#72 · Centre · BUF
TageThompson
Next milestone 1 point from 400 as a Sabre
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 1
- A
- 1
- P
- 2
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 8
- S%
- 12.5
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- October 30, 1997 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Height
- 6′6″ (198 cm)
- Weight
- 220 lb (100 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2016 STL, round 1, #26 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.5 mphleague avg 21.1 mph69th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph7league avg 3.983rd percentile
- Distance skated6.2 mileague avg 6.2 mi53rd percentile
- Hardest shot85.4 mphleague avg 71.8 mph89th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone43.3%league avg 42.1%61st 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 | 1 | 1.05 | -0.05 | 16 | 4 | .065 |
| 2025-26 | 40 | 35.39 | +4.61 | 557 | 90 | .064 |
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 · 30:12 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 69.9% | 56.6% | +13.3 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 62.0% | 61.5% | +0.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–0
- xG for–against
- 1.6–0.7
- Average rating
- 7.2
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan | 2 | 26:35 | 71.9% |
| Josh Norris | 2 | 24:07 | 75.6% |
| Peyton Krebs | 2 | 1:32 | 53.1% |
| Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0:55 | 100.0% |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0:33 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 7.2 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 1 G · 1 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 531 | 217 | 191 | 408 | -60 | 240 | 1575 | 13.8 | 111 |
| Playoffs | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 10.9 | 6 |
Season by season (10)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 8 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 81 | 40 | 41 | 81 | -6 | 35 | 272 | 14.7 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 76 | 44 | 28 | 72 | -2 | 35 | 242 | 18.2 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | Sabres | 71 | 29 | 27 | 56 | -1 | 43 | 246 | 11.8 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Sabres | 78 | 47 | 47 | 94 | +4 | 39 | 295 | 15.9 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | Sabres | 78 | 38 | 30 | 68 | -17 | 37 | 253 | 15.0 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | Sabres | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 17 | 96 | 8.3 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Sabres | 65 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -22 | 20 | 108 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Blues | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 12 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 |