Defense · BUF · 2021-22

Jacob Bryson

Age: 28
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 176 lb
Shoots: L
Born: London

Games: 73
Goals: 1
Assists: 10
Points: 11
Ice time: 18:21/gm

Season2021-22

Rating · 2021-22

80/100

Top of the roster

Shutdown Defender

Better than 80% of NHL defencemen.

+1.14wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense1214 min48among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense1214 min84among all skaters at the position

Power play65 min62among defencemen who run a power play · small sample

Penalty kill59 min63among defencemen who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2020-21BUF	38	27	+0.19	Where it came from
2021-22BUF	73	80	+1.14	Where it came from
2022-23BUF	59	51	+0.42	Where it came from
2023-24BUF	36	50	+0.33	Where it came from
2024-25BUF	48	25	+0.02	Where it came from
2025-26TOT	50	52	+0.35	Where it came from
Career6 seasons	304	—	+2.45

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 73 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs CHIApr 29	W 3-2 OT	12:56	0	0	0	2	C
@ BOSApr 28	L 0-5	15:15	0	0	0	0	D
vs NYIApr 23	W 5-3	12:14	1	1	1	0	B
@ NJDApr 21	W 5-2	15:34	0	0	0	0	C
@ PHIApr 17	W 5-3	11:50	0	0	0	0	D+

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.