Brett Murray
#57 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Buffalo Sabres
Born Jul 20, 1998 in Bolton, Ontario, CAN · 6'5", 228 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 99th overall in 2016 by BUF (round 4)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Colin White
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0 P in 3 GP
Jake Lucchini
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0 P in 3 GP
Nathan Légaré
NJD ·
0 P in 3 GP
Reese Johnson
MIN ·
0 P in 3 GP
Sonny Milano
WSH ·
0 P in 3 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.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | $775K |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 0.32 | $775K |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | $775K |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | $775K |
| 4 seasons | Career | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 25 | 16 | 28 | 0.23 |
2024-25 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 7:55 |
Contract
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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.
The contract
Signed by the Buffalo Sabres on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $775K | $775K | $0 | $775K |
Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 to 2025-26 | $775K | |||||
| Jul 1, 2024 | Buffalo Sabres | New contract | 2024-25 to 2024-25 | 1 | $775K | $775K |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Buffalo Sabres | New contract | 2023-24 to 2023-24 | 1 | $775K | $775K |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Buffalo Sabres | New contract | 2022-23 to 2022-23 | 1 | $750K | $750K |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres | Entry-level | 2020-21 to 2021-22 | 2 | $1.55M | $775K |
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 2024-25 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.
2024-25 analytics
Rating
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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.
Who he played with
| Forward line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Murray · Peyton Krebs · Jack Quinn | 2 | 14:19 | 42.9 | 8.9 | 0-1 |
| Beck Malenstyn · Brett Murray · Tyson Kozak | 1 | 4:44 | 30.0 | 3.6 | 0-0 |
| Alex Tuch · Brett Murray · Tage Thompson | 1 | 0:35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Lafferty · Brett Murray · Peyton Krebs | 1 | 0:26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-0 |
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.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2025 | @ WPG | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:29 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | @ UTA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:55 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | @ BOS | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:20 |