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Beck Malenstyn

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years ($1.4M CapHit)
Height	6'3"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	209	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	28
Age (DOB)	28 (Feb 4, 1998)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2016, Round 5, Overall 145 (WSH)

Date	Team	Transaction
Aug 23, 2024	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 2 years @ $1.350M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jun 20, 2022	Washington Capitals	Signed 2 years @ $762K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 8, 2021	Washington Capitals	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Apr 10, 2017	Washington Capitals	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2019-20	WSH	3	-	-	-	-2.43	-2.06	-1.80	-	-1.63
2021-22	WSH	12	-1.97	-1.69	-0.83	-0.02	-2.34	-2.04	2.29	0.24
2022-23	WSH	9	-0.30	-0.43	-0.08	1.92	-2.29	-1.90	1.97	0.18
2023-24	WSH	81	-1.06	-0.85	-0.78	-0.85	-0.27	-0.70	1.92	0.97
2024-25	BUF	76	-1.21	-1.16	-0.63	-0.53	-0.84	-0.28	0.93	-0.76
2025-26	BUF	81	-1.52	-1.45	-0.68	-0.98	1.30	0.27	2.11	0.16

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2019-20	WSH	3	-2.60	-2.08	-0.24	-1.19	0.24	2.97	-
2021-22	WSH	12	-2.50	-1.97	-0.78	0.67	-1.35	-3.14	-
2022-23	WSH	9	-1.51	-1.88	-1.73	0.12	-1.78	-3.97	-
2023-24	WSH	81	-0.62	-1.84	2.11	-1.95	-1.37	1.17	-
2024-25	BUF	76	-1.94	-1.96	0.16	-0.86	-1.73	-1.27	-
2025-26	BUF	81	-1.68	-1.85	0.73	-0.82	-1.36	-0.62	-

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2019-20	WSH	3	23:02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.92	-0.92	0.00	8.88	-8.88	0.00	0.00
2021-22	WSH	12	99:08	0.61	0.00	0.61	0.61	-0.01	11.11	11.27	-0.16	0.00	0.00
2022-23	WSH	9	80:27	0.75	0.75	1.49	0.41	0.34	14.29	7.86	6.43	0.00	0.00
2023-24	WSH	81	906:28	0.40	0.73	1.13	0.58	-0.18	6.74	9.88	-3.13	2.40	7.20
2024-25	BUF	76	675:15	0.36	0.53	0.89	0.48	-0.12	6.25	8.36	-2.11	2.00	5.00
2025-26	BUF	81	743:03	0.40	0.40	0.81	0.65	-0.25	7.69	12.41	-4.72	3.06	12.24

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2019-20	WSH	3	23:02	41.68	0.00	1.82	52.10	2.60	3.14	0.00	36.66	-0.70	0.29	-10.24
2021-22	WSH	12	99:08	39.34	3.03	2.30	33.29	1.82	1.85	62.50	55.48	-0.62	-0.76	2.60
2022-23	WSH	9	80:27	29.09	2.24	1.43	40.27	1.49	2.42	60.00	37.11	-1.10	-0.97	-5.66
2023-24	WSH	81	906:28	31.18	2.12	1.73	46.20	2.25	2.70	48.48	39.08	-0.69	0.24	-10.59
2024-25	BUF	76	675:15	33.50	1.51	1.73	38.39	2.58	2.27	36.96	43.30	-0.72	-0.38	-4.77
2025-26	BUF	81	743:03	35.77	1.78	1.98	40.13	2.02	2.38	46.81	45.37	-0.81	-0.27	-5.86

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Arber Xhekaj sends Beck Malenstyn a clear message after hit on Jakub Dobes at Habs Fanatics (Tue May 12, 2026)
Canadiens face Game 4 warning as Sabres expected to target Jakub Dobes again after Malenstyn incident at Habs Fanatics (Tue May 12, 2026)
Beck Malenstyn fined maximum by NHL Player Safety after running over Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes in his crease at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon May 11, 2026)
Xhekaj And Malenstyn Fined, Expect More Bad Blood at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon May 11, 2026)
Sabres right wing Beck Malenstyn is kept in stitches for Game 3 at Montreal at Sabres Space (Mon May 11, 2026)
Sabres notes: Buffalo changes lineup by inserting Sam Carrick; Beck Malenstyn keeps playing after cut at Sabres Space (Mon May 11, 2026)
Beck Malenstyn fonce délibérément sur Jakub Dobeš et ne reçoit que deux minutes at HABSolument Fan (Sun May 10, 2026)
Sabres notes: Buffalo changes lineup by inserting Sam Carrick; Beck Malenstyn keeps playing after cut at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Sun May 10, 2026)
Sabres’ Beck Malenstyn continues killing penalty after skate hits hand at Sabres Space (Sat May 9, 2026)
Beck Malenstyn des Sabres quitte la patinoire avec la main en sang après un contact avec Demidov at HABSolument Fan (Fri May 8, 2026)
Sabres' Beck Malenstyn continues killing penalty after skate hits hand at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri May 8, 2026)
Sabres’ Beck Malenstyn adding offense; Buffalo makes change on defense at Sabres Space (Tue Apr 7, 2026)
Sabres’ Beck Malenstyn adding offense; Buffalo makes change on defense at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Mon Apr 6, 2026)
Sabres Player Spotlight: Beck Malenstyn at The Hockey Writers (Sat Mar 14, 2026)
Beck Malenstyn sets NHL’s new all-time skating speed record against Capitals at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Mar 13, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres' Beck Malenstyn sets unique NHL record at Sabres Noise (Fri Mar 13, 2026)
The Jaws of Defeat, Sharks Fall to Surging Sabres 6-3 at Die by the Blade (Wed Mar 11, 2026)
Beck Malenstyn delivers a clear message about the Buffalo Sabres' playoff chase at Sabres Noise (Fri Jan 23, 2026)
Beck Malenstyn praises 'all-consuming energy' from Buffalo Sabres fans at Sabres Noise (Wed Jan 14, 2026)
This Sabres player's impact goes far beyond the box score at Sabres Noise (Tue Dec 23, 2025)
NHL's Top 10 Plays Of November: Quick, McDavid And More Amaze at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Dec 2, 2025)
The 99th percentile skater who's giving the Buffalo Sabres an unexpected boost at Sabres Noise (Mon Dec 1, 2025)
‘Fearless’ Beck Malenstyn playing gritty game, showcasing offensive flair at Sabres Space (Wed Nov 26, 2025)
‘Fearless’ Beck Malenstyn playing gritty game, showcasing offensive flair at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Tue Nov 25, 2025)
Goal from this Buffalo Sabres was more than just one for the highlight reel at Sabres Noise (Mon Nov 24, 2025)
Beck Malenstyn’s spectacular goal helps Sabres beat East-leading Hurricanes 4-1 at Sabres Space (Mon Nov 24, 2025)
Beck Malenstyn scores goal of the year candidate against Hurricanes at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Nov 24, 2025)
4 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres unexpected win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Sabres Noise (Sun Nov 23, 2025)
Sabres 2025-26 Player Expectations: Fourth-Liner Malenstyn May Be Entering Final Season In Buffalo at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Andrew Cristall has begun his summer training with Connor Bedard, Kent Johnson, Beck Malenstyn, and other NHL players at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Can Beck Malenstyn have a bounce back season for the Sabres? at Sabres Noise (Sun Jun 15, 2025)

Current Contract

Beck Malenstyn signed a $2,700,000 2-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on August 23, 2024 with an AAV of $1,350,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.53% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	26	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	-	-	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	RFA-arb
2025-26	27	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	-	-	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$2,700,000	$2,700,000	$2,700,000

Signed: Aug 23, 2024

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.53

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Beck Malenstyn signed a $1,525,000 2-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on June 20, 2022 with an AAV of $762,500. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	24	$762,500	$762,500	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$110,000	RFA
2023-24	25	$762,500	$762,500	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,525,000	$1,525,000	$885,000

Signed: June 20, 2022

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.92

Note: Guaranteed Minimum Salary in 2022-23 is $125,000

Beck Malenstyn signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on July 8, 2021 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	23		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$90,000	10.2(c)
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$90,000

Signed: July 8, 2021

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: RFA

Cap %: 0.92

Beck Malenstyn signed a $2,290,000 3-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on April 10, 2017 with an AAV of $763,333. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.02% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	19	$763,333	$800,000	-	$80,000	-	$80,000	-	ELC
2018-19	20	$736,666	$773,333	$70,000	$80,000	$650,000	$730,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	21	$736,666	$773,333	$20,000	$80,000	$700,000	$780,000	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	22	$736,666	$773,333	$20,000	-	$700,000	$700,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$110,000	$240,000	$2,050,000	$2,290,000	$210,000

Signed: Apr 10, 2017

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2011-12	OMAHA	Okanagan Hockey Academy Btm Prep	54	35	24	59		44
2012-13	OMAHA	Okanagan HA U15 Prep	57	62	57	119		108
2012-13	CSSHL U17	Okanagan HA Red U17 Prep	9	3	3	6
2012-13	U16 Cup	BCMML Sabres 1										4	1	2	3		2
2013-14	Minor-BC	Okan. HA Midget	45	33	26	59		44
2013-14	WHL	Calgary	5	0	3	3	+4	4
2013-14	VIJHL	Campbell River	2	0	2	2
2013-14	CSSHL	Okanagan H.A.	21	15	11	26		18				3	3	1	4		4
2014-15	WHL	Calgary	51	8	4	12	+1	25	34	2,350.0		11	1	1	2	-3	4
2015-16	WJC-18	Canada U18	7	1	2	3	+2	4
2015-16	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	4	1	1	2	+3	4
2015-16	U18-Dev	Team Red	3	0	1	1
2015-16	WHL	Calgary	70	8	17	25		47				5	2	1	3	-1	2
2016-17	WHL	Calgary Hitmen	70	32	24	56	-13	60				4				-7	2
2017-18	WHL	Calgary Hitmen	4	0	3	3	+2
2017-18	M-Cup	Swift Current Broncos	3	1	1	2
2017-18	WHL	Swift Current Broncos	38	17	12	29	+10	28				26	4	7	11	-2	18
2018-19	AHL	Hershey Bears	74	7	9	16		66				9		2	2		6
2019-20	AHL	Hershey Bears	46	7	8	15	+5	20
2019-20	NHL	Washington Capitals	3	0	0	0	-1		4	0.0	9:16
2021-22	NHL	Washington Capitals	12	1	0	1	+2	9	10	10.0	9:03
2021-22	AHL	Hershey Bears	65	10	6	16	-8	20				3	1		1	-1
2022-23	NHL	Washington Capitals	9	1	1	2		2	7	14.3	9:55
2022-23	AHL	Hershey Bears	40	6	4	10	+1	23				20	4	4	8	+2	12
2023-24	NHL	Washington Capitals	81	6	15	21	-1	25	98	6.1	14:15	4				-1	2	4	0.0	11:58
2024-25	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	76	4	6	10	-16	29	67	6.0	10:32
2025-26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	81	7	7	14		38	72	9.7	11:15	12	1	1	2	-1	8	7	14.3	10:29
NHL Career			262	19	29	48	-16	103	258	7.4	11:48	16	1	1	2	-2	10	11	9.1	10:51