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Josh Manson
Defenseman #42 Avalanche $4.500M
Player Information

Josh Manson has 24 points (5 goals, 19 assists) in 55 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 160) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, he has 194 points (44 goals, 150 assists) in 681 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks and the Colorado Avalanche.

He also has 21 points (7 goals, 14 assists) in 65 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 34.4 yrs (07.10.1991)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 98 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 160th in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoAnaheim Ducks
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 34-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Josh Manson is off the ice, the Avalanche control 59% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 41% in the defensive zone.

  • 81

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 49th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 33rd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.21
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.25
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.68
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.50
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.27
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.25
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.10
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.75
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.74
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.68
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.60
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.18
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.05
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.80
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.500M
Player Contract Value: $7.900M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 37.7 yrs (07.10.1991)
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Josh Manson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 20:55 1 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 1 1 -1 19:13 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 1 1 1 19:48 1 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 16:21 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 1 0 1 2 18:28 4 25.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 1 8 12.5% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Ducks 28 0 3 3 1 18:25 26 0.0% 31
2015-16 Team Logo Ducks 71 5 10 15 11 18:46 88 5.7% 74
2016-17 Team Logo Ducks 82 5 12 17 14 18:37 88 5.7% 82
2017-18 Team Logo Ducks 80 7 30 37 34 20:21 117 6.0% 62
2018-19 Team Logo Ducks 74 3 13 16 -8 22:18 96 3.1% 62
2019-20 Team Logo Ducks 50 1 8 9 -10 20:37 64 1.6% 37
2020-21 Team Logo Ducks 23 1 6 7 -3 17:58 19 5.3% 30
2021-22 Team Logo Ducks 45 4 5 9 0 19:45 61 6.6% 53
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 22 2 5 7 -11 17:23 31 6.5% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Avalanche 27 2 8 10 13 17:40 41 4.9% 42
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 76 8 17 25 11 17:46 123 6.5% 87
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 48 1 14 15 -6 18:01 65 1.5% 28
2025-26 Team Logo Avalanche 55 5 19 24 37 18:10 87 5.7% 64
Season Projection 82 7 28 35 55 18:10 130 5.4% 95
Total 681 44 150 194 83 906 4.9% 664
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 4:43 1 0.0% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Ducks 17 0 3 3 -2 20:33 27 0.0% 20
2017-18 Team Logo Ducks 4 0 0 0 -1 21:01 6 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 20 3 5 8 6 17:10 39 7.7% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Avalanche 5 0 0 0 -3 11:46 4 0.0% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 11 2 5 7 7 20:22 25 8.0% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 7 2 1 3 4 18:49 18 11.1% 8
Total 65 7 14 21 11 120 5.8% 60
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Josh Manson Team Logo D 34.4 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.28 71 86 $4.500M
86% Alexander Nikishin Team Logo D 24.4 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.39 0.39 75 85 $0.925M
86% Damon Severson Team Logo D 31.6 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.38 0.40 73 86 $6.250M
85% K'Andre Miller Team Logo D 26.1 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.47 0.37 69 88 $7.500M
83% Hampus Lindholm Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.41 66 81 $6.500M
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