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Michael Kesselring

age25

posRD

shotr

h6'4"

w216lbs

Depth Chart RD3

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$1,400,000$1.40M

Year 2 of 2

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

RFA 2026 age 26

Profile

Draft Team

Round6

Pick164

Year2018

Agent Matt Keator

Birthdate Jan 13, 2000

Birthplace New Hampton, New Hampshire

Nationality USA

Stick Bauer Nexus Tracer

UFA Year 2027

ELC Year 21

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $2.41M

Regular Season

GP2

PPG0

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 15:23

PP TOI/GP 0:01

PK TOI/GP 0:58

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 50.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% -0.8

CF% 54.0

REL CF% 6.0

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP158

G12

A41

P53

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.34

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.08

Career Statline Details

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,800,000$2.80M

cap hit$1,400,000$1.40M

Michael Kesselring is signed to a 2 year, $2,800,000 contract with a cap hit of $1,400,000 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Kesselring a Restricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 28 2024

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 1.59%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $1,400,000$1.40M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$1,400,000$1.40M	$1,400,000$1.40M	RFAage 26
AAV	$1,400,000$1.40M	$1,400,000$1.40M
Base	$1,400,000$1.40M	$1,400,000$1.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,400,000$1.40M	$1,400,000$1.40M
Minors Salary	$1,400,000$1.40M	$1,400,000$1.40M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP2

PPG0

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 15:23

PP TOI/GP 0:01

PK TOI/GP 0:58

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 50.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% -0.8

CF% 54.0

REL CF% 6.0

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP158

G12

A41

P53

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.34

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.08

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	25	$1,400,000 $1.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	2	0	0	0	2	50.0	54.0	-0.8	54.0	6.0	0.00	0.00	1	15:23	0:01	0:58
2024-25	24	$1,400,000 $1.40M	NHL	Utah Mammoth	82	7	22	29	89	56.5	53.0	0.0	54.0	1.0	0.23	1.14	11	16:01	0:51	0:25
2023-24	23	$925,000 $925K	WC	USA	7	2	1	3	0
2023-24	23	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	65	5	16	21	66
2023-24	23	$925,000 $925K	International	Team USA	1	0	0	0	0
2023-24	23	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	6	0	0	0	11												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2022-23	22	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	9	0	3	3	6
2022-23	22	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	10	2	5	7	7												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2022-23	22	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	49	13	9	22	40
2021-22	21	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	55	2	11	13	45												Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2020-21	20		NCAA	Northeastern Univ.	20	5	3	8	23
2020-21	20		AHL	Bakersfield Condors	21	1	2	3	10												Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
2019-20	19		NCAA	Northeastern Univ.	34	2	3	5	35
2018-19	18		USHL	Fargo Force	33	7	15	22	20												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2018-19	18		USHL	Des Moines Buccaneers	33	2	10	12	8
2017-18	17		USHS-Prep	New Hampton School	38	11	23	34	23
2017-18	17		USHL	Des Moines Buccaneers	12	0	2	2	2
2017-18	17		USA-S17	Team Kelly	5	2	1	3	0
2016-17	16		USHS-Prep	New Hampton School	30	8	20	28	0
2016-17	16		EJEPL 16U	New Hampshire Avalanche 16U AAA	2	0	1	1	0
2015-16	15		USHS-Prep	New Hampton School	40	5	11	16	0
2014-15	14		USHS-Prep	New Hampton School	36	3	4	7	0
NHL Totals					158	12	41	53
Michael Kesselring Stats by Elite Prospects Michael Kesselring Advanced Stats by MoneyPuck.com

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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jun

Peterka, John-Jason

Doan, Josh Kesselring, Michael

06/28

2024

Kesselring, Michael

2yrs

$1,400,000

Cap Hit

03/2

2023

Dineen, Cam Bjugstad, Nick

Kesselring, Michael 2023 Round 3

03/22

2021

Kesselring, Michael

3yrs

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Kesselring, Michael

Kesselring (lower body) will be in action against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic reports.

Oct

Kesselring, Michael

Head coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that he anticipates Kesselring (lower body) playing Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Oct

Kesselring, Michael

Kesselring (lower body) could be back practicing with his teammates by the weekend, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Wednesday.

Oct

Kesselring, Michael

Kesselring (undisclosed) will start the 2025-26 season on injured reserve.

Oct

Kesselring, Michael

Kesselring (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Thursday's Opening Night matchup against the New York Rangers, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

All Transactions

Contract History

2021-2024 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2024 RFA age 24

Signed On Mar 22 2021

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Ken Holland

% Cap Contract Start 1.13%

Signing Status age 21

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 24
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year