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Jason Zucker

#17
age32
posLW
shotl
h5'11"
w192lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$5,000,000$5.00M
Year 1 of 1
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA 2025 age 33

Profile

Wild logo.
Draft Team
Round2
Pick59
Year2010
Agent Eustace King
Birthdate Jan 16, 1992
Birthplace Newport Beach, California
Nationality USA
UFA Year 2019
ELC Year 20
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $45,915,500

2024-25 Stats

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Regular Season
GP15
G3
A8
P11
PPG0.73
PIM21
EV TOI/GM 11.40
G60 0.00
P60 2.10
GF% 57.90
DFF% 51.10
REL DFF% 1.30
CF% 50.90
REL CF% -1.50

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2024-2025 Standard Contract
1yr
value$5,000,000$5.00M
cap hit$5,000,000$5.00M

Jason Zucker is signed to a 1 year, $5,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,000,000 per season. His contract was signed on July 1, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Zucker will be 33 years old.

Signed On Jul 1 2024
Signing Agent Eustace King
Signed By
Sabres logo.
% Cap Contract Start 5.68%
Signing Status UFAage 32
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
2025
Cap Hit $5,000,000$5.00M UFAage 33
AAV $5,000,000$5.00M
Base $4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses $1,000,000$1.00M
Total Salary $5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary
$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy Out
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
2024-25
$5.00M
NHL Buffalo Sabres 15 3 8 11 21 171 57.90 51.10 1.30 50.90 -1.50 2.10
2023-24
$5.30M
NHL Nashville Predators 18 5 2 7 23 211 41.20 54.50 -2.90 49.00 -6.70 1.14 1.71
2023-24
$5.30M
NHL Arizona Coyotes 51 9 16 25 58
2022-23
$5.50M
NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 78 27 21 48 47 1,077 48.60 56.30 4.50 55.20 4.30 1.34 2.06
2021-22
$5.50M
NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 41 8 9 17 15 537 50.00 56.30 1.60 50.70 -1.30 0.56 1.56
2020-21
$5.50M
NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 38 9 9 18 21 526 42.20 46.10 -5.00 51.50 -0.50 0.91 1.48
2019-20
$5.50M
NHL Pittsburgh Penguins 15 6 6 12 2 221 47.60 50.00 0.90 53.60 3.60 0.81 2.17
2019-20
$5.50M
NHL Minnesota Wild 45 14 15 29 19 576 46.60 50.90 -2.40 47.50 -2.70 0.31 0.83
2018-19
$5.50M
NHL Minnesota Wild 81 21 21 42 28 1,137 49.37 56.30 2.80 53.01 2.99 0.63 1.37
2017-18
$2.00M
NHL Minnesota Wild 82 33 31 64 44 1,114 57.29 60.46 9.97 50.62 3.83 1.08 2.10
2016-17
$2.00M
NHL Minnesota Wild 79 22 25 47 30 1,109 67.68 59.62 6.05 51.09 1.18 1.08 2.38
2015-16
$900K
NHL Minnesota Wild 71 13 10 23 20 960 46.97 52.95 2.92 48.58 1.02 0.69 1.13
2014-15
$900K
NHL Minnesota Wild 51 21 5 26 18 649 42.42 54.42 -2.07 54.34 2.61 1.57 2.03
2013-14
$772K
NHL Minnesota Wild 21 4 1 5 2 248 57.14 45.24 -3.06 42.78 -4.60 0.73 0.73
2012-13
$772K
NHL Minnesota Wild 20 4 1 5 8 217 62.50 58.88 10.30 46.72 -5.00 1.11 1.38
2011-12
$772K
NHL Minnesota Wild 6 0 2 2 2 63 33.33 34.40 -17.06 34.66 -9.01 0.00 1.92
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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract
1yr
value$5,300,000$5.30M
cap hit$5,300,000$5.30M

Signed On Jul 1 2023
Signing Agent Eustace King
Signed By
Hockey Club logo.
% Cap Contract Start 6.35%
Signing Status UFAage 31
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
2024
Cap Hit $5,300,000$5.30M UFAage 32
AAV $5,300,000$5.30M
Base $5,300,000$5.30M
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $5,300,000$5.30M
Minors Salary
$5,300,000$5.30M
Clauses
UFA Year

2018-2023 Standard Contract
5yrs
value$27,500,000$27.50M
cap hit$5,500,000$5.50M

Signed On Jul 25 2018
Signing Agent Eustace King
Signed By
Wild logo.
% Cap Contract Start 6.92%
Signing Status RFAage 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023
Cap Hit $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M UFAage 31
AAV $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $5,500,000$5.50M
Base $5,000,000$5.00M $6,250,000$6.25M $4,800,000$4.80M $6,250,000$6.25M $5,200,000$5.20M
Performance Bonuses - - - - -
Signing Bonuses - - - - -
Total Salary $5,000,000$5.00M $6,250,000$6.25M $4,800,000$4.80M $6,250,000$6.25M $5,200,000$5.20M
Minors Salary
$5,000,000$5.00M
$6,250,000$6.25M
$4,800,000$4.80M
$6,250,000$6.25M
$5,200,000$5.20M
Clauses
M-NTC
M-NTC
M-NTC
M-NTC
UFA Year
Notes
10 Team No Trade List

2016-2018 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$4,000,000$4.00M
cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

Signed On Jun 29 2016
Signing Agent Eustace King
Signed By
Wild logo.
% Cap Contract Start 2.74%
Signing Status RFAage 24
Abbreviated $Amounts
2016-17
2017-18
2018
Cap Hit $2,000,000$2.00M $2,000,000$2.00M RFAage 26
AAV $2,000,000$2.00M $2,000,000$2.00M
Base $2,000,000$2.00M $2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $2,000,000$2.00M $2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary
$2,000,000$2.00M
$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
UFA Year

2014-2016 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,800,500$1.80M
cap hit$900,250$900K

Signed On Jul 15 2014
Signed By
Wild logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.30%
Signing Status RFAage 22
Abbreviated $Amounts
2014-15
2015-16
2016
Cap Hit $900,250$900K $900,250$900K RFAage 24
AAV $900,250$900K $900,250$900K
Base $850,500$851K $950,000$950K
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $850,500$851K $950,000$950K
Minors Salary
$67,500$68K
$950,000$950K
Clauses
UFA Year

2011-2014 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,500,000$2.50M
cap hit$833,333$833K

Signed On Mar 27 2012
Signed By
Wild logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.20%
Signing Status age 20
Abbreviated $Amounts
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014
Cap Hit $771,667$772K $771,667$772K $771,667$772K RFAage 22
AAV $833,333$833K $833,333$833K $833,333$833K
Base $700,000$700K $715,000$715K $900,000$900K
Performance Bonuses - $185,000$185K -
Signing Bonuses - - -
Total Salary $700,000$700K $715,000$715K $900,000$900K
Minors Salary
$67,500$68K
$67,500$68K
$67,500$68K
Clauses
UFA Year

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Jason Zucker Updates

Nov 2 2024

Zucker found the back of the net and added an assist in Friday's 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders.

Oct 29 2024

Zucker scored a power-play goal on two shots in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers.

Oct 27 2024

Zucker scored a power-play goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Oct 17 2024

Zucker picked up two assists in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jul 1 2024 | Buffalo Sabres
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Standard | 1 yrs
$5,000,000
Cap Hit
$5,000,000

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Jul 1 2024

Zucker signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Apr 23 2024

Zucker logged an assist, three hits and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2.

Apr 21 2024

Zucker scored a goal on three shots and added two hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in Game 1.

Mar 28 2024

Zucker scored two goals on three shots in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Coyotes.

Mar 8 2024
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$5,300,000
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$-5,300,000

The Nashville Predators acquired Jason Zucker from the Arizona Coyotes for a 2024 6th round pick

Mar 8 2024

Zucker was traded to the Nashville Predators from the Coyotes on Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. In exchange, Arizona gets a 2024 sixth-round pick, per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.

Mar 7 2024

Zucker (not injury related) won't play Thursday against the Minnesota Wild because of trade-related reasons, per Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports.

Mar 5 2024

Zucker (not injured related) won't play Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks because of trade interest from other teams, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.

Mar 4 2024

Zucker scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals.

Feb 12 2024

Zucker logged an assist, two hits and two PIM in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.