#81 SAM LAFFERTY (R)
BUFFALO SABRES
 


Age 30.0 Birth Date 1995-03-06
Shoots R Draft Info 2014 (4/113)
Height 6'2 Fantrax Roster% 3
Weight 205 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country USA Status On Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
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COLD STREAK - 1 PTS in last 7 GP

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Date Type News
2024-12-20Player UpdateLafferty (lower body) is expected back in the lineup against the Maple Leafs on Friday, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
2024-12-19Injury UpdateLafferty (lower body) told reporters he is healthy and could be available against the Maple Leafs on Friday if called upon, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
2024-12-05Injury UpdateLafferty was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.
2024-12-02Injury UpdateLafferty (lower body) didn't practice Monday and is week-to-week, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
2024-11-29Injury UpdateLafferty (lower body) is not expected to be available Saturday versus the Islanders, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
2024-11-29Injury UpdateLafferty sustained a lower-body injury during Friday's tilt versus Vancouver and won't return.
2024-11-08ArticleRamblings: Makar and Holloway Return; Roslovic Keeps Rolling; Jack Hughes Breaks Out; Dahlin Stays Hot – November 8
2024-11-02Player UpdateLafferty has no points through his first 10 appearances of the season.
2024-09-03ArticleDobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Vancouver Canucks
2024-08-11ArticleDobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Chicago Blackhawks
2024-08-08ArticleDobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Buffalo Sabres
2024-07-09ArticleRamblings: Signings of Roslovic, Tolvanen, Zamula, Levshunov; Buffalo’s Offseason – July 9
2024-07-01Player UpdateLafferty signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Sabres on Monday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
2024-06-27Player UpdateLafferty's negotiating rights, along with Ilya Mikheyev and a second-round pick in 2027, were traded to the Blackhawks from the Canucks for a fourth-round pick in 2027 on Wednesday, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
2024-06-27ArticleFantasy Take: Vancouver Creates Cap Space, Trades Mikheyev to Chicago
2024-06-26Player UpdateLafferty's negotiating rights, along with Ilya Mikheyev and a second-round pick in 2025, were traded from the Canucks to the Blackhawks for a fourth-round pick in 2027 on Wednesday, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
2024-06-26Player UpdateLafferty's negotiating rights, along with Ilya Mikheyev and a second-round pick in 2027, were traded from the Canucks to the Blackhawks for a fourth-round pick in 2027 on Wednesday, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
2024-06-03ArticleThe Wild West – NHL Edge Stats – Skating Speed
2024-05-13ArticleFree Agency 2024: Salary Projections for the Top 100 Free Agents
2024-05-06ArticleRamblings: Second Round Previews, Regular Season vs Playoff Player Rating Comparison (May 6)

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
2,000,000 2022 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-20252,000,0002,000,000
2025-20262,000,0002,000,000

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8478043

2024-2025 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
Feb 22NYR
Feb 25ANA
Feb 27@CAR
Mar 1MTL
Mar 3@MTL
Mar 4S.J
Mar 6@T.B
Mar 8@FLA
Mar 10EDM
Mar 12@DET
Mar 15VGK
Mar 17@BOS
Mar 20@UTA
Mar 22@MIN
Mar 23@WPG
Mar 25OTT
Mar 27PIT
Mar 29@PHI
Mar 30@WSH
Apr 1@OTT
Apr 5T.B
Apr 6BOS
Apr 8CAR
Apr 10@CBJ
Apr 12@FLA
Apr 13@T.B
Apr 15TOR
Apr 17PHI

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

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

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 22NYR
Feb 25ANA
Feb 27@CAR
Mar 1MTL
Mar 3@MTL
Mar 4S.J
Mar 6@T.B
Mar 8@FLA
Mar 10EDM
Mar 12@DET
Mar 15VGK
Mar 17@BOS
Mar 20@UTA
Mar 22@MIN
Mar 23@WPG
Mar 25OTT
Mar 27PIT
Mar 29@PHI
Mar 30@WSH
Apr 1@OTT
Apr 5T.B
Apr 6BOS
Apr 8CAR
Apr 10@CBJ
Apr 12@FLA
Apr 13@T.B
Apr 15TOR
Apr 17PHI

DraftKings

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Buffalo Sabres Last Game Lines (2025-02-08)

Opponent: Nashville Predators
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
110:4919.9JASON ZUCKER - ALEX TUCH - RYAN MCLEOD2116554.514863.6
210:2019.0TAGE THOMPSON - JJ PETERKA - JIRI KULICH03-35645.5131448.1
39:5418.2DYLAN COZENS - PEYTON KREBS - JACK QUINN0004180.012285.7
43:376.7SAM LAFFERTY - PEYTON KREBS - ZACH BENSON000000.03350.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
114:5327.4RASMUS DAHLIN - BOWEN BYRAM3038280.019773.1
27:3714.0HENRI JOKIHARJU - OWEN POWER000030.06460.0
36:1311.4CONNOR CLIFTON - JACOB BRYSON01-15183.38280.0
43:256.3DENNIS GILBERT - OWEN POWER0001233.34544.4
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:1666.7JASON ZUCKER - TAGE THOMPSON - JJ PETERKA - JACK QUINN00020100.04180.0
20:3115.2ALEX TUCH - DYLAN COZENS - JIRI KULICH - ZACH BENSON10120100.030100.0
30:209.8JASON ZUCKER - ALEX TUCH - DYLAN COZENS - JJ PETERKA000000.0000.0
40:136.4ALEX TUCH - JACK QUINN - JIRI KULICH - ZACH BENSON000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2068.6RASMUS DAHLIN00020100.04180.0
21:0431.4OWEN POWER10120100.030100.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5641.5RYAN MCLEOD - ZACH BENSON000020.0030.0
20:4331.9SAM LAFFERTY - PEYTON KREBS00010100.010100.0
30:1813.3DYLAN COZENS - PEYTON KREBS000000.0020.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:1152.6BOWEN BYRAM - JACOB BRYSON01-1030.0050.0
20:4231.1CONNOR CLIFTON - OWEN POWER00010100.010100.0
30:2014.8CONNOR CLIFTON - BOWEN BYRAM000000.0020.0

BUFFALO SABRES 2024-2025 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
FELIX SANDSTROM28.120153706.06.3
DEVON LEVI23.1202072128.08.0
TOPIAS LEINONEN21.120222417.06.0
SCOTT RATZLAFF19.9202351415.54.0
RYERSON LEENDERS18.7202472197.07.0

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
2024-2025BUF392350.1311-622296.90.756000094350.600:010.513.309:49
2023-2024VAN791311240.30254327816.71.019200113715042.100:237.56.811:53
2022-2023CHI,TOR701215270.3932-113710211.81.512500453324851.100:3913.434.614:37
2021-2022PIT,CHI5658130.2319-1633806.31.413700002610841.100:030.945.313:34
2020-2021PIT340660.1814-625330.01.0890000115552.400:010.52.909:47
2019-2020PIT5067130.26215235610.71.19500001711749.600:020.513.509:37
CAREER 3283850880.2722-3017237810.11.2694005613372147.100:155.119.911:57

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
2024-2025BUF3920.0530.0850.13220.56290.7400.00561.4490.23431.10
2023-2024VAN79130.16110.14240.30320.41780.9900.001922.43370.471501.90
2022-2023CHI,TOR70120.17150.21270.39370.531021.4600.001251.79330.472483.54
2021-2022PIT,CHI5650.0980.14130.23330.59801.4300.001372.45260.461081.93
2020-2021PIT3400.0060.1860.18250.74330.9700.00892.62110.32551.62
2019-2020PIT5060.1270.14130.26230.46561.1200.00951.90170.341172.34

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2021-2022WCUSA101230.306100.000
2019-2020AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins63030.50101132.223.1220
2018-2019AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins701336490.7094100.00028
2017-2018NCAABrown Univ.31814220.7134-1000.00016
2017-2018AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins91230.334000.00013
2016-2017NCAABrown Univ.311322351.1332-200.00026
2015-2016NCAABrown Univ.3146100.324-700.0007
2014-2015ECACBrown U.3148120.3916000.000
2013-2014High-MADeerfield252134552.200000.000
2013-2014Minor-MABos. Jr. Bruins1129111.002000.000
2012-2013High-MADeerfield24915241.000000.000
2011-2012High-MADeerfield2588160.640000.000
2010-2011USHS-PAHollidaysburg Area High183435693.8326000.000
2009-2010USHS-PAHollidaysburg Area High191926452.3714000.000
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
2023-2024VAN110000.000-2270.00.627000011644.400:031.11.208:36
2022-2023TOR91230.3327-12812.50.92300004666.700:155.70.410:41
2019-2020PIT10000.000-1000.00.0400001233.300:000.00.007:40
CAREER 211230.1412-44156.70.754000062447.100:083.10.809:27

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
2023-2024VAN1100.0000.0000.0020.1870.6400.00272.4510.09161.45
2022-2023TOR910.1120.2230.3320.2280.8900.00232.5640.4460.67
2019-2020PIT100.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0044.0011.0022.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
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
2024-2025BUF21121.008222333.31.54000001147.800:041.216.212:34
2023-2024TOR52240.806614633.31.2511112861.501:3727.223.012:44
2022-2023CHI41120.504104520.01.3600000726.900:010.236.309:50
2021-2022PIT40000.0000630.00.84000011050.000:112.926.613:47
2019-2020PIT31120.675530520.01.7300002743.800:052.330.309:32
2018-2019PIT20000.0001250.02.5300000838.100:041.010.810:53
CAREER 2055100.50417182718.51.425111155142.900:288.125.011:41

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
2024-2025BUF210.5010.5021.0021.0031.5000.0042.0000.00115.50
2023-2024TOR520.4020.4040.8040.8061.2010.2051.0020.4081.60
2022-2023CHI410.2510.2520.5041.0051.2500.0061.5000.0071.75
2021-2022PIT400.0000.0000.0061.5030.7500.0041.0010.25102.50
2019-2020PIT410.2510.2520.5020.5071.7500.0041.0020.5092.25
2018-2019PIT200.0000.0000.0021.0052.5000.0031.5000.0084.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
1211011300:0010:04
2111231100:019:41
37011500:049:13
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12355102700:1012:55
2205491900:4412:24
3181121400:3510:08
4182131800:0411:40

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 6.9
5on5 Shooting % 7.0
PTS/60 0.8
PDO 979
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

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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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

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Even Strength Line Production

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Power Play Line Combinations

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