Matt Grzelcyk
D · #24
· Buffalo Sabres
· 5'10" · 180 lb
· L-handed
· 32 yrs
· Draft: 2012 Rd 3 (#85 overall)
Compare with
Season
663
Games
31–170–201
G–A–P
889
Shots · 3.5%
226 / 402
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | BUF @ CBJ | L 3–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Mar 22 | NSH @ CHI | 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:52 |
| Mar 20 | COL @ CHI | 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 |
| Mar 19 | CHI @ MIN | 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 |
| Mar 14 | CHI @ VGK | 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:25 |
| Mar 12 | CHI @ UTA | 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:07 |
Showing the 6 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
3129th
Assists
17059th
Points
20155th
Primary Assists
8661st
Points/60 (5v5)
1.0260th
Power-Play Points
5267th
Game Score
261.760th
Shots
88953rd
Shooting %
3.5%20th
Shot Danger/60
0.1121st
High-Danger Chances
1938th
Expected Goals
37.547th
Goals Above Expected
-6.519th
Rebounds Created
4549th
Corsi %
51.4%77th
Fenwick %
52.1%86th
xGF% (5v5)
54.2%92nd
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.3888th
Blocked Shots
66110th
Hits
44816th
Blocks/60
3.311th
Hits/60
2.220th
Takeaways
18956th
Giveaways
34776th
Penalties Drawn
468th
Penalties Taken
13455th
Penalty Differential
-430th
Plus-Minus
+10286th
Ice Time / Game
18:1330th
Games Played
66373rd
PP Ice Time
84 min65th
PK Ice Time
33 min10th
O-Zone Start %
56.5%89th
Teammate Quality
5864th
Competition Quality
5638th
Top skating speed Nov 5, 2022 · BOS @ TOR
22.2 mph47th
Bursts over 20 mph
15161st
Distance skated
955 mi82nd
Top shot speed
96.7 mph86th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
Why he earned it — his rank among defensemen
HD suppression
4.5/60
65th
Shot suppression
31.5/60
94th
D-zone starts
0%
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesHigh Center
6 G on 117 shots
5%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+44 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
889
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
31
Shooting %
3.5%
Shots / GP
1.3
xG
30.6
Shot Danger Mix
High danger2%
Medium danger12%
Low danger86%
Top Scoring Zones
01
5%
High Center
6 G on 117 shots
02
2%
Point / Blue Line
5 G on 224 shots
03
9%
High Slot
5 G on 53 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$850,000
Term2026-27 → 2026-27 (1 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Signed at age32
Signing GMJarmo Kekalainen
AgentSean Coffey
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Blackhawks | 69 | 0 | 12 | 12 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Penguins | 82 | 1 | 39 | 40 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Bruins | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Bruins | 75 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Bruins | 73 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Bruins | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Bruins | 68 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Bruins | 66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Providence Bruins | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Bruins | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Providence Bruins | 70 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 17 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015-16 | NCAA | Boston Univ. | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | — |
| 2014-15 | H-East | Boston University | 41 | 10 | 28 | 38 | — |
| 2013-14 | WJC-A | USA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — |
| 2013-14 | H-East | Boston University | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — |
| 2012-13 | H-East | Boston University | 38 | 3 | 20 | 23 | — |
| 2011-12 | WJ18-A | USA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2011-12 | U-18 | USNTDP | 36 | 2 | 19 | 21 | — |
| 2011-12 | USHL | USNTDP | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | — |
| 2010-11 | U-17 | USNTDP | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | — |
| 2010-11 | USHL | USNTDP | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | High-MA | Belmont Hill | 31 | 2 | 18 | 20 | — |