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Josh Anderson
Right Wing #17 Canadiens $5.500M
Player Information

Josh Anderson has 20 points (12 goals, 8 assists) in 51 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 95) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he has 270 points (158 goals, 112 assists) in 667 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Montreal Canadiens.

He also has 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) in 48 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 31.8 yrs (07.05.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 102 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 95th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 36% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Josh Anderson is off the ice, the Canadiens control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 13% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 50% in the defensive zone.

  • 54

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 204th of 253 Wings
    Defense:Def: 253rd of 253 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.17
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.36
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.46
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.95
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.26
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.26
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.72
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.21
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.99
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.47
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.13
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.92
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4.67
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.56
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.59
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.43
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.68
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.50
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.78
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.500M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 34.2 yrs (07.05.1994)
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Josh Anderson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -1 12:34 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -2 12:35 1 0.0% 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 12:10 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 1 13:05 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 1 2 3 3 15:20 3 33.3% 2
Total 5 1 2 3 1 4 25.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Blue Jackets 6 0 1 1 -1 13:26 10 0.0% 2
2015-16 Team Logo Blue Jackets 12 1 3 4 0 10:41 11 9.1% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 78 17 12 29 12 12:01 119 14.3% 89
2017-18 Team Logo Blue Jackets 63 19 11 30 -1 18:01 188 10.1% 42
2018-19 Team Logo Blue Jackets 82 27 20 47 25 17:01 230 11.7% 60
2019-20 Team Logo Blue Jackets 26 1 3 4 -8 16:04 63 1.6% 17
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 52 17 7 24 -10 16:25 125 13.6% 38
2021-22 Team Logo Canadiens 69 19 13 32 -25 17:13 151 12.6% 65
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 69 21 11 32 -8 16:58 164 12.8% 72
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 78 9 11 20 -18 15:28 141 6.4% 74
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 81 15 12 27 -2 14:19 109 13.8% 90
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 51 12 8 20 -6 14:24 63 19.0% 54
Season Projection 76 18 12 30 -9 14:24 94 19.1% 80
Total 667 158 112 270 -42 1374 11.5% 605
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 5 1 1 2 2 13:43 11 9.1% 2
2017-18 Team Logo Blue Jackets 6 1 2 3 3 15:46 9 11.1% 21
2018-19 Team Logo Blue Jackets 10 1 2 3 -5 16:58 23 4.3% 22
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 22 5 1 6 -1 14:30 50 10.0% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 5 0 1 1 -2 13:52 11 0.0% 20
Total 48 8 7 15 -3 104 7.7% 77
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Josh Anderson Team Logo RW 31.8 yrs 191 cm / 102 kg 0.39 0.40 56 49 $5.500M
84% Miles Wood Team Logo LW 30.5 yrs 188 cm / 94 kg 0.35 0.35 61 52 $2.500M
82% Drew O'Connor Team Logo LW 27.7 yrs 193 cm / 94 kg 0.37 0.32 61 53 $2.500M
78% Sean Kuraly Team Logo C 33.1 yrs 188 cm / 94 kg 0.28 0.27 52 54 $1.850M
77% Brett Howden Team Logo C 27.9 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.38 0.33 61 59 $2.500M
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