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Conor Sheary

#43 · Left wing · Buffalo Sabres

Born Jun 8, 1992 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA (age 34) · 5'8", 184 lb · Shoots left

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Vinnie Hinostroza FLA · 18 P in 65 GP Eric Robinson CAR · 18 P in 67 GP Michael Eyssimont BOS · 18 P in 56 GP Ryan Winterton SEA · 18 P in 68 GP Dakota Joshua TOR · 18 P in 55 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402015-16: 10 points1015-162016-17: 53 points5316-172017-18: 30 points3017-182018-19: 34 points3418-192019-20: 23 points2319-202020-21: 22 points2220-212021-22: 43 points4321-222022-23: 37 points3722-232023-24: 15 points1523-242024-25: 0 points024-252025-26: 18 points1825-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 PIT 44 7 3 10 -1 8 51 15 0.23 $668K
2016-17 PIT 61 23 30 53 24 22 154 29 0.87 $668K
2017-18 PIT 79 18 12 30 2 10 142 29 0.38 $3M
2018-19 BUF 78 14 20 34 -18 12 147 29 0.44 $3M
2019-20 BUF 55 9 10 19 -4 8 88 25 0.35 $3M
2019-20 PIT 8 1 3 4 -1 2 14 3 0.50
2020-21 WSH 53 14 8 22 -1 14 88 24 0.42 $735K
2021-22 WSH 71 19 24 43 -2 14 129 45 0.61 $1.5M
2022-23 WSH 82 15 22 37 9 22 154 57 0.45 $1.5M
2023-24 TBL 57 4 11 15 -3 12 50 19 0.26 $2M
2024-25 TBL 5 0 0 0 -2 4 3 2 0.00 $2M
2025-26 NYR 62 7 11 18 1 14 81 22 0.29 $775K
11 seasons Career 655 131 154 285 4 142 1101 299 0.44

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 PIT 23 4 6 10 -1 8 38 23 0.43
2016-17 PIT 22 2 5 7 -5 4 44 29 0.32
2017-18 PIT 12 0 2 2 -2 2 19 6 0.17
2019-20 PIT 4 0 2 2 3 2 6 3 0.50
2020-21 WSH 5 1 0 1 -4 2 5 6 0.20
2021-22 WSH 6 0 1 1 -2 0 12 7 0.17
6 seasons Playoffs 72 7 16 23 -11 18 124 74 0.32

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
62 7 11 18 1 14 81 22 0.29 8.6 14:06

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$43KCap dollars per point18 points in 62 games
$577KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.3 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2025-26 $775K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Jul 1, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $6M $2M
Apr 14, 2021 Washington Capitals Extension 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $3M $1.5M
Dec 22, 2020 Washington Capitals New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $735K $735K
Jul 30, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $9M $3M
Jul 1, 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $1.85M $668K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

+1.3Goals above replacement424th of 715 skaters, 304th of 476 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.3 32nd percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 53rd percentilePower play-0.5 18th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 17th percentilePenalties+0.7 67th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

-202468102015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

49.3Corsi for %727 attempts for, 748 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Expected goals for %31.4 expected for, 32.3 against
-0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %24 for, 24 against
100.6PDO7.8% shooting + 92.8% saves
141Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
J.T. Miller · Conor Sheary · Tye Kartye15134:2150.254.58-8
Conor Sheary · Tye Kartye · Noah Laba1290:1249.745.16-3
Vincent Trocheck · J.T. Miller · Conor Sheary779:5846.643.81-4
J.T. Miller · Conor Sheary · Will Cuylle1162:0354.253.40-2

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.2Expected goalsfrom 131 unblocked attempts
-3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes34th
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt31st
Finishing -3.2 goals above expected24thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 10.2Goals 7

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2026 @ TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 11:37
Apr 13, 2026 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:50
Apr 11, 2026 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:30
Apr 8, 2026 vs BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:28
Apr 5, 2026 vs WSH W 8-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:49
Apr 4, 2026 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:13
Apr 2, 2026 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 14:29
Mar 31, 2026 vs NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:37
Mar 29, 2026 vs FLA W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:07
Mar 27, 2026 vs CHI W 6-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 15:28
Mar 25, 2026 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:45
Mar 23, 2026 vs OTT L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13:43
Mar 22, 2026 vs WPG L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:16
Mar 19, 2026 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:45
Mar 18, 2026 vs NJD L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:10
Mar 16, 2026 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:09
Mar 14, 2026 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:24
Mar 12, 2026 @ WPG W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:08
Mar 10, 2026 vs CGY W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:27
Mar 9, 2026 @ PHI W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:10
Mar 7, 2026 @ NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:28
Mar 5, 2026 vs TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:03
Mar 2, 2026 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:38
Feb 28, 2026 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:36
Feb 26, 2026 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:50
Dec 31, 2025 @ WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 06:39
Dec 29, 2025 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:19
Dec 21, 2025 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:07
Dec 20, 2025 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:26
Dec 18, 2025 @ STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:36
Dec 16, 2025 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:12
Dec 15, 2025 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:13
Dec 13, 2025 vs MTL W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 16:37
Dec 10, 2025 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 16:51
Dec 7, 2025 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:03
Dec 6, 2025 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:42
Dec 4, 2025 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:03
Dec 2, 2025 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:19
Nov 24, 2025 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:27
Nov 22, 2025 @ UTA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 15:37
Nov 20, 2025 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:35
Nov 18, 2025 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:22
Nov 16, 2025 vs DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:35
Nov 15, 2025 @ CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:17
Nov 12, 2025 @ TBL W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:14
Nov 10, 2025 vs NSH W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:04
Nov 8, 2025 vs NYI L 0-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:04
Nov 7, 2025 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 16:08
Nov 4, 2025 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:22
Nov 1, 2025 @ SEA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:06
Oct 30, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:45
Oct 28, 2025 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:27
Oct 26, 2025 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:01
Oct 23, 2025 vs SJS L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19:39
Oct 20, 2025 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:10
Oct 18, 2025 @ MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 14:46
Oct 16, 2025 @ TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:41
Oct 14, 2025 vs EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:13
Oct 12, 2025 vs WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:59
Oct 11, 2025 @ PIT W 6-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 14:41
Oct 9, 2025 @ BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:21
Oct 7, 2025 vs PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:42