Mattias Samuelsson
#23 · Defenseman · Buffalo Sabres
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20:43 |
| Last season | 78 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 109 | 22:50 |
Role
Where he fits on Buffalo right now.
- Line
P1 with R. Dahlin · 13:26 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 8 of 10 kills · 0:47 a kill · starts 8
- Ice time
20:43 a game, 3rd-most among Buffalo defensemen · 18:33 5-on-5 · 1:34 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 79% of defensemen · home about average, road 96%
Easier opponents than 72% of defensemen · home 79%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
FinishingTop 5
+1.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 98% of defensemen
Top speed
22.8 mphfaster than 86% of defensemen
Fast bursts
3.2 bursts /60more often than 86% of defensemen
Hardest shot
98.1 mphharder than 85% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.06 expected goals against /60behind 76% of defensemen
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Distance skatedTop 10
9.29 miles /60farther than 97% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other defensemen.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 78, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.06 expected goals /60bottom 37%
+0.01 expected goals /60top 38%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 24%
+0.01 expected goals against /60bottom 43%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
8.7 shot attempts /60bottom 36%
8.9 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.19 expected goals /60top 44%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%
- FinishingTop 5Below expectedSniper
+1.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 2%
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 27%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.32 first assists /60bottom 44%
0.32 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.45 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.83 expected goals for /60bottom 32%
0.88 expected goals for /60average
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 87top 44%4.35 hits /60top 26%
hitting score 73average2.17 hits /60bottom 44%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 100average5.06 blocks /60top 27%
blocking score 87bottom 34%2.17 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 80bottom 20%0.58 takeaways /60bottom 21%
takeaway score 100average0.72 takeaways /60bottom 37%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.50 penalties drawn /60top 33%
0.55 penalties drawn /60top 27%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.66 penalties taken /60average
0.81 penalties taken /60bottom 32%
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
168 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
8 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
57 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
3 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
22.8 mphtop 14%
21.0 mphtop 37%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
3.2 bursts /60top 14%
3.6 bursts /60top 16%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
98.1 mphtop 15%
86.8 mphtop 36%
- Distance skatedTop 10ShorterCovers ground
8.39 miles /60bottom 43%
9.29 miles /60top 3%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.4% of his timebottom 35%
43.5% of his timetop 32%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.