Zach Metsa #73

D · Buffalo Sabres · Age 27 · Shoots R · 5′9″, 201 lb · Draft: Undrafted

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	43	14th
TOI/GP	10:58	1st
G	2	27th
A	4	6th
P	6	7th
P/60	0.76	35th
ixG	1.3	10th
G−ixG	+0.7	61st
xGF%	49.3	47th
Rel xGF%	−1.8	36th
GS/GP	+0.17	37th
Pen ±	0	82nd

Scoring		Pctl
G	2	27th
A1	0	1st
A2	4	19th
P	6	7th
P1	2	7th
P/60	0.76	35th
5v5 P/60	0.80	44th
PPP	0	26th
SHP	0	35th
ENG	0	43rd

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	24	4th
iCF	56	3rd
iFF	35	3rd
ixG	1.3	10th
ixG/60	0.17	42nd
G	2	27th
G−ixG	+0.7	61st
Sh%	8.3	80th
xSh%	3.8	67th
Blk'd	21	2nd
5v5 iCF/60	7.2	8th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	451	4th
CF%	46.3	19th
FF%	46.5	20th
xGF%	49.3	47th
GF%	75.0	99th
xGF/60	2.30	20th
xGA/60	2.37	73rd
oiSh%	13.0	98th
oiSv%	96.1	99th
PDO	109.1	99th
Rel CF%	−2.9	21st
Rel xGF%	−1.8	36th
OZS%	44.2	55th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	10:58	1st
EV/GP	10:37	1st
5v5/GP	10:29	1st
PP/GP	0:02	22nd
SH/GP	0:19	10th
Shifts/GP	13.7	1st
Shift	0:48	44th
OZ	53	6th
NZ	106	7th
DZ	67	8th
OZS%	44.2	55th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+7.5	31st
GS/GP	+0.17	37th
GS/60	+0.95	58th
Scoring	+3.7	7th
Shooting	+0.9	10th
On ice	+1.8	62nd
Penalties	0.0	83rd
Faceoffs	0.0	51st
Other	+1.1	5th

Other		Pctl
Hits	5	1st
Blk	31	5th
Tk	5	4th
Gv	28	93rd
PenD	4	15th
PenT	4	95th
Pen ±	0	82nd
PP min ±	0.0	83rd
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	52nd
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	9	0	2	2	0.3	42.8	+0.10	12:56
2025-26	Regular season	43	2	4	6	1.3	49.3	+0.17	10:58
2025-26	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0.1	32.9	+0.14	7:52

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.7), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 43 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Jack Quinn	R	128:11	45.2	45.7
Ryan McLeod	C	117:38	49.2	51.8
Zach Benson	L	117:20	51.6	57.8
Beck Malenstyn	L	115:55	43.6	39.6
Peyton Krebs	C	111:56	45.8	43.8
Josh Doan	R	109:01	49.0	53.7
Alex Tuch	R	105:29	45.8	55.1
Noah Ostlund	C	103:02	47.3	48.2

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 15	vs DAL	L 3–4 OT	14:43	0	0	0	0.00	44	38	−0.48
Apr 9	vs CBJ	W 5–0	19:26	0	0	0	0.00	45	48	−0.05
Apr 4	@ WSH	L 2–6	15:15	0	0	0	0.02	52	37	−0.54
Apr 2	@ OTT	L 1–4	16:04	0	0	1	0.01	42	30	−0.53
Mar 31	vs NYI	W 4–3	14:04	0	0	1	0.02	54	65	+0.45
Mar 22	@ ANA	L 5–6 OT	12:13	0	0	0	0.03	57	62	+0.40
Mar 21	@ LAK	W 4–1	13:59	0	1	1	0.03	54	51	+0.67
Mar 19	@ SJS	W 5–0	15:48	0	1	0	0.01	54	71	+1.44
Mar 17	@ VGK	W 2–0	11:53	0	0	2	0.01	62	64	+0.51
Mar 14	vs TOR	W 3–2 OT	15:32	0	0	1	0.02	76	88	+1.79
Mar 8	vs TBL	W 8–7	8:55	0	0	0	0.00	14	11	−0.11
Mar 7	vs NSH	W 3–2	11:38	0	0	1	0.00	55	31	−0.24
Mar 5	@ PIT	W 5–1	11:00	0	0	0	0.00	46	44	−0.18
Mar 3	vs VGK	W 3–2	10:58	0	0	1	0.02	33	49	+0.19
Feb 28	@ TBL	W 6–2	13:08	1	1	3	0.42	35	58	+2.21
Feb 27	@ FLA	W 3–2	6:13	0	0	1	0.06	86	57	+0.06
Feb 25	@ NJD	W 2–1	8:16	0	0	1	0.04	36	24	−0.49
Feb 3	@ TBL	L 3–4 OT	11:12	0	0	0	0.00	27	11	−0.53
Feb 2	@ FLA	W 5–3	7:30	0	0	0	0.00	21	29	−0.50
Jan 31	vs MTL	L 2–4	10:46	0	0	0	0.00	73	69	+0.26
Jan 29	vs LAK	W 4–1	9:19	0	0	1	0.00	33	54	+0.21
Jan 27	@ TOR	W 7–4	8:17	0	0	1	0.02	65	41	−0.19
Jan 24	@ NYI	W 5–0	10:14	0	0	1	0.00	60	24	−0.19
Jan 20	@ NSH	W 5–3	8:06	0	0	0	0.00	23	41	+0.17
Jan 19	@ CAR	L 1–2	8:41	0	0	0	0.00	13	12	−0.36
Jan 17	vs MIN	L 4–5 OT	7:04	0	0	0	0.08	50	58	+0.39
Jan 15	vs MTL	W 5–3	7:38	0	0	1	0.00	73	89	+0.45
Jan 14	vs PHI	W 5–2	9:31	0	0	0	0.00	17	5	−0.40
Jan 12	vs FLA	L 3–4	10:07	0	1	0	0.00	29	15	+0.58
Jan 10	vs ANA	W 5–3	10:05	0	0	1	0.02	63	87	+0.97
Jan 8	@ NYR	W 5–2	12:39	0	0	1	0.02	38	65	+0.49
Jan 6	vs VAN	W 5–3	12:16	1	0	1	0.24	47	67	+1.24
Jan 3	@ CBJ	L 1–5	9:46	0	0	0	0.00	36	14	−0.45
Dec 31	@ DAL	W 4–1	9:28	0	0	1	0.01	38	16	−0.52
Dec 29	@ STL	W 4–2	10:18	0	0	0	0.00	41	59	+0.48
Dec 27	vs BOS	W 4–1	9:41	0	0	0	0.00	43	24	−0.17
Dec 23	@ OTT	W 3–2 OT	8:38	0	0	0	0.00	44	53	+0.28
Dec 21	@ NJD	W 3–1	11:54	0	0	1	0.04	50	45	−0.02
Dec 20	vs NYI	W 3–2 OT	14:05	0	0	1	0.13	50	62	+0.30
Oct 25	@ TOR	L 3–4 OT	7:08	0	0	0	0.00	31	19	−0.10
Oct 24	vs TOR	W 5–3	9:41	0	0	0	0.00	33	29	−0.41
Oct 22	vs DET	W 4–2	9:26	0	0	1	0.07	46	46	−0.01
Oct 20	@ MTL	L 2–4	9:02	0	0	0	0.00	55	59	+0.40