**Defenseman**

*Notes accurate as of Sept. 1, 2025*

**Pronunciation:** POW-her, OH-wihn

**Contract Status:** Signed through 2030-31 ($8.35 million AAV)

**CAREER TRANSACTIONS:** Selected by Buffalo in the first round (first overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.

**CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:**

* Became the 10th Buffalo Sabres player, and the first since Rasmus Dahlin in 2018-19, to be named as a Calder Memorial Trophy Finalist in 2022-23. * Became the sixth rookie defenseman in Sabres history to record 35 or more points (35 points, 4+31) in a single season in 2022-23. * In 2022-23, Power logged more even-strength time on ice per game (20:44) than any rookie since the NHL began tracking the stat in 1997-98. * Power (six in 2022-23) joined Doug Barrie (six in 1970-71), Phil Housley (seven in 1982-83), Calle Johansson (eight in 1987-88), Richard Smehlik (seven in 1992-93) and Rasmus Dahlin (six in 2018-19) as the only Sabres rookie defensemen to record six or more multi-assist performances in a single season. * Registered a plus-2 rating and skated 19:50 in his NHL debut on April 12 at Toronto. * Tallied first career NHL point (assist) vs. St. Louis on April 14, 2022. * Scored his first career NHL goal on April 21, 2022 at New Jersey. * Registered a single-game career-high plus-5 rating on Dec. 21, 2023 vs. Toronto. * Recorded a six-game point streak, the longest of his career, from Oct. 17 to Nov. 1, 2024 (2+6). * Recorded a shootout goal on Dec. 9, 2023 vs. Montreal to become Buffalo’s all-time leader in shootout goals by a defenseman (2). * Appeared in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 7, 2023 at Carolina. * Played in his 200th NHL game on Dec. 29, 2024 at St. Louis. * Has finished second among all Sabres defensemen in goals, assists and points in each of his three full seasons with Buffalo (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25).

**AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:**

* Helped guide the Michigan Wolverines to a Big Ten Championship in 2021-22 and was named to the Big Ten First All-Star Team and the NCAA (West) Second All-American Team. * Tied for the Michigan team lead in assists (29) and finished second in points (32) and plus/minus rating (plus-27) in 33 games in 2021-22. * Awarded the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week on Oct. 12 and Nov. 16, 2021. * After his freshman season in 2020-21, he was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and Big Ten Second All-Star Team. * Also named the College Hockey News Rookie of the Year and to the College Hockey News All-Rookie Team. * Finished second among all NCAA freshman defensemen with .62 points per game. * Recorded 16 points (3+13) in 26 games for the Wolverines as a freshman in 2020-21. * Named the USHL Defenseman of the Year and to the league’s First All-Star Team in 2019-20 after leading all defensemen and tying for sixth among all skaters with 40 points (12+28) in 45 games for the Chicago Steel. * Named the USHL Defenseman of the Week on Oct. 29, 2019 after scoring two goals, including a game-winner, in two games. * Led USHL rookie defensemen in goals (11) and tied for second in points (25) in 58 games for Chicago during the 2018-19 season and was named to the USHL All-Rookie Second team.

**INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:**

* Played with Team Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, in which he appeared in 10 games and registered six points (1+5). * Represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, where he notched one assist and a plus-2 rating in five games while leading Canadian skaters in ice time per game (21:38). * Won a gold medal in his debut for the Canadian men’s senior team at the 2021IIHF World Championship after leading the team’s defensemen with three points (0+3) in 10 games.

**NHL FIRSTS**

**Game:** 4/12/22 at TOR

**Goal:** 4/21/22 at NJD

**Assist:** 4/14/22 vs. STL

**AWARDS & HONORS**

**Professional**

N/A

**International**

2021 IIHF World Championship Gold Medal

**Amateur**

2021-22 Big Ten First All-Star Team

2021-22 NCAA (West) Second All-American Team

2021-22 Big Ten Champion

2020-21 Big Ten All-Rookie Team

2020-21 Big Ten Second All-Star Team

2019-20 USHL Defenseman of the Year

2019-20 USHL First All-Star Team

2018-19 USHL All-Rookie Team