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Zach Metsa

#73 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 26/27

Date of Birth

Oct 19, 1998

Position

Age

Height

5'9" / 175 cm

Place of Birth

Delafield, WI, USA

Weight

181 lbs / 82 kg

Nation

USA

Shoots

Youth Team

Contract

26/27

Cap Hit

NHL Rights

Buffalo Sabres / Signed

Agency

PREMIUM

Father: Tom Metsa
Brother: Matthew Metsa

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Zach Metsa Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
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*	-*	\|	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	2	-
	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	16U AAA	54*	9*	39*	48*	22*	24*	\|
	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	2*	0*	0*	0*	0*	-1*	\|
2015-16	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA	T1EHL 18U	30*	7*	17*	24*	6*	-*	\|	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	4	-
	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	2*	0*	0*	0*	0*	0*	\|
2016-17	Merritt Centennials	BCHL	57*	3*	24*	27*	15*	0*	\|	Playoffs	11	0	5	5	2	0
2017-18	Youngstown Phantoms	USHL	37*	1*	12*	13*	12*	-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. “A”	NCAA	42*	10*	27*	37*	8*	38*	\|
2022-23	Quinnipiac Univ. “C”	NCAA	40*	9*	28*	37*	12*	34*	\|
	Rochester Americans	AHL	0*	0*	0*	0*	0*	0*	\|	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	0	1
2023-24	Rochester Americans	AHL	54*	7*	17*	24*	16*	15*	\|	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2024-25	Rochester Americans “A”	AHL	69*	7*	39*	46*	16*	15*	\|	Playoffs	8	0	3	3	20	2
2025-26	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	43*	2*	4*	6*	8*	16*	\|	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	-1
	Rochester Americans “C”	AHL	19*	2*	13*	15*	4*	4*	\|
2026-27	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	\|

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
16U AAA	1	54*	9*	39*	48*	0.89*	22*	24*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
AHL	4	142*	16*	69*	85*	0.60*	36*	34*	\|	3	26	1 *	6 *	7 *	0.27 *	20 *	1 *
BCHL	1	57*	3*	24*	27*	0.47*	15*	0*	\|	1	11	0 *	5 *	5 *	0.45 *	2 *	0 *
NCAA	5	177*	31*	90*	121*	0.68*	34*	90*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
NHL	2	43*	2*	4*	6*	0.14*	8*	16*	\|	1	2	1 *	0 *	1 *	0.50 *	0 *	-1 *
T1EHL 14U	1	29*	7*	19*	26*	0.90*	6*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
T1EHL 16U	2	65*	8*	51*	59*	0.91*	26*	-*	\|	1	4	1 *	1 *	2 *	0.50 *	2 *	- *
T1EHL 18U	1	30*	7*	17*	24*	0.80*	6*	-*	\|	1	4	0 *	0 *	0 *	0.00 *	4 *	- *
USHL	3	64*	4*	20*	24*	0.38*	24*	-29*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*

Season

Awards by season

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
04/01/2026
04/01/2026	Up/Down	Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres
03/26/2026
03/26/2026	Up/Down	Buffalo Sabres	Rochester Americans
02/25/2026
02/25/2026	Up/Down	Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres
02/06/2026
02/06/2026	Up/Down	Buffalo Sabres	Rochester Americans
12/08/2025
12/08/2025	Up/Down	Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres
12/01/2025
12/01/2025	Up/Down	Buffalo Sabres	Rochester Americans
11/17/2025
11/17/2025	Up/Down	Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres
10/27/2025
10/27/2025	Up/Down	Buffalo Sabres	Rochester Americans
10/16/2025
10/16/2025	Up/Down	Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres
09/27/2025
09/27/2025	Up/Down	Buffalo Sabres	Rochester Americans
07/02/2025
07/02/2025	Confirmed	Rochester Americans	Buffalo Sabres
04/13/2023
04/13/2023	Confirmed	Quinnipiac Univ.	Rochester Americans
07/28/2017
07/28/2017	Confirmed	Merritt Centennials	Youngstown Phantoms
06/13/2016
06/13/2016	Confirmed	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA	Merritt Centennials
02/28/2015
02/28/2015	Confirmed	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	Quinnipiac Univ.

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