#78 · Defence · DET
JacobBryson
Next milestone 49 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 50
- G
- 2
- A
- 6
- P
- 8
- +/-
- -9
- PIM
- 10
- SOG
- 22
- S%
- 9.1
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- November 18, 1997 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- London, Ontario, CAN
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Weight
- 177 lb (80 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2017 BUF, round 4, #99 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed22.1 mphleague avg 21.6 mph67th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph25league avg 31.354th percentile
- Distance skated79.5 mileague avg 133.2 mi35th percentile
- Hardest shot86.3 mphleague avg 88.9 mph29th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.7%league avg 42.3%35th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2 | 1.21 | +0.79 | 60 | 3 | .020 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 50 games · 521:56 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 49.5% | 48.3% | +1.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 47.2% | 48.5% | -1.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 21–30
- xG for–against
- 19.1–19.5
- Average rating
- 5.4
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Power | 23 | 128:28 | 55.4% |
| Haydn Fleury | 12 | 108:28 | 39.4% |
| Zach Metsa | 11 | 85:06 | 38.9% |
| Michael Kesselring | 5 | 28:34 | 48.2% |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 16 | 25:27 | 76.8% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.6 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ UTA | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 17:04 |
| Apr 13 | @ VGK | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 13:21 |
| Apr 11 | vs PHI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 |
| Apr 9 | @ STL | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 11:14 |
| Apr 6 | vs SEA | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 |
| Apr 4 | @ CBJ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:08 |
| Mar 31 | @ CHI | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 |
| Mar 28 | @ COL | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 |
| Mar 19 | @ BOS | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 11:49 |
| Mar 17 | vs NSH | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 |
| Mar 15 | vs STL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 |
| Mar 14 | vs COL | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 |
| Mar 12 | vs NYR | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 13:12 |
| Mar 10 | vs ANA | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Mar 7 | vs VAN | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:58 |
| Feb 5 | vs PIT | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:19 |
| Feb 3 | @ TBL | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:01 |
| Jan 22 | @ MTL | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 6:17 |
| Jan 20 | @ NSH | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 |
| Jan 19 | @ CAR | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:00 |
| Jan 15 | vs MTL | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:02 |
| Jan 14 | vs PHI | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 |
| Jan 12 | vs FLA | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 8:18 |
| Jan 10 | vs ANA | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 |
| Jan 8 | @ NYR | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 |
| Jan 6 | vs VAN | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 12:50 |
| Jan 3 | @ CBJ | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 9:59 |
| Dec 27 | vs BOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:14 |
| Dec 14 | @ SEA | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:08 |
| Dec 11 | @ VAN | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:02 |
| Dec 9 | @ EDM | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 6:08 |
| Dec 8 | @ CGY | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 9:00 |
| Dec 5 | @ WPG | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 |
| Dec 3 | @ PHI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 |
| Dec 1 | vs WPG | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:50 |
| Nov 29 | @ MIN | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:26 |
| Nov 28 | vs NJD | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 14:07 |
| Nov 26 | @ PIT | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 |
| Nov 23 | vs CAR | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 |
| Nov 21 | vs CHI | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 14:41 |
| Nov 19 | vs CGY | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 |
| Nov 17 | vs EDM | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 |
| Nov 13 | @ COL | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 |
| Nov 12 | @ UTA | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 |
| Nov 8 | @ CAR | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 |
| Oct 18 | vs FLA | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:16 |
| Oct 15 | vs OTT | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 |
| Oct 13 | vs COL | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:50 |
| Oct 11 | @ BOS | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 |
| Oct 9 | vs NYR | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 304 | 6 | 45 | 51 | -47 | 60 | 151 | 4.0 | 8 |
Season by season (7)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 | 12 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Jets | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Sabres | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 8 | 15 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Sabres | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -24 | 8 | 27 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Sabres | 73 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 12 | 43 | 2.3 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | Sabres | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 | 24 | 4.2 | 1 |