Buffalo Sabres · #91 · Right wing

Josh Doan

Age 24 · Shoots right · 6′2″ · 198 lb · Born Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Drafted 2021, #37 overall by ARI

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Dallas · 7:00 PM ET2 P in the last 2 vs DALGame preview →

Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-9th on BUF

Assists0T-13th on BUF

Points0T-15th on BUF

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots40.0% shooting

TOI / GP16:269th on BUF

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 25-27-52, 0.63 points per game Season detail →

Josh Doan has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 52 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 14th-placed Buffalo

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots383rd

Takeaways169th

Ice time16:2666th

Hits563rd

Shots / GP1.3341st

PP points036th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Penalty differential−118th

Points / GP0.0013th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-15th on BUF

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-13th on BUF

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time16:269th on BUF

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:53

Power play2:32

Shorthanded0:00

Total16:26

22.0 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on BUF

PP assists0T-1st on BUF

PP points0T-1st on BUF · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on BUF

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot2 att · 0 G

Wing7 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

10 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5241st

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.5

Unblocked attempts7

xG per attempt.071

ixG per 600.61

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 83rd percentile of forwards: 8

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

20+ mph bursts883rd

Distance skated, mi7.854th

90+ mph shots048th

Offensive-zone time41.4%48th

Defensive-zone time40.5%46th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance / 60, mi9.5233rd

Top speed, mph20.8130th

Hardest shot, mph65.2015th

Average shot, mph44.715th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.81Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph65.20Forward average 74.7

Distance skated7.8 mi2.93 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts49.0%16.3% defensive · 34.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

43.3%All situations37.9%

39.5%Even strength40.8%

59.9%Power play25.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.81@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 14:14
20.70vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 11:49
20.69@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 01:56
20.49vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 17:22
20.38@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 00:23
19.99@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 02:30
19.99@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 03:43
19.56vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 04:49

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph8 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph24 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

65.20@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 08:51
59.16@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 17:24
54.95@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 17:30
42.65vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 11:53
25.32@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 01:56
20.74vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 11:48

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.00vsMIN6 Oct · 12:05 TOI
2.89vsCHI3 Oct · 18:06 TOI
2.93@CBJ1 Oct · 19:06 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.61 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-2nd on BUF

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio1.00

Hits5T-3rd on BUF

Blocked shots3T-4th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken20.7 a game

Won1

Win %50.0%

Offensive zone1 of 2

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026vs

DALOTL 3-4 SO0001+115:57

31 Dec 2025@

DALW 4-11123+215:27

2025-26 · The season

52 points in 82 games on a team that finished 4th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Takeaways4699th

Penalty differential+1194th

Goals / 601.1581st

PP points1780th

Shots / GP2.0771st

Shooting %14.7%69th

Points / GP0.6368th

Assists / 601.2564th

Hits7859th

Ice time15:5256th

Blocked shots3145th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.6). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points525th on BUF

Points per game0.63152nd in NHL

Goals25T-71st in NHL

Assists27T-9th on BUF

Shooting %14.7%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time15:5212th on BUF

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:05

Power play2:47

Shorthanded0:01

Total15:52

20.6 shifts a game, averaging 46 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals92nd on BUF

PP assists83rd on BUF

PP points173rd on BUF · T-100th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.486th on BUF

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP48Buffalo total

Involved in17goals or assists

Share35.4%of every BUF PPG

PP TOI share55.6%of BUF PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 25 goals and 27 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals4T-4th on BUF

Overtime goals0T-4th on BUF

First goal of the game6

Empty-net goals1

Even-strength goals16

Power-play goals9

Goals by period

1st10

2nd6

3rd9

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied9

Leading8

Trailing8

9 of 25 goals broke a tie; 8 came with Buffalo trailing.

Assists

Primary20 · 74%

Secondary7 · 26%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.40

Goals / 601.15

Shots / 607.8

ES points / 601.9635 ES points

PP points / 604.4817 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease53 att · 8 G

Slot159 att · 14 G

Wing95 att · 2 G

Point12 att · 0 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

321 attempts across the 81 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5241st

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.5

Unblocked attempts7

xG per attempt.071

ixG per 600.61

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 80th percentile of forwards: 155

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

20+ mph bursts15580th

Offensive-zone time44.6%80th

Defensive-zone time37.7%78th

22+ mph bursts775th

Distance skated, mi211.973rd

Distance / 60, mi9.7766th

Hardest shot, mph89.0666th

90+ mph shots038th

Top speed, mph22.2033rd

Average shot, mph48.323rd

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.20Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph89.06Forward average 87.1

Distance skated211.9 mi3.29 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts34.6%33.5% defensive · 31.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.6%All situations37.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph7 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph148 · avg 102

18-20 mph608 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph15 · avg 15

70-79 mph48 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways461st on BUF

Giveaways64

TK / GV ratio0.72

Hits7810th on BUF

Blocked shots31T-16th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes25

Minors10

Majors1

Penalties drawn22

Net penalties+11drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken180.2 a game

Won4

Win %22.2%

Offensive zone2 of 11

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

A point in one game of three (39 of 82)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point3948% of games

Multi-point games1215%

Goals in20 games24%

Pointless games4352%

Streaks

Longest point streak5 games31 Dec – 10 Jan

Longest goal streak4 games

Longest pointless run6 games

Final ten5 in 10point in 4

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026vs

DALOTL 3-4 SO0001+115:57

31 Dec 2025@

DALW 4-11123+215:27

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home41260.63

Road41260.63

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Dallas221.00

vs Atlantic26190.73

vs Western Conf.32200.63

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1180.73

November1480.57

December14100.71

January15100.67

February640.67

March1570.47

April750.71

Contract

$6.95M a season through 2032-33

In 2025-26 he scored 7.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 242nd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$6.95M6.7% of the $104M ceiling

Term7 yearsYear 1 of 7

Expires2032-33UFA at 31

Cap value$48.7MCap hit × 7 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.