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Justin Danforth #15
Right Wing Team LogoBuffalo Sabres
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Justin Danforth has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 4 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

As an undrafted Right Wing, he has 64 points (31 goals, 33 assists) in 187 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Buffalo Sabres.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 32.8 yrs (15.03.1993)
    Height / Weight: 173 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Lower Body Injury
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The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Justin Danforth is off the ice, the Sabres control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 22% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 42% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 166th of 251 Wings
    Defense:Def: 70th of 251 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    61.00
    PlayDriving
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.04
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    14.38
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.62
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.48
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.34
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.90
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.73
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.12
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.21
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.22
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.49
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.28
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.62
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    3.35
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.55
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.78
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.42
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    8.12
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.47
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Actual AAV: $1.800M
Player Contract Value: $2.500M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 35.3 yrs (15.03.1993)
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Justin Danforth
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
09.10.2025 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 -1 9:33 2 0.0% 2
11.10.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 13:26 0 0
13.10.2025 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 17:34 0 0
15.10.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 6:13 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 45 10 4 14 -5 12:34 72 13.9% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 6 2 1 3 -3 13:22 10 20.0% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 71 10 16 26 -10 14:16 86 11.6% 26
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 61 9 12 21 -6 14:22 94 9.6% 18
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 4 0 0 0 -2 11:41 2 0.0% 2
Season Projection 45 0 0 0 -22 11:42 22 0.0% 22
Total 187 31 33 64 -26 264 11.7% 60
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Justin Danforth Team Logo RW 32.8 yrs 173 cm / 87 kg 0.00 0.34 64 77 $1.800M
90% Nils Hoglander Team Logo LW 25.1 yrs 175 cm / 83 kg 0.00 0.38 68 75 $3.000M
82% Jakob Pelletier Team Logo LW 24.8 yrs 178 cm / 77 kg 0.00 0.33 66 72 $0.775M
79% Conor Sheary Team Logo LW 33.6 yrs 173 cm / 82 kg 0.24 0.44 62 80 $0.775M
79% Alexander Kerfoot Team Logo C 31.4 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.12 0.48 64 75 $3.000M
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