Center · BUF · 2019-20

Curtis Lazar

Age: 31
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 203 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Salmon Arm

Games: 38
Goals: 5
Assists: 5
Points: 10
Ice time: 11:50/gm

Season2019-20

Rating · 2019-20

37/100

Depth

Energy Grinder

Better than 37% of NHL forwards.

+0.33wins 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 offense379 min10among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense379 min61among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill64 min56among forwards 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
2014-15OTT	67	32	+0.17	Where it came from
2015-16OTT	76	28	+0.08	Where it came from
2016-17TOT	37	26	+0.08	Where it came from
2017-18CGY	65	5	-0.53	Where it came from
2018-19CGY	1	—	+0.00	Where it came from
2019-20BUF	38	37	+0.33	Where it came from
2020-21TOT	50	45	+0.53	Where it came from
2021-22BOS	70	41	+0.35	Where it came from
2022-23TOT	49	7	-0.37	Where it came from
2023-24NJD	71	55	+0.60	Where it came from
2024-25NJD	48	23	+0.00	Where it came from
2025-26EDM	45	28	+0.03	Where it came from
Career12 seasons	617	—	+1.27

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

Game log

Regular season · 38 games

Game	Result	TOI	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs WSHMar 9	W 3-2 OT	11:34	1	0	D+
@ PHIMar 7	L 1-3	9:09	1	0	D
vs PITMar 5	L 2-4	10:48	0	0	C
@ WPGMar 3	L 1-3	13:43	1	0	D
@ ARIFeb 29	L 2-5	10:57	1	1	C-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL forwards — 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.