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6'1"·199 lbs·33 yrs
Alex Lyon has −0.6 goals saved above expected in 2026-27, with a .880 save percentage and a 0-0-1 record in 1 game. Stats through Nov 12, 2026.
Alex Lyon
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BUF•#34
BUFHeight6'1"
Weight199
BirthplaceBaudette, USA
BornDecember 9, 1992
2026-27 Season
GP
1
Wins
0
Shutouts
0
GAA
2.87
SV%
.880
GSAX
−0.6
1 start · ranked from 10 starts
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO | GSAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | PHI | 11 | 479:48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.75 | .905 | 0 | −1.6 |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 2 | 70:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.08 | .806 | 0 | −3.2 |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 3 | 135:19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | .890 | 0 | +0.5 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 6 | 324:09 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.33 | .893 | 0 | −2.3 |
| 2021-22 | CAR | 2 | 122:49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.93 | .908 | 0 | +2.8 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 15 | 893:11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2.89 | .914 | 1 | +3.2 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 44 | 2498:51 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3.05 | .904 | 2 | −0.6 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 30 | 1559:38 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2.81 | .896 | 1 | −0.6 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 36 | 1992:01 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2.77 | .907 | 3 | +10.4 |
| 2026-27 | BUF | 1 | 62:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.87 | .880 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Career | — | 150 | — | 71 | 48 | 16 | 2.93 | .903 | 7 | — |
Career Trajectory
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Games missed by season
| Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury | Suspension | Other absence | Reason unspecified | Injury | Suspension | Other absence | Reason unspecified | |
| 2026-27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 18 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Counted in the season the games were played. Injury: a reported injury or illness. Reason unspecified: games out of the lineup with no reported reason (an unreported injury, a stint in the minors, a healthy scratch).
Absence history
| Season | Team | Absence | Status | From | To | Games missed (regular season) | Games missed (playoffs) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | Injured – Shoulder injury | IR | May 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 | 18 | 0 | ESPN |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 4, 2026 | Apr 19, 2026 | 5 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 22, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 19, 2026 | Mar 22, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 14, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 14, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 7, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 3, 2026 | Mar 7, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 24, 2026 | Jan 29, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 24, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 19, 2026 | 9 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 13, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 8, 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 4, 2025 | Nov 8, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 11, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 7, 2025 | Mar 22, 2025 | 5 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 18, 2025 | 4 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 25, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | 9 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 16, 2024 | Oct 12, 2024 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 16, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | 5 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 26, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | DET | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 28, 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | 4 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | FLA | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 11, 2023 | Mar 20, 2023 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | FLA | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 28, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | 8 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | FLA | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 13, 2022 | Jan 10, 2023 | 11 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | CAR | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 8, 2022 | Mar 6, 2022 | 22 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | CAR | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 13, 2021 | Jan 8, 2022 | 19 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2020-21 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 31, 2021 | Apr 17, 2021 | 8 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2020-21 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 22, 2021 | Mar 29, 2021 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2020-21 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 18, 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2020-21 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 18, 2021 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2020-21 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 5, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | 13 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2019-20 – 2020-21 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 8, 2020 | Feb 5, 2021 | 25 | 16 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 – 2019-20 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 15, 2018 | Jan 15, 2020 | 97 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 23, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | 7 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2018-19 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 5, 2018 | Nov 17, 2018 | 4 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2017-18 – 2018-19 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 3, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 | 16 | 6 | Lineups |
| 2017-18 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 27, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2017-18 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 3, 2018 | Feb 11, 2018 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2017-18 | PHI | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 23, 2017 | Jan 25, 2018 | 12 | 0 | Lineups |