2018 NHL Draft
Mattias Samuelsson in the 2018 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Mattias Samuelsson 32nd overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 6 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 307 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 2018 draft
- 29Rasmus SandinD382 GP · 145 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 30Joseph VelenoC371 GP · 86 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 31Alexander AlexeyevD80 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 32Mattias SamuelssonD307 GP · 94 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Jonatan BerggrenR221 GP · 85 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 34Serron NoelRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 35Jesse YlonenR111 GP · 29 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
32nd
of 217 players selected
15th
of 70 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rasmus DahlinD600 GP · 444 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR576 GP · 452 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC535 GP · 213 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Brady TkachukL591 GP · 483 POTTOttawa Senators
- 5Barrett HaytonC376 GP · 165 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Quinn HughesD527 GP · 512 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Evan BouchardD448 GP · 364 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mattias Samuelsson made his NHL debut on April 18, 2021, 2 years and 299 days after the draft.
307
Games
22
Goals
72
Assists
94
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2018 draft
- 1Rasmus DahlinD600 GP · 444 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Mattias SamuelssonD307 GP · 94 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 94Matej PekarCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 117Linus Lindstrand CronholmDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Miska KukkonenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 187William Worge KreuDBUFBuffalo Sabres