Kyle Okposo

Age 35 Apr 16, 1988

St. Paul USA

Right Wing shoots right

6'0" 183 cm

216 lbs 98 kg

ELC Signing Age 19

Waivers Signing Age 19

UFA Year 2015

Agent Pat Brisson

Draft Year 2006
Drafted Overall 7
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $2,500,000
3.0% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $755,208
Year 1 of 1 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 36 yrs old
Career Earnings: $60,965,000

Transaction History

Nov 27, 2023	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo provided a goal in a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday.
Nov 25, 2023	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored his first goal of the season in Friday's 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Oct 27, 2023	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo recorded an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Friday's 5-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
May 24, 2023	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with Buffalo on Wednesday.
Mar 25, 2023	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday.
Mar 7, 2023	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo netted a goal in Buffalo's 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Jan 14, 2023	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a shorthanded goal in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
Dec 29, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored three goals on five shots during a 6-3 victory over the visiting Red Wings on Thursday.
Dec 19, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo logged an assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dec 17, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (lower body) found the back of the net in Saturday's 5-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes.
Dec 17, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (lower body) will be back in the lineup Saturday against the Arizona Coyotes, Jourdon LaBarber of the Buffalo Sabres' official site reports.
Dec 15, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Colorado Avalanche, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Nov 25, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (lower body) will be back in the lineup Friday, according to Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Nov 21, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (lower body) has started skating on his own, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Nov 15, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (lower body) was moved to injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Nov 15, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.
Nov 12, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (general soreness) will not play against the Boston Bruins on Saturday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Nov 11, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (general soreness) missed practice Friday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Oct 31, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo provided a pair of assists and fired three shots on goal in Monday's 8-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Oct 22, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo notched an assist and five shots on goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Oct 11, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) has been medically cleared and will play in Thursday's regular-season opener versus the Ottawa Senators, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Apr 30, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (leg) "would have been good to play next week" had the Buffalo Sabres made the playoffs, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Apr 29, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (leg) will not play Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Apr 27, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (leg) could be available to play versus Chicago on Friday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Apr 25, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo sustained a leg injury at Monday's practice session and is being evaluated, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Mar 30, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo had two assists in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Mar 28, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Mar 5, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Friday's 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Feb 26, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 5-3 loss to St. Louis.
Feb 25, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (illness) will play Friday in St. Louis, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Feb 23, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (illness) won't play Wednesday versus the Montreal Canadiens, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Feb 23, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo is dealing with an illness and is not expected to participate in Wednesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Jan 29, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a power-play goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Jan 29, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday and is set to play versus the Arizona Coyotes.
Jan 21, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per CBS.
Jan 21, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) may return as soon as next week, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports Friday.
Jan 20, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Jan 18, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) left Tuesday's game after a hit in the third period, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Jan 13, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo logged two assists in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday.
Jan 12, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (not injury related) is expected back in the lineup against the Nashville Predators on Thursday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Jan 11, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (not injury related) exited COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
Jan 3, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo was pulled from practice Monday and has entered COVID-19 protocols, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Dec 4, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo recorded a power-play assist and four hits in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Nov 29, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo registered two assists, three shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Seattle Kraken.
Nov 26, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a short-handed goal on five shots in a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.
Nov 24, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Nov 4, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a power-play goal on three shots and went minus-3 in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken.
Oct 19, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Oct 14, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Sep 27, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (illness) was on the ice for Monday's practice session, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Sep 24, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo missed Friday's practice due to a non-COVID illness, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
May 10, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (face) told reporters he didn't suffer any concussion symptoms related to his facial injury and is looking ahead to the upcoming season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Apr 17, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo underwent season-ending surgery to repair a broken bone in his cheek Saturday.
Apr 15, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (face) won't return to Thursday's game after taking a puck to the face, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Apr 1, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo contributed two assists Wednesday in a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Mar 27, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) has been activated off injured reserve and will return to the lineup Saturday against the Boston Bruins, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Mar 24, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Mar 23, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) isn't expected to be available for the final three games of the Buffalo Sabres' current four-game road trip, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Mar 22, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (upper body) will not be available for Monday's game against the New York Rangers, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Mar 19, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo scored Buffalo's only goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Boston.
Mar 9, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo produced an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Feb 22, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo has yet to find the scoresheet in 10 appearances this season.
Jan 24, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Sunday.
Jan 23, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the Washington Capitals.
Jan 22, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) won't play Friday against the Washington Capitals, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Jan 21, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) will join the Buffalo Sabres' on their two-game road trip to Washington, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Jan 17, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) won't travel for the two-game road trip against the Philadelphia Flyers, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Jan 15, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Friday's game versus Washington and could be sidelined for three to four more days, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Jan 14, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Thursday's clash with the Washington Capitals, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Jan 13, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus Washington on Thursday, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Jan 12, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Kyle Okposo \| Okposo (undisclosed) is considered day-to-day ahead of Thursday's season opener versus Washington, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Feb 13, 2020	Buffalo Sabres \| Activated RW Kyle Okposo from injured reserve.
Dec 7, 2019	Buffalo Sabres \| Activated RW Kyle Okposo from injured reserve.
Feb 25, 2019	Buffalo Sabres \| Activated RW Kyle Okposo from injured reserve.
Jul 1, 2016	Buffalo Sabres \| Signed RW Kyle Okposo to a seven-year, $42 million contract.
May 25, 2011	New York Islanders \| (Kyle Okposo) Agreed to terms on a five-year contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2023-2024 Regular Season Stats

Kyle Okposo	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Buffalo Sabres	26	3	4	7	-3	10
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2002-2003	Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA	14U AAA	75	75	101	176	104
	2003-2004	Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep	USHS-Prep	71	46	53	99	46
	2004-2005	Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep	USHS-Prep	65	47	45	92	72
	2004-2005	USA U17	WHC-17	5	2	2	4	2
Draft Yr	2005-2006	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL	50	27	31	58	56									Playoffs	11	5	11	16	0
Draft Yr	2005-2006	USA U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	4	3	7	10
	2006-2007	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	40	19	21	40	34
	2006-2007	USA U20	WJC-20	7	0	1	1	12
	2007-2008	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	18	7	4	11	6
	2007-2008	USA U20	WJC-20	6	1	5	6	2
	2007-2008	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL	35	9	19	28	12
	2007-2008	New York Islanders	NHL	9	2	3	5	2	118	80.00	48.50	0.22	45.23	2.21	0.51	1.53
	2008-2009	New York Islanders	NHL	65	18	21	39	36	820	45.61	46.64	-1.61	45.89	0.25	0.59	1.61
	2008-2009	USA	WC	9	2	3	5	10
	2009-2010	New York Islanders	NHL	80	19	33	52	34	1,041	40.00	50.26	0.65	49.73	3.29	0.75	1.56
	2009-2010	USA	WC	6	1	2	3	0
	2010-2011	New York Islanders	NHL	38	5	15	20	40	486	60.47	58.11	14.66	53.53	9.20	0.62	1.61
	2011-2012	New York Islanders	NHL	79	24	21	45	46	1,150	47.47	50.56	3.42	48.46	1.87	1.04	1.88
	2011-2012	USA	WC	8	2	1	3	0
	2012-2013	New York Islanders	NHL	48	4	20	24	38	704	50.77	50.84	-2.14	50.63	0.56	0.34	1.79	Playoffs	6	3	1	4	0
	2013-2014	New York Islanders	NHL	71	27	42	69	51	1,098	51.72	49.59	3.33	48.98	1.29	1.04	2.62
	2014-2015	New York Islanders	NHL	60	18	33	51	12	904	48.78	55.41	-0.10	54.91	2.11	0.73	2.12	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	0
	2015-2016	New York Islanders	NHL	79	22	42	64	51	1,125	51.19	51.47	3.92	50.92	1.43	0.59	1.81	Playoffs	11	2	6	8	0
	2016-2017	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	65	19	26	45	24	953	49.23	48.26	-1.98	46.88	-0.07	0.69	1.20
	2017-2018	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	76	15	29	44	40	975	38.16	42.82	-3.44	44.80	-1.61	0.49	1.29
	2018-2019	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	78	14	15	29	41	902	49.18	45.13	-3.28	47.70	-2.80	0.47	1.13
	2019-2020	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	52	9	10	19	28	611	50.00	51.50	5.50	50.30	2.40	0.79	1.67
	2020-2021	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	35	2	11	13	0	416	44.80	40.20	-6.50	44.30	-2.90	0.14	1.30
	2021-2022	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	74	21	24	45	43	957	45.70	45.50	-1.20	47.70	-1.30	0.69	1.76
	2022-2023	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	75	11	17	28	34	916	45.00	49.70	-0.60	52.50	1.20	0.33	1.18
	2023-2024	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	26	3	4	7	10
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date May 24, 2023
Signing Status UFA
Agent Pat Brisson

Buyout Calculator

Standard Contract | 1 Years $2,500,000 2.99% of cap space

	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$2,500,000	UFA
AAV	$3,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$500,000
Base Salary	$2,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$2,500,000
Minors Salary	$2,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year
	Buy It Out
500K performance bonus if Buffalo wins the Stanley Cup

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2016
Signing Status UFA
Agent Pat Brisson

Standard Contract | 7 Years $42,000,000 8.22% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
AAV	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$2,000,000	$4,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$2,000,000	$0
Total Salary	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
Minors Salary	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
Clauses	NMC	NMC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date May 26, 2011
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 5 Years $14,000,000 4.35% of cap space

	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	UFA
AAV	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,000,000	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$4,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,000,000	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$4,500,000
Minors Salary	$1,000,000	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$4,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date December 20, 2007

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $5,100,000 1.69% of cap space

	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011
Cap Hit	$850,000	$821,667	$821,667	$821,667	RFA
AAV	$1,700,000	$1,671,667	$1,671,667	$1,671,667
Performance Bonuses	$0	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000
Base Salary	$0	$765,000	$765,000	$765,000
Signing Bonuses	$85,000	$85,000	$85,000	$0
Total Salary	$0	$850,000	$850,000	$765,000
Minors Salary	$0	$62,500	$62,500	$62,500
Clauses
UFA Year