BECK MALENSTYN #29

Notes accurate as of Sept. 1, 2026

PRONUNCIATION:  MAL-ehn-stighn, BEHK

CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2031-32 ($2.917 million AAV)

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Washington in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft; Acquired by Buffalo from Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (Cole Hutson).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • Made his NHL debut with Washington on Nov. 20, 2019 at NY Rangers.
  • Recorded his first NHL goal on Nov. 30, 2021 at Florida.
  • Notched his first NHL assist on Oct. 24, 2022 at New Jersey.
  • Played in 225 AHL games with the Hershey Bears in his career and registered 57 points (30+27) in that span. Won the Calder Cup with Hershey in 2023.
  • Led all Capitals forwards in blocked shots (93) and hits (241) in 2023-24.
  • Appeared in his first Stanley Cup Playoff game and skated 12:32 on April 21, 2024 at NY Rangers.
  • Made his Buffalo Sabres debut on Oct. 24 vs. New Jersey and registered his first point, a goal, as a Sabre on Oct. 19 at Chicago.
  • Ranked first among all Sabres forwards in hits (191) in 2024-25.
  • Last season, registered the most hits by a Sabres skater in a single season since the league began tracking the stat in 2005-06 (282). Ranked fifth among all NHL skaters in hits and was one of 10 NHL skaters to record 250 or more hits in 2025-26. 
  • Became the only Sabres skater since the league began tracking hits and blocked shots in 2005-06 to record 250 or more hits and 70 or more blocked shots in 2025-26.
  • Finished 2025-26 ranked second among all Sabres forwards in blocked shots (75) and matched his previous single-season career high in games played (81), which he set in 2023-24 with the Washington Capitals. 
  • Recorded the fastest sustained skating speed (24.94 mph) of any NHL skater in the NHL EDGE Era (since 2021-22) on March 12, 2026 vs. Washington.
  • Tallied a new single-season career high in goals (7) in 2025-26, including the first shorthanded goal of his career on Jan. 22, 2026 at Montreal. 

AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • Appeared in 238 WHL games with Calgary and Swift Current from 2013-18 and registered 128 points (65+63) in that span.
  • Appeared in 26 playoff games, recorded 11 points (4+7) and won the WHL Championship with Swift Current in 2018.
  • Played in 46 WHL playoff games in his career and tallied 16 points (7+9).
  • Served as an alternate captain for Team Canada, played in seven games and recorded three points (1+2) at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • N/A

NHL FIRSTS

Game: 11/20/19 at NYR

Goal: 11/30/21 at FLA

Assist: 10/24/22 at NJD

AWARDS & HONORS

Professional:

2023 Calder Cup Champion

International:

N/A

Amateur:

2018 WHL Champion