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Jacob Bryson

Position Left Defense / Right Defense Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Shoots Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 5'9" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 177 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 28
Age 27 (Nov 18, 1997) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2017, Round 4, Overall 99 (BUF)
Date Team Transaction
Mar 20, 2025 Buffalo Sabres Signed 1 year @ $900K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2024 Buffalo Sabres Signed 1 year @ $900K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 10, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Signed 2 years @ $1.850M AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 15, 2019 Buffalo Sabres Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2020-21 BUF 38 1 8 9 -1 12 24 4.2 19:03
2021-22 BUF 73 1 9 10 -9 12 43 2.3 18:20
2022-23 BUF 59 1 8 9 -24 8 27 3.7 14:35
2023-24 BUF 36 1 7 8 +5 8 15 6.7 14:41
2024-25 BUF 48 0 7 7 -9 10 20 0.0 14:24
Career 254 4 39 43 -38 50 129 3.1 16:18

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2020-21 BUF 38 590:26 0.10 0.51 0.61 0.10 -0.00 4.55 4.64 -0.10 0.00 0.00
2021-22 BUF 73 1161:50 0.00 0.15 0.15 0.07 -0.07 0.00 3.67 -3.67 0.00 0.00
2022-23 BUF 59 782:23 0.08 0.46 0.54 0.08 -0.00 3.70 3.94 -0.24 0.00 2.50
2023-24 BUF 36 473:37 0.13 0.89 1.01 0.07 0.06 6.67 3.73 2.93 0.00 0.00
2024-25 BUF 48 627:37 0.00 0.67 0.67 0.10 -0.10 0.00 5.26 -5.26 0.00 10.71

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2020-21 BUF 38 590:26 35.87 2.54 2.24 47.66 2.85 2.72 47.17 45.22 -0.05 -0.05 -0.03
2021-22 BUF 73 1161:50 37.03 2.48 2.31 39.92 2.74 2.45 47.52 48.59 0.01 -0.15 1.63
2022-23 BUF 59 782:23 40.26 1.92 2.38 42.64 3.83 2.66 33.33 47.16 -0.34 -0.05 -2.94
2023-24 BUF 36 473:37 37.88 2.15 2.36 40.54 1.77 2.37 54.84 49.91 -0.03 -0.32 2.88
2024-25 BUF 48 627:37 36.61 2.29 2.20 43.98 3.44 2.66 40.00 45.28 -0.17 0.16 -3.46

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 73 22.5 0.4 5.6 5.7 88.3 58.6 70.6 23.5 5.9 42.2 18.7 39.1
2022-23 59 22.7 0.3 8.9 9.0 87.5 58.3 71.4 28.6 0.0 41.1 18.3 40.6
2023-24 36 22.7 0.2 8.3 8.4 80.9 50.8 63.6 36.4 0.0 43.8 18.3 37.9
2024-25 48 21.4 0.3 8.7 8.7 83.0 68.9 75.0 18.8 6.2 40.2 18.3 41.5

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season
Season Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Clifton, C BUF 231:01 3.38 3.64 48.15 2.11 2.80 42.95 -0.21 0.36 -5.80
2024-25 Byram, B BUF 112:12 1.07 2.14 33.33 2.27 2.45 48.12 -0.04 -0.10 0.60
2024-25 Power, O BUF 100:12 2.40 4.19 36.36 2.62 2.42 51.96 0.35 -0.12 4.73
2024-25 Jokiharju, H BUF 50:25 2.38 2.38 50.00 2.38 2.53 48.49 -0.11 -0.05 -0.65
2024-25 Bernard-Docker, J BUF 38:38 1.55 3.11 33.33 3.06 3.15 49.30 0.98 0.48 5.47
2024-25 Dahlin, R BUF 37:18 3.22 3.22 50.00 1.69 2.58 39.51 -0.65 0.05 -8.47
2024-25 Samuelsson, M BUF 34:46 0.00 5.18 0.00 1.25 3.12 28.67 -1.05 0.45 -17.72
2023-24 Clifton, C BUF 284:52 1.68 1.47 53.33 2.21 2.31 48.79 -0.24 -0.31 0.60
2023-24 Power, O BUF 72:51 1.65 1.65 50.00 2.43 2.09 53.79 0.04 -0.62 6.86
2023-24 Dahlin, R BUF 43:25 1.38 4.15 25.00 2.53 2.80 47.44 0.15 0.22 -0.53
2023-24 Johnson, E BUF 29:24 2.04 2.04 50.00 2.65 2.31 53.45 0.33 -0.08 4.16
2022-23 Lyubushkin, I BUF 290:40 1.86 3.30 36.00 2.04 2.77 42.51 -0.64 0.01 -6.92
2022-23 Dahlin, R BUF 176:04 1.02 3.75 21.43 2.39 2.68 47.10 -0.24 0.04 -2.73
2022-23 Power, O BUF 111:08 1.62 5.40 23.08 2.31 2.54 47.60 -0.33 -0.16 -1.80
2022-23 Jokiharju, H BUF 51:31 1.16 3.49 25.00 2.21 3.07 41.88 -0.35 0.37 -6.84
2022-23 Fitzgerald, C BUF 48:48 1.23 4.92 20.00 3.54 2.16 62.04 0.87 -0.40 11.06
2022-23 Samuelsson, M BUF 31:00 1.94 0.00 100.00 2.20 3.41 39.26 -0.57 0.65 -10.87
2022-23 Stillman, R BUF 26:37 4.51 0.00 100.00 2.97 2.05 59.15 0.78 -0.87 16.30
2022-23 Clague, K BUF 21:28 8.39 2.80 75.00 4.47 1.91 70.10 1.80 -0.75 20.06
2021-22 Miller, C BUF 349:12 2.06 2.41 46.15 2.22 2.45 47.59 0.14 -0.11 2.68
2021-22 Samuelsson, M BUF 168:48 4.62 2.49 65.00 2.06 2.46 45.56 -0.38 -0.08 -3.44
2021-22 Jokiharju, H BUF 143:52 2.92 2.50 53.85 2.13 2.67 44.35 -0.29 0.12 -4.30
2021-22 Dahlin, R BUF 134:24 3.12 1.79 63.64 2.75 2.36 53.75 0.49 -0.23 7.23
2021-22 Fitzgerald, C BUF 131:00 2.29 2.29 50.00 2.56 2.12 54.74 0.09 -0.45 5.73
2021-22 Pysyk, M BUF 128:41 1.40 3.73 27.27 2.17 2.32 48.35 0.01 -0.30 3.20
2021-22 Hagg, R BUF 74:54 0.00 5.61 0.00 2.07 3.14 39.74 -0.21 0.58 -7.42
2020-21 Ristolainen, R BUF 250:59 2.15 2.39 47.37 2.09 2.84 42.37 -0.23 0.16 -4.03
2020-21 Miller, C BUF 117:54 3.56 2.54 58.33 2.21 2.27 49.35 -0.02 -0.53 4.95
2020-21 Montour, B BUF 107:26 2.79 3.35 45.45 2.74 2.98 47.90 0.58 0.25 3.71
2020-21 Borgen, W BUF 72:50 3.30 4.12 44.44 2.39 2.69 47.03 -0.13 0.12 -2.49

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 27 $900,000 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 UFA
Total - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
Signed: Mar 20, 2025
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.94

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 26 $900,000 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
Signed: July 1, 2024
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.02

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 24 $1,850,000 $1,850,000 - - $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 25 $1,850,000 $1,850,000 - - $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $3,700,000
Signed: July 10, 2022
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 2.24

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 21 $889,166 $925,000 $107,500 $92,500 $725,000 $817,500 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 22 $889,166 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2021-22 23 $889,166 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $107,500 $277,500 $2,390,000 $2,667,500 $210,000
Signed: Apr 15, 2019
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15