2022 NHL Draft
Matt Savoie in the 2022 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Matt Savoie 9th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 87 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 2022 draft
- 6David JiricekD94 GP · 15 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kevin KorchinskiD109 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Marco KasperC160 GP · 56 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Pavel MintyukovD216 GP · 75 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 11Conor GeekieC81 GP · 21 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 12Denton MateychukD134 GP · 50 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
9th
of 225 players selected
6th
of 132 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Juraj SlafkovskýL298 GP · 196 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 2Simon NemecD171 GP · 53 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Logan CooleyC228 GP · 173 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Shane WrightC185 GP · 82 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 5Cutter GauthierL174 GP · 131 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 6David JiricekD94 GP · 15 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kevin KorchinskiD109 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Marco KasperC160 GP · 56 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Pavel MintyukovD216 GP · 75 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 215 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Matt Savoie made his NHL debut on November 10, 2023, 1 year and 126 days after the draft.
87
Games
18
Goals
20
Assists
38
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2022 draft
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 16Noah ÖstlundC83 GP · 36 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 28Jiri KulichC83 GP · 32 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 41Topias LeinonenGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Viktor NeuchevLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Mats LindgrenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Vsevolod KomarovDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 170Jake RichardRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 187Gustav KarlssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 202Joel Ratkovic BerndtssonRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 211Linus SjodinCBUFBuffalo Sabres