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Mattias Samuelsson #23
Defenseman Team LogoBuffalo Sabres
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Mattias Samuelsson has 19 points (6 goals, 13 assists) in 38 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 62 points (13 goals, 49 assists) in 250 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 25.8 yrs (14.03.2000)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 103 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 32nd in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
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The 25-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 46% 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 19% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 42% in the defensive zone.

  • 79

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 57th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 49th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    38.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    -0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    22.52
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.42
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.35
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.56
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.22
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.75
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.37
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.27
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    3.37
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.28
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    5.47
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.35
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.54
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.42
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    6.62
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    7.88
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.286M
Player Contract Value: $6.900M
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
23.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 1 1 0 26:38 2 0.0% 0
27.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 1 2 3 3 24:55 2 50.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 -1 22:13 2 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 1 22:55 3 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 20:58 4 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 4 5 3 13 7.7% 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 38 6 13 19 15 22:31 57 10.5% 8
Season Projection 80 13 27 40 32 22:31 120 10.8% 17
Total 250 13 49 62 18 283 4.6% 96
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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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 25.8 yrs 193 cm / 103 kg 0.50 0.25 73 83 $4.286M
88% Travis Sanheim Team Logo D 29.8 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.45 0.37 73 83 $6.250M
87% Esa Lindell Team Logo D 31.6 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.40 0.32 69 83 $5.250M
84% K'Andre Miller Team Logo D 26 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.47 0.37 72 82 $7.500M
84% Alexander Nikishin Team Logo D 24.3 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.39 0.39 76 83 $0.925M
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