241 G · 227 A · 832 GP
0.563 P/GP · 110 PPP · 15:31 ATOI
Buffalo Sabres#17Active
Jason Zucker
L · 5′11″ / 198 lb · Shoots L · Newport Beach, USA · Age 34 · 2010 #59 by MIN
468Career points
0.563Career P/GP
832Games played
241Goals
15 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2645points
The latest read.
45 points in 62 games in 2025-26. Career: 468 points across 832 games.
62GP
24goals
21assists
45points
128shots
16PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
11 G · 11 A · 65 GP
0.338 P/GP · 4 PPP · 14:52 ATOI
0.250 → 0.726P/GP by season · 14 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2017-18
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 15 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 65 GP · 11 G · 11 A · 22 pts (0.338 P/GP)
56.8
72.1
76.1
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-18vs MTLPlayoff16:39 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-05-16@ MTLPlayoff13:29 TOI1G 1A2 P · 2 S
2026-05-14vs MTLPlayoff13:35 TOI1G 0A1 P · 2 S
2026-05-12@ MTLPlayoff12:14 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-05-10@ MTLPlayoff6:47 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2010 draft#59round 2 · MIN
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #59, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2017-18 peak: 82 GP / 33 G / 31 A / 64 Pts / 0.780 P/GP · 16:58 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 82 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 0.780 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 0.726 |
| 2025-26 | 62 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 0.726 |
| 2019-20 | 60 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0.683 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 0.615 |
| Prime-five | 355 | 125 | 126 | 251 | 0.707 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
King Clancy Memorial Trophy2018-19Frank J. Selke Trophy32nd · 2017
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart17 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 62 | 24 | 21 | 45 | -5 | 16 | 128 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 73 | 21 | 32 | 53 | +4 | 21 | 143 |
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 51 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 9 | 104 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 1 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 27 | 21 | 48 | -4 | 9 | 197 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 2 | 102 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 4 | 67 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 45 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -3 | 9 | 75 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 3 | 36 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 81 | 21 | 21 | 42 | -9 | 14 | 214 |
| 2017-18Peak | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 33 | 31 | 64 | +8 | 16 | 222 |
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 79 | 22 | 25 | 47 | +34 | 1 | 172 |
| 2015-16 | Minnesota Wild | 71 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -4 | 2 | 158 |
| 2014-15 | Minnesota Wild | 51 | 21 | 5 | 26 | -9 | 1 | 124 |
| 2013-14 | Minnesota Wild | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 40 |
| 2012-13 | Minnesota Wild | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 34 |
| 2011-12 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 10 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20 |
| 2015-16 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | Minnesota Wild | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2012-13 | Minnesota Wild | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 11 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2017-18 is the best season either way: 0.780 raw, 0.788 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62 | 0.726 | 3.13 | 0.696 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 0.726 | 3.04 | 0.716 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 0.464 | 3.11 | 0.447 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 0.615 | 3.18 | 0.581 |
| 2021-22 | 41 | 0.415 | 3.14 | 0.396 |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 0.474 | 2.94 | 0.484 |
| 2019-20 | 60 | 0.683 | 3.02 | 0.679 |
| 2018-19 | 81 | 0.519 | 3.01 | 0.516 |
| 2017-18Best adjusted | 82 | 0.780 | 2.97 | 0.788 |
| 2016-17 | 79 | 0.595 | 2.77 | 0.645 |
| 2015-16 | 71 | 0.324 | 2.71 | 0.358 |
| 2014-15 | 51 | 0.510 | 2.73 | 0.560 |
| 2013-14 | 21 | 0.238 | 2.74 | 0.260 |
| 2012-13 | 20 | 0.250 | 2.72 | 0.276 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | AHL | Iowa | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Houston | 55 | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | WCHA | U. of Denver | 38 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | USA | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010-11 | WCHA | U. of Denver | 40 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| 2010-11 | WJC-A | USA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009-10 | U-18 | USNTDP | 38 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2009-10 | USHL | USNTDP | 22 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2009-10 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009-10 | WJC-A | USA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | USNTDP | 36 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2008-09 | U-17 | USNTDP | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2008-09 | U-18 | USNTDP | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008-09 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007-08 | MWEHL | Det. Compuware | 30 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 2007-08 | Minor-MI | Det. Compuware | 42 | 29 | 35 | 64 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 832 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 666 to 998); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 106 of them cleared the band.
Kevin HayesR · 2010 #24 · retired805 GP · 185 G · 261 A · 446 P0.554 P/GP · −0.008Ondrej PalatL · 2011 #208 · active905 GP · 182 G · 338 A · 520 P0.575 P/GP · +0.012Pavel ZachaC · 2015 #6 · active706 GP · 155 G · 252 A · 407 P0.576 P/GP · +0.014Yanni GourdeC · Undrafted · active684 GP · 142 G · 233 A · 375 P0.548 P/GP · −0.014Ryan StromeC · 2011 #5 · active916 GP · 174 G · 327 A · 501 P0.547 P/GP · −0.016
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed83.2mph38.5
133.8 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed21.9mph33.6
35.2 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated235.0km55.2
146.0 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game5.0km59.1
3.1 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph44bursts41.4
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time45.4%89.2
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time17.9%54.6
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time36.7%89.6
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal128shots71.3
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal71shots92.2
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot5613 G88th
Crease156 G97th
L Circle113 G68th
Outside L100 G86th
High Slot61 G45th
L Point50 G80th
R Circle50 G41th
R Net Side50 G83th
L Net Side40 G74th
Outside R31 G47th
R Point30 G66th
Center Point20 G49th
Behind the Net10 G56th
Beyond Red Line10 G40th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G31th
L Corner00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
71high danger19 G · 26.8%
22mid danger4 G · 18.2%
10long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 128 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 1 ballot appearances · 0 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Goals / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 68.0 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.STL27 points42 GP · 10 G · 17 A100 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.NSH24 points37 GP · 16 G · 8 A96 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.DAL24 points41 GP · 11 G · 13 A89 shots · 9 PP points
Career vs.CHI24 points47 GP · 13 G · 11 A101 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.TBL22 points27 GP · 16 G · 6 A63 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.NYR22 points32 GP · 8 G · 14 A78 shots · 4 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.TBL0.81 P/GP27 GP · 16 G · 6 A63 shots · 6 PP points
Pace vs.VGK0.75 P/GP16 GP · 7 G · 5 A42 shots · 5 PP points
Pace vs.MIN0.73 P/GP11 GP · 1 G · 7 A17 shots · 1 PP points
Pace vs.DET0.71 P/GP24 GP · 11 G · 6 A63 shots · 3 PP pointsPace vs.NYR0.69 P/GP32 GP · 8 G · 14 A78 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.FLA0.68 P/GP25 GP · 8 G · 9 A63 shots · 4 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
456 shots on goal against 84 goaltenders, 62 goals: 13.6% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 1 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joonas KorpisaloBOS | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joonas KorpisaloBOS | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.63blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#164Yahoo#147Fantrax#152Roto#142
25-2662 GP24 G21 A1.71 pts/gm
2nd half-0.36Point games50%Worst blank run5
This desk has Jason Zucker No. 164 among skaters on the ESPN points board, off a 1.63 three-season blended per-game figure.
The room.
Every current Buffalo Sabres teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
