23
2025–26 · player profile
Mattias
Samuelsson.
BUF· D· Shoots L· 6'4" / 229 lbs· Age 26· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GP
78
G
13
A
28
PTS
41
+/–
+41
TOI/GP
—
Value Model
Edgework action value · 2025–26Methodology
Estimated surplus vs 5×5 even-strength value — a model estimate, not a verdict. Expected cost is a within-position fit on each player’s 5v5 zone-rate value; it does not credit power-play or penalty-kill production. A special-teams driver (marked ⓘ PP-heavy) can read as an “overpay” here while still earning his deal. How surplus is computed.
Contract Surplus
+$3.5M
model expects $7.8M vs $4.3M AAV — a 5v5-value estimate, not a verdict
Net contribution
+1.03
#15 of 108 defensemen
5v5 zone-rate vs position peers
Season impact
+21.8
#13 of 108 defensemen
total action value, all strengths
Offensive contribution
0.49
#19 of 108 defensemen
Defensive contribution
0.14
#28 of 108 defensemen
Shooting
0.33
Playmaking
0.18
Shot-blocking
0.22
RAPM net · 3-yr
-0.09
NHL Edge Percentiles
Top Shot Speedshooting
95
98.1 mph
Top Skating Speedskating
79
22.84 mph
20+ mph Burstsskating
69
93
Total Distance Skatedskating
91
247.8 mi
Max Distance / Gameskating
86
4.06 mi
Shots on Goalshooting
82
109
Offensive Zone Time %possession
15
39.3%
Shot Locations
shots on goal · season to date
low volhigh vol
Top zones
L Point1777p
R Point1777p
Outside L1595p
L Circle1492p
High Slot1186p
Center Point1054p
cell value = shots · color = league %ile
Last Five
game log
| Date | Opp | Res | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28:35 |
| May 16 | @ MTL | W 8–3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:53 |
| May 14 | vs MTL | L 3–6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25:27 |
| May 12 | @ MTL | W 3–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23:47 |
| May 10 | @ MTL | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:05 |
Career by Season
NHL regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/– | TOI/GP | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Sabres | 78 | 13 | 28 | 41 | +41 | 22:50 | 11.9% |
| 2024–25 | Sabres | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +3 | 19:18 | 7.7% |
| 2023–24 | Sabres | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 20:30 | 2.3% |
| 2022–23 | Sabres | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +14 | 22:11 | 2.6% |
| 2021–22 | Sabres | 42 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -10 | 20:00 | 0.0% |
| 2020–21 | Sabres | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 18:02 | 0.0% |
Common linemates
BUF · top defensemen by points
proxy · team scoring leaders, not tracked line-combination data
Data · NHL EDGE · contracts: see /data/contracts.json
EDGE data refreshed recentlyCached · 12 hours