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Loading…Alex Lyon, a goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres, grades as a clear top-quartile goaltender with a 92.3 overall (19th of 104). That makes him the 3rd-highest-rated player on the Buffalo Sabres roster.
He has saved 3.1 goals above expected on the shots he has faced, a modestly positive mark.
He surged from 61.8 in 2024-25 to 78.4 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 9-season card history.
At $1.5M through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $6.5M, so the Buffalo Sabres save roughly $5M a season against his production.
The Buffalo Sabres have $2.43M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 36 | 78.4 | 5.7 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 30 | 61.8 | 0.1 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 44 | 58.8 | 1.1 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 15 | 79.2 | 3.9 |
| 2021-22 | CAR | 2 | 70.3 | 1.9 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 6 | 41.2 | -1.8 |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 3 | 50 | -0.4 |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 2 | 40.2 | -3.1 |
| 2017-18 | PHI | 11 | 48.9 | -0.7 |
Other BUF goaltenders by rating: Colten Ellis (71.2), Matt Villalta (67.8), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (41.1). See the full Buffalo Sabres cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.