Defense · LD
Dennis Gilbert
Buffalo Sabres left defenceman with a $850K cap hit in 2026–27; recorded 1 point in 8 games in 2025–26.
Born
Oct 30, 1996
Birthplace
Buffalo, New York, USA
Nationality
USA
Height
6 ft 2 in / 188 cm
Weight
216 lb / 98 kg
Shoots
L
Current team
Buffalo Sabres
Draft
2015 · CHI · Round 3 · No. 91
Team appearances
Season statistics
| Season | Team | Cap hit | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | |||
| 2026–27 | $850,000 | — | Playoffs not started | |||||||||||||
| Signed with BUF on July 1, 2026 · 1 year x $850,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025–26 | $875,000 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Traded to OTT on November 17, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025–26 | $875,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Signed with PHI on July 1, 2025 · 1 year x $875,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–25 | $825,000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0 | 4 | — | |||||||
| Traded to OTT on March 7, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–25 | $825,000 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 50 | 5 | — | |||||||
| Signed with BUF on July 1, 2024 · 1 year x $825,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | $762,500 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 16 | 23 | — | |||||||
| 2022–23 | $762,500 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +0 | 27 | 13 | — | |||||||
| Signed with CGY on July 13, 2022 · 2 years x $762,500 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | $750,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Signed with COL on August 16, 2021 · 1 year x $750,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | $925,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||||
| Traded to COL on October 10, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | $925,000 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 38 | 12 | — | |||||||
| 2018–19 | $925,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||||
| Signed with CHI on April 13, 2018 · 3 years x $925,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by CHI in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft · Round 3 · No. 91 overall | ||||||||||||||||
Game log
Recent performances
Card checklist
Dennis Gilbert cards
One card for every evidence-backed team appearance from 2020–21 onward.