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Z. Metsa

Z. Metsa

BUF #73 · Defence · Buffalo Sabres · 2026-27
8GP
0G
2A
2P
12:41TOI/GP
Load profile among NHL defencemen
5
7
14
5
4
ShotsCFxGTOI Load
Percentiles among 195 defencemen with 4+ games. Load is his average share of the team's shots, attempts, expected goals and ice time.

Early in the season, so these numbers will move a lot.

Depth

How much of the load did he carry?

His share of the team's expected goals in every game. The dashed line is an even split across the skaters (5.6%). He was above it in 1 of 8 games.

↑ Share of team xG, each game he played even split (5.6%)
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% Oct
Each bar is one game; faded bars are below an even split. Strip underneath: ■ win · ■ loss · ■ OT/SO loss. Hover a bar for the game, click to open it.Tap a bar for the game.

Where he carries it

Each as a percentile among NHL defencemen with 4+ games. The dashed tick is the 50th.

Depth (load)

score 4
Share of team shots0.9%
5th
Share of team attempts1.9%
7th
Share of team xG0.7%
14th
Share of team ice time4.2%
5th
Share of the team's total in the games he played.

How he's used

by situation
Share of 5-on-5 ice time4.2%
1st
Share of power-play time0.0%
0th
Share of penalty-kill time11.9%
70th
Where his ice time comes from. Heavy power-play use lifts a defenceman's shot and xG shares.

Last 10 games

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DateOpponentResultTOIGA SOGxGShare of team xGxG share
Oct 15 at LeafsTOR W 5–4 12:3601 00.00 0%
Oct 13 at CanadiensMTL OTL 3–4 14:5800 10.14 6%
Oct 12 vs PanthersFLA W 5–3 15:3800 00.00 0%
Oct 10 vs MammothUTA L 1–4 12:3800 00.00 0%
Oct 8 vs StarsDAL L 0–4 13:3300 10.03 1%
Oct 6 vs WildMIN W 3–2 10:4400 00.00 0%
Oct 3 vs BlackhawksCHI W 4–3 8:2801 00.00 0%
Oct 1 at JacketsCBJ L 3–6 12:5400 00.00 0%