D · BUF · NHL id 8480807
Mattias Samuelsson has played 1 game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 18:21 a night (17:33 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:30 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 79% of his 5v5 minutes with Rasmus Dahlin and 36% with Jack Quinn in his only game so far, and the Sabres have controlled 54% of shot attempts with Samuelsson on the ice (0-2 in goals, 43% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against CBJ he was on D1 with Rasmus Dahlin and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
- −3:41 TOI a game
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 18:03 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal, 0.03 expected goals; best chance Mattias Samuelsson at 0.03 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 78 GP · 41 points vs 29.7 expected
Last 20 games: -12. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.9%
- 103.6
- 39.0%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 8.4
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played78
- Goals13227th of 715
- Assists28157th of 715
- Points41186th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points319th of 715
- Shots on goal109268th of 715
- Hits13298th of 715
- Blocked shots15413th of 715
- Plus/minus+417th of 715
- Penalty minutes28321st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.6%491st of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.2%452nd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.7%237th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.4%248th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.7%327th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.3%381st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.49515th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.067525th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3894th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game22:5035th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03582nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %42.5%537th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.07337th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103659th of 719
- Goals above expected+4.631st of 715
- Luck Meter+792nd of 828
- Ascension score48251st of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.8154th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts93216th of 715
- Hardest shot98.136th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.3%603rd of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 77 of 78 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.055
- Season net
- −1.35xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.49
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.014
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 1, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 6, 2025 alerts →
- Played 5:59 more than his 5-game averageMar 6, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Jan 20, 2025 alerts →
- Played 6:15 more than his 5-game averageFeb 24, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Feb 23, 2023 alerts →
How the goals happened
22 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 @ CBJ | Rush | carry | 0 | 65.3 | — | |
| May 12, 2026 @ MTL | Rush | carry | 2* | 45.5 | one-timer | |
| May 1, 2026 @ BOS | Point shot | — | 1 | 68.4 | — | |
| Apr 19, 2026 vs BOS | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 60.9 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2026 @ OTT | Point shot | — | 2* | 56.4 | — | |
| Mar 5, 2026 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 2.4 | 6-on-0 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 @ TBL | Rush | carry | 1 | 72.3 | — | |
| Feb 3, 2026 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 72.1 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs LAK | Off the faceoff | — | 2 | 40.1 | one-timer | |
| Jan 14, 2026 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 76.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 56.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 27, 2025 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 81.7 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2025 vs CHI | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 55.4 | — | |
| Nov 19, 2025 vs CGY | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 67.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 15, 2025 @ DET | Rush | carry | 1 | 79.4 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2025 vs TOR | Cycle | — | 3* | 69.3 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2025 vs TOR | Cycle | pass | 5* | 64.8 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2025 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 62.0 | — | |
| Jan 23, 2025 @ CGY | Deflection | — | 3* | 40.7 | deflection | |
| Dec 20, 2024 vs TOR | Cycle | carry | 3 | 61.4 | — | |
| Oct 12, 2024 vs FLA | Rebound | — | 0 | 35.8 | rebound | |
| Oct 21, 2023 vs NYI | Cycle | carry | 1 | 55.1 | 4-on-1 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Samuelsson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Samuelsson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 13:10 | 79% | 59.1% | 0% (0-1) | 25.0% 3:35 | 62.5% 6:31 |
| Jack Quinn | RW | 1 | 6:04 | 36% | 88.9% | — (0-0) | 35.3% 10:41 | 63.6% 7:30 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 5:51 | 35% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 10:54 | 78.6% 8:59 |
| Josh Norris | C | 1 | 5:34 | 33% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 11:11 | 76.9% 6:33 |
| Zach Benson | LW | 1 | 5:33 | 33% | 88.9% | — (0-0) | 35.3% 11:12 | 58.3% 7:45 |
| Josh Doan | RW | 1 | 5:27 | 33% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 11:18 | 73.3% 9:08 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 1 | 4:59 | 30% | 87.5% | — (0-0) | 38.9% 11:46 | 61.5% 7:42 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 1 | 4:39 | 28% | 16.7% | — (0-0) | 65.0% 12:06 | 41.7% 7:47 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 4:10 | 25% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 12:35 | 41.7% 10:18 |
| Konsta Helenius | C | 1 | 3:51 | 23% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 12:54 | 45.5% 8:19 |
| Louis Crevier | D | 1 | 1:29 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 52.0% 15:16 | 59.1% 12:22 |
| Beck Malenstyn | LW | 1 | 1:22 | 8% | 0.0% | 0% (0-2) | 58.3% 15:23 | 60.0% 6:17 |
| Sam Carrick | C | 1 | 1:21 | 8% | 0.0% | 0% (0-2) | 58.3% 15:24 | 50.0% 6:00 |
| Jiri Kulich | C | 1 | 1:17 | 8% | 0.0% | 0% (0-2) | 58.3% 15:28 | 66.7% 6:44 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,465 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
68th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
76th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Top-line role: strong linemates against the other team's best.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Samuelsson's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Samuelsson's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 18:21 | 17:33 | — | 0:30 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 18:21 | 18:21 | 15 | 14 | 51.7% | 39.1% | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 0.5 | 1.3 | 38% |
| Even strength | 1 | 17:33 | 17:33 | 15 | 13 | 53.6% | 40.9% | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 38% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 14 | 12 | 53.8% | 40.0% | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 43% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 18:21 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 19 | 15.8% | 44 | 25 | 22:22 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 78 | 13 | 28 | 41 | +41 | 28 | 109 | 11.9% | 132 | 154 | 22:50 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +3 | 22 | 52 | 7.7% | 105 | 93 | 19:18 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 26 | 44 | 2.3% | 106 | 87 | 20:30 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +14 | 20 | 76 | 2.6% | 107 | 91 | 22:11 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 42 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -10 | 16 | 44 | 0.0% | 100 | 60 | 20:00 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 20 | 10 | 18:02 |
Mattias Samuelsson news
- Mattias Samuelsson News: Opens scoring in lossRotoWire
- Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Opens scoring in lossCBS Sports
- Mattias Samuelsson scores goal for Sabresespn.com
- Mattias Samuelsson with a Goal vs. Columbus Blue JacketsYahoo Sports
- Mattias Samuelsson delivers the first goal of the 2026-27 season for the SabresSabre Noise
- Sabres Roster Move Hints at Mattias Samuelsson Injury DecisionYahoo Sports
- Sabres to open season with Mattias Samuelsson back in lineupAudacy
- Mattias Samuelsson News: Playing Thursdayrotowire.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.