Regular season and playoffsBUF

Zach Metsa's 2025-2026 season

Points

NHL#645

Goals

NHL#591

Assists

NHL#625

Plus/minus

+16

NHL#64

Games

52% of 82

Defenceman Zach Metsa was 26 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 43 of a possible 82 games and scored 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points, 0.14 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

2025-2026Playoffs

Year 2025
1 year ago
A late start
October 20
Zach Metsa's season starts in game 6 of 82
Buffalo Sabres have played 5 games5 of 82 without him
NHL debut
October 20
Zach Metsa makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Montréal Canadiens
BUFBuffalo Sabres2–4MTLMontréal Canadiens
Zach was 27 years old · Centre Bell, Canada
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
+1
+/-
9:02
TOI
Swedes on the ice: Rasmus Dahlin.
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- The game
  BUF2–4MTL
  L
  October 20game 6/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG09:02TOI
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- The game
  DET2–4BUF
  W
  October 22game 7/827
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG09:26TOI
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- The game
  TOR3–5BUF
  W
  October 24game 8/825
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG09:41TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–4TOR
  L
  October 25game 9/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG07:08TOI
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- Checkpoint
  October 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 824 of 21 played
  0
  points
  NHL#681
  0
  goals
  NHL#548
  0
  assists
  NHL#638
  +3
  +/-
  NHL#68
  BUF
  8-9-4W-L-OT20Points
  8th in the Atlantic·16th in the Eastern Conference·28th in the whole NHL
- December 2025
- The game
  NYI2–3BUF
  W
  December 20game 34/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG14:05TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–1NJD
  W
  December 21game 35/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG11:54TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–2OTT
  W
  December 23game 36/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG08:38TOI
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- The game
  BOS1–4BUF
  W
  December 27game 37/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG09:41TOI
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- The game
  BUF4–2STL
  W
  December 29game 38/825
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG10:18TOI
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- The game
  BUF4–1DAL
  W
  December 31game 39/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG09:28TOI
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Year 2026
this year
- The game
  BUF1–5CBJ
  L
  January 3game 40/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG09:46TOI
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- The game
  VAN3–5BUF
  W
  January 6game 41/828
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG12:16TOI
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8212 of 41 played
  1
  points
  NHL#687
  1
  goals
  NHL#545
  0
  assists
  NHL#716
  +8
  +/-
  NHL#40
  BUF
  22-15-4W-L-OT48Points
  4th in the Atlantic·9th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
Milestone
Zach Metsa scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · January 6
- The game
  BUF5–2NYR
  W
  January 8game 42/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG12:39TOI
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- The game
  ANA3–5BUF
  W
  January 10game 43/823
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG10:05TOI
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- The game
  FLA4–3BUF
  L
  January 12game 44/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG10:07TOI
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Zach Metsa records his first NHL assist
in the game against Florida Panthers · January 12
- The game
  PHI2–5BUF
  W
  January 14game 45/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG09:31TOI
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- The game
  MTL3–5BUF
  W
  January 15game 46/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG07:38TOI
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- The game
  MIN5–4BUF
  L
  January 17game 47/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG07:04TOI
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- The game
  BUF1–2CAR
  L
  January 19game 48/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG08:41TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–3NSH
  W
  January 20game 49/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG08:06TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–0NYI
  W
  January 24game 51/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG10:14TOI
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- The game
  BUF7–4TOR
  W
  January 27game 52/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG08:17TOI
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- The game
  LAK1–4BUF
  W
  January 29game 53/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG09:19TOI
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- The game
  MTL4–2BUF
  L
  January 31game 54/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG10:46TOI
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- February 2026
- The game
  BUF5–3FLA
  W
  February 2game 55/826
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG07:30TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–4TBL
  L
  February 3game 56/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG11:12TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–1NJD
  W
  February 25game 58/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG08:16TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–2FLA
  W
  February 27game 59/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG06:13TOI
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- The game
  BUF6–2TBL
  W
  February 28game 60/825
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG13:08TOI
  +2 points
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- March 2026
- The game
  VGK2–3BUF
  W
  March 3game 61/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG10:58TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–1PIT
  W
  March 5game 62/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG11:00TOI
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- Checkpoint
  March 5
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8231 of 62 played
  4
  points
  NHL#640
  2
  goals
  NHL#537
  2
  assists
  NHL#641
  +16
  +/-
  NHL#20
  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
  March 7game 63/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG11:38TOI
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- The game
  TBL7–8BUF
  W
  March 8game 64/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG08:55TOI
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- The game
  TOR2–3BUF
  W
  March 14game 67/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG15:32TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–0VGK
  W
  March 17game 68/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG11:53TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–0SJS
  W
  March 19game 69/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG15:48TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–1LAK
  W
  March 21game 70/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG13:59TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–6ANA
  L
  March 22game 71/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:13TOI
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- The game
  NYI3–4BUF
  W
  March 31game 75/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG14:04TOI
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- April 2026
- The game
  BUF1–4OTT
  L
  April 2game 76/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG16:04TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–6WSH
  L
  April 4game 77/822
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG15:15TOI
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- The game
  CBJ0–5BUF
  W
  April 9game 80/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG19:26TOI
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- The game
  DAL4–3BUF
  L
  April 15game 82/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG14:43TOI
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The season in numbers
April 15
Zach Metsa closes the 2025-2026 season with 6 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
6
NHL#645
Games
43of 82
52%
Goals
2
NHL#591
Assists
4
NHL#625
P/GP
0.14
NHL#633
+/-
+16
NHL#64
Events
6
career best in points
2
career best in goals
4
career best in assists
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal
2×
Third star
4 days later
Playoffs
April 19
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
First round
April 19
Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins
BUFvsBOS
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
Noah Östlund
Swedes on Boston Bruins
Elias Lindholm
Viktor Arvidsson
Hampus Lindholm
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12 days later
First round
May 1
Buffalo Sabres knock Boston Bruins out 4–2
BUF4–2BOS
Advance
He did not play in this round
5 days later
Second round
May 6
Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens
BUFvsMTL
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 6
  BUF8–3MTL
  W
  May 161
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP12:19TOI
  +1 goal
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- Buffalo Sabresare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 7
  MTL3–2BUF
  L
  May 181
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG03:25TOI
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Second round
May 18
Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3
BUF3–4MTL
Eliminated
2Games1Points1Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 18
Zach Metsa ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 1 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
1
NHL#198
Games
2
Goals
1
NHL#116
Assists
0
NHL#231
P/GP
0.50
+/-
-1
NHL#178
Events
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff goal
BOS4–2→MTL3–4

Zach Metsa's season starts in game 6 of 82

Zach Metsa makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Zach Metsa scores his first NHL goal

Zach Metsa records his first NHL assist

3/4 into the season

Zach Metsa closes the 2025-2026 season with 6 points

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3

Zach Metsa ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 1 points