	10	+1	23	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Hershey Bears · AHL	20	4	4	8	+2	12	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Hershey Bears · AHL	65	10	6	16	-8	20	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Hershey Bears · AHL	3	1	0	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Hershey Bears · AHL	46	7	8	15	+5	20	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Hershey Bears · AHL	74	7	9	16	0	66	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Hershey Bears · AHL	9	0	2	2	0	6	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Calgary Hitmen · WHL	4	0	3	3	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Swift Current Broncos · WHL	38	17	12	29	+10	28	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Swift Current Broncos · M-Cup	3	1	1	2	0	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Swift Current Broncos · WHL	26	4	7	11	-2	18	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Calgary Hitmen · WHL	70	32	24	56	-13	60	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Calgary Hitmen · WHL	4	0	0	0	-7	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Calgary · WHL	70	8	17	25	0	47	0	–	–	–
2015–16	Canada U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	1	2	+3	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Team Red · U18-Dev	3	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Canada U18 · WJC-18	7	1	2	3	+2	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Calgary · WHL	5	2	1	3	-1	2	0	–	–	–
2014–15	Calgary · WHL	51	8	4	12	+1	25	0	34	2350.0	–
2014–15 (P)	Calgary · WHL	11	1	1	2	-3	4	0	–	–	–
2013–14	Okan. HA Midget · Minor-BC	45	33	26	59	–	44	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Okanagan H.A. · CSSHL	21	15	11	26	–	18	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Campbell River · VIJHL	2	0	2	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Calgary · WHL	5	0	3	3	+4	4	0	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Okanagan H.A. · CSSHL	3	3	1	4	–	4	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Okanagan HA U15 Prep · OMAHA	57	62	57	119	–	108	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Okanagan HA Red U17 Prep · CSSHL U17	9	3	3	6	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	BCMML Sabres 1 · U16 Cup	4	1	2	3	0	2	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Okanagan Hockey Academy Btm Prep · OMAHA	54	35	24	59	0	44	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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