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Jason Zucker

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	198	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	35
Age	33 (Jan 16, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 2, Overall 59 (MIN)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 4, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Placed on IR
Mar 7, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 2 years @ $4.750M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2024	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 1 year @ $5.000M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Arizona Coyotes	Signed 1 year @ $5.300M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 25, 2018	Minnesota Wild	Signed 5 years @ $5.500M AAV starting in 2018-19
Jul 15, 2014	Minnesota Wild	Signed 2 years @ $900K AAV starting in 2014-15
Mar 27, 2012	Minnesota Wild	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	MIN	71	907:27	0.73	0.46	1.19	1.00	-0.28	8.27	11.42	-3.14	5.18	9.84
2016-17	MIN	79	1056:54	1.02	1.36	2.38	0.89	0.13	12.00	10.48	1.52	4.65	5.58
2017-18	MIN	82	1084:18	1.05	1.00	2.05	0.90	0.15	11.11	9.52	1.59	5.12	6.51
2018-19	MIN	81	1110:27	0.65	0.70	1.35	0.91	-0.26	7.06	9.89	-2.83	4.76	4.76
2019-20	MIN	45	546:12	0.55	0.99	1.54	0.51	0.04	9.43	8.75	0.69	8.33	1.39
2019-20	PIT	15	219:54	0.82	1.36	2.18	0.76	0.06	10.71	9.98	0.73	5.41	8.11
2019-20	MIN, PIT	60	766:06	0.63	1.10	1.72	0.58	0.04	9.88	9.18	0.70	7.34	3.67
2020-21	PIT	38	523:47	0.92	0.57	1.49	0.70	0.22	14.81	11.26	3.55	5.13	5.13
2021-22	PIT	41	532:32	0.56	1.01	1.58	0.72	-0.16	6.33	8.12	-1.80	3.12	5.21
2022-23	PIT	78	1060:53	1.30	0.68	1.98	1.18	0.13	13.14	11.87	1.27	2.83	11.74
2023-24	ARI	51	597:25	0.40	1.00	1.41	0.86	-0.45	5.19	11.06	-5.87	6.77	4.51
2023-24	NSH	18	205:19	1.17	0.58	1.75	1.03	0.14	10.00	8.77	1.23	2.13	12.77
2023-24	ARI, NSH	69	802:44	0.60	0.90	1.49	0.90	-0.30	6.84	10.28	-3.44	5.56	6.67
2024-25	BUF	73	905:28	0.53	1.33	1.86	0.65	-0.12	7.69	9.42	-1.73	1.81	4.82
2025-26	BUF	12	131:49	0.91	0.46	1.37	0.71	0.20	10.00	7.81	2.19	0.00	12.50

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	MIN	71	907:27	37.69	1.98	2.32	37.36	2.12	1.97	48.39	54.06	0.20	-0.33	6.17
2016-17	MIN	79	1056:54	42.29	3.52	2.64	40.59	1.76	2.07	66.67	56.08	0.29	-0.15	4.57
2017-18	MIN	82	1084:18	43.99	2.82	2.76	42.61	2.27	2.18	55.43	55.82	0.58	-0.06	6.51
2018-19	MIN	81	1110:27	47.28	2.00	2.82	41.60	2.05	2.32	49.33	54.88	0.49	0.20	2.60
2019-20	MIN	45	546:12	37.35	2.53	2.06	43.28	3.19	2.18	44.23	48.56	-0.22	0.11	-3.80
2019-20	PIT	15	219:54	46.93	2.73	2.63	41.20	3.00	2.84	47.62	48.06	0.33	0.44	-0.91
2019-20	MIN, PIT	60	766:06	40.10	2.58	2.22	42.68	3.13	2.37	45.21	48.39	-0.06	0.22	-3.10
2020-21	PIT	38	523:47	38.60	2.18	2.11	36.89	2.98	2.53	42.22	45.49	-0.32	0.30	-6.71
2021-22	PIT	41	532:32	43.60	2.70	2.80	38.98	2.70	2.27	50.00	55.24	0.03	-0.13	1.72
2022-23	PIT	78	1060:53	51.13	2.94	3.38	40.66	3.05	2.64	49.06	56.21	0.58	-0.04	5.13
2023-24	ARI	51	597:25	39.87	2.31	2.42	45.40	2.61	2.70	46.94	47.28	0.04	0.19	-1.33
2023-24	NSH	18	205:19	47.34	2.34	2.94	46.46	2.92	2.51	44.44	53.96	-0.24	0.15	-3.41
2023-24	ARI, NSH	69	802:44	41.78	2.32	2.56	45.67	2.69	2.65	46.27	49.07	-0.04	0.18	-2.12
2024-25	BUF	73	905:28	43.07	3.25	2.43	44.13	2.72	2.60	54.44	48.33	0.21	0.19	0.37
2025-26	BUF	12	131:49	40.51	1.37	2.17	50.07	3.64	2.95	27.27	42.39	-0.42	0.45	-8.46

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Sabres notebook: Michael Kesselring out; Josh Norris, Jason Zucker skate with team ahead of game vs. Edmonton at Sabres Space (Tue Nov 18, 2025)
Sabres’ Josh Norris, Jason Zucker skate with teammates; Michael Kesselring out injured at Sabres Space (Tue Nov 18, 2025)
Sabres Notes: Kesselring Out, Zucker and Norris Making Progress at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Nov 17, 2025)
Sabres’ Josh Norris, Jason Zucker skate with teammates; Michael Kesselring out injured at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Mon Nov 17, 2025)
"Jason Zucker n'a pas mangé de nourriture solide depuis 9 jours" at HABSolument Fan (Wed Nov 12, 2025)
With Jiri Kulich and Jason Zucker sick, Sabres could make roster moves at Sabres Space (Tue Nov 4, 2025)
Jason Zucker And Jiri Kulich Absent From Sabres Practice at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Nov 3, 2025)
With Jiri Kulich and Jason Zucker sick, Sabres could make roster moves at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Mon Nov 3, 2025)
Red Wings-Sabres Tweetcap: Tough go for Detroit in Buffalo as Sabres double up Wings, 4-2 at The Malik Report (Wed Oct 22, 2025)
Buffalo Sabres lose key forward to injury against the Detroit Red Wings at Sabres Noise (Wed Oct 22, 2025)
Buffalo Sabres star benched by Lindy Ruff after game-changing mistake at Sabres Noise (Tue Oct 21, 2025)
Jason Zucker's start this season with the Buffalo Sabres deserves more attention at Sabres Noise (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Sep 10, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	33	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	-	$1,000,000	$3,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
2026-27	34	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	-	-	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
Total					-	$1,000,000	$8,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000

Signed: Mar 7, 2025

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.97

Clause: Player can submit a 5 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	32		$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$4,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$1,000,000	$4,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.68

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	31		$5,300,000	$5,300,000	-	-	$5,300,000	$5,300,000	$5,300,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$5,300,000	$5,300,000	$5,300,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Arizona Coyotes

GM: Bill Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.35

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	26		$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	27	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
2020-21	28	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
2021-22	29	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
2022-23	30	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$27,500,000	$27,500,000	$27,500,000

Signed: July 25, 2018

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Paul Fenton

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.92

Clause: Starting in 2019-20 player can submit a 10 team no trade list.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	22	$900,250	$900,250	-	-	$850,500	$850,500	$67,500	RFA
2015-16	23	$900,250	$900,250	-	-	$950,000	$950,000	$950,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,800,500	$1,800,500	$1,017,500

Signed: July 15, 2014

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Chuck Fletcher

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.3

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2011-12	19	$771,667	$833,333	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$67,500	ELC
2012-13	20	$771,667	$833,333	$185,000	-	$715,000	$715,000	$67,500	ELC
2013-14	21	$771,667	$833,333	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$185,000	-	$2,315,000	$2,315,000	$202,500

Signed: Mar 27, 2012

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Chuck Fletcher

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2007-08	Minor-MI	Det. Compuware	42	29	35	64
2007-08	MWEHL	Det. Compuware	30	17	21	38		30
2008-09	NAHL	USNTDP	36	11	5	16		55
2008-09	U-18	USNTDP	16	2	6	8		8
2008-09	U-17	USNTDP	12	8	6	14
2008-09	WJ18-A	USA	7	1	5	6
2009-10	U-18	USNTDP	38	18	17	35		24
2009-10	USHL	USNTDP	22	11	7	18		23
2009-10	WJ18-A	USA	7	4	3	7		2
2009-10	WJC-A	USA	7	2	0	2		2
2010-11	WCHA	U. of Denver	40	23	22	45		59
2010-11	WJC-A	USA	4	1	0	1
2011-12	WCHA	U. of Denver	38	22	24	46		38
2011-12	NHL	Minnesota Wild	6	0	2	2	-2	2	10	0.0	11:02
2011-12	WJC-A	USA	6	3	4	7	+1	2
2012-13	NHL	Minnesota Wild	20	4	1	5	+4	8	34	11.8	11:16	5	1	1	2	+1		11	9.1	13:29
2012-13	AHL	Houston	55	24	26	50	-6	43	205	1,171.0		1					4	1	0.0
2013-14	AHL	Iowa	22	8	5	13	-8	55	80	1,000.0
2013-14	NHL	Minnesota Wild	21	4	1	5	+2	2	40	10.0	12:59
2014-15	NHL	Minnesota Wild	51	21	5	26	-9	18	124	16.9	15:04	10	2	1	3	-1	2	21	9.5	14:11
2015-16	NHL	Minnesota Wild	71	13	10	23	-4	20	158	8.2	15:35	6		2	2	-4	2	3	0.0	13:56
2016-17	NHL	Minnesota Wild	79	22	25	47	+34	30	172	12.8	15:17	5	1		1	-1	2	20	5.0	17:15
2017-18	NHL	Minnesota Wild	82	33	31	64	+8	44	222	14.9	16:58	5				-4		8	0.0	16:27
2018-19	NHL	Minnesota Wild	81	21	21	42	-9	28	214	9.8	17:05
2019-20	NHL	Minnesota Wild	45	14	15	29	-3	19	75	18.7	15:54
2019-20	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	15	6	6	12	-1	2	36	16.7	17:40	4	2		2			12	16.7	17:14
2020-21	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	38	9	9	18	-8	21	67	13.4	15:41	6	2	1	3	-1	2	12	16.7	15:25
2021-22	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	8	9	17	-2	15	102	7.8	14:49	5		2	2	-3	2	9	0.0	13:45
2022-23	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	27	21	48	-4	47	197	13.7	15:39
2023-24	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	51	9	16	25	-5	58	104	8.7	14:02
2023-24	NHL	Nashville Predators	18	5	2	7	-4	23	46	10.9	13:13	6	1	2	3	+4	2	17	5.9	14:18
2024-25	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	73	21	32	53	+4	57	143	14.7	16:00
2025-26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	12	4	3	7	-7	4	27	14.8	14:44
NHL Career			782	221	209	430	-6	398	1771	12.5	15:30	52	9	9	18	-9	12	113	8.0	14:57