Tage Thompson

Trigger-happy
Net-front
Workhorse

Points, 2026–27: 9; 5 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 4.2; 5 goals from it
Ice time per game: 19:59; 42 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 52.5; share of chances while he's on

Tage Thompson has 5 goals and 4 assists (9 points) in 9 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026–27, with 42 shots on goal and 19:59 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 85.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 78% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.9
Wins: +0.14

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.56, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 77.9% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+3.15 SD · 99th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.2099th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2892th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 136 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs MIN
Tuesday, October 6
Volume
Tage Thompson had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Nine got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 8.0. The Sabres beat the Wild 3-2 in overtime.
at MTL
Saturday, May 16
Big night
Four points for Tage Thompson: one goal and three assists. He also had 11 shot attempts against an average of 6.9. The Sabres beat the Canadiens 8-3.
at BOS
Friday, May 1
Snakebit
Tage Thompson generated 2.1 expected goals on five shots and did not score. He has 88 points in 87 games this season. It finished 4-1 for the Sabres.
vs BOS
Sunday, April 19
Big night
Tage Thompson had three points, two goals and one assist. He put 7 shots on goal, against an average of 3.4. The Sabres beat the Bruins 4-3.
at CHI
Monday, April 13
Two goals
Tage Thompson scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 40th goal of the season. The Sabres beat the Blackhawks 5-1.
vs DET
Friday, March 27
Volume
Tage Thompson had 12 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Four got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 6.9 attempts a game. The Sabres lost 5-2 to the Red Wings.
vs WSH
Thursday, March 12
Volume
Tage Thompson had 15 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 6.8 attempts a game. The Sabres fell 2-1 to the Capitals.
vs TBL
Sunday, March 8
Big night
Tage Thompson had four points, four assists. That makes 11 straight games with a point. He has 70 points in 64 games this season. The Sabres beat the Lightning 8-7.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game19:59
90
Points per 603.00
83
Goals per 601.67
88
Individual xG per 601.41
90
Shots per 6014.0
100

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.73
64
xG against per 60, on ice2.47
49
xGF%52.5%
62

Physical

Hits per 603.0
38
Blocks per 602.0
44
Penalty minutes per 601.3
53

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed22.7 mph
89
Bursts over 20 mph29
94
Distance skated28 mi
95

Shooting

Hardest shot100.2 mph
100
Shots on goal42
100
Shooting %11.9%
45

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.6%
58
Offensive zone time, even strength39.1%
23

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan	9	38:51	37–35	1.4–1.3	2–1	51%
Josh Norris, Josh Doan	6	30:37	37–26	1.7–0.8	1–0	67%
Ryan McLeod, Josh Doan	3	16:51	18–19	0.5–1.2	1–1	29%
Peyton Krebs, Jiri Kulich	2	12:08	14–9	1.0–0.3	1–0	77%
Josh Norris, Jack Quinn	4	11:14	3–13	0.2–0.4	0–0	32%
Josh Doan, Jiri Kulich	3	7:42	6–9	0.7–0.4	1–0	62%
Peyton Krebs, Konsta Helenius	6	2:31	2–6	0.2–0.2	0–1	50%
Noah Ostlund, Zach Benson	4	2:18	3–1	0.2–0.0	0–0	93%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 5 goals from 56 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	5	4	9	42	4.2	19:59	9	6	52.5
2025–26	81	40	41	81	272	36.1	19:15	85	56	50.8
2024–25	76	44	28	72	242	25.3	18:45	70	38	51.7
2023–24	71	29	27	56	246	25.0	18:07	79	30	50.7

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	19:19	1	0	5	0.50	1	1	0
2026-10-15	21:11	0	1	6	0.50	3	0	0
2026-10-13	22:26	0	0	1	0.22	0	1	0
2026-10-12	17:58	1	1	1	0.25	2	1	0
2026-10-10	19:56	1	0	6	0.34	0	1	2
2026-10-08	19:08	0	0	6	0.34	0	0	0
2026-10-06	20:23	1	1	9	1.19	0	1	0
2026-10-03	19:41	1	1	4	0.43	2	1	0
2026-10-01	19:46	0	0	4	0.46	1	0	2
2026-05-18	21:56	0	0	5	0.43	0	0	0
2026-05-16	18:14	1	3	6	1.47	3	0	0
2026-05-14	20:05	0	0	3	0.18	0	0	2
2026-05-12	19:14	1	1	2	0.09	0	0	2
2026-05-10	21:06	1	1	3	0.45	0	2	0
2026-05-08	18:38	0	0	1	0.23	6	0	0
2026-05-06	18:28	0	0	0	0.11	1	0	0
2026-05-01	21:54	0	2	5	2.14	2	2	0
2026-04-28	24:30	0	1	2	0.14	0	4	0
2026-04-26	19:18	0	1	3	0.41	1	0	0
2026-04-23	19:16	0	0	3	0.39	2	0	2