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Jacob Bryson
Defenseman #78 Sabres
Player Information

Jacob Bryson has 4 points (1 goals, 3 assists) in 27 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 47 points (5 goals, 42 assists) in 281 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.2 yrs (18.11.1997)
    Height / Weight: 175 cm / 80 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 99th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
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The 28-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Sabres controlling 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jacob Bryson is off the ice, the Sabres control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 29% in the defensive zone.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 150th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 180th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    10.62
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.21
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.21
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.42
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.15
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.79
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.09
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.52
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.51
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.63
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.93
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.42
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.47
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
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Actual AAV: $0.900M
Player Contract Value: $2.200M
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
27.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 10:13 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 9:58 1 0.0% 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 1 12:49 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 10:55 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 10:07 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 1 2 0.0% 2
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 27 1 3 4 -2 10:37 9 11.1% 6
Season Projection 66 2 7 9 -5 10:37 22 9.1% 15
Total 281 5 42 47 -40 138 3.6% 56
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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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 28.2 yrs 175 cm / 80 kg 0.15 0.17 59 73 $0.900M
81% Spencer Stastney Team Logo D 26 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.20 0.19 56 76 $0.825M
80% Joel Hanley Team Logo D 34.6 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.14 0.15 55 80 $1.750M
80% Matt Grzelcyk Team Logo D 32 yrs 178 cm / 81 kg 0.24 0.33 60 76 $1.000M
80% Uvis Balinskis Team Logo D 29.4 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.20 0.20 60 77 $0.850M
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