Tage Thompson
Buffalo Sabres · #72 · Center · age 29 · 6'6" · 220 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona · Drafted 2016 · Rd 1 #26
SNIPER59% of points are goals, shooting 15.9%
17 points in 14 games — 25th of 439 forwards. The average forward has 7.1.
72HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 98% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 84 · last game 4 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Forget just his size; Tage Thompson is a rare blend of towering presence and refined skill, equally adept at unleashing a scorching shot or threading a pinpoint pass to generate points. As Buffalo's offensive fulcrum, he averages nearly 20 minutes a night, proving he's the player they lean on to drive their attack with a high-volume, balanced game.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Tage Thompson is heating up. His scoring surge, driven by a higher shot percentage, signifies a meaningful hot streak that warrants immediate attention.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 41 to 72 in his last 5 games — top 5% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 72 · +22 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (62)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
8 points and 5 goals in 5 games — 1.3× his usual pace, and 3.2× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 3.6 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Assists | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Points | 8 | 6.1 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shots | 21 | 23 | 8 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 23.8% | 15.9% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.5× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +1 | +1.8 | −0.2 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 18:27 | 19:26 | 14:48 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ LAK | W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 20:09 | 72 |
| Oct 29 | @ ANA | W | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17:49 | 64 |
| Oct 27 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17:10 | 26 |
| Oct 24 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 17:00 | 17 |
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 20:06 | 33 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 439 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points25th of 439 forwards17leader 
McDavid 40
McDavid 40Goals6th of 439 forwards10leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists70th of 439 forwards7leader McDavid 31
McDavid 31Shots3rd of 439 forwards63leader Boldy 72
Boldy 72Power-play points54th of 439 forwards5leader McDavid 16
McDavid 16Plus/minus46th of 439 forwards+5leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game52nd of 439 forwards19:26leader McDavid 23:31
McDavid 23:31PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (99th), goals (98th), ice time (88th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Thompson this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 100 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 94 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BUF | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1.21 | +5 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 81 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 1.00 | −6 |
| 2024–25 | BUF | 76 | 44 | 28 | 72 | 0.95 | −2 |
| 2023–24 | BUF | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 0.79 | −1 |
| 2022–23 · best | BUF | 78 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 1.21 | +4 |
| 2021–22 | BUF | 78 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 0.87 | −17 |
| 2020–21 | BUF | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.37 | −6 |
| 2019–20 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | BUF | 65 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.18 | −22 |
| 2017–18 |  STL | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.22 | −12 |