Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Zach Metsa

BUF · D · Age 27

GP 4 · G-A-PTS 0-1-1

Limited sample IN LINE VERY LOW confidence

Expected P/G 0,11 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP

Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 1Y baseline 0,14

Actual P/G 0,25 Limited sample

Deployment 8 #8 among D on team

Driver 29 #7 among D on team

4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current

Team context

Buffalo Sabres Balanced environment

Fantasy environment #21 of 32 NHL teams

Team xP/G #21 0,68 top-8 xP/G

Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #7 · shot diff #4

Power-play environment Average PP OZ #15

Pace & activity Average #16 NHL · 24,0 bursts/g · 57,5 km/g · 37,0 attempts/g

Balanced environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment

Overall usageSeason rate

TOI/G11:09

PP TOI/G0:01

SOG/G0,25

5v5 roleObserved role

D4Defense pair

Louis Crevier · Zach Metsa

Pair time · last game

7:44

TOI · With this pair · last game

63%

TOI · With this pair · last 3

73%

TOI · With this pair · season

53%

Trend

+20 percentage points ↑+20 pts ↑

Power playObserved PP role

No stable power-play unit established from available opportunities.

PP share · last game

PP share · last 3

PP share · season

First-unit starts · last 3

0 / 8

Trend

StableStable

SituationalLast 5

Vs empty net

0% · 0:00

Own goalie pulled

100% · 0:16

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Observed · High confidence · 12 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

PTS

P/G

0,25

SOG/G

0,25

TOI/G

11:09

PP TOI/G

0:01

Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games

CHI @ BUF OKT 3

▶ Assist on J. Quinn goal P1 · 16:24

Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted

Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 29

Deployment 8

Offensive Driver Below average · limited sample

Shot Creation Low · limited sample

Play Creation Average · limited sample

Deployment Low · limited sample

Median High-end Elite

Trajectory

Early season

1Y baseline 0,14 Historical P/G

2026–27 0,25 vs baseline +0,11

Expected P/G 0,11 vs baseline −0,03

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Limited Deployment is constraining current fantasy opportunity.

The role is materially weaker than the top usage profiles at the position.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,11.