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Defense·BUF·Two-Way Defenseman

Mattias Samuelsson

Born March 14, 2000 · Philadelphia, USA

Draft 2018 · BUF round 2 #32

78

GP

13

G

28

A

41

PTS

Career

20G 64A 84P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'4"
Weight
229 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#23

Drafted 2018 by BUF · Round 2, #32 overall

83OVR

Top Line

Two-Way Defenseman

Production69

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking65

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment70

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating70

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.30

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

78 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

14

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

29

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

43

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

115

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

0

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.53

current rate

Goals/Game

0.17

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

11.9%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.68

2021–22

0.18

2022–23

0.17

2023–24

0.23

2024–25

0.53

2025–26

1 shorthanded goal this season

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.54

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-05-14MTL011500.98
2026-05-12MTL101200.90
2026-05-10MTL000100.08
2026-05-08MTL000000.00
2026-05-06MTL011010.75

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Producer (limited sample)

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 78 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.17 · 27 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.36 · 48 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.53 · 42 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
290
Goals
20
Assists
64
Points
84
+/-
44
PIM
116
Shots
335

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
11
Goals
3
Assists
2
Points
5
+/-
2
PIM
2
Shots
16

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Buffalo Sabres7813284141
2024–25Buffalo Sabres62410143
2023–24Buffalo Sabres411674
2022–23Buffalo Sabres55281014
2021–22Buffalo Sabres4201010-10
2021–22Rochester Americans2221315-11
2020–21Buffalo Sabres12022-8
2020–21Rochester Americans2331013-8
2019–20Western Michigan Univ.302121417
2019–20USA U2050003
2018–19Western Michigan Univ.3557123
2018–19USA U2070003
2017–18USNTDP Juniors234101416
2017–18USA U1871122
2017–18U.S. National U18 Team58112031
2016–17USNTDP Juniors3055100
2016–17U.S. National U18 Team10022
2016–17U.S. National U17 Team376814
2015–16Team Grey5303
2015–16Northwood School47141529
2015–16USA U1660226
2014–15Northwood School Prep19112
2013–14Virtua Hockey Bantam Major AAA2361925
2012–13Virtua Hockey Bantam Minor AAA3111011