#23 · Defense

Mattias Samuelsson

Age: 26
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 234 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

GP: 7
G: 1
A: 3
P: 4
+/-: -2
SOG: 8

Drafted 2018 · Round 2, #32 overall (BUF)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	2	7
G	1	0	2-1
A	3	1	3
P	4	1	5-1
SOG	8	1	8
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	-2	-1	+2-4
PIM	4	0	4
TOI/GP	22:05	17:57+4:08	20:36+1:30
SH%	12.5	0.0+12.5	25.0-12.5

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Samuelsson is shooting 12.5% (1 on 8 shots) against 8.8% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.4 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.4).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 53.5; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 58.7; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +4.9; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.968; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.4; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.4; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 41.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 19:31; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

19 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Samuelsson is used

#23 · D · Buffalo Sabres

Mattias Samuelsson

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PK1

Ice time / game: 22:43; 19:31 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 41.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 58.7%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 53.5%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Samuelsson50.2s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Samuelsson26%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Rasmus Dahlin53.8 min together55%shot attempts

Zach Benson36.9 min together57%shot attempts

Jack Quinn36.3 min together60%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team									TOI
2026–27	Buffalo Sabres	7	1	3	4	-2	4	8	12.5	22:05
2025–26	Buffalo Sabres	78	13	28	41	+41	28	109	11.9	22:50
2025–26 (P)	Buffalo Sabres	13	3	4	7	+4	2	19	15.8	22:22
2024–25	Buffalo Sabres	62	4	10	14	+3	22	52	7.7	19:18
2023–24	Buffalo Sabres	41	1	6	7	+4	26	44	2.3	20:30
2022–23	Buffalo Sabres	55	2	8	10	+14	20	76	2.6	22:11
2021–22	Buffalo Sabres	42	0	10	10	-10	16	44	0.0	20:00
2020–21	Buffalo Sabres	12	0	2	2	-8	4	10	0.0	18:02

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@MTL	0	2	2	+1	0	0	26:38
Mon, Oct 12	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	2	0	26:59
Sat, Oct 10	vsUTA	0	0	0	0	1	0	18:09
Thu, Oct 8	vsDAL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	17:39
Tue, Oct 6	vsMIN	0	0	0	0	2	0	22:41
Sat, Oct 3	vsCHI	0	1	1	0	1	0	24:11
Thu, Oct 1	@CBJ	1	0	1	-2	1	4	18:21

	Team / League										TOI
2021–22	Rochester Americans · AHL	22	2	13	15	-11	16	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Rochester Americans · AHL	23	3	10	13	-8	12	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Western Michigan Univ. · NCAA	30	2	12	14	+17	41	–	–	–	–
2019–20	USA U20 · WJC-20	5	0	0	0	+3	6	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Western Michigan Univ. · NCAA	35	5	7	12	+3	37	–	–	–	–
2018–19	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	0	0	0	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	23	4	10	14	+16	64	–	–	–	–
2017–18	USA U18 · WJC-18	7	1	1	2	+2	6	–	–	–	–
2017–18	U.S. National U18 Team · USDP	58	11	20	31	–	113	–	–	–	–
2016–17	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	30	5	5	10	0	26	–	–	–	–
2016–17	U.S. National U18 Team · USDP	10	0	2	2	–	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	U.S. National U17 Team · USDP	37	6	8	14	–	38	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Team Grey · USA-S15	5	3	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Northwood School · USHS-Prep	47	14	15	29	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	USA U16 · YOG	6	0	2	2	+6	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Northwood School Prep · EJEPL 18U	19	1	1	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	East Coast Selects O U15 · WSI U15	7	2	7	9	–	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Virtua Hockey Bantam Major AAA · AYBHL	23	6	19	25	–	10	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Virtua Hockey Bantam Minor AAA · AYMBHL	31	1	10	11	–	8	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers · QC Int PW AA Elite	4	0	5	5	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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