Winnipeg Jets · #44 · Defence

Josh Morrissey

Age 31 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 195 lb · Born Calgary, Alberta, CAN

Drafted 2013, #13 overall by Winnipeg

Next game · tonightvs Colorado · 7:30 PM ET2 P in the last 4 vs COL
Point tonight 49%Goal 9.8%Markets →
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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-7th on WPG
Assists3T-1st on WPG
Points3T-3rd on WPG
P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL
Shots110.0% shooting
TOI / GP23:351st on WPG

2025-262025-26: 77 games, 14-41-55, 0.71 points per game Season detail →

Josh Morrissey has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 55 points in 77 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

3 points in 3 games for the 7th-placed Winnipeg

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shots / GP3.6799th
PP points298th
Assists / 602.5492nd
Points / GP1.0091st
Ice time23:3590th
Blocked shots452nd
Goals / 600.0039th
Shooting %0.0%38th
Hits126th
Penalty differential−123rd
Takeaways021st

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

1.01.01–3

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points3T-3rd on WPG
Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists3T-1st on WPG
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time23:351st on WPG
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Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength20:35
Power play2:41
Shorthanded0:19
Total23:35

29.3 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on WPG
PP assists2T-2nd on WPG
PP points2T-3rd on WPG · T-17th NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 6014.944th on WPG

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Winnipeg total
Involved in2goals or assists
Share50.0%of every WPG PPG
PP TOI share70.7%of WPG PP time

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


Scoring detail

No goals yet: all 3 points are assists

How the 0 goals and 3 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on WPG
Overtime goals0T-1st on WPG
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary2 · 67%
Secondary1 · 33%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.54
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 609.3
ES points / 600.971 ES points
PP points / 6014.942 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot4 att · 0 G
Wing10 att · 0 G
Point3 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals (ixG)0.6209th
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.6
Unblocked attempts13
xG per attempt.044
ixG per 600.48

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

Distance per 60 in the 87th percentile of defencemen: 8.99 miles

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

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance / 60, mi8.9987th
Offensive-zone time46.5%87th
Defensive-zone time36.3%82nd
Hardest shot, mph88.9281st
Distance skated, mi10.674th
20+ mph bursts264th
22+ mph bursts048th
90+ mph shots042nd
Top speed, mph20.2536th
Average shot, mph66.932nd

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen 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, mph20.25Defenceman average 20.52
Hardest shot, mph88.92Defenceman average 81.3
Distance skated10.6 mi3.68 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts50.8%25.4% defensive · 23.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

46.5%All situations36.3%
43.0%Even strength38.7%
71.4%Power play19.4%
63.7%Shorthanded25.8%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 20.25@DET4 Oct · 2nd 04:51
  2. 20.16@DET4 Oct · 1st 14:25
  3. 19.70@PIT5 Oct · 1st 01:04
  4. 19.55@DET4 Oct · 2nd 08:38
  5. 18.93@DET4 Oct · 1st 02:52
  6. 18.58vsBOS2 Oct · 1st 16:28
  7. 18.38vsBOS2 Oct · 1st 16:22
  8. 18.34@DET4 Oct · 1st 05:03

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1
20-22 mph2 · avg 1.9
18-20 mph15 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

  1. 88.92@DET4 Oct · 1st 04:28
  2. 83.33vsBOS2 Oct · 2nd 00:22
  3. 77.90@DET4 Oct · 2nd 05:38
  4. 77.89@PIT5 Oct · 2nd 13:46
  5. 76.38vsBOS2 Oct · OT 02:20
  6. 74.87@DET4 Oct · 3rd 07:13
  7. 68.45@DET4 Oct · 2nd 04:53
  8. 64.74vsBOS2 Oct · 1st 02:27

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2
80-89 mph2 · avg 1.2
70-79 mph4 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 3.67@PIT5 Oct · 23:50 TOI
  2. 3.25@DET4 Oct · 21:33 TOI
  3. 3.68vsBOS2 Oct · 25:22 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.53 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-9th on WPG
Giveaways5
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits1T-13th on WPG
Blocked shots4T-3rd on WPG

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Colorado, a point in two of four

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
28 Mar 2026@COLW 4-20112+122:25
26 Mar 2026vsCOLL 2-30113024:25
14 Mar 2026vsCOLW 3-10000+225:02
19 Dec 2025@COLL 2-30002−123:43

Prediction markets

Priced at 49% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

Point tonight vs COL1+ point49%52%51¢Best50¢Not listed
Goal tonight vs COLAnytime scorer9.8%16%Best12¢13¢Not listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game13%16%18¢Best18¢Not listed
Assist tonight vs COL1+ assist43%42%44¢Not listedNot listed
Norris TrophyBest defenceman3.5%—Best2¢4¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$6.25M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 8.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 43rd of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$6.25M6.0% of the $104M ceiling
Term8 yearsYear 7 of 8
Expires2027-28UFA at 33
Cap value$50MCap hit × 8 years

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 2 Oct 2026.


With Winnipeg

Eleven seasons · 2015-16 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

5th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who he sets up

Cole Perfetti2
Kyle Connor1

Scorers on his 3 assists.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points4315th for Winnipeg
Goals9410th
Assists3374th
Games played7424th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Eleven seasons, all with the Jets

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2015-16WPG10000.000.0%
2016-17WPG82614200.246.1%
2017-18WPG81719260.326.9%
2018-19WPG59625310.536.3%
2019-20WPG65526310.484.2%
2020-21WPG56417210.383.4%
2021-22WPG791225370.476.9%
2022-23WPG781660760.979.3%
2023-24WPG811059690.855.1%
2024-25WPG801448620.788.1%
2025-26WPG771441550.719.6%
Career739943344280.586.8%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2013Winnipeg · round 1From Prince Albert (WHL)#13

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · WPG points

Games54
Goals5
Points200.37 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct