Noah Östlund

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.

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.

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. 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.

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

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

International play

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.

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 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 — — — — — 2025–26 Rochester Americans AHL 7 3 7 10 2 — — — — — 2025–26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 11 16 27 14 3 1 1 2 2 SHL totals 49 12 11 23 4 7 1 1 2 2 NHL totals 68 11 16 27 16 3 1 1 2 2

International 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