BOWEN BYRAM #4
Defenseman
Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Colorado in exchange for Casey Mittelstadt on March 6, 2024
Contract Status: Signed through 2026-27 ($6.26 million AAV)
Pronunciation: BOH-ehn BIGH-ruhm
2025-26 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Set new single-season career highs in goals (11), points (42), plus/minus (plus-15), power-play points (7), game-winning goals (5) and shots on goal (109).
Matched his previous single-season career high in assists (31).
Recorded the most game-winning goals in a single season by a Sabres defenseman since Tyler Myers in 2010-11 (5) and became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register five or more in a single season.
Eclipsed the 40-point plateau for the first time in his NHL career and along with Rasmus Dahlin (74 points) and Mattias Samuelsson (41 points), became the first trio of Sabres defensemen to do so in the same season.
Scored 10 even-strength goals and Dahlin (13), Samuelsson (12) and him became the first three defensemen to record 10 or more even-strength goals in the same season. Entering play in 2025-26, Buffalo had never had two defensemen do so in a season.
Ranked second in assists and points and third in goals, points per game (0.51) and time on ice per game (22:20) among Sabres defensemen.
Ranked tied for second on the team in game-winning goals and tied for third among all NHL defensemen.
Ranked third among all Sabres skaters in blocked shots (93).
Registered the longest assist streak of his career from Feb. 5 to Feb. 28 (four games; 0+4).
Matched the longest point streak of his career (four games) on four occasions.
Registered the 100th assist of his NHL career on March 8 vs. Tampa Bay.
Played in his 300th NHL game on Jan. 31 vs. Montreal.
Scored the first overtime goal of his career on Dec. 23 against Ottawa and was one of two Sabres defensemen to record an overtime goal this season (Mattias Samuelsson; Nov. 15 at Detroit).
2025-26 LONGEST STREAKS:
Goals: 2 games, 12/1/25 vs. WPG to 12/3/25 at PHI (two goals)
Assists: 4 games, 2/5/26 vs. PIT to 2/28/26 at TBL (four assists)
Points: 4 games, (4x) Most recent: 2/5/26 vs. PIT to 2/28/26 at TBL (0+4)
2025-26 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Goals: 2, 12/23/25 at OTT
Assists: 3, 3/8/26 vs. TBL
Points: 3, (2x) Most Recent: 3/8/26 vs. TBL (0+3)
TOI: 27:52, 12/27/25 vs. BOS