BUFFALO SABRESBorn in United States#23 ·Defenseman

Mattias Samuelsson

ACTIVE

Last game:October 22, 2026(2d ago)0 PTS · 0G · 0A · -1 +/- · 22:51 Ice timevsPhiladelphia Flyers

Next match:October 25, 2026(overnight)@Washington Capitals

Mattias Samuelsson has played in the NHL since 2020–21 and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres. He is 26 years old (born in 2000), is originally from Philadelphia, is 193 cm tall and weighs 106 kg. Samuelsson has put up 91 points in 300 games, 22 goals and 69 assists, an average of 0.30 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 41 points in 78 games.

BirthplacePhiladelphia

Born2000 (26 years)Height193 cmWeight106 kgShootsLNHLSeason 7 in the NHL

DRAFT 2018: selected No. 32 in round 2 · Buffalo SabresDEBUT April 18, 2021(5y ago)vsPittsburgh PenguinsCONTRACT $4,285,714/yr (≈ 3 547 703 kr/month, 42 572 431 kr/yr) · UFA 2030–31

Coming soon

The 2026-2027 season10 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#109NHL D#19

Goals

NHL#145NHL D#10

Assists

NHL#79NHL D#24

Form

HOT

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

10 of 10

games

Point pace

59P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Very good

+/-

-1

NHL#389NHL D#137

Ice time/game

23:17

NHL#96NHL D#28

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs10 playoff games5mo ago

Career50 career assists9mo ago

Next up

25 career goals

22 now · target 25

3left

SeasonMatch season best: 13 goals11 away

Show all milestones 17

Season

Match season best: 13 goals11 away

Match season best: 41 points34 away

Match season best: 28 assists23 away

30 goals this season28 away

Playoffs

10 playoff games5mo ago

First playoff point6mo ago

First playoff goal6mo ago

Career

25 career goals3 away

100 career points9 away

100 career assists31 away

500 NHL games200 away

50 career assists9mo ago

250 NHL games9mo ago

50 career points11mo ago

100 NHL games3y ago

First NHL goal3y ago

First NHL point5y ago

Compared with the NHL

Mattias Samuelsson is in the top 3% of NHL defensemen for +/−.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.38

Top 18%Mattias Samuelsson scores points more often than 82% of NHL defensemen (197 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

0.94

Upper halfMattias Samuelsson records assists more often than 74% of NHL defensemen (178 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

5.19

Top 24%Mattias Samuelsson blocks more shots than 76% of NHL defensemen (182 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

4.45

Upper halfMattias Samuelsson hits more often than 74% of NHL defensemen (177 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

3.67

Upper halfMattias Samuelsson shoots more often than 56% of NHL defensemen (133 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.44

Top 11%Mattias Samuelsson scores goals more often than 89% of NHL defensemen (213 of 239)

+/−

+41

Top 3%Mattias Samuelsson has a higher +/− than 98% of NHL defensemen (234 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.