Tyson Kozak
Buffalo Sabres · #48 · Center · age 23 · 5'11" · 185 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Souris, Manitoba · Drafted 2021 · Rd 7 #1
1 point in 6 games — 358th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
14HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 29% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 14 lately — hotter than 29% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 14 · +14 over these 6 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 0.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | — |
| Points | 1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 2 | 2 | 8 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 50.0% | 50.0% | 13.6% | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −1 | −1.7 | −0.2 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 11:48 | 11:05 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ LAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 11:27 | 14 |
| Oct 29 | @ ANA | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:14 | 15 |
| Oct 27 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:17 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs FLA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points358th of 424 forwards1leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals275th of 424 forwards1leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists376th of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots411th of 424 forwards2leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus258th of 424 forwards−2leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game357th of 424 forwards11:05leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (0th).
■ Kozak this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 14 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 6 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BUF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | −2 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.13 | −1 |
| 2024–25 · best | BUF | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.24 | −2 |