ZM
ZachMetsa
- Born
- Oct 19, 1998 (27)
- Birthplace
- 🇺🇸 Delafield, WI
- Nation
- United States
- Height
- 175 cm / 5'9"
- Weight
- 91 kg / 201 lb
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
6
GP
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1
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2026-27 regular season
Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 14U AAA | T1EHL 14U | 29 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6 | – | |||||
| 2013-14 | Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 35 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 10 | – | |||||
| 2014-15 | Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 30 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 16 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |||||
| 2014-15 | Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA | 16U AAA | 54 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 22 | +24 | |||||
| 2015-16 | Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA | T1EHL 18U | 30 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016-17 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | 57 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | -18 | |||||
| 2017-18 | Central Illinois Flying Aces | USHL | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -10 | |||||
| 2018-19 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +2 | |||||
| 2019-20 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | +9 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 29 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 8 | +7 | |||||
| 2021-22 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 42 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 8 | +38 | |||||
| 2022-23 | Quinnipiac Univ. | NCAA | 40 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 12 | +34 | |||||
| 2023-24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 54 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | +15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 16 | +15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | +16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | +4 | |||||
| 2026-27 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| NHL totals | 2 seasons | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | +16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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 | SHG | GWG | OTG | S | S% | TOI/GP | FO% | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 10:58 | – | 0.14 |
| 2026-27 | BUF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12:42 | – | 0.14 |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | S | HITS | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | @  TOR | L 1–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:13 |
| Oct 13 | @  MTL | L 3–4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| Oct 12 | vs  FLA | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:38 |
| Oct 10 | vs  UTA | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:38 |
| Oct 8 | vs  DAL | L 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:33 |
| Oct 6 | vs  MIN | W 3–2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:44 |
| Oct 3 | vs  CHI | W 4–3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 08:28 |
| Oct 1 | @  CBJ | L 3–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12:54 |
| May 18 | vsMTL | L 2–3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:25 |
| May 16 | @MTL | W 8–3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:19 |
| Apr 15 | vsDAL | L 3–4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:43 |
| Apr 9 | vsCBJ | W 5–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 |
| Apr 4 | @  WSH | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:15 |
| Apr 2 | @  OTT | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:04 |
| Mar 31 | vs  NYI | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 |