Buffalo SabresDefense#24

MattGrzelcyk

Born: Jan 5, 1994 (32)
Birthplace: 🇺🇸 Charlestown, Massachusetts
Nation: United States
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 82 kg / 180 lb
Shoots: Left
Draft: 2012 · Round 3, #85 overall by BOS

2026-27 regular season

Shooting · 2026-27

0.00

Goals

0.00

G − xG

Attempts

High danger

– ft

Avg dist

0 rebound and 0 rush attempts. Expected goals from our own model. xG leaders

Shot map · regular season

NHL Edge tracking · 2026-27

percentile vs all skaters

Top skating speed29.8 km/h

league avg 33.51th pct

Hardest shot127.0 km/h

league avg 134.125th pct

Speed bursts over 32 km/h0

league avg 41th pct

Distance skated3.4 km

league avg 26.4 km4th pct

Development curve

points per game by age vs league average for defensemen

Solid: Grzelcyk. Dashed: league average at the same age (regular seasons with 20+ GP).

Career statistics

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	P	PIM
			Regular season						Playoffs
2009-10	Belmont Hill	High-MA	31	2	18	20	30	–
2010-11	USNTDP	USHL	36	1	9	10	28	+6	2	0	0	0	2
2010-11	USNTDP	U-17	17	1	7	8	10	–
2011-12	USNTDP	USHL	24	1	10	11	6	+8
2011-12	USNTDP	U-18	36	2	19	21	16	–
2011-12	USA	WJ18-A	6	1	0	1	2	+5
2012-13	Boston University	H-East	38	3	20	23	26	–
2013-14	Boston University	H-East	19	3	8	11	16	–
2013-14	USA	WJC-A	5	2	4	6	2	+1
2014-15	Boston University	H-East	41	10	28	38	36	–
2015-16	Boston Univ.	NCAA	27	10	13	23	36	+17
2016-17	Boston Bruins	NHL	2	0	0	0	2	0
2016-17	Providence Bruins	AHL	70	6	26	32	18	+13	17	0	3	3	8
2017-18	Boston Bruins	NHL	61	3	12	15	22	+21	11	0	1	1	4
2017-18	Providence Bruins	AHL	14	0	4	4	14	+4
2018-19	Boston Bruins	NHL	66	3	15	18	68	+9	20	4	4	8	6
2019-20	Boston Bruins	NHL	68	4	17	21	34	+15	12	0	1	1	4
2020-21	Boston Bruins	NHL	37	5	15	20	22	+11	11	1	3	4	4
2021-22	Boston Bruins	NHL	73	4	20	24	24	+22	5	0	0	0	6
2022-23	Boston Bruins	NHL	75	4	22	26	28	+46	4	0	0	0	0
2023-24	Boston Bruins	NHL	63	2	9	11	37	+13	3	0	0	0	2
2024-25	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	82	1	39	40	16	-6
2025-26	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	69	0	12	12	32	-9
2026-27	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
NHL totals	11 seasons		597	26	161	187	285	+121	66	5	9	14	26

Non-NHL rows cover junior, European and international play as recorded by the NHL. International tournaments (WJC, WC, OG) are listed under their own league codes.

NHL season detail regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	EVG	PPG	PPP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	TOI/GP	FO%	P/GP
2016-17	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	12:29	–	0.00
2017-18	BOS	61	3	12	15	+21	22	3	0	2	0	0	82	3.7	16:44	–	0.25
2018-19	BOS	66	3	15	18	+9	68	2	1	6	0	0	90	3.3	19:08	–	0.27
2019-20	BOS	68	4	17	21	+15	34	3	1	7	1	0	112	3.6	18:04	–	0.31
2020-21	BOS	37	5	15	20	+11	22	4	1	7	1	0	80	6.3	19:45	–	0.54
2021-22	BOS	73	4	20	24	+22	24	4	0	5	2	1	118	3.4	18:44	–	0.33
2022-23	BOS	75	4	22	26	+46	28	4	0	0	2	0	102	3.9	17:14	–	0.35
2023-24	BOS	63	2	9	11	+13	37	2	0	0	0	0	59	3.4	17:36	–	0.17
2024-25	PIT	82	1	39	40	-6	16	1	0	15	0	0	94	1.1	20:37	–	0.49
2025-26	CHI	69	0	12	12	-9	32	0	0	3	0	0	68	0.0	16:58	–	0.17
2026-27	BUF	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	14:27	–	0.00

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	A	P	+/-	S	HITS	BLK	PIM	TOI
Oct 1	@CBJ	L 3–6	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	14:27
Mar 22	vsNSH	L 2–3 (OT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01:52
Mar 20	vsCOL	L 1–4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19:59
Mar 19	@MIN	W 2–1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	12:53
Mar 14	@VGK	L 0–4	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	20:25
Mar 12	@UTA	W 3–2 (OT)	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	21:07
Mar 9	vsUTA	W 3–2 (OT)	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	16:30
Mar 8	@DAL	L 3–4 (OT)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15:11
Mar 6	vsVAN	L 3–6	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	16:38
Mar 3	@WPG	L 2–3 (OT)	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	16:55
Mar 1	@UTA	W 4–0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	20:42
Feb 28	@COL	L 1–3	0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	22:17
Feb 26	@NSH	L 2–4	0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	16:16
Feb 4	@CBJ	L 0–4	0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	21:52
Feb 2	vsSJS	W 6–3	1	1	+2	0	0	1	2	13:04