#44 · Defence · BUF
DennisGilbert
Next milestone 79 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 8
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 2
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Playoffs 2025-26: 3 GP · 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- October 30, 1996 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 216 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2015 CHI, round 3, #91 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed20.0 mphleague avg 21.6 mph9th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph1league avg 31.38th percentile
- Distance skated14.1 mileague avg 133.2 mi17th percentile
- Hardest shot89.2 mphleague avg 88.9 mph43rd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone44.1%league avg 42.3%84th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0.14 | -0.14 | 7 | 0 | .019 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 8 games · 98:55 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 56.6% | 57.4% | -0.9 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 49.2% | 57.9% | -8.7 |
- Goals for–against
- 3–3
- xG for–against
- 4.4–3.4
- Average rating
- 5.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolas Matinpalo | 6 | 59:57 | 57.6% |
| Jordan Spence | 3 | 17:03 | 63.4% |
| Nick Jensen | 1 | 13:14 | 55.5% |
| Artem Zub | 4 | 3:44 | 0.0% |
| Lassi Thomson | 1 | 1:03 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.5 over the last 8 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 8: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | vs TOR | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 |
| Apr 12 | @ NJD | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 |
| Mar 21 | vs TOR | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 |
| Mar 19 | vs NYI | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9:04 |
| Mar 18 | @ WSH | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:33 |
| Mar 15 | vs SJS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:53 |
| Mar 14 | vs ANA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 |
| Dec 4 | vs NYR | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 119 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -18 | 140 | 59 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
Season by season (8)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Senators | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 50 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Senators | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Flames | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 16 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Flames | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Avalanche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Blackhawks | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 38 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |