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Mattias Samuelsson
Defenseman #23 Sabres $4.286M
Player Information

Mattias Samuelsson has 34 points (11 goals, 23 assists) in 55 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 32) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 77 points (18 goals, 59 assists) in 267 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 26 yrs (14.03.2000)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 103 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 32nd in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 26-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Mattias Samuelsson is off the ice, the Sabres control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 41% in the defensive zone.

  • 73

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 59th of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 158th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.11
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.43
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.98
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.46
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.56
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.61
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.20
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.78
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.89
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.72
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.58
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.41
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.38
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.46
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.74
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.15
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.286M
Player Contract Value: $3.900M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 31.3 yrs (14.03.2000)
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Mattias Samuelsson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 1 0 1 1 23:23 1 100.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 21:48 2 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 27:25 1 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 2 0 2 1 24:01 3 66.7% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 22:41 0 0
Total 5 3 0 3 1 7 42.9% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Sabres 12 0 2 2 -8 18:01 10 0.0% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Sabres 42 0 10 10 -10 20:00 44 0.0% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Sabres 55 2 8 10 14 22:10 76 2.6% 20
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 41 1 6 7 4 20:30 44 2.3% 26
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 62 4 10 14 3 19:18 52 7.7% 22
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 55 11 23 34 28 23:03 76 14.5% 16
Season Projection 80 16 33 49 41 23:03 111 14.4% 23
Total 267 18 59 77 31 302 6.0% 104
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Mattias Samuelsson Team Logo D 26 yrs 193 cm / 103 kg 0.62 0.29 69 75 $4.286M
83% Mattias Ekholm Team Logo D 35.8 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.47 0.41 72 78 $6.000M
83% Travis Sanheim Team Logo D 29.9 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.43 0.37 67 81 $6.250M
82% Jacob Trouba Team Logo D 32 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.45 0.40 65 75 $8.000M
81% Mason Lohrei Team Logo D 25.1 yrs 196 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.41 71 78 $3.200M
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