Josh Anderson
Age 32 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 226 lb · Born Burlington, Ontario, CAN
Drafted 2012, #95 overall by Columbus
2025-262025-26: 72 games, 14-9-23, 0.32 points per game Season detail →
Josh Anderson has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 23 points in 72 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample2 points in 3 games for the 20th-placed Montréal
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Montréal's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Montréal trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the crease
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
8 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 72 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leaders20+ mph bursts in the 93rd percentile of forwards: 12
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.35@
TOR29 Sep · 2nd 04:43 - 21.26@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 10:56
- 21.20@TOR29 Sep · 2nd 07:48
- 21.01@TOR29 Sep · 2nd 11:58
- 20.74@TOR29 Sep · 1st 14:39
- 20.67@
PIT3 Oct · 1st 18:40 - 20.60@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 01:43
- 20.17@TOR29 Sep · 1st 02:31
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 67.47@PIT3 Oct · 1st 05:36
- 61.36@TOR29 Sep · 1st 15:15
- 36.08@TOR29 Sep · 1st 19:38
- 18.52@TOR29 Sep · 1st 10:50
- 17.82@TOR29 Sep · 1st 10:53
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.16vs
CAR6 Oct · 12:30 TOI - 2.06@PIT3 Oct · 12:10 TOI
- 2.19@TOR29 Sep · 12:53 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.14 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
Against Nashville, a point in zero of two
NSHW 4-1000004:53NSHW 3-2 OT0002−114:43CARL 4-60000−212:30PITW 6-5 OT0003012:10TORL 2-31123+212:5323 points in 72 games on a team that finished 6th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Montréal's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 14 goals and 9 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
5 of 14 goals broke a tie; 4 came with Montréal trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
170 attempts across the 66 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 72 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leaders20+ mph bursts in the 96th percentile of forwards: 257
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (18 of 72)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Nashville, a point in zero of two
NSHW 4-1000004:53NSHW 3-2 OT0002−114:43
NYIW 4-10000015:41
CBJL 2-51011013:47
TBLW 2-10001−112:32
FLAW 4-3 SO0001+113:19
NJDL 0-30000011:31NJDW 4-3 SO0000+114:30
NYRW 3-20003016:26TBLW 4-10003012:31NSHW 4-1000004:53CBJW 2-10001+216:12CARL 4-60000−212:30PITW 6-5 OT0003012:10TORL 2-31123+212:53Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 4.2 points per $1M of cap hit, 349th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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.
With Montréal
Seven seasons · 2020-21 to 2026-27Alexandre Carrier sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsThirteen seasons, with 2 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct