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Mattias Samuelsson

A. Captain

#23

age25

posLD,RD

shotl

h6'4"

w229lbs

Depth Chart RD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,285,714$4.29M

Year 3 of 7

23/24

25/26

29/30

Expiry Status

UFA 2030 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick32

Year2018

Agent Pat Brisson

Birthdate Mar 14, 2000

Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nationality USA

Stick Bauer Nexus Tracer

UFA Year 2027

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $14.69M

Regular Season

GP17

PPG0.47

PIM4

5x5 TOI/GP 17:10

PP TOI/GP 0:02

PK TOI/GP 3:04

G60 0.44

P60 1.31

GF% 56.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% 6.8

CF% 49.0

REL CF% 1.2

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP229

G10

A41

P51

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.22

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.04

Career Statline Details

2023-2030 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$30,000,000$30.00M

cap hit$4,285,714$4.29M

Mattias Samuelsson is signed to a 7 year, $30,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,285,714 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2029-30 season, making Samuelsson an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Oct 12 2022

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Kevyn Adams

% Cap Contract Start 5.13%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030
Cap Hit	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,715$4.29M	$4,285,715$4.29M	UFAage 30
AAV	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,715$4.29M	$4,285,715$4.29M
Base	$2,285,716$2.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,285,716$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M
Minors Salary	$4,285,716$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out				Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP17

PPG0.47

PIM4

5x5 TOI/GP 17:10

PP TOI/GP 0:02

PK TOI/GP 3:04

G60 0.44

P60 1.31

GF% 56.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% 6.8

CF% 49.0

REL CF% 1.2

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP229

G10

A41

P51

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.22

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.04

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP
2025-26	25	$4,285,714 $4.29M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	17	3	5	8	4	56.0	54.0	6.8	49.0	1.2	0.44	1.31	-1	17:10	0:02	3:04
2024-25	24	$4,285,714 $4.29M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	62	4	10	14	22	47.2	45.0	-3.0	46.0	-3.9	0.18	0.73	0	15:54	0:01	2:38
2023-24	23	$4,285,714 $4.29M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	41	1	6	7	26	50.0	51.0	3.7	52.0	0.9	0.09	0.51	9	17:08	0:02	2:43
2022-23	22	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	55	2	8	10	20	53.4	49.0	0.7	48.0	-3.3	0.12	0.52	6	18:49	0:05	2:34
2021-22	21	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	42	0	10	10	16	41.6	46.0	-0.7	48.0	-1.8	0.00	0.75	-2	17:03	0:03	2:13
2021-22	21	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Rochester Americans	22	2	13	15	16
2020-21	20	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	12	0	2	2	4	18.8	44.0	-1.4	42.0	-4.4	0.00	0.63	-1	15:50	0:00	1:43
2020-21	20	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Rochester Americans	23	3	10	13	12
2019-20	19		WJC-20	USA U20	5	0	0	0	6
2019-20	19		NCAA	Western Michigan Univ.	30	2	12	14	41
2018-19	18		WJC-20	USA U20	7	0	0	0	0
2018-19	18		NCAA	Western Michigan Univ.	35	5	7	12	37
2017-18	17		WJC-18	USA U18	7	1	1	2	6
2017-18	17		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	23	4	10	14	64
2017-18	17		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	58	11	20	31	113
2016-17	16		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	30	5	5	10	26
2016-17	16		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	10	0	2	2	6
2016-17	16		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	37	6	8	14	38
2015-16	15		YOG	USA U16	6	0	2	2	0
2015-16	15		USHS-Prep	Northwood School	47	14	15	29	0
2015-16	15		USA-S15	Team Grey	5	3	0	3	0
2014-15	14		WSI U15	East Coast Selects O U15	7	2	7	9	2
2014-15	14		EJEPL 18U	Northwood School	19	1	1	2	0
2013-14	13		AYHL 14U	Philadelphia Flyers Elite 14UAAA	23	6	19	25	10
2012-13	12		QC Int PW AA Elite	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers	4	0	5	5	0
2012-13	12		AYHL 13U	Philadelphia Flyers Elite 13UAAA	31	1	10	11	8
NHL Totals					229	10	41	51
Mattias Samuelsson Stats by Elite Prospects Mattias Samuelsson Advanced Stats by MoneyPuck.com

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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

10/12

2022

Samuelsson, Mattias

7yrs

$4,285,714

Cap Hit

03/25

2020

Samuelsson, Mattias

3yrs

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Samuelsson, Mattias

Samuelsson scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Oct

Samuelsson, Mattias

Samuelsson scored twice on three shots, blocked four shots and went plus-4 in Friday's 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Oct

Samuelsson, Mattias

Samuelsson (upper body) is expected to be in the lineup against the Florida Panthers on Saturday.

Oct

Samuelsson, Mattias

Samuelsson (upper body) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Ottawa Senators, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.

Oct

Samuelsson, Mattias

Samuelsson (undisclosed) won't play against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.

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Contract History

2020-2023 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2023 RFA age 23

Signed On Mar 25 2020

Signed By

Signing GM Jason Botterill

% Cap Contract Start 1.13%

Signing Status age 20

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year