#29 · Left wing · BUF
BeckMalenstyn
Next milestone 52 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 1
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Left wing
- Born
- February 4, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Delta, British Columbia, CAN
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 209 lb (95 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2016 WSH, round 5, #145 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.8 mphleague avg 21.1 mph80th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph5league avg 3.965th percentile
- Distance skated2.9 mileague avg 6.2 mi8th percentile
- Hardest shot63.8 mphleague avg 71.8 mph18th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone38.8%league avg 42.1%30th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 1 | 0 | .006 |
| 2025-26 | 7 | 8.09 | -1.09 | 138 | 44 | .059 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 14:39 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 30.7% | 62.8% | -32.1 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 47.1% | 63.4% | -16.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–2
- xG for–against
- 0.2–0.5
- Average rating
- 5.1
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Carrick | 2 | 13:33 | 30.7% |
| Jiri Kulich | 2 | 11:31 | 33.6% |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 1:13 | 0.0% |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 0:49 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.1 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 264 | 19 | 29 | 48 | -18 | 103 | 259 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 10 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 |
Season by season (7)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 81 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 72 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 76 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -16 | 29 | 67 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Capitals | 81 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 25 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Capitals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Capitals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 9 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Capitals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |