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Will
Butcher
Defense
Birthdate
6/1/1995
Birthplace
Sun Prairie, WI
Draft Info
2013: Rd 5, Pk 123 (COL)
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season
Team
17-18
NJ
18-19
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19-20
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20-21
NJ
21-22
BUF
Career
GP
G
A
PTS
+/-
PIM
SOG
SPCT
PPG
PPA
SHG
SHA
GWG
TOI/G
PROD
81
5
39
44
1
8
0
5.7
3
20
0
0
1
16:03
29:34
78
4
26
30
-17
18
0
3.7
1
13
0
0
1
19:16
50:06
56
4
17
21
-8
6
0
6.5
0
1
0
0
1
17:55
47:46
23
1
10
11
-3
2
0
2.7
0
2
0
0
0
19:01
39:47
37
2
6
8
-10
0
0
5.7
0
2
0
0
0
16:29
76:14
275
16
98
114
-37
34
0
4.8
4
38
0
0
3
17:39
243:29
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