Josh Norris has 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists) in 16 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.
Selected in the 1st round (No. 19) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he has 173 points (96 goals, 77 assists) in 255 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres.
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Country: USA
Age: 26.7 yrs (05.05.1999) Height / Weight: 188 cm / 89 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 19th in 2017 Draft Team: San Jose Sharks
Awards: -
The 26-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Sabres controlling 63% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Josh Norris is off the ice, the Sabres control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.
He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 43% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 27% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 18th of 245 CentersDefense:Def: 84th of 245 Centers -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving 0.14-0.140.14OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.630.350.65IceTimePerGame 16.391222Metric Current Season Goals/60 1.140.21.5PrimaryAssists/60 0.910.11.5SecondaryAssists/60 1.140.11.2xGoals/60 1.020.491.34OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 4.911.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 5.261.45.5PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.460.271.56OZoneStartPct 0.430.150.4PP_xGoals/60 2.370.52.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.902.54OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 3.202.54Penalties/60 0.460.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 1.6013Takeaways/60 0.460.52Giveaways/60 1.8314DZoneStartPct 0.270.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 0.00512
| Actual AAV: | $7.950M |
| Player Contract Value: | $9.000M |
| Remaining: | 5 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2030 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 32.2 yrs (05.05.1999) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.12.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31.12.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 03.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 17:37 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 06.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:28 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 08.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:26 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:55 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2020-21 |
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56 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -12 | 16:28 | 96 | 17.7% | 13 |
| 2021-22 |
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66 | 35 | 20 | 55 | -7 | 18:34 | 172 | 20.3% | 16 |
| 2022-23 |
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8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 17:58 | 15 | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2023-24 |
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50 | 16 | 14 | 30 | -6 | 17:37 | 115 | 13.9% | 22 |
| 2024-25 |
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53 | 20 | 13 | 33 | -5 | 18:19 | 94 | 21.3% | 34 |
| 2024-25 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 18:36 | 2 | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2025-26 |
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16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 16:23 | 23 | 21.7% | 4 |
| Season Projection | 56 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 4 | 16:23 | 80 | 22.5% | 14 | |
| Total | 255 | 96 | 77 | 173 | -29 | 526 | 18.3% | 105 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No games played | ||||||||||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Norris | C | 26.7 yrs | 188 cm / 89 kg | 0.94 | 0.68 | 84 | 78 | $7.950M | ||
| 83% | Drake Batherson | RW | 27.7 yrs | 191 cm / 94 kg | 0.98 | 0.77 | 83 | 79 | $4.975M | |
| 83% | Kirill Marchenko | RW | 25.5 yrs | 191 cm / 90 kg | 0.90 | 0.69 | 81 | 76 | $3.850M | |
| 81% | Roope Hintz | C | 29.1 yrs | 191 cm / 98 kg | 0.85 | 0.81 | 87 | 80 | $8.450M | |
| 81% | Will Smith | C | 20.8 yrs | 183 cm / 81 kg | 0.88 | 0.69 | 80 | 76 | $0.950M |