Zach Metsa

D · #73 · Buffalo Sabres

Zach Metsa is a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres. Born October 19, 1998 in Delafield, Wisconsin, the United States, he stands 5'9", weighs 201 lbs and shoots right. In 57 NHL regular-season games he has 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points. This season: 0 goals and 2 assists in 14 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

57

Goals

2

Assists

6

Points

8

NHL playoff career

Games

2

Goals

1

Assists

0

Points

1

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.04

Assists / game

0.11

Points / game

0.14

Shots / game

0.58

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

2

2025–26 · Buffalo Sabres

Assists

4

2025–26 · Buffalo Sabres

Points

6

2025–26 · Buffalo Sabres

Shots

24

2025–26 · Buffalo Sabres

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.

1. 2026–27

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Rochester AmericansAHL
   • Buffalo SabresNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Rochester AmericansAHL

4. 2023–24

   • Rochester AmericansAHL

5. 2022–23

   • Rochester AmericansAHL
   • Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA

6. 2021–22

   • Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA

7. 2020–21

   • Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA

8. 2019–20

   • Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA

9. 2018–19

   • Quinnipiac Univ.NCAA

10. 2017–18

    • Central Illinois Flying AcesUSHL
    • Youngstown PhantomsUSHL

11. 2016–17

    • Merritt CentennialsBCHL

12. 2015–16

    • Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAAT1EHL 18U
    • Sioux Falls StampedeUSHL

13. 2014–15

    • Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA16U AAA
    • Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAAT1EHL 16U
    • Waterloo Black HawksUSHL

14. 2013–14

    • Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAAT1EHL 16U

15. 2012–13

    • Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 14U AAAT1EHL 14U

Coverage 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	14	0	2	2	5	-1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 12:18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 5 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
2025–26	AHL	Rochester Americans	Regular	19	2	13	15	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 19 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus 4 Points 15
2025–26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	43	2	4	6	8	16	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 10:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 43 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 16 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
2025–26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 7:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2024–25	AHL	Rochester Americans	Regular	69	7	39	46	16	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 39 Games Played 69 Goals 7 Pim 16 Plus Minus 15 Points 46
2024–25	AHL	Rochester Americans	Playoffs	8	0	3	3	20	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 2 Points 3
2023–24	AHL	Rochester Americans	Regular	54	7	17	24	16	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 54 Goals 7 Pim 16 Plus Minus 15 Points 24
2023–24	AHL	Rochester Americans	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 1
2022–23	NCAA	Quinnipiac Univ.	Regular	40	9	28	37	12	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 40 Goals 9 Pim 12 Plus Minus 34 Points 37
2022–23	AHL	Rochester Americans	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 3
2021–22	NCAA	Quinnipiac Univ.	Regular	42	10	27	37	8	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 27 Games Played 42 Goals 10 Pim 8 Plus Minus 38 Points 37
2020–21	NCAA	Quinnipiac Univ.	Regular	29	5	21	26	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 29 Goals 5 Pim 8 Plus Minus 7 Points 26
2019–20	NCAA	Quinnipiac Univ.	Regular	34	5	12	17	2	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 34 Goals 5 Pim 2 Plus Minus 9 Points 17
2018–19	NCAA	Quinnipiac Univ.	Regular	32	2	2	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 32 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 4
2017–18	USHL	Central Illinois Flying Aces	Regular	23	3	8	11	12	-10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 23 Goals 3 Pim 12 Plus Minus -10 Points 11
2017–18	USHL	Youngstown Phantoms	Regular	37	1	12	13	12	-18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 37 Goals 1 Pim 12 Plus Minus -18 Points 13
2016–17	BCHL	Merritt Centennials	Regular	57	3	24	27	15	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 57 Goals 3 Pim 15 Plus Minus 0 Points 27
2016–17	BCHL	Merritt Centennials	Playoffs	11	0	5	5	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 5
2015–16	T1EHL 18U	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA	Regular	30	7	17	24	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 30 Goals 7 Pim 6 Points 24
2015–16	USHL	Sioux Falls Stampede	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2015–16	T1EHL 18U	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 0
2014–15	16U AAA	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	Regular	54	9	39	48	22	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 39 Games Played 54 Goals 9 Pim 22 Plus Minus 24 Points 48
2014–15	T1EHL 16U	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	Regular	30	4	27	31	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 27 Games Played 30 Goals 4 Pim 16 Points 31
2014–15	USHL	Waterloo Black Hawks	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2014–15	T1EHL 16U	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 2
2013–14	T1EHL 16U	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	Regular	35	4	24	28	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 35 Goals 4 Pim 10 Points 28
2012–13	T1EHL 14U	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 14U AAA	Regular	29	7	19	26	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 29 Goals 7 Pim 6 Points 26

NHL game-by-game archive

14 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 2:05 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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