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Owen Power
Defense · BUF · NHL

Owen Power

Age
23
Height
6'6"
Weight
226 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2021, round 1, 1st overall
Born
CAN
2026-27
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
Games
8
Goals
2
Assists
6
Points
8

His NHL ratings and game log →

Prospect score · 2026-27
Blue chip

NHL regular, measured on the prospect scale

1st among BUF players 23 and under

+1.0WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds>99%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds71%Better than the typical NHL regular among defensemen
ArrivalArrived331 NHL games so far
WAR a season if he sticks+0.1+1.0+1.4Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 10 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-10+1+2+3+41516171819202122Age2018-19, age 15, 58 GP: +1.12 vs. his age group (0.08 NHL-equivalent points per game)2019-20, age 16, 45 GP: +2.48 vs. his age group (0.16 NHL-equivalent points per game)2020-21, age 17, 26 GP: +1.59 vs. his age group (0.16 NHL-equivalent points per game)2021-22, age 18, 33 GP: +2.15 vs. his age group (0.25 NHL-equivalent points per game)2022-23, age 19, 79 GP: +3.60 vs. his age group (0.44 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 20, 76 GP: +2.65 vs. his age group (0.43 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 21, 79 GP: +2.71 vs. his age group (0.51 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 22, 81 GP: +1.21 vs. his age group (0.36 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Aaron Ekblad2014 · #1 · at 2348%625810Regular+1.22
2Victor Hedman2009 · #2 · at 2230%6261171Regular+1.25
3Drew Doughty2008 · #2 · at 2329%6881284Regular+1.21
4Noah Hanifin2015 · #5 · at 2327%678838Regular+0.95
5Seth Jones2013 · #4 · at 2225%658920Regular+0.96
6Morgan Rielly2012 · #5 · at 2325%572959Regular+0.96
7Jacob Trouba2012 · #9 · at 2324%516913Regular+0.56
8Hampus Lindholm2012 · #6 · at 2324%521836Regular+1.07
9Ivan Provorov2015 · #7 · at 2324%614778Regular+0.88
10Adam Larsson2011 · #4 · at 2224%5471020Regular+0.18
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NHL · Buffalo Sabres82682
2025-26NHL · Buffalo Sabres818212916
2024-25NHL · Buffalo Sabres797334016
2023-24WC · Canada101560
2023-24NHL · Buffalo Sabres766273328
2023-24International · Team Canada22020
2022-23NHL · Buffalo Sabres794313524
2021-22OG · Canada50112
2021-22NHL · Buffalo Sabres82132
2021-22NCAA · Univ. of Michigan333293212
2020-21WC · Canada100334
2020-21NCAA · Univ. of Michigan26313166
2019-20USHL · Chicago Steel4512284018
2018-19WHC-17 · Canada White U1750002
2018-19USHL · Chicago Steel5811142510
2017-18OHL Cup · Mississauga Reps U16 AAA51230
2017-18OGC-16 · Team GTHL Blue41120
2017-18GTHL U16 · Reps Hockey Club U16 AAA339192822

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work