Defence · #23 · BUF

Mattias Samuelsson

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 234 lb
Born: Mar 14, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Draft: 2018, BUF, round 2, 32nd overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; BUF
TOI: 403; 23:44 a game
CF%: 44.5; 360–449
xGF%: 42.4; 19.1–26.0
GF%: 38.6; 17–27

2026-27 individual

G: 2
A1: 1
A2: 7
P: 10
iSF: 26
Sh%: 7.7
ixG: 1.57
G−ixG: 0.43

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	7.7	6.0	+1.7	6.5
On-ice Sh%	10.1	11.4	-1.3	10.9
PDO	97.8	100.5	-2.6	99.7
G−ixG	+0.43	–	–	–

Sh% z +0.3. Within what chance gives: at the 6.1% expected of him, his 26 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts35.5 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net48.3 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 403 min.

His attempts

Select a shot for its type, xG and game.

on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

38 unblocked · 26 SOG · 2 G · 1.58 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	0	0	0	–	20.6
High slot	4	3	1	33.3	18.2
Circles	12	7	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	21	15	1	6.7	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2020-21 BUF	BUF	12	216	36.0	25.0	37.6	-11.0	8.65	14.36	6.2	88.8	95.0
2021-22 BUF	BUF	42	840	42.3	37.4	40.7	-8.6	33.51	48.80	9.9	87.6	97.5
2022-23 BUF	BUF	55	1220	42.5	45.5	44.5	-7.6	62.67	78.27	11.2	90.0	101.2
2023-24 BUF	BUF	41	841	44.5	44.2	44.2	-5.0	36.31	45.87	8.8	90.5	99.3
2024-25 BUF	BUF	62	1197	40.3	39.3	40.5	-9.6	47.27	69.46	12.0	87.1	99.1
2025-26 BUF	BUF	78	1781	41.5	51.7	43.9	-10.2	83.15	106.26	13.9	89.8	103.7
2026-27 BUF	BUF	17	403	44.5	38.6	42.4	-15.8	19.14	26.02	10.1	87.8	97.8
Total BUF	BUF	307	6497	42.0	43.7	42.8	-8.8	290.70	389.04	11.3	89.0	100.3

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Samuelsson without	Without Samuelsson	With	Samuelsson without	Without Samuelsson	With	Samuelsson without	Without Samuelsson	With	Samuelsson without	Without Samuelsson
DahlinRasmus Dahlin D	174	158	99	52.7 7.7–6.9	50.1 +2.6	62.0 -9.3	52.2 175–160	51.8 +0.4	55.0 -2.7	58.3 7–5	58.3 7–5	57.1 4–3
ThompsonTage Thompson C	105	227	140	58.2 5.7–4.1	48.0 +10.2	50.0 +8.2	54.8 119–98	50.6 +4.2	48.7 +6.1	70.0 7–3	50.0 7–7	61.5 8–5
BensonZach Benson LW	104	229	133	64.0 6.1–3.4	45.3 +18.7	60.9 +3.1	62.9 127–75	47.0 +15.9	62.1 +0.8	87.5 7–1	43.8 7–9	68.8 11–5
QuinnJack Quinn RW	99	234	138	54.1 5.1–4.3	50.0 +4.1	57.1 -3.0	55.1 103–84	50.8 +4.3	58.8 -3.7	33.3 1–2	61.9 13–8	64.3 9–5
OstlundNoah Ostlund C	99	234	137	54.1 5.2–4.5	50.0 +4.1	58.9 -4.8	54.4 98–82	51.1 +3.3	59.4 -5.0	25.0 1–3	65.0 13–7	69.2 9–4
DoanJosh Doan RW	97	235	131	48.1 4.9–5.3	53.1 -5.0	50.7 -2.6	50.5 102–100	52.8 -2.3	50.9 -0.4	37.5 3–5	68.8 11–5	60.0 6–4
KrebsPeyton Krebs C	92	240	137	45.9 3.8–4.4	53.5 -7.6	55.4 -9.6	49.2 94–97	53.3 -4.0	53.9 -4.7	71.4 5–2	52.9 9–8	54.5 6–5
NorrisJosh Norris C	72	260	113	61.1 3.1–2.0	49.3 +11.8	48.1 +12.9	56.8 71–54	50.9 +5.9	49.5 +7.3	75.0 3–1	55.0 11–9	28.6 4–10
ZellwegerOlen Zellweger D	70	262	203	54.7 3.0–2.5	50.6 +4.2	56.5 -1.8	59.1 75–52	50.3 +8.8	55.6 +3.5	66.7 4–2	55.6 10–8	37.5 6–10
McLeodRyan McLeod C	61	272	103	35.9 1.7–3.1	54.4 -18.5	55.0 -19.1	42.7 47–63	54.0 -11.3	49.8 -7.0	40.0 2–3	63.2 12–7	22.2 2–7
MalenstynBeck Malenstyn LW	56	276	91	39.5 1.6–2.4	53.2 -13.7	53.6 -14.1	49.0 50–52	52.6 -3.6	53.8 -4.8	60.0 3–2	57.9 11–8	33.3 2–4

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 12 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 vs VGK · L 1-4	vs VGK	L 1-4	55.6	100.0	52.5	24	1.72	1.56	7.7	100.0	107.7
2026-11-06 vs CBJ · W 5-2	vs CBJ	W 5-2	36.7	100.0	39.0	21	1.04	1.63	11.1	100.0	111.1
2026-11-04 vs OTT · L 1-2	vs OTT	L 1-2	25.5	50.0	12.2	25	0.30	2.15	20.0	94.1	114.1
2026-10-31 @ LAK · W 3-2	@ LAK	W 3-2	37.3	50.0	41.0	26	1.04	1.50	10.0	94.4	104.4
2026-10-29 @ ANA · W 7-6	@ ANA	W 7-6	45.3	37.5	50.3	25	2.50	2.47	18.8	78.3	97.0
2026-10-27 @ SJS · W 2-0	@ SJS	W 2-0	46.2	100.0	67.8	24	2.02	0.96	7.7	100.0	107.7
2026-10-24 @ WSH · L 3-4 OT	@ WSH	L 3-4 OT	47.9	50.0	37.1	25	1.01	1.72	12.5	93.8	106.3
2026-10-21 vs PHI · L 1-3	vs PHI	L 1-3	37.0	0.0	25.3	23	0.73	2.14	0.0	84.6	84.6
2026-10-17 @ MTL · L 3-4 OT	@ MTL	L 3-4 OT	51.8	50.0	45.7	27	1.65	1.95	11.8	86.7	98.4
2026-10-15 @ TOR · W 5-4 OT	@ TOR	W 5-4 OT	47.9	50.0	39.7	28	0.98	1.49	13.3	87.5	100.8
2026-10-13 @ MTL · L 3-4 SO	@ MTL	L 3-4 SO	38.3	50.0	34.9	27	0.85	1.60	25.0	86.7	111.7
2026-10-12 vs FLA · W 5-3	vs FLA	W 5-3	31.9	0.0	34.3	27	1.02	1.96	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-10 vs UTA · L 1-4	vs UTA	L 1-4	32.1	0.0	20.0	18	0.20	0.82	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-08 vs DAL · L 0-4	vs DAL	L 0-4	58.5	0.0	47.4	18	1.18	1.31	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-06 vs MIN · W 3-2 OT	vs MIN	W 3-2 OT	52.5	0.0	68.0	23	1.31	0.62	0.0	85.7	85.7
2026-10-03 vs CHI · W 4-3	vs CHI	W 4-3	62.2	50.0	50.5	24	0.96	0.94	10.0	75.0	85.0
2026-10-01 @ CBJ · L 3-6	@ CBJ	L 3-6	51.7	25.0	33.4	18	0.61	1.22	20.0	70.0	90.0