MATTIAS EKHOLM - Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson sustained an upper-body injury versus the Canucks on Thursday and is questionable to return to the game. THEO LINDSTEIN - Lindstein was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday. GUSTAV FORSLING - Forsling was hit up high by a puck in Thursday's game versus the Penguins and did not return, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. IGOR CHERNYSHOV - Chernyshov (upper body) will be out for a little while with the injury he sustained Thursday versus the Senators, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. PHILIPP GRUBAUER - Grubauer will protect the home goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, per Sound of Hockey. KEVIN LANKINEN - Lankinen is expected to start at home against Detroit on Thursday, per Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor. MARCO ROSSI - Rossi (illness) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the Red Wings, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson is slated to start on the road against Vancouver on Thursday, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic. MAXIM SHABANOV - Shabanov (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Flames. MATTIAS EKHOLM - Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson sustained an upper-body injury versus the Canucks on Thursday and is questionable to return to the game. THEO LINDSTEIN - Lindstein was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday. GUSTAV FORSLING - Forsling was hit up high by a puck in Thursday's game versus the Penguins and did not return, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. IGOR CHERNYSHOV - Chernyshov (upper body) will be out for a little while with the injury he sustained Thursday versus the Senators, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. PHILIPP GRUBAUER - Grubauer will protect the home goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, per Sound of Hockey. KEVIN LANKINEN - Lankinen is expected to start at home against Detroit on Thursday, per Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor. MARCO ROSSI - Rossi (illness) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the Red Wings, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson is slated to start on the road against Vancouver on Thursday, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic. MAXIM SHABANOV - Shabanov (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Flames. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

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SAMUEL MELOCHE (G)
BUFFALO SABRES
 

Age 19.2 Birth Date 2007-07-22
Catches L Draft Info 2025 (4/116)
Height 6'2 Fantrax Roster% 1
Weight 197 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country CAN Status Off Roster
2026-2027 Regular Season   Goalie Card
GP W GAA SV% QS% SO
000.000
PROSPECT UPSIDE
4.0 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
40%
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NHL ID: 8485590

2026-2027 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 24@WSH
Oct 27@S.J
Oct 29@ANA
Oct 31@L.A
Nov 4OTT
Nov 6CBJ
Nov 8VGK
Nov 11T.B
Nov 12@CHI
Nov 14@DAL
Nov 17@PHI
Nov 19@WSH
Nov 21@FLA
Nov 22@T.B
Nov 25NYR
Nov 27PIT
Dec 1@EDM
Dec 3@CGY
Dec 4@VAN
Dec 6@SEA
Dec 10EDM
Dec 12ANA
Dec 14@OTT
Dec 15CGY
Dec 18MTL
Dec 20L.A
Dec 22@PIT
Dec 26N.J
Dec 28DET
Dec 30@FLA
Jan 2@T.B
Jan 4WPG
Jan 5@BOS
Jan 8@CBJ
Jan 9CAR
Jan 12N.J
Jan 14COL
Jan 16NSH
Jan 18MTL
Jan 20@NYI
Jan 21SEA
Jan 24@WPG
Jan 27@UTA
Jan 28@VGK
Jan 30@COL
Feb 3NYI
Feb 13@CAR
Feb 15@NYR
Feb 18CAR
Feb 20@N.J
Feb 21@DET
Feb 24@PHI
Feb 26OTT
Feb 27TOR
Mar 2PIT
Mar 4STL
Mar 6NYR
Mar 7@OTT
Mar 9VAN
Mar 12@DET
Mar 14@MIN
Mar 15S.J
Mar 18WSH
Mar 20FLA
Mar 21@NYI
Mar 23@BOS
Mar 25TOR
Mar 28@STL
Mar 30@NSH
Apr 1BOS
Apr 3@TOR
Apr 5T.B
Apr 7BOS
Apr 10DET

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2026-2027 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 24@WSH
Oct 27@S.J
Oct 29@ANA
Oct 31@L.A
Nov 4OTT
Nov 6CBJ
Nov 8VGK
Nov 11T.B
Nov 12@CHI
Nov 14@DAL
Nov 17@PHI
Nov 19@WSH
Nov 21@FLA
Nov 22@T.B
Nov 25NYR
Nov 27PIT
Dec 1@EDM
Dec 3@CGY
Dec 4@VAN
Dec 6@SEA
Dec 10EDM
Dec 12ANA
Dec 14@OTT
Dec 15CGY
Dec 18MTL
Dec 20L.A
Dec 22@PIT
Dec 26N.J
Dec 28DET
Dec 30@FLA
Jan 2@T.B
Jan 4WPG
Jan 5@BOS
Jan 8@CBJ
Jan 9CAR
Jan 12N.J
Jan 14COL
Jan 16NSH
Jan 18MTL
Jan 20@NYI
Jan 21SEA
Jan 24@WPG
Jan 27@UTA
Jan 28@VGK
Jan 30@COL
Feb 3NYI
Feb 13@CAR
Feb 15@NYR
Feb 18CAR
Feb 20@N.J
Feb 21@DET
Feb 24@PHI
Feb 26OTT
Feb 27TOR
Mar 2PIT
Mar 4STL
Mar 6NYR
Mar 7@OTT
Mar 9VAN
Mar 12@DET
Mar 14@MIN
Mar 15S.J
Mar 18WSH
Mar 20FLA
Mar 21@NYI
Mar 23@BOS
Mar 25TOR
Mar 28@STL
Mar 30@NSH
Apr 1BOS
Apr 3@TOR
Apr 5T.B
Apr 7BOS
Apr 10DET

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2026-2027 Regular Season Line Combinations

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Buffalo Sabres Last Game Lines (2026-10-21)

Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
18:4318.4TAGE THOMPSON - JOSH DOAN - JIRI KULICH02-25362.511664.7
28:3318.1JACK QUINN - NOAH OSTLUND - ZACH BENSON0006185.711378.6
35:0110.6BECK MALENSTYN - RYAN MCLEOD - PEYTON KREBS0002250.03442.9
44:339.6JASON ZUCKER - JOSH NORRIS - KONSTA HELENIUS00010100.05183.3
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
114:3330.8RASMUS DAHLIN - MATTIAS SAMUELSSON01-15550.0111150.0
213:0727.7OLEN ZELLWEGER - OWEN POWER0008561.513861.9
34:028.5LOUIS CREVIER - ZACH METSA01-11325.02433.3
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
14:4191.2TAGE THOMPSON - JACK QUINN - NOAH OSTLUND - ZACH BENSON00050100.070100.0
20:247.8JASON ZUCKER - JACK QUINN - JIRI KULICH - NOAH OSTLUND10120100.020100.0
30:031.0JASON ZUCKER - TAGE THOMPSON - JACK QUINN - NOAH OSTLUND000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
15:08100.0RASMUS DAHLIN10170100.090100.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:1843.6RYAN MCLEOD - ZACH BENSON000050.02820.0
21:5926.2BECK MALENSTYN - JOSH NORRIS01-1020.0020.0
31:1316.1BECK MALENSTYN000010.0050.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:4035.2OLEN ZELLWEGER - ZACH METSA000020.01325.0
22:0627.8MATTIAS SAMUELSSON - LOUIS CREVIER01-1030.0090.0
31:2618.9MATTIAS SAMUELSSON - OWEN POWER000030.01420.0

BUFFALO SABRES 2026-2027 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

BUFFALO SABRES Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
MATT VILLALTA27.320173727.34.3
COLTEN ELLIS26.020193936.59.0
TOPIAS LEINONEN22.720222417.06.0
SCOTT RATZLAFF21.6202351415.54.5
SAMUEL MELOCHE19.2202541164.04.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% xGA GSAx Steals PL

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP W L T/OTL GA SV GAA SV% SO MIN
2026-2027QMJHLSaint John Sea Dogs85212303.160.8940436:29
2025-2026QMJHLRouyn-Noranda Huskies503313313302.750.89732900:20
2024-2025QMJHLRouyn-Noranda Huskies513014614402.900.90052979:00
2023-2024QM18AAAChateauguay Grenadiers29121508403.210.91101570:00
2023-2024QMJHLRouyn-Noranda Huskies1100201.970.931061:00
2022-2023QM18AAAChateauguay Grenadiers2191107103.390.90601255:00
2021-2022QM17ELac St-Louis Grenadiers M17 Espoir199342601.370.0005841:00
Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% xGA GSAx Steals PL

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP W L T/OTL GA SV GAA SV% SO MIN
2025-2026QMJHLRouyn-Noranda Huskies1710704302.520.90531024:24
2024-2025QMJHLRouyn-Noranda Huskies138502702.060.9111787:00
2023-2024QM18AAAChA¢teauguay Grenadiers52201703.970.9221257:00
2022-2023QM18AAAChA¢teauguay Grenadiers1010308.180.000022:00
2021-2022QM17ELac St-Louis Grenadiers M17 Espoir52341202.400.0001239:00
Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% xGA GSAx Steals PL

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2026-2027

QuarterGPWLOTLGAASV%QUALQUAL%GSAA
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2025-2026

QuarterGPWLOTLGAASV%QUALQUAL%GSAA
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4000000000.00

Advanced Stats

Season GP QS QS% RBS RBS% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 EV SV% PP SV% SH SV% 1-15ft SV% 16-30ft SV% 31+ft SV%

Quality Weeks

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