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USA Sam Lafferty
#81 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 24/25
Date of Birth
Mar 06, 1995
Position
C/LW
Age
29
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Hollidaysburg, PA, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$2,000,000 Powered by
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Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 4 #113 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Charlie Lafferty

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Sam Lafferty Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Hollidaysburg Area High USHS-PA 19* 19* 26* 45* 14* -* |
2010-11 Hollidaysburg Area High USHS-PA 18* 34* 35* 69* 26* -* |
2011-12 Deerfield Academy USHS-Prep 25* 8* 8* 16* -* -* |
Mid-State Mustangs 18U AA 18U AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2012-13 Deerfield Academy USHS-Prep 24* 9* 15* 24* -* -* |
Mid-State Mustangs 18U AA 18U AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2013-14 Deerfield Academy USHS-Prep 25* 21* 34* 55* -* -* |
Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAA 2 MSHL 18U 11* 2* 9* 11* 2* -* |
2014-15 Brown Univ. NCAA 31* 4* 8* 12* 16* -9* |
2015-16 Brown Univ. NCAA 31* 4* 6* 10* 4* -7* |
2016-17 Brown Univ. “A” NCAA 31* 13* 22* 35* 32* -2* |
2017-18 Brown Univ. “A” NCAA 31* 8* 14* 22* 34* -10* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 9* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* |
2018-19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70* 13* 36* 49* 94* 1* |
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50* 6* 7* 13* 23* 5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6* 3* 0* 3* 10* 1* |
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34* 0* 6* 6* 25* -6* |
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10* 0* 2* 2* 12* 0* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 46* 5* 6* 11* 21* -16* |
USA WC 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* 1* |
2022-23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 51* 10* 11* 21* 28* -10* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 19* 2* 4* 6* 9* -1* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 2 -1
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79* 13* 11* 24* 32* 4* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 2 -2
2024-25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 23* 1* 0* 1* 14* -2* |
Projected NHL 72* 3* 0* 3* 44* -6* |
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Sam Lafferty Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AA 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 3 85* 17* 38* 55* 0.65* 108* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
MSHL 18U 1 11* 2* 9* 11* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 124* 29* 50* 79* 0.64* 86* -28* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 312* 37* 47* 84* 0.27* 164* -26* | 3 21 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.14 * 4 * -4 *
USHS-PA 2 37* 53* 61* 114* 3.08* 40* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 3 74* 38* 57* 95* 1.28* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Sam Lafferty Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres
06/27/2024
06/27/2024 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks
10/08/2023
10/08/2023 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks
02/27/2023
02/27/2023 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs
04/29/2022
04/29/2022 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
01/05/2022
01/05/2022 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
03/06/2018
03/06/2018 Confirmed Brown Univ. Pittsburgh Penguins