Jason Zucker
Left WingShoots L5-11, 200 lbBorn Wed, Jan 15, 1992 (age 34) · Newport Beach, CA, USALast team: Buffalo Sabres
Injured Reserve · Abdomen · est. return Wed, Oct 21, 2026
Zucker (abdomen) participated in Tuesday's morning skate but is still a few weeks away from returning to game action, Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic reports.
Career
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 11:02 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | MIN | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 | 11:16 | 11 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | MIN | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 10.0 | 12:59 | 16 | 11 |
| 2014–15 | MIN | 51 | 21 | 5 | 26 | -9 | 18 | 1 | 124 | 16.9 | 15:04 | 67 | 13 |
| 2015–16 | MIN | 71 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -4 | 20 | 0 | 158 | 8.2 | 15:35 | 83 | 33 |
| 2016–17 | MIN | 79 | 22 | 25 | 47 | +34 | 30 | 1 | 172 | 12.8 | 15:17 | 73 | 42 |
| 2017–18 | MIN | 82 | 33 | 31 | 64 | +8 | 44 | 7 | 222 | 14.9 | 16:58 | 80 | 47 |
| 2018–19 | MIN | 81 | 21 | 21 | 42 | -9 | 28 | 7 | 214 | 9.8 | 17:05 | 87 | 38 |
| 2019–20 | MIN | 45 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -3 | 19 | 5 | 75 | 18.7 | 15:54 | 35 | 20 |
| PIT | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16.7 | 17:40 | 18 | 3 | |
| TOT | 60 | 20 | 21 | 41 | -4 | 21 | 7 | 111 | 18.0 | 16:20 | 53 | 23 | |
| 2020–21 | PIT | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 21 | 1 | 67 | 13.4 | 15:41 | 69 | 15 |
| 2021–22 | PIT | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 15 | 2 | 102 | 7.8 | 14:49 | 66 | 20 |
| 2022–23 | PIT | 78 | 27 | 21 | 48 | -4 | 47 | 2 | 197 | 13.7 | 15:39 | 198 | 29 |
| 2023–24 | ARI | 51 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 58 | 4 | 104 | 8.7 | 14:02 | 74 | 14 |
| NSH | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 23 | 1 | 46 | 10.9 | 13:13 | 24 | 4 | |
| TOT | 69 | 14 | 18 | 32 | -9 | 81 | 5 | 150 | 9.3 | 13:49 | 98 | 18 | |
| 2024–25 | BUF | 73 | 21 | 32 | 53 | +4 | 57 | 11 | 143 | 14.7 | 16:00 | 68 | 22 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 62 | 24 | 20 | 44 | -5 | 23 | 10 | 128 | 18.8 | 15:37 | 57 | 21 |
| Career | 15 seasons | 832 | 241 | 226 | 467 | -4 | 417 | 55 | 1872 | 12.9 | 15:31 | 1031 | 339 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | MIN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 13:29 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | MIN | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 14:11 | 20 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 13:56 | 7 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | MIN | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 17:15 | 10 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | MIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 16:27 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16.7 | 17:14 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | PIT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 15:25 | 22 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | PIT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 13:45 | 23 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | NSH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 14:18 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 | 14:33 | 20 | 5 |
| Career | 10 seasons | 65 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 16 | 2 | 129 | 8.5 | 14:52 | 132 | 26 |
Expected goals (unblocked shots)
| Season | Type | G | ixG | G − ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Regular | 4 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 2012–13 | Playoffs | 1 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 2013–14 | Regular | 4 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 2014–15 | Regular | 18 | 12.8 | 5.2 |
| 2015–16 | Regular | 12 | 16.2 | -4.2 |
| 2016–17 | Regular | 21 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
| 2017–18 | Regular | 26 | 20.5 | 5.5 |
| 2018–19 | Regular | 16 | 18.4 | -2.4 |
| 2019–20 | Regular | 19 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| 2020–21 | Regular | 9 | 6.9 | 2.1 |
| 2020–21 | Playoffs | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2021–22 | Regular | 6 | 9.2 | -3.2 |
| 2022–23 | Regular | 19 | 18.4 | 0.6 |
| 2023–24 | Regular | 9 | 11.8 | -2.8 |
| 2024–25 | Regular | 18 | 15.3 | 2.7 |
| 2025–26 | Regular | 17 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · 2025–26
2025–262024–252023–242022–232021–222020–212019–202018–192017–182016–172015–162014–152013–142012–132011–12
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | NYR | L 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19:23 |
| Oct 11 | @BOS | L 1–3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19:29 |
| Oct 13 | COL | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 |
| Oct 15 | OTT | W 8–4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11:43 |
| Oct 18 | FLA | W 3–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 |
| Oct 20 | @MTL | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 |
| Oct 22 | DET | W 4–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:28 |
| Oct 24 | TOR | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:47 |
| Oct 25 | @TOR | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 |
| Oct 28 | CBJ | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:20 |
| Oct 30 | @BOS | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15:28 |
| Nov 1 | WSH | W 4–3 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
| Nov 21 | CHI | W 9–3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:25 |
| Nov 23 | CAR | W 4–1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:23 |
| Nov 26 | @PIT | L 2–4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 |
| Nov 28 | NJD | L 0–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16:22 |
| Nov 29 | @MIN | W 3–2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 |
| Dec 1 | WPG | W 5–1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 |
| Dec 3 | @PHI | L 2–5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18:12 |
| Dec 5 | @WPG | L 1–4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 |
| Dec 8 | @CGY | L 4–7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:05 |
| Jan 6 | VAN | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 |
| Jan 8 | @NYR | W 5–2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15:00 |
| Jan 10 | ANA | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:39 |
| Jan 12 | FLA | L 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:53 |
| Jan 14 | PHI | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 |
| Jan 15 | MTL | W 5–3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:27 |
| Jan 17 | MIN | OTL 4–5 OT | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17:49 |
| Jan 19 | @CAR | L 1–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:59 |
| Jan 20 | @NSH | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17:32 |
| Jan 22 | @MTL | W 4–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:00 |
| Jan 24 | @NYI | W 5–0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 |
| Jan 27 | @TOR | W 7–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| Jan 29 | LAK | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:17 |
| Jan 31 | MTL | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18:40 |
| Feb 2 | @FLA | W 5–3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:00 |
| Feb 3 | @TBL | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 |
| Feb 5 | PIT | L 2–5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:48 |
| Feb 25 | @NJD | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:28 |
| Feb 27 | @FLA | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:52 |
| Feb 28 | @TBL | W 6–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:05 |
| Mar 3 | VGK | W 3–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 |
| Mar 5 | @PIT | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 |
| Mar 7 | NSH | W 3–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:42 |
| Mar 8 | TBL | W 8–7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 |
| Mar 10 | SJS | W 6–3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:56 |
| Mar 12 | WSH | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17:07 |
| Mar 14 | TOR | W 3–2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:24 |
| Mar 17 | @VGK | W 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:55 |
| Mar 19 | @SJS | W 5–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 |
| Mar 21 | @LAK | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:30 |
| Mar 22 | @ANA | OTL 5–6 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:21 |
| Mar 25 | BOS | OTL 3–4 OT | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 |
| Mar 27 | DET | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:04 |
| Mar 28 | SEA | W 3–2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:05 |
| Mar 31 | NYI | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:32 |
| Apr 2 | @OTT | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:48 |
| Apr 4 | @WSH | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:20 |
| Apr 6 | TBL | W 4–2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 |
| Apr 8 | @NYR | W 5–3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:14 |
| Apr 9 | CBJ | W 5–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 |
| Apr 13 | @CHI | W 5–1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:09 |
| Apr 19 | BOS | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15:10 |
| Apr 21 | BOS | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:56 |
| Apr 23 | @BOS | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17:21 |
| Apr 26 | @BOS | W 6–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13:26 |
| Apr 28 | BOS | L 1–2 OT | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 |
| May 1 | @BOS | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:25 |
| May 6 | MTL | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 |
| May 8 | MTL | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:08 |
| May 10 | @MTL | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:47 |
| May 12 | @MTL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:14 |
| May 14 | MTL | L 3–6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:35 |
| May 16 | @MTL | W 8–3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:29 |
| May 18 | MTL | L 2–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16:39 |