#23 · Defence · BUF
MattiasSamuelsson
Next milestone 7 games from 300
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 1
- A
- 1
- P
- 2
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 4
- SOG
- 4
- S%
- 25.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- March 14, 2000 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Weight
- 234 lb (106 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2018 BUF, round 2, #32 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.0 mphleague avg 20.5 mph71st percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph5league avg 1.990th percentile
- Distance skated9.9 mileague avg 8.0 mi70th percentile
- Hardest shot86.8 mphleague avg 80.3 mph72nd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.4%league avg 40.8%61st percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 0.24 | +0.76 | 8 | 0 | .030 |
| 2025-26 | 13 | 7.56 | +5.44 | 246 | 11 | .031 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 57:27 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 57.5% | 65.9% | -8.4 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 59.3% | 59.5% | -0.1 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–3
- xG for–against
- 2.7–2.0
- Average rating
- 6.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin | 3 | 40:10 | 60.3% |
| Owen Power | 3 | 5:44 | 75.5% |
| Louis Crevier | 3 | 5:36 | 3.2% |
| Olen Zellweger | 1 | 4:14 | 0.0% |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 1 | 0:34 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.5 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 1 G · 1 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 293 | 21 | 65 | 86 | +42 | 120 | 339 | 6.2 | 1 |
| Playoffs | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 19 | 15.8 | 0 |
Season by season (7)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 78 | 13 | 28 | 41 | +41 | 28 | 109 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +3 | 22 | 52 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Sabres | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 26 | 44 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Sabres | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +14 | 20 | 76 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Sabres | 42 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -10 | 16 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Sabres | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |