GRIT & GF
Tyson Kozak

Buffalo Sabres, Centre

Tyson Kozak

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 2 GP
Individual xG
0.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
9:09
0 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
29.8
share of chances while he's on

Tyson Kozak has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 2 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026–27, with 0 shots on goal and 9:09 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 71.9 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

71.9050100
Rated above 62% of forwards
Goals above average
−7.2
Wins
−1.20
Physicality95thGF7thIntimidation21thChemistry2thClutch15th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.34, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 62% of 531 rated players

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Physicality

+1.70 SD · 95th percentile · weight 38% · +0.5 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.12.091th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.899th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.1778th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.5014th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.2498th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7622th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 519 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.

  1. vs BOS

    Tuesday, April 28

    Physical

    Tyson Kozak threw 7 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He played 16:55, about 6 minutes over his average. The Sabres lost 2-1 to the Bruins in overtime.

  2. at VAN

    Thursday, December 11

    Shot blocker

    Tyson Kozak blocked 6 shots. He has 4 points in 22 games this season. He played 16:45 and had one shot on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Sabres.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game9:09
    2
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.13
    1
  • Shots per 600.0
    0

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.00
    1
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.37
    55
  • xGF%29.8%
    1

Physical

  • Hits per 606.6
    66
  • Blocks per 600.0
    1
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    35
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    12
  • Distance skated3 mi
    4

Shooting

  • Hardest shot0.0 mph
    0
  • Shots on goal0
    2

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time34.5%
    2
  • Offensive zone time, even strength35.8%
    3

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Beck Malenstyn, Josh Norris17:134–10.3–0.00–094%
Sam Carrick, Beck Malenstyn16:175–40.0–0.30–15%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 1 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
0.000.200.400.60
02-0510-12

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27200000.09:092029.8
2025–2646246302.611:171204541.5
2024–2521325112.210:29262544.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1210:460000.04100
2026-10-107:320000.00100
2026-05-0810:020010.18000
2026-05-0610:560010.28030
2026-05-0111:010000.00120
2026-04-2816:550010.28710
2026-04-2610:590120.48120
2026-04-238:350010.14300
2026-04-1513:340100.01410
2026-04-1310:490010.13510
2026-04-099:380120.06200
2026-04-0810:500000.00320
2026-04-0412:150000.00310
2026-03-287:510000.00100
2026-03-1711:100010.10400
2026-03-038:340000.00110
2026-02-2813:040000.00010
2026-02-2710:450010.15230
2026-02-2512:040010.02300
2026-02-0510:380010.04120