BECK MALENSTYN #29 

Forward 

Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (Cole Hutson) on June 29, 2024 

Contract Status: Signed through 2025-26 ($1.35 million AAV)

Pronunciation: BEHK MAL-ehn-stighn 

2025-26 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:  

• Registered the most hits by a Sabres skater in a single season since the league began tracking them 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 

• Finished the season ranked second among all Sabres forwards in blocked shots (75). 

• Matched his previous single-season career high in games played (81), which he set in 2023-24 with the Washington Capitals. 

• 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. 

• Recorded the fastest sustained skating speed (24.94 mph) of any NHL skater in the NHL EDGE Era (since 2021-22) on March 12 vs. Washington. 

• Tallied a new single-season career high in goals (7), including the first shorthanded goal of his career on Jan. 22 at Montreal. 

• Posted the highest single season shooting percentage of his career (9.7; min. 15 shots)