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Mattias Samuelsson

Position Left Defense Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Shoots Left Current Contract 7 years
Height 6'4" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 227 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age 25 (Mar 14, 2000) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2018, Round 2, Overall 32 (BUF)
Date Team Transaction
Dec 11, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Activated from IR
Nov 13, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Placed on IR
Oct 12, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Signed 7 years @ $4.286M AAV starting in 2023-24
Mar 25, 2020 Buffalo Sabres Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2020-21 BUF 12 0 2 2 -8 4 10 0.0 18:02
2021-22 BUF 42 0 10 10 -10 16 44 0.0 20:00
2022-23 BUF 55 2 8 10 +14 20 76 2.6 22:11
2023-24 BUF 41 1 6 7 +4 26 44 2.3 20:30
2024-25 BUF 52 4 7 11 -3 22 47 8.5 18:50
Career 202 7 33 40 -3 88 221 3.2 20:16

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.
2020-21 BUF 12 185:24 0.00 0.65 0.65 0.10 -0.10 0.00 3.19 -3.19 0.00 0.00
2021-22 BUF 42 714:00 0.00 0.76 0.76 0.15 -0.15 0.00 4.31 -4.31 0.00 3.77
2022-23 BUF 55 1023:17 0.12 0.41 0.53 0.17 -0.05 2.90 4.12 -1.22 0.00 1.06
2023-24 BUF 41 695:24 0.09 0.35 0.43 0.12 -0.03 2.50 3.34 -0.84 0.00 0.00
2024-25 BUF 44 668:29 0.18 0.54 0.72 0.14 0.04 5.71 4.34 1.37 3.51 0.00

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
2020-21 BUF 12 185:24 37.22 0.97 2.12 50.16 3.88 2.79 20.00 43.17 -0.24 0.10 -3.59
2021-22 BUF 42 714:00 37.48 2.69 2.26 41.93 3.78 2.63 41.56 46.27 -0.16 0.10 -2.69
2022-23 BUF 55 1023:17 41.87 3.22 2.65 44.97 2.76 2.84 53.92 48.32 -0.11 -0.09 -0.15
2023-24 BUF 41 695:24 44.09 2.33 2.54 39.09 2.42 2.41 49.09 51.29 -0.00 -0.19 1.87
2024-25 BUF 44 668:29 39.76 2.42 2.22 42.99 2.69 2.55 47.37 46.50 -0.26 -0.09 -1.98

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%
2021-22 42 21.8 0.3 8.3 8.6 90.4 65.3 65.8 15.8 18.4 44.0 18.8 37.2
2022-23 55 21.9 0.2 8.4 8.7 89.6 64.1 58.6 31.0 10.3 42.3 19.2 38.5
2023-24 41 22.4 0.4 8.4 8.7 90.6 62.3 75.8 21.2 3.0 41.3 18.4 40.3
2024-25 35 22.5 0.2 8.3 8.6 91.0 72.3 63.6 31.8 4.5 41.8 18.2 40.0

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.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 23 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 - $2,000,000 $2,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 RFA
2024-25 24 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 - - $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 RFA-arb
2025-26 25 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 - - $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 RFA-arb
2026-27 26 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 - - $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 RFA-arb
2027-28 27 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 - - $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 UFA
2028-29 28 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 - - $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 UFA
2029-30 29 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 - - $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 UFA
Total - $2,000,000 $27,999,998 $29,999,998 $29,999,998
Signed: Oct 12, 2022
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 5.13

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 20 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2021-22 21 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2022-23 22 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total - $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: Mar 25, 2020
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15