#72 · Centre · BUF
TageThompson
Next milestone 8 assists from 200
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 2
- A
- 2
- P
- 4
- +/-
- +3
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 17
- S%
- 11.8
- 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 speed22.0 mphleague avg 21.2 mph82nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph12league avg 4.792nd percentile
- Distance skated9.2 mileague avg 7.4 mi72nd percentile
- Hardest shot85.4 mphleague avg 73.0 mph87th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone43.4%league avg 42.2%65th 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 | 2 | 2.47 | -0.47 | 29 | 8 | .085 |
| 2025-26 | 40 | 35.39 | +4.61 | 557 | 89 | .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 · 3 games · 46:17 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 67.7% | 59.9% | +7.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 54.3% | 62.5% | -8.2 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–1
- xG for–against
- 3.1–1.5
- Average rating
- 7.4
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 | 3 | 35:14 | 65.7% |
| Josh Norris | 3 | 30:53 | 69.5% |
| Peyton Krebs | 3 | 9:24 | 83.5% |
| Jiri Kulich | 2 | 5:55 | 90.1% |
| Zach Benson | 2 | 1:06 | 4.4% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 7.4 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 2 G · 2 A · 4 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 532 | 218 | 192 | 410 | -59 | 240 | 1584 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 17 | 11.8 | 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 |