GRIT & GF
Jason Zucker

Buffalo Sabres, Left wing

Jason Zucker

  • Net-front
  • Steady
Points, 2025–26
45
24 G, 21 A in 62 GP
Individual xG
20.2
24 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:37
128 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.9
share of chances while he's on

Jason Zucker has 24 goals and 21 assists (45 points) in 62 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025–26, with 128 shots on goal and 15:37 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 75.7 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

75.7050100
Rated above 67% of forwards
Goals above average
+8.0
Wins
+1.34
Physicality20thGF98thIntimidation32thChemistry82thClutch26th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.41, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 66.5% of 531 rated players

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GF

+1.78 SD · 98th percentile · weight 38% · +5.1 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.6.7199th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.4.1494th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.1.1490th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 876 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs DET

    Friday, March 27

    Volume

    Jason Zucker had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 3.6 attempts a game. The Sabres fell 5-2 to the Red Wings.

  2. vs BOS

    Wednesday, March 25

    Two goals

    Jason Zucker scored twice. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.5. He has 22 goals this season. The Sabres fell 4-3 to the Bruins in overtime.

  3. vs SJS

    Tuesday, March 10

    Streak

    Jason Zucker has scored in 3 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 20th goal of the season. The Sabres beat the Sharks 6-3.

  4. vs TBL

    Sunday, March 8

    Big night

    Three points for Jason Zucker: two goals and one assist. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.5. It finished 8-7 for the Sabres.

  5. at NYI

    Saturday, January 24

    Two goals

    Jason Zucker scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 13 goals this season. He played 13:44 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-0 for the Sabres.

  6. at WPG

    Friday, December 5

    Streak

    Jason Zucker has scored in 3 straight games. That was his ninth goal of the season. He played 16:32 and had five shots on goal. The Sabres lost 4-1 to the Jets.

  7. vs CHI

    Friday, November 21

    Big night

    Jason Zucker had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 5 goals this season. He played 15:25 and had one shot on goal. It finished 9-3 for the Sabres.

Player card

Percentile among 476 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:37
    59
  • Points per 602.79
    87
  • Goals per 601.49
    94
  • Individual xG per 601.25
    90
  • Shots per 607.9
    81

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.95
    88
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.73
    23
  • xGF%51.9%
    69

Physical

  • Hits per 603.5
    43
  • Blocks per 601.5
    15
  • Penalty minutes per 601.4
    51

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn66521:19520–46728.4–24.431–2454%
Alex Tuch, Josh Norris952:2045–642.1–2.03–251%
Jack Quinn, Noah Ostlund3444:4937–421.7–1.61–151%
Jack Quinn, Konsta Helenius438:4047–413.8–1.53–172%
Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn2834:0134–381.2–1.40–247%
Alex Tuch, Ryan McLeod5718:2010–140.4–0.71–036%
Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn4715:4311–280.4–1.51–122%
Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson5112:2610–120.9–0.40–067%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 24 goals from 192 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.501.00
03-3105-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–266224214512820.215:37572551.9
2024–257321325314316.915:60683448.4
2023–246914183215017.113:50982250.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-05-1816:390000.28310
2026-05-1613:291120.37100
2026-05-1413:351020.16100
2026-05-1212:140010.18112
2026-05-106:470000.04000
2026-05-0811:080020.25100
2026-05-0614:150000.02010
2026-05-0115:250010.24120
2026-04-2820:400120.51000
2026-04-2613:260010.38300
2026-04-2317:210040.46300
2026-04-2118:560000.20300
2026-04-1915:100030.26302
2026-04-1314:090120.21112
2026-04-0914:180100.00000
2026-04-0818:141140.90010
2026-04-0613:441140.51000
2026-04-0418:200010.19100
2026-04-0216:480000.00210
2026-03-3115:320020.20110