D · BUF · #73
Zach Metsa
- Height
- HT 5'9"
- Weight
- WT 201 lbs
- Birth date
- Oct 19, 1998 (age 27)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots R
He ranks D200 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
0
#843 overall · D266 of 272
2025–26 scoring
46.1 pts
43 GP · 1.1 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
55.2 pts
57.0 games · 1 PPG
2.5 G · 5.3 A · 7.8 P · 10:58 TOI · 0:02 PP · 1.8 xG
Projection range
46.9–60.7
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 10:58 | 0:02 | 40.7% | 2 | 1.4 | 21.1 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 10:58 | 0:02 | 40.7% | 2.5 | 1.8 | 21.1 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 57.0 | 55.2 | 1.0 | 10:58 | 0:02 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 7.8 | — | — | 31.8 | 6.6 | 41.1 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 2025–26 | 43 | 46.1 | 1.1 | 10:58 | 0:02 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 1.4 | 5 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Zach Metsa's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Metsa's Dynasty Value Score?
- Metsa scores 0 out of 10,000 (#843 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Metsa's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 55.2 NHL-standard fantasy points over 56.95 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.