Mattias Samuelsson
Buffalo Sabres · #23 · Defenseman · age 26 · 6'4" · 229 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Drafted 2018 · Rd 2 #1
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.64 points/game from the blue line this season
9 points in 14 games — 24th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
14HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 56% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
94ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Samuelsson's production remains steady, but his increased ice time suggests a heavier workload without a tangible point-per-minute uptick. While not a cold spell, this recent trend indicates he's not yet breaking out offensively.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 14 lately — hotter than 56% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 14 · −21 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — below his own pace (3.2 per 5), yet still 1.2× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games. He's shooting 0% in this stretch against 10% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 8 | 6 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 9.5% | 6.3% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +2 | +0.7 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 24:46 | 23:51 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ LAK | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 25:59 | 14 |
| Oct 29 | @ ANA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 25:27 | 13 |
| Oct 27 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 24:05 | 20 |
| Oct 24 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:27 | 32 |
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 22:51 | 32 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points24th of 228 defensemen9leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals26th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists24th of 228 defensemen7leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots46th of 228 defensemen21leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus68th of 228 defensemen+2leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game23rd of 228 defensemen23:51leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (90th), assists (84th), goals (79th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th).
■ Samuelsson this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 53 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 41 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BUF | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.64 | +2 |
| 2025–26 · best | BUF | 78 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 0.53 | +41 |
| 2024–25 | BUF | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.23 | +3 |
| 2023–24 | BUF | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.17 | +4 |
| 2022–23 | BUF | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.18 | +14 |
| 2021–22 | BUF | 42 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.24 | −10 |
| 2020–21 | BUF | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 | −8 |