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#36 JUSTIN RICHARDS (C)
BUFFALO SABRES
| Age | 25 | Birth Date | 1998-03-17 |
| Shoots | R | Draft Info | N/A |
| Height | 5'11 | Fantrax Roster% | 1 |
| Weight | 190 | Yahoo Roster% | 0 |
| Country | USA | Status | Off Roster |
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More Player News| Date | Type | News |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Upcoming Games
| Game Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| Dec 5 | DET |
| Dec 7 | @BOS |
| Dec 9 | MTL |
| Dec 11 | ARI |
| Dec 13 | @COL |
| Dec 15 | @VGK |
| Dec 16 | @ARI |
| Dec 19 | CBJ |
| Dec 21 | TOR |
| Dec 23 | @NYR |
| Dec 27 | BOS |
| Dec 30 | CBJ |
| Dec 31 | @OTT |
| Jan 4 | @MTL |
| Jan 6 | @PIT |
| Jan 9 | SEA |
| Jan 11 | OTT |
| Jan 13 | VAN |
| Jan 15 | S.J |
| Jan 17 | CHI |
| Jan 20 | T.B |
| Jan 23 | @ANA |
| Jan 24 | @L.A |
| Jan 27 | @S.J |
| Feb 6 | DAL |
| Feb 10 | STL |
| Feb 13 | L.A |
| Feb 15 | FLA |
| Feb 17 | @MIN |
| Feb 19 | ANA |
| Feb 21 | @MTL |
| Feb 23 | @CBJ |
| Feb 25 | CAR |
| Feb 27 | @FLA |
| Feb 29 | @T.B |
| Mar 2 | VGK |
| Mar 3 | WPG |
| Mar 6 | @TOR |
| Mar 7 | @NSH |
| Mar 9 | EDM |
| Mar 12 | DET |
| Mar 14 | NYI |
| Mar 16 | @DET |
| Mar 18 | @SEA |
| Mar 19 | @VAN |
| Mar 21 | @EDM |
| Mar 24 | @CGY |
| Mar 27 | OTT |
| Mar 29 | N.J |
| Mar 30 | TOR |
| Apr 2 | WSH |
| Apr 5 | PHI |
| Apr 7 | @DET |
| Apr 9 | @DAL |
| Apr 11 | WSH |
| Apr 13 | @FLA |
| Apr 15 | @T.B |
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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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Upcoming Games
| Game Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| Dec 5 | DET |
| Dec 7 | @BOS |
| Dec 9 | MTL |
| Dec 11 | ARI |
| Dec 13 | @COL |
| Dec 15 | @VGK |
| Dec 16 | @ARI |
| Dec 19 | CBJ |
| Dec 21 | TOR |
| Dec 23 | @NYR |
| Dec 27 | BOS |
| Dec 30 | CBJ |
| Dec 31 | @OTT |
| Jan 4 | @MTL |
| Jan 6 | @PIT |
| Jan 9 | SEA |
| Jan 11 | OTT |
| Jan 13 | VAN |
| Jan 15 | S.J |
| Jan 17 | CHI |
| Jan 20 | T.B |
| Jan 23 | @ANA |
| Jan 24 | @L.A |
| Jan 27 | @S.J |
| Feb 6 | DAL |
| Feb 10 | STL |
| Feb 13 | L.A |
| Feb 15 | FLA |
| Feb 17 | @MIN |
| Feb 19 | ANA |
| Feb 21 | @MTL |
| Feb 23 | @CBJ |
| Feb 25 | CAR |
| Feb 27 | @FLA |
| Feb 29 | @T.B |
| Mar 2 | VGK |
| Mar 3 | WPG |
| Mar 6 | @TOR |
| Mar 7 | @NSH |
| Mar 9 | EDM |
| Mar 12 | DET |
| Mar 14 | NYI |
| Mar 16 | @DET |
| Mar 18 | @SEA |
| Mar 19 | @VAN |
| Mar 21 | @EDM |
| Mar 24 | @CGY |
| Mar 27 | OTT |
| Mar 29 | N.J |
| Mar 30 | TOR |
| Apr 2 | WSH |
| Apr 5 | PHI |
| Apr 7 | @DET |
| Apr 9 | @DAL |
| Apr 11 | WSH |
| Apr 13 | @FLA |
| Apr 15 | @T.B |
DraftKings
| Game Date | Team | Opponent | DraftKings | Yahoo | FanDuel | OwnersBox |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Line Combinations
Even Strength Line Combinations
| Freq | Line Combination |
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )
| PTS | %Total | Line Combination |
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Even Strength Best Linemate
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Power Play Line Combinations
| Freq | Line Combination |
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Power Play Line Production (total pts: )
| PTS | %Total | Line Combination |
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Power Play Best Linemate
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Buffalo Sabres Last Game Lines (2023-12-03)
Opponent: Nashville Predators
| Num | Time | % | EV - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:56 | 20.6 | JEFF SKINNER - ALEX TUCH - CASEY MITTELSTADT | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 20 | 17 | 54.1 |
| 2 | 10:58 | 18.9 | DYLAN COZENS - JJ PETERKA - ZACH BENSON | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14 | 5 | 73.7 | 22 | 7 | 75.9 |
| 3 | 5:38 | 9.7 | KYLE OKPOSO - PEYTON KREBS - ISAK ROSEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 |
| 4 | 5:17 | 9.1 | TYSON JOST - VICTOR OLOFSSON - BRANDON BIRO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 |
| Num | Time | % | EV - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 11:13 | 19.3 | HENRI JOKIHARJU - RASMUS DAHLIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 17 | 6 | 73.9 |
| 2 | 8:13 | 14.2 | RASMUS DAHLIN - MATTIAS SAMUELSSON | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 |
| 3 | 7:51 | 13.5 | CONNOR CLIFTON - RYAN JOHNSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 4 | 13 | 23.5 |
| 4 | 7:48 | 13.4 | HENRI JOKIHARJU - OWEN POWER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| Num | Time | % | PP - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| Num | Time | % | SH - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 0:55 | 45.8 | CASEY MITTELSTADT - ZACH BENSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 0:49 | 40.8 | ALEX TUCH - CASEY MITTELSTADT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 3 | 0:15 | 12.5 | KYLE OKPOSO - BRANDON BIRO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:12 | 60.0 | CONNOR CLIFTON - MATTIAS SAMUELSSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 2 | 0:32 | 26.7 | HENRI JOKIHARJU - CONNOR CLIFTON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:15 | 12.5 | MATTIAS SAMUELSSON - OWEN POWER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 22 | 1.2 | 13.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022-2023 | AHL | Cleveland Monsters | 61 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 6 | 95 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 7 | 25 |
| 2021-2022 | AHL | Hartford Wolf Pack | 67 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -28 | 80 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020-2021 | AHL | Hartford Wolf Pack | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019-2020 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2018-2019 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 42 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2017-2018 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 44 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016-2017 | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | T1EHL 18U | Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA | 32 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | USA-S17 | Team Grey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | T1EHL 16U | Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA | 32 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013-2014 | T1EHL 16U | Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-2013 | T1EHL 14U | Ohio Blue Jackets 14U AAA | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 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 | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | T1EHL 18U | Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | T1EHL 16U | Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Quarter | Line Combination |
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2022-2023
| Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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