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Mattias Samuelsson's 2025-2026 season

Points
41
NHL#186
Goals
13
NHL#227
Assists
28
NHL#157
Plus/minus
+41
NHL#7
Games
78
95%
95% of 82

Defenceman Mattias Samuelsson was 25 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 78 of a possible 82 games and scored 13 goals and 28 assists for 41 points, 0.53 points per game. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 7 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mattias Samuelsson plays the 2025-2026 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Mattias was 25 years old when the 2025-2026 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–0BUF
      L
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:26TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3BOS
      L
      game 2/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG16:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA0–3BUF
      W
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:01TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4MTL
      L
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:13TOI
    • The game
      DET2–4BUF
      W
      game 7/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      W
      game 8/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +4+/-3SOG23:38TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF3–4TOR
      L
      game 9/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG22:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ4–3BUF
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG19:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      L
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG23:49TOI
    • November 2025
    • The game
      WSH3–4BUF
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG20:22TOI
    • The game
      UTA2–1BUF
      L
      game 13/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG21:17TOI
    • The game
      STL3–0BUF
      L
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–6CAR
      L
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG23:35TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–5UTA
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:03TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–6COL
      L
      game 17/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG23:13TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–4DET
      W
      game 18/828
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG22:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM1–5BUF
      W
      game 19/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG25:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY6–2BUF
      L
      game 20/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG22:44TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI3–9BUF
      W
      game 21/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG24:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
      11
      points
      NHL#171
      5
      goals
      NHL#116
      6
      assists
      NHL#204
      +7
      +/-
      NHL#22
      BUF
      8-9-4W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the Atlantic·16th in the Eastern Conference·28th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CAR1–4BUF
      W
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG23:44TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4PIT
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG27:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD5–0BUF
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG17:42TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2MIN
      W
      game 25/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG23:34TOI
    • December 2025
    • The game
      WPG1–5BUF
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG21:36TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–5PHI
      L
      game 27/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:57TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–4WPG
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG23:21TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–7CGY
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG20:24TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3EDM
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG26:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2VAN
      W
      game 31/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG26:32TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1SEA
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG26:30TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–5BUF
      W
      game 33/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG19:43TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      W
      game 34/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG24:12TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1NJD
      W
      game 35/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG26:07TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      game 36/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG26:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–4BUF
      W
      game 37/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG24:56TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF4–2STL
      W
      game 38/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG22:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1DAL
      W
      game 39/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG22:56TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–5CBJ
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:59TOI
    • The game
      VAN3–5BUF
      W
      game 41/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP24:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8239 of 41 played
      20
      points
      NHL#192
      6
      goals
      NHL#249
      14
      assists
      NHL#166
      +17
      +/-
      NHL#12
      BUF
      22-15-4W-L-OT48Points
      4th in the Atlantic·9th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF5–2NYR
      W
      game 42/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP23:56TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      ANA3–5BUF
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG23:59TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–3BUF
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:27TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 45/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG24:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–5BUF
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG25:24TOI
    • The game
      MIN5–4BUF
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG26:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–2CAR
      L
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG27:33TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3NSH
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG25:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2MTL
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1SHP23:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–0NYI
      W
      game 51/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-1SOG21:32TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF7–4TOR
      W
      game 52/824
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG21:41TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–4BUF
      W
      game 53/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG23:24TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:48TOI
    • February 2026
    • The game
      BUF5–3FLA
      W
      game 55/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG27:26TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–4TBL
      L
      game 56/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG24:01TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT5–2BUF
      L
      game 57/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG22:42TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–1NJD
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG24:15TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2FLA
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG23:42TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–2TBL
      W
      game 60/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:08TOI
    • March 2026
    • The game
      VGK2–3BUF
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG25:15TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–1PIT
      W
      game 62/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG21:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      35
      points
      NHL#144
      12
      goals
      NHL#172
      23
      assists
      NHL#137
      +32
      +/-
      NHL#5
      BUF
      37-19-6W-L-OT80Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NSH2–3BUF
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG24:36TOI
    • The game
      TBL7–8BUF
      W
      game 64/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG24:57TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–6BUF
      W
      game 65/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG22:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–1BUF
      L
      game 66/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:30TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–0VGK
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:20TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–0SJS
      W
      game 69/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG18:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1LAK
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG21:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–6ANA
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:44TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      L
      game 72/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:16TOI
    • The game
      DET5–2BUF
      L
      game 73/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:51TOI
    • The game
      SEA2–3BUF
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG26:14TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–4BUF
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG22:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • April 2026
    • The game
      BUF1–4OTT
      L
      game 76/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG20:49TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–6WSH
      L
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG19:54TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–4BUF
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG22:44TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYR
      W
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG20:39TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–5BUF
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG21:03TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–1CHI
      W
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG18:59TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3BUF
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      Out injured
    The season in numbers

    Mattias Samuelsson closes the 2025-2026 season with 41 points

    Points
    41
    NHL#186
    Games
    78of 82
    95%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#227
    Assists
    28
    NHL#157
    P/GP
    0.53
    NHL#203
    +/-
    +41
    NHL#7
    Events
    41
    career best in points
    13
    career best in goals
    28
    career best in assists
    250
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    2×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    1 day later
    Injured

    Mattias goes down and misses 1 game

    Rest

    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    • Game 1
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG22:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–2BUF
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG17:57TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BUF3–1BOS
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:33TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BUF6–1BOS
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:55TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS2–1BUF
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG26:13TOI
    • May 2026
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      BUF4–1BOS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG22:36TOI
      +1 goal
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BUF4–2BOS
    Advance
    6Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG21:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL5–1BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:47TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF2–6MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG23:05TOI
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG23:47TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL6–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG25:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF8–3MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabresare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      MTL3–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG28:35TOI
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3

    BUF3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    7Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mattias Samuelsson ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 7 points

    Points
    7
    NHL#59
    Games
    13
    Goals
    3
    NHL#46
    Assists
    4
    NHL#65
    P/GP
    0.54
    NHL#49
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#37
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    2×
    Second star
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    BOS4–2→MTL3–4