ALEX LYON #34

Notes accurate as of Sept. 1, 2026

PRONUNCIATION: LIGH-uhn, AL-ehx

CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2026-27 ($1.5 million AAV)

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2025; Signed by the Detroit Red Wings on July 1, 2023; Signed by the Florida Panthers on July 13, 2022; Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on July 31, 2021; Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on April 5, 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Made his NHL debut on Jan. 31, 2018 at Washington as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Made his first NHL start on Feb. 1, 2018 at New Jersey.
Appeared in 30 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) in 2021-22 and recorded a save percentage of .917 and a goals-against average of 2.16 and was named as one part of the AHL Best Goaltending Duo (Harry Holmes Memorial Award).
Played in 12 games with Chicago (AHL) in the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs, recording a .923 save percentage, a 2.03 goals-against average and a 9-3-0 record en route to winning the Calder Cup.
Has appeared in 202 AHL games with Lehigh Valley, Chicago and Charlotte from 2016 to 2023 and posted a 106-70-27 record, a .912 save percentage and a 2.62 goals-against average.
Registered the first shutout of his NHL career on April 1, 2023 at Columbus as a member of the Florida Panthers.
Made a single-game career-high 56 saves on April 6, 2023 vs. Ottawa.
Earned the longest road point streak (11 games; 10-0-1) by a Sabres goaltender all-time from Dec. 9, 2025 to March 22, 2026.
Tallied a 10-game road winning streak, the longest ever by a Buffalo goaltender, from Dec. 9, 2025 to March 19, 2026.
Collected 10 consecutive wins from Dec. 9, 2025 to Jan. 29, 2026, which marked the longest winning streak by a goaltender in franchise history.
Registered three shutouts in 2025-26, the most in any single season of his career.
Reached 20 wins in 2025-26 for the second time in his career (21 wins with Florida in 2023-24). In conjunction with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, became the first pair of Sabres goaltenders to earn at least 20 wins in the same season since Martin Biron (21) and Ryan Miller (30) in 2005-06.

AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Posted a 2.41 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage with 3 shutouts in 30 games as a freshman at Yale in 2013-14, finishing 14-11-5.
Recorded a 1.62 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage with 7 shutouts in 32 games at Yale in 2014-15. Earned ECAC Goaltender of the Year honors and was named to the ECAC First All-Star Team, the NCAA (East) First All-American Team, the NCAA All-Ivy League First Team and the NCAA New England All-Star Team.
Appeared in 32 games during the 2015-16 season, repeating as ECAC Goaltender of the Year and earning spots on the ECAC First All-Star Team, NCAA (East) First All-American Team, NCAA All-Ivy League First Team and NCAA New England All-Star Team. Named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Appeared in two games with Team USA at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and posted a .940 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-against average.

NHL FIRSTS

Game: 1/31/18 at WSH

Win: 2/18/18 at NYR

Shutout: 4/1/23 at CBJ

AWARDS & HONORS

Professional:

2021–22 AHL Best Goaltending Duo (Harry Holmes Memorial Award)

2022 Calder Cup Champion

International:

2011–12 USHL All-Rookie Team

2012–13 USHL Second All-Star Team

2014–15 NCAA (East) First All-American Team

2014–15 ECAC First All-Star Team

2014–15 ECAC Goaltender of the Year

2014–15 All-Ivy League First Team

2015–16 NCAA (East) First All-American Team

2015–16 ECAC First All-Star Team

2015–16 ECAC Goaltender of the Year

2015–16 All-Ivy League First Team

Amateur:

2015 IIHF World Championship Bronze Medal