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Mattias Samuelsson
Defenseman #23 Sabres
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Mattias Samuelsson has 22 points (7 goals, 15 assists) in 41 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 65 points (14 goals, 51 assists) in 253 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • 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: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 25-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 45% 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 43% in the defensive zone.

  • 76

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 64th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 68th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.08
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.45
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.61
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.46
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.40
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.60
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.21
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.79
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.52
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.38
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.32
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.27
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.77
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.40
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.59
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.43
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.08
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.286M
Player Contract Value: $5.300M
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
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
06.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 1 1 2 24:36 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 1 1 2 1 23:55 1 100.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 23:58 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 1 2 3 4 10 10.0% 2
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 41 7 15 22 18 22:38 60 11.7% 10
Season Projection 80 14 29 43 35 22:38 117 12.0% 20
Total 253 14 51 65 21 286 4.9% 98
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player MatchPowered by CORE
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 0.54 0.26 68 80 $4.286M
88% Travis Sanheim Team Logo D 29.8 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.44 0.37 67 81 $6.250M
85% Esa Lindell Team Logo D 31.6 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.40 0.32 63 80 $5.250M
84% K'Andre Miller Team Logo D 26 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.57 0.38 71 81 $7.500M
84% Josh Manson Team Logo D 34.3 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.43 0.28 71 81 $4.500M
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