#24 · Defence · BUF
MattGrzelcyk
Next milestone 3 games from 600
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 1
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 0
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- January 5, 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Weight
- 180 lb (82 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2012 BOS, round 3, #85 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed18.5 mphleague avg 20.4 mph2nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph0league avg 1.50th percentile
- Distance skated2.1 mileague avg 6.6 mi6th percentile
- Hardest shot78.9 mphleague avg 79.1 mph41st percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.8%league avg 41.6%47th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025-26 | 0 | 2.54 | -2.54 | 159 | 2 | .016 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 1 games · 12:37 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 42.9% | 55.3% | -12.4 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 46.2% | 60.7% | -14.6 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–1
- xG for–against
- 0.1–0.1
- Average rating
- 5.0
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 8:12 | 65.6% |
| Owen Power | 1 | 1:26 | — |
| Louis Crevier | 1 | 1:26 | — |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0:56 | — |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 0:34 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
The rating trend appears after two games with shift data this season.
Points, last 10 games
Not enough games yet for a trend.
Game log · 2026-27
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 597 | 26 | 161 | 187 | +121 | 285 | 809 | 3.2 | 45 |
| Playoffs | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -19 | 26 | 80 | 6.3 | 7 |
Season by season (11)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Blackhawks | 69 | 0 | 12 | 12 | -9 | 32 | 68 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | Penguins | 82 | 1 | 39 | 40 | -6 | 16 | 94 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | Bruins | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +13 | 37 | 59 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Bruins | 75 | 4 | 22 | 26 | +46 | 28 | 102 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Bruins | 73 | 4 | 20 | 24 | +22 | 24 | 118 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | Bruins | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | +11 | 22 | 80 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | Bruins | 68 | 4 | 17 | 21 | +15 | 34 | 112 | 3.6 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | Bruins | 66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | +9 | 68 | 90 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | Bruins | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +21 | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |