Jason Zucker
Buffalo Sabres · LW · #17- HT
- 5'11"
- WT
- 198 lb
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Newport Beach, USA
- Draft
- 2010 MIN · R2 #59
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 38 GP tracked · 10h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 760 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.75M
cap hit
$6.95M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$2.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Zucker | 78 | Middle-Six Engine | 45 P · 62 GP | $4.75M | $6.95M | A+$2.2M | this player |
 Jared McCann | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 40 P · 52 GP | $5.00M | $7.28M | A+$2.3M | 82% |
 Travis Konecny | 82 | Middle-Six Engine | 68 P · 77 GP | $8.75M | $8.30M | C−$0.5M | 82% |
 Chris Kreider | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 50 P · 75 GP | $6.50M | $5.99M | C−$0.5M | 81% |
 Patrick Kane | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 57 P · 67 GP | $3.00M | $7.61M | A++$4.6M | 81% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jack Quinn · 16 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Jason’s goals
Creates for
goals Jason assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs BOS
2P
2G 0A
vs BOS 03-25
2G 0A · 4 shots · 15:58 TOI
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 03-27
0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:04 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-28
0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:05 TOI
vs NYI
0P
0G 0A
vs NYI 03-31
0G 0A · 2 shots · 15:32 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:48 TOI
@ WSH
0P
0G 0A
@ WSH 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:20 TOI
vs TBL
2P
1G 1A
vs TBL 04-06
1G 1A · 4 shots · 13:44 TOI
@ NYR
2P
1G 1A
@ NYR 04-08
1G 1A · 4 shots · 18:14 TOI
vs CBJ
1P
0G 1A
vs CBJ 04-09
0G 1A · 0 shots · 14:18 TOI
@ CHI
1P
0G 1A
@ CHI 04-13
0G 1A · 2 shots · 14:09 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 12 of 24 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 14 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 25 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| 2012-13 | Minnesota Wild | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Minnesota Wild | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Minnesota Wild | 51 | 21 | 5 | 26 | -9 |
| 2015-16 | Minnesota Wild | 71 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -4 |
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 79 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 34 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 81 | 21 | 21 | 42 | -9 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 45 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -3 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -2 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 27 | 21 | 48 | -4 |
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 51 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -5 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -4 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 73 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 62 | 24 | 21 | 45 | -5 |
| Career | 5 teams | 832 | 241 | 227 | 468 | -4 |