Defence · #73

Zach Metsa

Age: 27
Shoots: Right
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 91 kg
Born: Delafield, USA
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2025–26 to 2026–27

Games: 46
Goals: 2
Points: 7
TOI per game: 10:57
xGF% (5v5): 48.5%
Goals above expected: +0.8

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Jack QuinnR · BUF	128:04	45	46.4%	49.4%	52.8%
Peyton KrebsC · BUF	119:51	45	44.4%	49.7%	50.8%
Ryan McLeodC · BUF	116:09	44	49.6%	48.4%	53.7%
Zach BensonL · BUF	115:12	42	58.2%	46.3%	54.4%
Beck MalenstynL · BUF	114:32	44	40.2%	50.2%	48.7%
Josh DoanR · BUF	114:04	45	52.2%	47.0%	53.8%
Tage ThompsonC · BUF	107:37	44	50.4%	48.0%	52.1%
Noah OstlundC · BUF	103:14	38	48.1%	49.7%	53.1%
Jason ZuckerL · BUF	91:23	35	39.6%	52.8%	50.8%
Alex TuchR · BUF	89:40	41	51.9%	46.7%	50.1%
Bowen ByramD · BUF	89:03	40	43.2%	49.5%	51.7%
Logan StanleyD · BUF	87:59	10	49.7%	66.7%	51.8%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Brandon CarloD · TOR	16:48	4	53.4%
Jake McCabeD · TOR	15:23	4	55.3%
Max DomiC · TOR	14:49	4	49.0%
Matthew SchaeferD · NYI	14:39	3	61.6%
Zach WerenskiD · CBJ	14:34	3	44.4%
Denton MateychukD · CBJ	13:48	3	50.9%
Oliver Ekman-LarssonD · TOR	13:22	4	34.8%
Adam PelechD · NYI	13:22	3	35.1%
Kyle MacLeanC · NYI	13:21	3	39.3%
Pontus HolmbergR · TBL	12:43	3	20.4%
Simon BenoitD · TOR	12:22	4	71.5%
Matthew KniesL · TOR/CBJ	12:21	4	51.1%