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Jason Zucker

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years ($4.8M CapHit)
Height	5'11"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	198	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	35
Age (DOB)	34 (Jan 16, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 2, Overall 59 (MIN)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jan 6, 2026	Buffalo Sabres	Activated from IR
Dec 9, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Placed on IR
Nov 21, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Activated from IR
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

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	MIN	71	-0.59	-1.15	0.60	-0.82	1.99	0.58	-	-0.75
2016-17	MIN	79	1.44	0.78	0.75	0.78	0.23	0.30	-	1.12
2017-18	MIN	82	0.90	-0.28	1.62	0.68	0.71	0.58	-	-0.05
2018-19	MIN	81	-0.42	-0.77	0.14	-0.71	-0.20	0.33	-	1.26
2019-20	MIN, PIT	60	0.13	0.73	-0.60	0.33	-0.84	1.63	-	-1.05
2020-21	PIT	38	-0.15	-1.06	1.30	0.95	-0.26	0.65	-	-1.14
2021-22	PIT	41	-0.43	0.03	-0.71	-0.57	-0.37	-0.46	-0.01	-1.87
2022-23	PIT	78	0.41	-1.09	2.20	0.29	1.42	-0.48	0.20	-1.42
2023-24	ARI, NSH	69	-0.27	-0.14	-0.37	-0.95	-0.44	0.80	-0.60	-0.11
2024-25	BUF	73	0.01	0.82	-0.81	-0.35	-0.91	-0.41	-0.85	0.68
2025-26	BUF	62	1.40	0.38	1.41	1.05	0.35	0.28	-0.88	-0.15

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	MIN	71	0.74	-1.11	-1.02	0.61	-0.07	-1.31	-
2016-17	MIN	79	0.87	-1.81	-0.90	0.55	0.46	-0.35	-
2017-18	MIN	82	0.78	0.38	-1.17	1.28	1.47	0.03	-
2018-19	MIN	81	0.96	0.29	-1.69	0.68	1.30	0.63	-
2019-20	MIN, PIT	60	0.63	0.11	-1.77	-0.59	-0.09	0.97	-
2020-21	PIT	38	0.66	-0.48	-2.13	-0.15	-0.24	-0.04	-
2021-22	PIT	41	0.28	-0.24	-2.00	0.00	-0.40	-0.56	-
2022-23	PIT	78	0.98	-0.51	-1.94	1.57	1.33	-0.94	-
2023-24	ARI, NSH	69	-0.18	-0.29	-2.00	-0.72	-0.06	1.34	-
2024-25	BUF	73	0.14	0.96	-2.13	0.08	0.66	0.90	39.6
2025-26	BUF	62	-0.07	1.07	-1.99	-0.68	-0.26	0.79	38.7

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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	1.02	-0.29	8.27	11.55	-3.28	5.18	9.84
2016-17	MIN	79	1056:54	1.02	1.36	2.38	0.80	0.23	12.00	9.35	2.65	4.65	5.58
2017-18	MIN	82	1084:18	1.05	1.00	2.05	0.84	0.22	11.11	8.83	2.28	5.12	6.51
2018-19	MIN	81	1110:27	0.65	0.70	1.35	0.88	-0.24	7.06	9.63	-2.58	4.76	4.76
2019-20	MIN	45	546:12	0.55	0.99	1.54	0.48	0.07	9.43	8.24	1.20	8.33	1.39
2019-20	PIT	15	219:54	0.82	1.36	2.18	0.75	0.07	10.71	9.85	0.87	5.41	8.11
2019-20	MIN, PIT	60	766:06	0.63	1.10	1.72	0.56	0.07	9.88	8.79	1.08	7.34	3.67
2020-21	PIT	38	523:47	0.92	0.57	1.49	0.66	0.25	14.81	10.71	4.11	5.13	5.13
2021-22	PIT	41	532:32	0.56	1.01	1.58	0.75	-0.19	6.33	8.44	-2.12	3.12	5.21
2022-23	PIT	78	1060:53	1.30	0.68	1.98	1.25	0.05	13.14	12.64	0.50	2.83	11.74
2023-24	ARI	51	597:25	0.40	1.00	1.41	0.88	-0.48	5.19	11.43	-6.24	6.77	4.51
2023-24	NSH	18	205:19	1.17	0.58	1.75	0.96	0.21	10.00	8.23	1.77	2.13	12.77
2023-24	ARI, NSH	69	802:44	0.60	0.90	1.49	0.90	-0.31	6.84	10.34	-3.50	5.56	6.67
2024-25	BUF	73	905:28	0.53	1.33	1.86	0.63	-0.10	7.69	9.11	-1.42	1.81	4.82
2025-26	BUF	62	733:40	1.14	1.14	2.29	0.87	0.28	15.05	11.41	3.64	3.08	9.23

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	2.21	37.36	2.12	1.78	48.39	55.36	0.20	-0.29	6.11
2016-17	MIN	79	1056:54	42.29	3.52	2.48	40.59	1.76	1.84	66.67	57.45	0.19	-0.16	4.14
2017-18	MIN	82	1084:18	43.99	2.82	2.63	42.61	2.27	1.98	55.43	57.07	0.60	-0.10	7.66
2018-19	MIN	81	1110:27	47.28	2.00	2.77	41.60	2.05	2.20	49.33	55.82	0.50	0.14	3.33
2019-20	MIN	45	546:12	37.35	2.53	2.10	43.28	3.19	2.19	44.23	48.98	-0.14	0.24	-4.50
2019-20	PIT	15	219:54	46.93	2.73	2.57	41.20	3.00	2.88	47.62	47.18	0.25	0.45	-1.76
2019-20	MIN, PIT	60	766:06	40.10	2.58	2.23	42.68	3.13	2.39	45.21	48.37	-0.02	0.32	-3.89
2020-21	PIT	38	523:47	38.60	2.18	2.09	36.89	2.98	2.57	42.22	44.91	-0.26	0.31	-6.11
2021-22	PIT	41	532:32	43.60	2.70	2.83	38.98	2.70	2.27	50.00	55.53	0.04	-0.10	1.44
2022-23	PIT	78	1060:53	51.13	2.94	3.49	40.66	3.05	2.73	49.06	56.06	0.66	0.05	4.80
2023-24	ARI	51	597:25	39.87	2.31	2.49	45.40	2.61	2.57	46.94	49.18	0.16	0.07	0.95
2023-24	NSH	18	205:19	47.34	2.34	2.82	46.46	2.92	2.41	44.44	53.92	-0.31	0.16	-4.28
2023-24	ARI, NSH	69	802:44	41.78	2.32	2.58	45.67	2.69	2.53	46.27	50.42	0.03	0.10	-0.71
2024-25	BUF	73	905:28	43.07	3.25	2.44	44.13	2.72	2.65	54.44	47.98	0.19	0.19	0.12
2025-26	BUF	62	733:40	41.30	3.03	2.84	43.67	2.62	2.80	53.62	50.37	0.16	0.21	-0.52

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

3 Sabres Who Need to Step Up in the Second Round vs The Canadiens at The Hockey Writers (Wed May 6, 2026)
Mike Harrington: Sabres winger Jason Zucker waited 11 years to win another round, and he wants more at Sabres Space (Wed May 6, 2026)
Sabres notebook: Josh Norris, Jason Zucker, Tyson Kozak available for Game 5 against Boston at Sabres Space (Wed Apr 29, 2026)
Lindy Ruff faces tricky Josh Norris decision as Sabres try to eliminate Bruins at Sabres Noise (Mon Apr 27, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres Player of the Week 4/12 – Zucker brings veteran savvy at Die by the Blade (Mon Apr 13, 2026)
Jason Zucker’s third-period goal lifts the Sabres past the Rangers 5-3 at Sabres Space (Thu Apr 9, 2026)
Jason Zucker’s third-period goal lifts the Sabres past the Rangers at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Apr 8, 2026)
Jason Zucker’s third-period goal lifts the Sabres past the Rangers 5-3 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Apr 8, 2026)
Zach Benson delivers a strong message about the Buffalo Sabres locker room at Sabres Noise (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
The Jaws of Defeat, Sharks Fall to Surging Sabres 6-3 at Die by the Blade (Wed Mar 11, 2026)
Lindy Ruff is on the verge of NHL history with the Buffalo Sabres at Sabres Noise (Mon Mar 9, 2026)
Lightning come back only to blow lead in 8-7 loss at Raw Charge (Sun Mar 8, 2026)
3 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 win over the New York Islanders at Sabres Noise (Sat Jan 24, 2026)
Why Jason Zucker is the perfect mentor for a young Buffalo Sabres' roster at Sabres Noise (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
‘I want him to be upset with not being in the lineup’: Why Jason Zucker itches to return to Sabres at Sabres Space (Tue Jan 6, 2026)
After win streak ends, Sabres to change lineup by inserting Jason Zucker at Sabres Space (Tue Jan 6, 2026)
After win streak ends, Sabres to change lineup by inserting Jason Zucker at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Mon Jan 5, 2026)
Sabres Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Win Streak Snapped, Olympics, Zucker and More at The Hockey Writers (Mon Jan 5, 2026)
Buffalo Sabres power play needs changes beyond Jason Zucker to fix flaws at Sabres Noise (Mon Jan 5, 2026)
3 Buffalo Sabres who could lose their lineup spot with Jason Zucker set to return at Sabres Noise (Mon Dec 29, 2025)
Jason Zucker thrilled to see Sabres on hot streak, eyes return from injuries at Sabres Space (Sun Dec 28, 2025)
Jason Zucker thrilled to see Sabres on hot streak, eyes return from injuries at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Sat Dec 27, 2025)
Sabres veteran Jason Zucker sidelined with lower-body injury; Buffalo recalls prospect from Rochester at Sabres Space (Wed Dec 10, 2025)
Sabres Notes: Another Failed Road Test, Zucker Injured In Loss To Flames at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Dec 9, 2025)
Sabres veteran Jason Zucker sidelined with lower-body injury at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Tue Dec 9, 2025)
Sabres veteran Jason Zucker sidelined with lower-body injury; Buffalo recalls prospect from Rochester at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Tue Dec 9, 2025)
Pickups: Sam Bennett, Jason Zucker heating up in December at ESPN (Mon Dec 8, 2025)
Buffalo Sabres News: Noah Ostlund, Jason Zucker, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen at Sabres Noise (Mon Dec 8, 2025)
3 Takeaways from the Sabres’ 9-3 Win Over the Blackhawks at The Hockey Writers (Sat Nov 22, 2025)
Buffalo Sabres News: Zach Benson, Alex Tuch, Jason Zucker at Sabres Noise (Sat Nov 22, 2025)
‘He’ll drag everyone into the fight’: How Jason Zucker’s return will impact Sabres lineup at Sabres Space (Sat Nov 22, 2025)
Take Your Whiskey HomeSabres 9, Blackhawks 3 at Second City Hockey (Sat Nov 22, 2025)
Blackhawks Down at Die by the Blade (Sat Nov 22, 2025)
Sabres notes: Zach Benson happy to be back after injury; Jason Zucker can play Friday following illness at Sabres Space (Thu Nov 20, 2025)
Sabres notes: Zach Benson happy to be back after injury; Jason Zucker can play Friday following illness at Buffalo Hockey Beat (Wed Nov 19, 2025)
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

Jason Zucker signed a $9,500,000 2-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on March 7, 2025 with an AAV of $4,750,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.97% of the salary cap.

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)

Jason Zucker signed a $5,000,000 1-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Kevyn Adams on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $5,000,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.68% of the salary cap.

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

Jason Zucker signed a $5,300,000 1-year contract with the Arizona Coyotes and General Manager Bill Armstrong on July 1, 2023 with an AAV of $5,300,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.35% of the salary cap.

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

Jason Zucker signed a $27,500,000 5-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Paul Fenton on July 25, 2018 with an AAV of $5,500,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.92% of the salary cap.

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.

Jason Zucker signed a $1,800,500 2-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on July 15, 2014 with an AAV of $900,250. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.30% of the salary cap.

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

Jason Zucker signed a $2,315,000 3-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on March 27, 2012 with an AAV of $771,667. This contract will start in 2011-12 and end after the 2013-14 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.20% of the salary cap.

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	62	24	21	45	-5	23	128	18.8	15:37	13	2	2	4	-4	4	18	11.1	14:33
NHL Career			832	241	227	468	-4	417	1872	12.9	15:31	65	11	11	22	-13	16	131	8.4	14:52