Josh Norris

Buffalo Sabres·C·#9·USA·Age 27·Shoots L

6'2"196 lbsOxford, MIDrafted 19th Overall, 2017 (SJS)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Oxford, MI, USA · Draft: 2017 · Round 1, pick 19 (#19 overall) · SJS · 9 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 297
G: 106
A: 89
PTS: 195
+/-: -25

Playoffs

GP: 10
G: 1
A: 2
PTS: 3
+/-: 2

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ LAK	0	0	9:12
2026-10-29	@ ANA	-1	0	13:51
2026-10-27	@ SJS	0	2	16:02
2026-10-24	@ WSH	-1	1	17:06
2026-10-21	vs PHI	0	0	13:43

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 7	CBJ	2	0	2	3	3	13:03	W
Nov 5	OTT	0	0	0	0	1	10:40	L
Oct 31	@ LAK	0	0	0	0	0	9:12	W
Oct 30	@ ANA	0	0	0	-1	0	13:51	W
Oct 28	@ SJS	0	0	0	0	2	16:02	W
Oct 24	@ WSH	0	0	0	-1	1	17:06	L
Oct 21	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	13:43	L
Oct 17	@ MTL	1	0	1	-1	4	14:30	L
Oct 15	@ TOR	0	0	0	-2	0	14:50	W
Oct 13	@ MTL	1	0	1	2	1	11:51	L
Oct 12	FLA	0	0	0	0	2	11:24	W
Oct 10	UTA	0	0	0	-1	0	16:33	L
Oct 8	DAL	0	0	0	-3	3	14:19	L
Oct 6	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	16:44	W
Oct 3	CHI	0	1	1	0	1	16:32	W
Oct 1	@ CBJ	0	0	0	1	1	16:19	L
Sep 26	PIT	0	0	0	0	1	14:38	L
Sep 22	CBJ	1	0	1	1	2	14:25	W
May 18	MTL	0	0	0	-1	1	21:37	L
May 17	@ MTL	0	1	1	1	2	15:27	W
May 14	MTL	0	0	0	0	4	20:32	L
May 12	@ MTL	0	1	1	1	0	12:41	W
May 10	@ MTL	0	0	0	0	2	13:45	L
May 8	MTL	0	0	0	-1	3	17:39	L
May 6	MTL	0	0	0	1	0	17:08	W
May 1	@ BOS	1	0	1	2	2	16:45	W
Apr 21	BOS	0	0	0	-1	1	16:39	L
Apr 19	BOS	0	0	0	0	1	16:32	W
Apr 15	DAL	1	0	1	1	2	16:55	L
Apr 14	@ CHI	1	0	1	1	2	12:35	W
Apr 9	CBJ	0	2	2	3	1	14:36	W
Apr 8	@ NYR	0	1	1	2	2	14:46	W
Apr 6	TBL	1	0	1	1	2	17:10	W
Apr 4	@ WSH	0	1	1	0	4	15:48	L
Apr 2	@ OTT	0	0	0	-2	1	16:10	L
Mar 31	NYI	0	2	2	1	1	15:04	W
Mar 28	SEA	0	0	0	1	1	15:08	W
Mar 27	DET	0	0	0	-1	2	16:38	L
Mar 25	BOS	0	0	0	0	2	16:49	L
Mar 23	@ ANA	0	0	0	0	2	15:07	L
Mar 21	@ LAK	0	1	1	1	0	14:40	W
Mar 20	@ SJS	0	0	0	1	0	14:54	W
Mar 18	@ VGK	1	0	1	2	5	13:28	W
Mar 14	TOR	0	0	0	0	2	19:13	W
Mar 12	WSH	0	0	0	-1	2	15:45	L
Mar 10	SJS	0	0	0	-1	0	14:02	W
Mar 8	TBL	0	0	0	-1	1	17:55	W
Mar 7	NSH	0	1	1	1	0	16:37	W
Mar 6	@ PIT	1	1	2	0	2	17:41	W
Mar 4	VGK	0	0	0	0	2	15:35	W
Mar 1	@ TBL	2	0	2	2	2	15:03	W
Feb 28	@ FLA	0	1	1	0	3	17:46	W
Feb 26	@ NJD	0	0	0	0	1	14:33	W
Jan 15	PHI	0	1	1	0	0	8:55	W
Jan 13	FLA	0	0	0	-1	0	16:43	L
Jan 11	ANA	1	0	1	0	4	15:12	W
Jan 9	@ NYR	0	1	1	2	1	13:27	W
Jan 7	VAN	0	1	1	1	1	14:28	W
Jan 3	@ CBJ	0	1	1	-2	2	17:38	L
Jan 1	@ DAL	0	0	0	0	0	13:07	W
Dec 30	@ STL	0	1	1	1	0	16:26	W
Dec 28	BOS	1	0	1	1	2	16:21	W
Dec 24	@ OTT	0	0	0	1	0	14:00	W
Dec 22	@ NJD	1	0	1	1	1	15:48	W
Dec 20	NYI	0	0	0	0	2	19:39	W
Dec 19	PHI	1	0	1	1	2	19:38	W
Dec 15	@ SEA	0	1	1	1	1	15:46	W
Dec 9	@ CGY	0	2	2	-2	2	17:57	L
Dec 6	@ WPG	0	1	1	-3	0	15:43	L
Dec 4	@ PHI	0	1	1	-2	2	17:35	L
Dec 2	WPG	2	1	3	1	3	15:25	W
Oct 9	NYR	0	0	0	0	4	18:51	L
Oct 3	@ PIT	0	1	1	-2	1	18:07	L
Oct 1	PIT	2	0	2	1	2	18:59	L
Sep 27	DET	1	2	3	3	1	20:18	W
Sep 23	CBJ	0	1	1	1	0	20:18	W
Mar 12	@ DET	1	0	1	-1	1	17:25	L
Mar 10	EDM	0	1	1	1	0	17:55	W
Mar 8	@ FLA	0	0	0	-1	1	20:27	L
Mar 6	@ CHI	1	1	2	1	1	15:02	W
Mar 3	@ WSH	0	0	0	-1	1	20:39	L
Mar 2	SJS	0	0	0	1	0	16:00	W

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits21#187 of 654
Hits per game1.31#236 of 654
Hits per 605.55#212 of 654
Blocked shots14#166 of 654
Takeaways1#484 of 654
Giveaways8#172 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)2.84#202 of 654
Expected goals per 600.75#204 of 654
Goals above expected+1.16#120 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.098#78 of 654
High-danger shots15#111 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)50.0%#304 of 654
Corsi relative to team-1.7%#395 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)50.4%#291 of 654
PDO at 5v50.948#547 of 654
Offensive zone starts53.2%#259 of 654
Time on ice per game14:10#442 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

49.7%

Won–Lost

76–77

153 taken

League rank

#69

of 122 (100+ FO)

By zone

Offensive zone47.9% · 23/48
Neutral zone53.3% · 24/45
Defensive zone48.3% · 29/60

By situation

Even strength53.1% · 69/130
Power play50.0% · 4/8
Shorthanded20.0% · 3/15

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Career Arc

9 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	BUF	14	2	1	3	-6	6	15	13.3	14:30	0	0
2025-26	BUF	44	13	21	34	+11	28	69	18.8	15:50	2	7
2024-25	OTT	53	20	13	33	-5	34	94	21.3	18:20	6	5
2024-25	BUF	3	1	1	2	-1	10	2	50.0	18:36	0	0
2023-24	OTT	50	16	14	30	-6	22	115	13.9	17:38	5	7
2022-23	OTT	8	2	1	3	-1	6	15	13.3	17:59	0	0
2021-22	OTT	66	35	20	55	-7	16	172	20.3	18:35	16	7
2020-21	OTT	56	17	18	35	-12	13	96	17.7	16:28	6	8
2019-20	OTT	3	0	0	0	+2	0	9	0.0	17:55	0	0

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Josh Norris

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Fantasy Value

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Career Arc

Career Stats