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Josh Norris
Center #9 Sabres $7.950M
Player Information

Josh Norris has 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) in 19 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 175 points (97 goals, 78 assists) in 258 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 26.8 yrs (05.05.1999)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 19th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoSan Jose Sharks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 26-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Sabres controlling 62% 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 42% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 83

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 11th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 75th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.13
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.62
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.96
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.19
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.99
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    1.19
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.15
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    4.90
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    5.34
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.59
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.42
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.25
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.99
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.36
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.59
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.18
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.59
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.78
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $7.950M
Player Contract Value: $10.000M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 32.2 yrs (05.05.1999)
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Josh Norris
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
06.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 1 1 1 14:28 1 0.0% 2
08.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 1 1 2 13:26 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 1 0 1 0 15:11 4 25.0% 2
12.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 -1 16:43 0 0
14.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 1 1 0 8:55 0 0
Total 5 1 3 4 2 6 16.7% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Senators 3 0 0 0 2 17:55 9 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Senators 56 17 18 35 -12 16:28 96 17.7% 13
2021-22 Team Logo Senators 66 35 20 55 -7 18:34 172 20.3% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Senators 8 2 1 3 -1 17:58 15 13.3% 6
2023-24 Team Logo Senators 50 16 14 30 -6 17:37 115 13.9% 22
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 53 20 13 33 -5 18:19 94 21.3% 34
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 3 1 1 2 -1 18:36 2 50.0% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 19 6 11 17 0 15:55 27 22.2% 6
Season Projection 44 14 25 39 0 15:55 63 22.2% 14
Total 258 97 78 175 -30 530 18.3% 107
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Josh Norris Team Logo C 26.8 yrs 188 cm / 88 kg 0.89 0.68 86 78 $7.950M
86% Kirill Marchenko Team Logo RW 25.6 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.92 0.70 81 79 $3.850M
85% Jared McCann Team Logo LW 29.7 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.97 0.61 90 81 $5.000M
84% Wyatt Johnston Team Logo C 22.8 yrs 185 cm / 84 kg 1.04 0.78 86 80 $8.400M
83% Drake Batherson Team Logo RW 27.8 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.91 0.77 83 83 $4.975M
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