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Jacob Bryson
Defenseman #78 Sabres $0.900M
Player Information

Jacob Bryson has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 35 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 99) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 48 points (6 goals, 42 assists) in 289 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.3 yrs (18.11.1997)
    Height / Weight: 175 cm / 80 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 99th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Sabres controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jacob Bryson is off the ice, the Sabres control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 17% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 31% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 141st of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 157th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    10.18
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.36
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.18
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.36
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.63
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.32
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.51
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.32
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.71
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.57
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.36
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.25
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.900M
Player Contract Value: $2.700M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 29.6 yrs (18.11.1997)
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Jacob Bryson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
19.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 8:00 1 0.0% 0
20.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 8:35 0 0
22.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 1 6:16 0 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 11:01 1 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 4:19 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 2 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Sabres 38 1 8 9 -1 19:03 24 4.2% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Sabres 73 1 9 10 -9 18:19 43 2.3% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Sabres 59 1 8 9 -24 14:34 27 3.7% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 36 1 7 8 5 14:40 15 6.7% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 48 0 7 7 -9 14:24 20 0.0% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 35 2 3 5 -1 10:01 12 16.7% 8
Season Projection 60 3 5 8 -2 10:02 21 14.3% 14
Total 289 6 42 48 -39 141 4.3% 58
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
Jacob Bryson Team Logo D 28.3 yrs 175 cm / 80 kg 0.14 0.17 59 75 $0.900M
83% Joel Hanley Team Logo D 34.7 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.13 0.15 54 76 $1.750M
83% Troy Stecher Team Logo D 31.9 yrs 178 cm / 83 kg 0.25 0.21 59 79 $0.788M
82% Emil Andrae Team Logo D 24 yrs 175 cm / 85 kg 0.28 0.21 62 81 $0.903M
81% Joel Nystrom Team Logo D 23.8 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 0.24 0.24 64 70 $0.925M
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