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#36 JUSTIN RICHARDS (C)
BUFFALO SABRES
| Age | 26 | Birth Date | 1998-03-17 |
| Shoots | R | Draft Info | N/A |
| Height | 5'11 | Fantrax Roster% | 0 |
| Weight | 190 | Yahoo Roster% | 0 |
| Country | USA | Status | Off Roster |
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More Player News| Date | Type | News |
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| 2023-09-30 | Player Update | Richards was waived by Buffalo on Saturday with the intention of sending him to AHL Rochester. |
| 2023-07-01 | Player Update | Richards signed a one-year, two-way contract with Buffalo on Saturday, according to TSN. |
| 2023-04-03 | Player Update | Richards was returned to AHL Cleveland on Monday. |
| 2023-04-01 | Player Update | Richards was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site. |
| 2022-12-19 | Player Update | Richards signed a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus on Monday. |
Salary/CapHit Information
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| Year | Salary | Cap Hit | AAV |
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| 2023-2024 | 775,000 | 775,000 | 775,000 |
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NHL ID: 8482179
2023-2024 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 |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
| Date | OPP | Team | Status | W | L | OTL | GA | SA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QS | RBS | MIN |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Line Combinations
Even Strength Line Combinations
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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )
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Even Strength Best Linemate
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Power Play Line Combinations
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Power Play Line Production (total pts: )
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Power Play Best Linemate
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Buffalo Sabres Last Game Lines (2024-04-15)
Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning
| Num | Time | % | EV - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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| 1 | 10:03 | 19.3 | DYLAN COZENS - JACK QUINN - ZACH BENSON | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 |
| 2 | 6:27 | 12.4 | ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - TYSON JOST - VICTOR OLOFSSON | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 20.0 |
| 3 | 5:53 | 11.3 | ALEX TUCH - JORDAN GREENWAY - JJ PETERKA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 4 | 5:05 | 9.8 | JEFF SKINNER - ALEX TUCH - JJ PETERKA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 5 | 4:10 | 8.0 | JEFF SKINNER - JORDAN GREENWAY - PEYTON KREBS | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 |
| 6 | 3:11 | 6.1 | ALEX TUCH - TAGE THOMPSON - JJ PETERKA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 |
| Num | Time | % | EV - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 14:36 | 28.1 | BOWEN BYRAM - OWEN POWER | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 | 17 | 18 | 48.6 |
| 2 | 14:12 | 27.3 | HENRI JOKIHARJU - RASMUS DAHLIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 14 | 14 | 50.0 |
| 3 | 13:20 | 25.6 | CONNOR CLIFTON - JACOB BRYSON | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 13 | 12 | 52.0 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:22 | 34.2 | ALEX TUCH - DYLAN COZENS - JJ PETERKA - ZACH BENSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 |
| 2 | 1:13 | 30.4 | ALEX TUCH - JORDAN GREENWAY - DYLAN COZENS - JJ PETERKA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:50 | 20.8 | JEFF SKINNER - PEYTON KREBS - JACK QUINN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 4 | 0:17 | 7.1 | ALEX TUCH - PEYTON KREBS - JJ PETERKA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:35 | 64.6 | RASMUS DAHLIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 |
| 2 | 0:52 | 21.7 | BOWEN BYRAM - OWEN POWER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 3 | 0:33 | 13.8 | RASMUS DAHLIN - BOWEN BYRAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:26 | 35.8 | ALEX TUCH - ZACH BENSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 |
| 2 | 1:19 | 32.9 | ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - DYLAN COZENS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 3 | 1:00 | 25.0 | JORDAN GREENWAY - DYLAN COZENS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:44 | 68.3 | CONNOR CLIFTON - OWEN POWER | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 2 | 0:37 | 15.4 | HENRI JOKIHARJU - BOWEN BYRAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:33 | 13.8 | HENRI JOKIHARJU - RASMUS DAHLIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
BUFFALO SABRES 2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
| Name | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | MIN |
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BUFFALO SABRES Prospect Profile Pages
| Name | Age | Draf Year | Draf Round | Draf Pick | Link | Upside | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN | 25 | 2017 | 2 | 54 | 8.0 | 9.0 | |
| DEVON LEVI | 22 | 2020 | 7 | 212 | 8.0 | 8.0 | |
| TOPIAS LEINONEN | 20 | 2022 | 2 | 41 | 7.0 | 6.0 | |
| SCOTT RATZLAFF | 19 | 2023 | 5 | 141 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
Career Stats (Regular Season)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
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| 2022-2023 | CBJ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 41 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38.5 | 00:29 | 10.3 | 24.1 | 10:48 |
| 2020-2021 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:11 | |
| 3 Year AVG | 82 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0.50 | 41 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 38.5 | 00:29 | 10.3 | 24.1 | 10:48 | ||
| CAREER | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38.5 | 00:19 | 8.5 | 16.0 | 10:35 |
Career Stats (Per Game)
| Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | CBJ | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2020-2021 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 58 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0.28 | 28 | -13 | 67 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022-2023 | AHL | Cleveland Monsters | 61 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 0.64 | 54 | 6 | 95 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 7 | 25 |
| 2021-2022 | AHL | Hartford Wolf Pack | 67 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.21 | 23 | -28 | 80 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020-2021 | AHL | Hartford Wolf Pack | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.55 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1.2 | 16.7 | 2 | 22 |
| 2019-2020 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 0.74 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2018-2019 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 42 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 0.76 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2017-2018 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 44 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016-2017 | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 0.51 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | T1EHL 18U | Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA | 32 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 1.22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | USA-S17 | Team Grey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | T1EHL 16U | Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA | 32 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 1.19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013-2014 | T1EHL 16U | Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-2013 | T1EHL 14U | Ohio Blue Jackets 14U AAA | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
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Career Stats (Per Game)
| Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
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Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | T1EHL 18U | Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | T1EHL 16U | Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | 82GP Pace | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | SOG/G | HITS | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | BLKS | FOW | FOW% | PPTOI | %PP | %SH | TOI |
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| 2023-2024 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 00:00 | |||
| 2022-2023 | CBJ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 62.5 | 00:00 | 0.0 | 40.6 | 14:03 |
| 2021-2022 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70.0 | 00:00 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 14:58 |
| 3 Year AVG | 82 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0.25 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 451 | 64.7 | 00:00 | 0.0 | 33.2 | 10:46 | ||
| CAREER | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 64.7 | 00:00 | 0.0 | 33.2 | 10:46 |
Career Stats (Per Game)
| Season | Team | GP | G | G/GP | A | A/GP | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | PIM/GP | SOG | SOG/GP | PPP | PPP/GP | HITS | HITS/GP | BKS | BKS/GP | FOW | FOW/GP |
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| 2023-2024 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022-2023 | CBJ | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 2021-2022 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 7.00 |
Regular Season Quarterly Comparison
2023-2024
| Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
Lines by quarter
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2022-2023
| Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:29 | 10:47 |
Lines by quarter
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Advanced Stats
| Year | PDO | 5 on 5 S% | OZ Start% | PTS/60 | SOG/60 | %PP | IPP | PPIPP | CF% | Sec Assists | Sec Assist % |
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Expected Goals
| Year | GF 5v5 | xGF 5v5 | xGF/60 | GA 5v5 | xGA 5v5 | xGA/60 | xG% 5v5 |
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Extended Game Log
| Date | OPP | TEAM | CF | CA | CF% | GF 5v5 | xGF 5v5 | xGF/60 | GA 5v5 | xGA 5v5 | xGA/60 | xG% 5v5 |
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Even Strength Line Combinations
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Even Strength Line Production
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Power Play Line Combinations
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Power Play Line Production
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