Dennis Gilbert

Player profile and career history

D · #44 · Buffalo Sabres

Dennis Gilbert is a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres. Born October 30, 1996 in Buffalo, New York, the United States, he stands 6'2", weighs 216 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2015 (round 3, 91st overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 124 NHL regular-season games he has 4 goals and 19 assists for 23 points. This season: 1 goals and 1 assists in 5 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games
124
Goals
4
Assists
19
Points
23
All supplied career statistics
Assists
19
Avg Toi
12:08
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
124
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
146
Plus Minus
-16
Points
23
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0666
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
60

NHL playoff career

Games
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
All supplied career statistics
Assists
0
Avg Toi
9:52
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-1
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
0

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.03
Assists / game
0.15
Points / game
0.19
Shots / game
0.48

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals
1
2026–27 · Buffalo Sabres
Assists
6
2023–24 · Calgary Flames
Points
7
2023–24 · Calgary Flames
Shots
23
2023–24 · Calgary Flames

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 2026–27

  2. 2025–26

  3. 2024–25

  4. 2023–24

  5. 2022–23

  6. 2021–22

    • Colorado EaglesAHL
  7. 2020–21

  8. 2019–20

  9. 2018–19

  10. 2017–18

    • Univ. of Notre DameNCAA
  11. 2016–17

    • Univ. of Notre DameNCAA
  12. 2015–16

    • Univ. of Notre DameNCAA
  13. 2014–15

    • ChicagoUSHL
  14. 2013–14

    • BuffaloON-Jr.A
  15. 2012–13

    • St. Joseph'sHigh-NY
  16. 2011–12

    • St. Joseph'sHigh-NY

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
2026–27AHLRochester AmericansRegular400061———————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
1
Points
0
2026–27NHLBuffalo SabresRegular5112621000000
All stats
Assists
1
Avg Toi
9:55
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
2
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
1
2025–26AHLBelleville SenatorsRegular310121227-1———————
All stats
Assists
12
Games Played
31
Goals
0
Pim
27
Plus Minus
-1
Points
12
2025–26AHLLehigh Valley PhantomsRegular601161———————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
1
Points
1
2025–26NHLOttawa SenatorsRegular8011202000000
All stats
Assists
1
Avg Toi
12:41
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
8
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
0
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
2
2025–26NHLOttawa SenatorsPlayoffs30006-10000000
All stats
Assists
0
Avg Toi
9:52
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-1
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
0
2024–25NHLBuffalo SabresRegular2505550-35000000
All stats
Assists
5
Avg Toi
10:04
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
25
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
50
Plus Minus
-3
Points
5
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
5
2024–25NHLOttawa SenatorsRegular4011004000000
All stats
Assists
1
Avg Toi
13:02
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
0
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
4
2023–24NHLCalgary FlamesRegular3416716-723000000
All stats
Assists
6
Avg Toi
12:17
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
34
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
16
Plus Minus
-7
Points
7
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0435
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
23
2022–23AHLCalgary WranglersRegular262354111———————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
26
Goals
2
Pim
41
Plus Minus
11
Points
5
2022–23NHLCalgary FlamesRegular2313427013000010
All stats
Assists
3
Avg Toi
11:44
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
23
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
27
Plus Minus
0
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0769
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
13
2021–22AHLColorado EaglesRegular5261723411———————
All stats
Assists
17
Games Played
52
Goals
6
Pim
41
Plus Minus
1
Points
23
2020–21AHLColorado EaglesRegular171784-1———————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
17
Goals
1
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-1
Points
8
2020–21NHLColorado AvalancheRegular3000500000000
All stats
Assists
0
Avg Toi
6:43
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
5
Plus Minus
0
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
0
2019–20AHLRockford IceHogsRegular3016746-1———————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
30
Goals
1
Pim
46
Plus Minus
-1
Points
7
2019–20NHLChicago BlackhawksRegular2112338-812000000
All stats
Assists
2
Avg Toi
15:42
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
21
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
38
Plus Minus
-8
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.083
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
12
2018–19AHLRockford IceHogsRegular63591467-8———————
All stats
Assists
9
Games Played
63
Goals
5
Pim
67
Plus Minus
-8
Points
14
2018–19NHLChicago BlackhawksRegular1000200000000
All stats
Assists
0
Avg Toi
12:46
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
1
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
0
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
0
2017–18NCAAUniv. of Notre DameRegular394610163———————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
39
Goals
4
Pim
16
Plus Minus
3
Points
10
2016–17NCAAUniv. of Notre DameRegular40022222227———————
All stats
Assists
22
Games Played
40
Goals
0
Pim
22
Plus Minus
27
Points
22
2015–16NCAAUniv. of Notre DameRegular372810345———————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
37
Goals
2
Pim
34
Plus Minus
5
Points
10
2014–15USHLChicagoRegular59423278921024—0—0—
All stats
Assists
23
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
59
Goals
4
Pim
89
Plus Minus
2
Points
27
Power Play Goals
4
Shooting Pctg
3.9
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shots
102
2013–14ON-Jr.ABuffaloRegular354131736——1—0—1—
All stats
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
35
Goals
4
Pim
36
Points
17
Power Play Goals
1
Shorthanded Goals
0
2013–14ON-Jr.ABuffaloPlayoffs100338——0—0—0—
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
10
Goals
0
Pim
8
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
2012–13High-NYSt. Joseph'sRegular281282021————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
28
Goals
12
Pim
21
Points
20
2011–12High-NYSt. Joseph'sRegular274592————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
27
Goals
4
Pim
2
Points
9

NHL game-by-game archive

5 imported games.

DateTeamOpponentGAPTSShots+/−TOIDetails
2026-10-29BUFat ANA0000110:35
All stats
Game Id
2026020211
Team Abbrev
BUF
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-29
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
17
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
2
Toi
10:35
Opponent Abbrev
ANA
2026-10-24BUFat WSH0000-28:12
All stats
Game Id
2026020173
Team Abbrev
BUF
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-24
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
-2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
15
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
8:12
Opponent Abbrev
WSH
2026-10-17BUFat MTL0000011:31
All stats
Game Id
2026020126
Team Abbrev
BUF
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-17
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
14
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
2
Toi
11:31
Opponent Abbrev
MTL
2026-10-15BUFat TOR1011210:37
All stats
Game Id
2026020108
Team Abbrev
BUF
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-15
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Plus Minus
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
1
Shifts
15
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
2
Toi
10:37
Opponent Abbrev
TOR
2026-10-13BUFat MTL011018:41
All stats
Game Id
2026020092
Team Abbrev
BUF
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-13
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
13
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
8:41
Opponent Abbrev
MTL

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
2026-10-29ANA00010:35
2026-10-24WSH0008:12
2026-10-17MTL00011:31
2026-10-15TOR10110:37
2026-10-13MTL0118:41

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Nov 1, 2:00 am EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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