- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- GP
- 7
- G
- 4
- A
- 3
- P
- 7
- +/-
- +5
- SOG
- 31
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2016 · Round 1, #26 overall (STL)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 7 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| G | 4 | 1 | 1+3 |
| A | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| P | 7 | 1 | 4+3 |
| SOG | 31 | 17 | 27+4 |
| PPP | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| +/- | +5 | -2 | -7+12 |
| PIM | 4 | 4 | 8-4 |
| TOI/GP | 19:54 | 20:31−0:37 | 19:07+0:47 |
| SH% | 12.9 | 5.9+7.0 | 3.7+9.2 |
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:Thompson is shooting 12.9% (4 on 31 shots) against 14.9% over 2023–26, close to the usual rate.
Shot quality says 2.9 expected goals this season (G − xG +1.1).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 49.7
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 56.9
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -1.0
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.062
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 2.9
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- +1.1
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 60.0
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 15:41
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
54 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Thompson is used
#72 · C · Buffalo Sabres
Tage Thompson
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 1
- PP1
- Ice time / game
- 19:55
- 15:41 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 60.0%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 56.9%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 49.7%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Thompson48.5s
NHL average47.4s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Thompson26%
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
Josh Doan58.7 min together53%shot attempts
Peyton Krebs48.1 min together56%shot attempts
Owen Power43.5 min together48%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025–26 | Buffalo Sabres | 81 | 40 | 41 | 81 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2024–25 | Buffalo Sabres | 76 | 44 | 28 | 72 |
| 2023–24 | Buffalo Sabres | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 |
| 2022–23 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 47 | 47 | 94 |
| 2021–22 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 38 | 30 | 68 |
| 2020–21 | Buffalo Sabres | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2019–20 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:26 |
| Mon, Oct 12 | vs FLA | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:58 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs UTA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19:56 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19:08 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs MIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 9 | 20:23 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs CHI | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 19:41 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:46 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | USA · OG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | USA · WC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024–25 | Team USA · International | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | USA · WC | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019–20 | Rochester Americans · AHL | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018–19 | Rochester Americans · AHL | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Rochester Americans · AHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | San Antonio Rampage · AHL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2017–18 | USA · WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Univ. of Connecticut · NCAA | 34 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 2016–17 | USA U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016–17 | Chicago Wolves · AHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Chicago Wolves · AHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Univ. of Connecticut · NCAA | 36 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 2014–15 | USNTDP · USHL | 25 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014–15 | USNTDP · U-18 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013–14 | PAL Islanders · USPHL | 16 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 2012–13 | Long Island Royals 15U · AYHL 15U | 14 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2011–12 | Mid Fairfield Rangers 14U AAA · AYHL 14U | 22 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2010–11 | Alaska All Stars 14U AA · Bantam | 12 | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| 2010–11 (P) | Alaska All Stars 14U AA · 14U AA | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Thompson in the news
Sabres Overcome Loss of Dahlin, Fend Off Panthers 5-3Buffalo’s Power Play Coming Around as the PK Sinks Further Score: Buffalo Sabres 5-3 Florida Panthers Shots: BUF 32-23 FLA Buffalo Sabres Goals: Doan 1st (Krebs) Dahlin 2nd PPG (Quinn, Thompson) McLeod 1st (Zellweger,…Die by the Blade · 2026-10-12
NHL Highlights: Sabres 5, Panthers 3Tage Thompson scored a goal and added an assist as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers 5-3.Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-12
Sabres’ Thompson snipes top corner to add insurance goal vs. PanthersWatch as Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson snipes top corner to add an insurance goal against the Florida Panthers.Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-12- Sabres need to improve their attack game‘Buffalo is hard pressed to get quality shots on goal, and spends quite a bit of their game passing up good shots. Thompson says it stems from other teams realizing they must take Buffalo’s rush chances away, as they…SabreSpace · 2026-10-12
- Tage Thompson: Nets power-play goal in lossThompson tallied a power-play goal, launched six shots on net and served two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Utah. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.RotoWire NHL News · 2026-10-11
- Mammoth bounce back to beat the Sabres 4-1 to close trip‘Tage Thompson had a goal for the Sabres in their second straight loss at home. Colten Ellis stopped 26 shots.’SabreSpace · 2026-10-11