Matt Grzelcyk
Player profile and career history
D · #24 · Buffalo Sabres
Matt Grzelcyk is a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres. Born January 5, 1994 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the United States, he stands 5'10", weighs 180 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2012 (round 3, 85th overall) by the Boston Bruins. In 597 NHL regular-season games he has 26 goals and 161 assists for 187 points. This season: 0 goals and 0 assists in 1 games.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 597
- Goals
- 26
- Assists
- 161
- Points
- 187
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 161
- Avg Toi
- 18:17
- Game Winning Goals
- 6
- Games Played
- 597
- Goals
- 26
- Ot Goals
- 1
- Pim
- 285
- Plus Minus
- 121
- Points
- 187
- Power Play Goals
- 3
- Power Play Points
- 45
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0321
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 2
- Shots
- 809
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 66
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 9
- Points
- 14
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 9
- Avg Toi
- 17:35
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 66
- Goals
- 5
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 26
- Plus Minus
- -19
- Points
- 14
- Power Play Goals
- 3
- Power Play Points
- 7
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0625
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 80
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.04
- Assists / game
- 0.27
- Points / game
- 0.31
- Shots / game
- 1.36
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 5 2020–21 · Boston Bruins
- Assists
- 39 2024–25 · Pittsburgh Penguins
- Points
- 40 2024–25 · Pittsburgh Penguins
- Shots
- 118 2021–22 · Boston Bruins
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2026–27
2025–26
2024–25
2023–24
2022–23
2021–22
2020–21
2019–20
2018–19
2017–18
- Providence BruinsAHL
Boston BruinsNHL
2016–17
- Providence BruinsAHL
- Boston BruinsNHL
2015–16
- Boston Univ.NCAA
2014–15
- Boston UniversityH-East
2013–14
- Boston UniversityH-East
- USAWJC-A
2012–13
- Boston UniversityH-East
2011–12
- USNTDPU-18
- USNTDPUSHL
- USAWJ18-A
2010–11
- USNTDPU-17
- USNTDPUSHL
2009–10
- Belmont HillHigh-MA
Buffalo Sabres
Chicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh PenguinsCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2025–26 | NHL |  Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 69 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 32 | -9 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2024–25 | NHL |  Pittsburgh Penguins | Regular | 82 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 16 | -6 | 94 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2023–24 | NHL |  Boston Bruins | Regular | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2023–24 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2022–23 | NHL |  Boston Bruins | Regular | 75 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2022–23 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Regular | 73 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 118 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Regular | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 80 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2019–20 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Regular | 68 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 112 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2019–20 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Regular | 66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 68 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Playoffs | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2017–18 | AHL | Providence Bruins | Regular | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2017–18 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Regular | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2017–18 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2016–17 | AHL | Providence Bruins | Regular | 70 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2016–17 | NHL | Boston Bruins | Regular | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2016–17 | AHL | Providence Bruins | Playoffs | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2015–16 | NCAA | Boston Univ. | Regular | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2014–15 | H-East | Boston University | Regular | 41 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 36 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | All stats
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| 2013–14 | H-East | Boston University | Regular | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2013–14 | WJC-A | USA | Regular | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2012–13 | H-East | Boston University | Regular | 38 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 26 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2011–12 | U-18 | USNTDP | Regular | 36 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2011–12 | USHL | USNTDP | Regular | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2011–12 | WJ18-A | USA | Regular | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2010–11 | U-17 | USNTDP | Regular | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2010–11 | USHL | USNTDP | Regular | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 43 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2010–11 | USHL | USNTDP | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | High-MA | Belmont Hill | Regular | 31 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
1 imported games.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | PTS | Shots | +/− | TOI | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | BUF | at CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:27 | All stats
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
Profile updated Nov 8, 5:45 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.