Zach Metsa
Buffalo Sabres · D · #73
Points / GP
0.14
Goals / GP
0.05
Assists / GP
0.09
Shots / GP
0.6
Plus/Minus
+16
PP Points
0
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 43 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
0.9%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
-0.80
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.03
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.06
Percentiles vs. league defensemen with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 5'9"
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Born
- 1998-10-19
- Birthplace
- Delafield, USA
- Shoots
- R
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 |
| 2026-05-16 | @ MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:19 |
| 2026-04-15 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 |
| 2026-04-09 | vs CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 |
| 2026-04-04 | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Buffalo Sabres | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |