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 26.4 expected
Last 20 games: +2. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.9%
- 103.6
- 39.0%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 7.6
- • 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+5.428th of 715
- Luck Meter+881st of 828
- Ascension score48213th of 428
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 his 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 |
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 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
- Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Playing ThursdayCBS Sports
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Panthers, Islanders, Senators, Penguins and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Buffalo Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson could be back for season openerniagara-gazette.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.