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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Samuelsson has always been more of a shutdown defenseman, but he was able to post career highs in goals (four) and points (14) across 62 appearances during the 2024-25 campaign. Still, his name has floated in some trade rumors at times, as his injury history and a relatively crowded blue line make him an unfortunate scapegoat for the Sabres' long-standing troubles of getting back into a contention window. Regardless of where Samuelsson plays in 2025-26, either in Buffalo or elsewhere, he has limited scoring upside and doesn't post enough hits or blocked shots to make up for it. He's best left on the board in most fantasy drafts and won't generate much interest during the season. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a seven-year, $30 million contract extension with the Sabres in October of 2022.
Distributes assist Monday
Samuelsson recorded an assist, two shots on net and two blocks in Monday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
ANALYSIS
Samuelsson distributed the lone helper on Alex Tuch's game-tying goal in the second period. With the apple, Samuelsson is up to 13 assists, 19 points, 50 shots on net, 53 hits and 76 blocks through 36 appearances this season. Not only has the 25-year-old defenseman already posted five more points than his previous career high, but he's surged during the Sabres' nine-game win streak with seven points, a plus-eight rating, eight shots on net, 16 hits and 19 blocks. The second-round selection from the 2018 NHL Entry Draft is blooming into a two-way defenseman who offers an above-average bundle of defensive stats. He should continue to draw a large number of minutes in Buffalo's top defensive pair, giving him all the tools to maintain good value across all fantasy formats this season.
Samuelsson distributed the lone helper on Alex Tuch's game-tying goal in the second period. With the apple, Samuelsson is up to 13 assists, 19 points, 50 shots on net, 53 hits and 76 blocks through 36 appearances this season. Not only has the 25-year-old defenseman already posted five more points than his previous career high, but he's surged during the Sabres' nine-game win streak with seven points, a plus-eight rating, eight shots on net, 16 hits and 19 blocks. The second-round selection from the 2018 NHL Entry Draft is blooming into a two-way defenseman who offers an above-average bundle of defensive stats. He should continue to draw a large number of minutes in Buffalo's top defensive pair, giving him all the tools to maintain good value across all fantasy formats this season.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
- Average Time On Ice: 22:35
- Average Power Play TOI: 0:04
- Average Short-Handed TOI: 2:45
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Injuries have plagued Samuelsson's four-year NHL career, including a shoulder injury that limited him to just 41 games last season. In fact, the 24-year-old defenseman has never reached the 60-game mark in a season. Even when healthy, offensive upside hasn't exactly been a staple of the Philadelphia native's game considering he has tallied just .19 points per game over his 150 NHL appearances. If there is a fantasy upside for Samuelsson, it's his defensive work -- he registered 106 hits and 86 blocked shots despite limited action in 2023-24.
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Three-point effort against Boston
Samuelsson produced a goal and two assists with six hits, two shots on net, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Bruins.
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Collects pair of helpers
Samuelsson registered two assists in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Flyers.
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Cleared to play
Samuelsson has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to play Saturday versus the Wild.
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Enters concussion protocol
Samuelsson entered the concussion protocol after getting injured Friday versus the Devils, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
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Tallies again in win
Samuelsson scored a goal and went plus-3 in Friday's 9-3 win over the Blackhawks.
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Could return Saturday
Samuelsson, who is dealing with an upper-body injury, participated in Friday's practice session and could be available for Saturday's game against the Panthers, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Samuelsson has missed the last two games due to his injury, but he appears to be trending in the right direction ahead of Saturday's matchup. If he's able to return against Florida, Ryan Johnson will likely move out of the lineup.
Samuelsson has missed the last two games due to his injury, but he appears to be trending in the right direction ahead of Saturday's matchup. If he's able to return against Florida, Ryan Johnson will likely move out of the lineup.