Defense · BUF · 2023-24

Bowen Byram

Age: 25
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Cranbrook

Games: 73
Goals: 11
Assists: 18
Points: 29
Ice time: 20:21/gm

Season2023-24

Rating · 2023-24

66/100

Middle of the roster

Physical Defender

Better than 66% of NHL defencemen.

+0.60wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense1336 min15among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense1336 min57among all skaters at the position

Power play80 min73among defencemen who run a power play · small sample

Penalty kill69 min25among defencemen who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2020-21COL	19	4	-0.19	Where it came from
2021-22COL	30	57	+0.45	Where it came from
2022-23COL	42	69	+0.87	Where it came from
2023-24TOT	73	66	+0.60	Where it came from
2024-25BUF	82	37	+0.19	Where it came from
2025-26BUF	82	66	+0.70	Where it came from
2026-27CHI	4	—	-0.05	Where it came from
Career7 seasons	332	—	+2.57

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 18 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ TBLApr 15	W 4-2	21:02	1	1	0	1	C
@ FLAApr 13	OTL 2-3 OT	22:22	1	1	1	4	C-
@ DALApr 9	L 2-3	19:58	1	1	0	1	B-
@ DETApr 7	L 1-3	20:42	0	0	1	0	C-
vs PHIApr 5	W 4-2	18:54	0	0	0	0	D-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.