Beck Malenstyn
L · #29
· Buffalo Sabres
· 6'3" · 209 lb
· L-handed
· 28 yrs
· Draft: 2016 Rd 5 (#145 overall)
Compare with
Season
81
Games
7–7–14
G–A–P
72
Shots · 9.7%
279 / 84
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$2,916,667
Term2026-27 → 2031-32 (6 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2032
Clauses2026-27: NTC; 2027-28: M-NTC; 2028-29: M-NTC; 2029-30: M-NTC; 2030-31: M-NTC; 2031-32: M-NTC
Signed at age28
Signing GMJarmo Kekalainen
AgentJ.P. Barry
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
45.9%26th
xGF% (5v5)
39.2%15th
Points/60 (5v5)
0.9212th
Goals Above Expected
-0.435th
Shooting %
9.7%
Ice Time / Game
11:15
Offensive-zone starts
26%
Takeaways / Giveaways
12 / 35
Archetype — how these are computed →
Grinder
A physical, energy depth forward — presence and puck battles over production.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Hits per 60
21.9
99th
Blocks per 60
6.6
100th
Points per 60
1.10
93th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
4 G on 28 shots
14%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+4 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
72
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
7
Shooting %
9.7%
Shots / GP
0.9
xG
5.3
Shot Danger Mix
High danger14%
Medium danger35%
Low danger51%
Top Scoring Zones
01
14%
Slot
4 G on 28 shots
02
40%
Crease
2 G on 5 shots
03
20%
High Center
1 G on 5 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Sabres | 81 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Sabres | 76 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Capitals | 81 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | AHL | Hershey Bears | 40 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Capitals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2021-22 | AHL | Hershey Bears | 65 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Capitals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Hershey Bears | 46 | 7 | 8 | 15 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Capitals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Hershey Bears | 74 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | M-Cup | Swift Current Broncos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2017-18 | WHL | Swift Current Broncos | 38 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 26 |
| 2017-18 | WHL | Calgary Hitmen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2016-17 | WHL | Calgary Hitmen | 70 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | WJC-18 | Canada U18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2015-16 | U18-Dev | Team Red | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2015-16 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | Canada U18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2015-16 | WHL | Calgary | 70 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5 |
| 2014-15 | WHL | Calgary | 51 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 |
| 2013-14 | WHL | Calgary | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2013-14 | VIJHL | Campbell River | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2013-14 | CSSHL | Okanagan H.A. | 21 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | Minor-BC | Okan. HA Midget | 45 | 33 | 26 | 59 | — |
| 2012-13 | CSSHL U17 | Okanagan HA Red U17 Prep | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2012-13 | OMAHA | Okanagan HA U15 Prep | 57 | 62 | 57 | 119 | — |
| 2011-12 | OMAHA | Okanagan Hockey Academy Btm Prep | 54 | 35 | 24 | 59 | — |