Buffalo Sabres · #15 · Right wing

Justin Danforth

Age 33 · Shoots right · 5′8″ · 193 lb · Born Oshawa, Ontario, CAN

Undrafted

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Games12026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-9th on BUF

Assists0T-13th on BUF

Points0T-15th on BUF

P / GP0.00

Shots0

TOI / GP8:1719th on BUF

2025-262025-26: 4 games, 0-0-0, 0.00 points per game Season detail →

Justin Danforth has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 0 points in 4 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 14th-placed Buffalo

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Justin Danforth has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-15th on BUF

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-13th on BUF

Shooting %—

Ice time8:1719th on BUF

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength6:34

Power play0:00

Shorthanded1:43

Total8:17

16.0 shifts a game, averaging 31 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 / 600.00

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 19.83 mph, hardest shot — mph

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 percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Justin Danforth has 1.

Top speed, mph19.83Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph—Forward average 74.7

Distance skated1.3 mi1.34 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts0.0%55.6% defensive · 44.4% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

35.8%All situations49.6%

38.4%Even strength44.7%

26.3%Shorthanded68.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.83vsMIN6 Oct · 2nd 03:20
19.64vsMIN6 Oct · 3rd 02:47
19.37vsMIN6 Oct · 1st 06:45
19.16vsMIN6 Oct · 2nd 07:52
18.90vsMIN6 Oct · 2nd 15:49
18.15vsMIN6 Oct · 2nd 00:13

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph0 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph6 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

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

1.34vsMIN6 Oct · 8:17 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.34 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

Takeaways0T-8th on BUF

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits0T-16th on BUF

Blocked shots0T-17th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

6 Octvs

MINW 3-2 OT000008:17

2025-26 · The season

0 points in 4 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.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Justin Danforth has 4.

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-30th on BUF

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-748th in NHL

Assists0T-30th on BUF

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time11:4222nd on BUF

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength8:58

Power play0:08

Shorthanded2:37

Total11:42

17.8 shifts a game, averaging 40 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-12th on BUF

PP assists0T-15th on BUF

PP points0T-15th on BUF · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-15th on BUF

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP48Buffalo total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every BUF PPG

PP TOI share2.1%of BUF PP time

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

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 0 G

Wing1 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2865th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.055

ixG per 600.21

2025-26 · 4 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

Top speed 21.04 mph, hardest shot 69.19 mph

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 percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Justin Danforth has 4.

Top speed, mph21.04Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph69.19Forward average 87.1

Distance skated7.4 mi2.64 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts45.5%33.3% defensive · 21.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

35.8%All situations47.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph3 · avg 102

18-20 mph28 · 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 mph0 · avg 15

70-79 mph0 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-31st on BUF

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits331st on BUF

Blocked shots429th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken317.8 a game

Won17

Win %54.8%

Offensive zone7 of 11

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Oct 2025vs

OTTW 8-4000006:14

13 Oct 2025vs

COLL 1-30000−117:35

11 Oct 2025@

BOSL 1-30000013:27

9 Oct 2025vs

NYRL 0-40002−19:33

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$1.8M1.7% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2

Expires2026-27UFA at 34

Cap value$3.6MCap hit × 2 years

2027 free agents 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.