Defence · #73 · BUF

Zach Metsa

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Shoots: Right
Height: 5′9″
Weight: 201 lb
Born: Oct 19, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Delafield, Wisconsin, USA
Draft: Undrafted

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

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 15; BUF
TOI: 184; 12:15 a game
CF%: 43.8; 139–178
xGF%: 41.5; 7.6–10.7
GF%: 28.6; 6–15

2026-27 individual

G: 0
A1: 1
A2: 1
P: 2
iSF: 10
Sh%: 0.0
ixG: 0.59
G−ixG: -0.59

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%	0.0	8.3	-8.3	6.5
On-ice Sh%	9.7	13.2	-3.5	10.9
PDO	91.6	108.5	-16.9	99.7
G−ixG	-0.59	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.9. 10 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). 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 attempts31.3 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net40.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 184 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.

14 unblocked · 10 SOG · 0 G · 0.59 ixG.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	2	1	0.0	20.6
High slot	0	0	–	18.2
Circles	3	3	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	9	6	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2025-26 BUF	BUF	43	472	45.0	71.4	47.0	-4.4	17.47	19.68	13.2	95.4	108.5
2026-27 BUF	BUF	15	184	43.8	28.6	41.5	-14.0	7.63	10.74	9.7	81.9	91.6
Total BUF	BUF	58	655	44.7	55.4	45.2	-7.3	25.10	30.42	12.3	91.7	104.0

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.

Power

Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Metsa without	Without Metsa	With	Metsa without	Without Metsa	With	Metsa without	Without Metsa	With	Metsa without	Without Metsa
PowerOwen Power D	55	101	282	48.0 2.2–2.4	52.0 -4.0	57.1 -9.1	46.9 46–52	52.1 -5.2	55.5 -8.5	60.0 3–2	42.9 3–4	48.0 12–13

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 22 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	92.9	–	90.6	12	0.78	0.08	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-06 vs CBJ · W 5-2	vs CBJ	W 5-2	65.2	66.7	81.7	15	1.59	0.36	22.2	66.7	88.9
2026-11-04 vs OTT · L 1-2	vs OTT	L 1-2	37.5	–	25.7	9	0.13	0.37	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-31 @ LAK · W 3-2	@ LAK	W 3-2	37.5	–	29.7	10	0.18	0.42	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-27 @ SJS · W 2-0	@ SJS	W 2-0	47.6	–	53.4	11	0.66	0.57	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-21 vs PHI · L 1-3	vs PHI	L 1-3	42.1	0.0	35.2	11	0.42	0.78	0.0	88.9	88.9
2026-10-17 @ MTL · L 3-4 OT	@ MTL	L 3-4 OT	29.6	33.3	33.9	15	0.51	0.99	20.0	71.4	91.4
2026-10-15 @ TOR · W 5-4 OT	@ TOR	W 5-4 OT	36.4	0.0	26.3	13	0.28	0.80	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-10-13 @ MTL · L 3-4 SO	@ MTL	L 3-4 SO	50.0	–	52.1	15	0.59	0.55	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-12 vs FLA · W 5-3	vs FLA	W 5-3	37.5	33.3	32.5	16	0.78	1.61	16.7	77.8	94.4
2026-10-10 vs UTA · L 1-4	vs UTA	L 1-4	32.0	0.0	16.1	13	0.25	1.32	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-10-08 vs DAL · L 0-4	vs DAL	L 0-4	35.3	0.0	11.1	14	0.10	0.84	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-10-06 vs MIN · W 3-2 OT	vs MIN	W 3-2 OT	29.2	0.0	41.4	11	0.28	0.40	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-03 vs CHI · W 4-3	vs CHI	W 4-3	60.0	100.0	53.7	8	0.91	0.78	28.6	100.0	128.6
2026-10-01 @ CBJ · L 3-6	@ CBJ	L 3-6	53.3	0.0	15.0	13	0.15	0.85	0.0	50.0	50.0