Noah Östlund

Noah Östlund
Born (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004
Nykvarn, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180[1] lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Buffalo Sabres
Djurgårdens IF
Växjö Lakers
NHL draft 16th overall, 2022
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2021–present

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.[2]

Playing career

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] Östlund would later make his NHL debut on 5 April against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[7]

While Östlund opened the 2025–26 season with Rochester,[8] he received two call-ups early on as multiple Buffalo forwards picked up injuries.[9] Östlund nabbed his first multi-goal game with two against the Edmonton Oilers on 17 November 2025.[10] The centre received praise during the season's opening months for his offensive playmaking ability, skating, passing vision and stickhandling.[11][12]

International play

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Sweden
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 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.[13]

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2019–20 Djurgårdens IF J18 1527910 —————
2020–21 Djurgårdens IF J20 1078150 —————
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF J18 10220 42570
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF J20 32933426 55274
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF SHL 110000 —————
2022–23 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 378182612 122354
2022–23 Djurgårdens IF J20 ————— 10112
2023–24 Växjö Lakers SHL 381211234 71122
2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 20112 31010
2024–25 Rochester Americans AHL 4519173614 802210
2024–25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80002 —————
2025–26 Rochester Americans AHL 737102 —————
2025–26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6011162714 31122
SHL totals 491211234 71122
NHL totals 6811162716 31122

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2021 Sweden U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 51120
2021 Sweden HG18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 50222
2022 Sweden U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 646106
2023 Sweden WJC 4th 71342
2024 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7371016
Junior totals 309192826

References

  1. ↑ "Noah Ostlund Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Sweet 16th at 2022 Entry Draft". cbssports.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Sabres sign 2022 First-round picks to entry-level contracts". Buffalo Sabres. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Welcome Noah Ostlund" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Red-hot Ostlund recalled to Buffalo, set for NHL debut". NHL.com. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Thompson scores 40th, Sabres defeat Lightning in shootout". NHL.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Previewing the Sabres' 23-man roster for the 2025-26 season | Buffalo Sabres". www.nhl.com. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Augello, Michael (4 November 2025). "Short-Handed Sabres Call-Up Noah Ostlund, Place Jason Zucker on IR". The Hockey News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ostlund gets 1st multigoal game, Sabres top Oilers | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Sweden beats USA to take gold at U18 World Championship". tsn.ca. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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