Jason Zucker

Jason Zucker

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LW · 5'11" · 198 lb · Shoots L
Age 34
Career
0.56
P / GP
468P in 832 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$4.75M
Signed through 2027
Career points
468
Regular season

Jason Zucker, a left wing for the Buffalo Sabres, is entering his age-35 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 45 points (24 goals, 21 assists) in 62 games, a 0.73 points-per-game pace, 16 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 47.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +3.2. HighDanger's model projects 49 points for 2026-27, in a 41 to 57 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2378272148-447915:390.62
2023–245191625-558914:020.49
2023–2418527-423113:130.39
2024–2573213253+4572116:000.73
2025–2662242145-5231615:370.73
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On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 2484th
Assists 2164th
Avg TOI / GP 15:3757th
Shots 12863rd
PIM 2352nd

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 4571st
Primary points 2065th
xGF % 47.2%30th
xGF / 60 1.5035th
xGA / 60 1.6740th

Career journey

Rookie
2011–12 · age 20
Minnesota Wild
0.33 P/GP
6 GP · 0G · 2A
Emerging
2012–13 → 2014 · age 21–22
Minnesota Wild
0.24 P/GP
41 GP · 8G · 2A
Prime
2014–15 → 2022 · age 23–30
Minnesota Wild
0.55 P/GP
503 GP · 147G · 131A
Veteran
2022–23 → 2026 · age 31–34
Buffalo Sabres
0.63 P/GP
282 GP · 86G · 92A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

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