BUFFALO SABRESBorn in United States#34 ·Goalie

Alex Lyon

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Alex Lyon has played in the NHL since 2017–18 and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres. He is 33 years old (born in 1992), is originally from Baudette, is 185 cm tall and weighs 90 kg. He has previously played for Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings. Lyon has won 71 of 149 NHL games, 7 shutouts and a .903 save percentage. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 20 wins in 36 games.

BirthplaceBaudette

Born1992 (33 years)Height185 cmWeight90 kgCatchesLNHL9 seasons

DEBUT December 7, 2017(8y ago)@Edmonton OilersCONTRACT —

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2026–27 SEASON

Save %

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Wins

Shutouts

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Form

N/A

No recent outings yet

Record

0-0-0

GAA

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Starts

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0 games played · 0 starts · 10 team games

0% of available starts

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs10 playoff games5mo ago

Career5 career shutouts1y ago

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10 career shutouts

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SeasonMatch season best: 3 shutouts3 away

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Season

Match season best: 3 shutouts3 away

Match season best: 21 wins21 away

Playoffs

10 playoff games5mo ago

First playoff win3y ago

Career

10 career shutouts3 away

100 career wins29 away

250 NHL games101 away

5 career shutouts1y ago

50 career wins1y ago

100 NHL games1y ago

First NHL shutout3y ago

Compared with the NHL

Alex Lyon makes more saves per 60 minutes than about 86% of all goalies.

2025-2026 · regular season · 70 NHL goalies with at least 15 games, all nationalities

Save percentage

90.7%

Top 23%Alex Lyon has a higher save percentage than 77% of NHL goalies (54 of 70)

Goals against / 60 min

2.77

Upper halfAlex Lyon concedes fewer goals than 57% of NHL goalies (40 of 70)

Even-strength save percentage

90.9%

Upper halfAlex Lyon has a higher even-strength save percentage than 67% of NHL goalies (47 of 70)

Saves / 60 min

26.75

Top 15%Alex Lyon makes more saves per 60 minutes than 86% of NHL goalies (60 of 70)

Wins

Upper halfAlex Lyon has more wins than 60% of NHL goalies (42 of 70)

Shutouts

Top 22%Alex Lyon has more shutouts than 79% of NHL goalies (55 of 70)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Alex Lyon's whole career

Stats

Games played

149

Wins

SV%

.903

GAA

2.9

Shutouts

Season by season

Wins Shutouts Save percentage Games

SeasonGP

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Teams player has played for

BUFBuffalo SabresCurrent

Seasons

2025–26

Since OCT 9

SV%

.907

GAA

2.8

Shutouts

DETDetroit Red Wings

Seasons

2023–24 to 2024–25

NOV 17–APR 16 · 2 seasons

SV%

.901

GAA

3.0

Shutouts

FLAFlorida Panthers

Seasons

2022–23

JAN 19–APR 13

SV%

.914

GAA

2.9

Shutouts

CARCarolina Hurricanes

Seasons

2021–22

NOV 13–JAN 8

SV%

.908

GAA

2.9

Shutouts

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

Seasons

2017–18 to 2020–21

JAN 31–MAY 8 · 4 seasons

SV%

.893

GAA

3.2

Shutouts

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