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Noah Östlund
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Noah Östlund (born 11 March 2004) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 16th overall by the Sabres in the 2022 NHL entry draft.[1]
Key Information
Playing career
[edit]Östlund made his professional debut for Djurgårdens IF during the 2021–22 season, where he appeared in 11 games. He also appeared in 32 games for Djurgårdens' J20 team, where he recorded nine goals and 33 assists.[2]
Following his selection in the 2022 NHL entry draft, Östlund was signed by the Buffalo Sabres to a three-year, entry-level contract on 16 July 2022.[3] He was returned on loan to continue his development in Sweden with Djurgårdens IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan.
Unable to help Djurgårdens IF gain promotion, after losing the Allsvenskan finals to Modo Hockey, Östlund left the club and was loaned by the Sabres to continue his development in the top-level Swedish Hockey League with reigning champions, Växjö Lakers, for the 2023–24 season on 4 June 2023.[4]
After spending most of the 2024–25 season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Rochester Americans, Östlund was called up to the Sabres on 4 April 2025.[5] Östlund would later make his NHL debut on 5 April against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[6]
While Östlund opened the 2025–26 season with Rochester,[7] he received two call-ups early on as multiple Buffalo forwards picked up injuries.[8] Östlund nabbed his first multi-goal game with two against the Edmonton Oilers on 17 November 2025.[9] The centre received praise during the season's opening months for his offensive playmaking ability, skating, passing vision and stickhandling.[10][11]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing  Sweden
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2024 Sweden | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
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2022 Germany | |
Östlund represented Sweden at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded four goals and six assists in six games and won a gold medal.[12]
Östlund represented Sweden at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he recorded three goals and seven assists in seven games and won a silver medal.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 32 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 37 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 38 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 45 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 49 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sweden | U18 | 
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | HG18 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | U18 | 
|
6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Sweden | WJC | 
|
7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 26 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Sweet 16th at 2022 Entry Draft". cbssports.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "With the 16th pick of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres have selected Noah Östlund from Djurgårdens IF J20 of the Nationell". thehockeywriters.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Sabres sign 2022 First-round picks to entry-level contracts". Buffalo Sabres. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Welcome Noah Ostlund" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Red-hot Ostlund recalled to Buffalo, set for NHL debut". NHL.com. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Thompson scores 40th, Sabres defeat Lightning in shootout". NHL.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Previewing the Sabres' 23-man roster for the 2025-26 season | Buffalo Sabres". www.nhl.com. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Augello, Michael (4 November 2025). "Short-Handed Sabres Call-Up Noah Ostlund, Place Jason Zucker on IR". The Hockey News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Ostlund gets 1st multigoal game, Sabres top Oilers | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Fairburn, Matthew (18 November 2025). "Noah Östlund looks like a real NHL package with 2 goals vs. Oilers: Sabres thoughts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Fairburn, Matthew (21 November 2025). "Four key upcoming Sabres roster decisions after Buffalo waives Mason Geertsen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Sweden beats USA to take gold at U18 World Championship". tsn.ca. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database