NOAH OSTLUND #86 

Forward 

Acquired: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (16th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft

Contract Status: Signed through 2026-27 ($886,667 AAV)

Pronunciation: NOH-uh OHST-luhnd  

2025-26 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:   

• Set new career highs in games played (60), goals (11), assists (16), points (27), plus/minus (plus-11) and time on ice per game (13:58). 

• Ranked sixth in plus/minus among all NHL rookies and recorded the best plus/minus by a Buffalo rookie since Tyler Myers in 2009-10 (plus-13). 

• Ranked third in shooting percentage (18.3) among Sabres skaters with at least 50 shots. (min. 50 shots). It marked the highest shooting percentage by a Sabres rookie with at least 50 shots since Drew Stafford in 2006-07 (19.4 percent; 67 shots). 

• His 11 goals marked the fourth consecutive season in which a Sabres rookie has registered 10 or more goals (JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn, 2022-23; Zach Benson, 2023-24; Jiri Kulich, 2024-25) 

• Posted the second most goals by a Swedish rookie in franchise history, second only to Victor Olofsson in 2019-20 (20). 

• Recorded the first game-winning goal of his career on March 19 at San Jose. 

• Registered a season-long assist and point streak from March 3 to 8 (four games; 0+4). 

• Recorded the first goal streak of his NHL career from Dec. 14 to Dec. 18 (two games; 2+0). 

• Collected his first NHL assist on Nov. 8 at Carolina. 

• Scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 4 vs. Utah.