Bowen Byram

Workhorse
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 1; 0 G, 1 A in 6 GP
Individual xG: 0.4; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 24:42; 5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 40.8; share of chances while he's on

Bowen Byram has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 6 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 24:42 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 18.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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 45% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.0
Wins: +0.00

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.52, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 45.3% of 223 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+1.09 SD · 92th percentile · weight 13% · +0.4 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.2092th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.12782th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 119 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.

at BOS
Sunday, April 26
Streak
Bowen Byram has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 14th goal of the season. He played 22:59 and had three shots on goal. It finished 6-1 for the Sabres.
vs NYI
Tuesday, March 31
Drought over
Bowen Byram scored for the first time in 31 games. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 3.0. It finished 4-3 for the Sabres.
vs TBL
Sunday, March 8
Big night
Three points for Bowen Byram: three assists. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.9. He has 35 points in 64 games this season. It finished 8-7 for the Sabres.
vs BOS
Saturday, December 27
Ice time
Bowen Byram played 27:52, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 18 points in 37 games this season. It finished 4-1 for the Sabres.
at OTT
Tuesday, December 23
Big night
Bowen Byram had three points, two goals and one assist. He also scored the overtime winner. That was his eighth goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Sabres in overtime.
at TOR
Saturday, October 25
Drought over
Bowen Byram scored for the first time in 36 games. He has 1 goal this season. The Sabres fell 4-3 to the Maple Leafs in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game24:42
93
Points per 600.40
22
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.17
44
Shots per 602.0
19

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.32
39
xG against per 60, on ice3.37
4
xGF%40.8%
15

Physical

Hits per 600.8
16
Blocks per 603.6
35
Penalty minutes per 601.6
48

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.4 mph
70
Bursts over 20 mph11
91
Distance skated22 mi
56

Shooting

Hardest shot81.9 mph
34
Shots on goal5
42
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.1%
58
Offensive zone time, even strength40.6%
29

Who he plays with

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

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Artyom Levshunov	6	64:59	52–54	2.4–3.1	3–3	44%
Alex Vlasic	6	30:41	18–46	0.6–2.3	0–3	21%
Sam Rinzel	6	14:54	16–14	0.8–1.0	0–0	46%
Wyatt Kaiser	4	3:26	6–3	0.3–0.3	0–1	50%
Ian Cole	6	2:41	5–0	0.3–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 10 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

0.000.200.40

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	6	0	1	1	5	0.4	24:42	2	9	40.8
2025–26	82	11	31	42	109	12.8	22:20	50	94	49.4
2024–25	82	7	31	38	94	8.6	22:42	75	119	49.1
2023–24	73	11	18	29	84	6.1	20:21	94	104	47.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-13	24:37	0	1	0	0.00	2	1	4
2026-10-10	25:40	0	0	1	0.06	0	2	0
2026-10-08	26:35	0	0	2	0.20	0	2	0
2026-10-06	21:23	0	0	2	0.03	0	1	0
2026-10-01	24:49	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
2026-09-29	25:08	0	0	0	0.11	0	2	0
2026-05-18	28:18	0	0	1	0.14	0	1	0
2026-05-16	19:53	0	1	2	0.26	3	1	0
2026-05-14	21:47	0	0	4	0.16	0	2	2
2026-05-12	20:42	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	6
2026-05-10	20:32	0	0	2	0.26	0	2	0
2026-05-08	21:27	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	2
2026-05-06	21:13	1	0	2	0.19	1	0	0
2026-05-01	24:05	0	0	1	0.15	0	3	0
2026-04-28	23:23	0	0	3	0.03	0	0	0
2026-04-26	22:59	1	1	3	0.11	1	0	0
2026-04-23	21:59	1	1	2	0.11	1	2	0
2026-04-21	21:58	1	0	4	0.38	1	0	2
2026-04-19	22:50	0	0	2	0.11	1	1	0
2026-04-15	19:35	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0