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Justin Dowling
Age 36 · 5'11" · 178 lb · Born in Calgary, CAN
Cap hit
$850K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$972K
vs. $1.822M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
7:12
PP 0:00 · PK 0:00
xGF%
32.9
5v5, -13.7 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.14
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
1 W · 2 L
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 1 · Hits 3
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 vs UTA · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.18 |
| Jan 2 @ FLA · W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
| Apr 29 @ CAR · OTL 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5-3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 |
| Apr 27 vs CAR · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 4-6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 |
| Apr 25 vs CAR · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4-7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2024-25 · 499 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
30th percentile
11th percentile
36th percentile
30th percentile
13th percentile
41st percentile
17th percentile
13th percentile
79th percentile
4th percentile
35th percentile
18th percentile
19th percentile
85th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2024-25
- Shooting volume
- 21
- Playmaking
- 9
- Zone entries(est.)
- —
- Forechecking
- —
- Physicality
- 61
- Defensive impact
- 66
- Puck management
- 49
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
No unblocked shots yet.
Watch-outs
- Playmaking: 9th percentile among centers.
- Shooting volume: 21st percentile among centers.
Similar style: Sam Lafferty, Peyton Krebs (BUF)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Where his Game Score comes from
2024-25 · 52 GP · goals above average
Season total -4.4 goals, or -0.08 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.0
- Even strength defense
- +0.6
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Finishing
- -1.6
- Playmaking
- -2.1
- Faceoffs
- -0.1
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 7:12 | — | -0.14 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 34 | 10:13 | 48.3% | -0.08 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 10:32 | — | +0.16 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 36, forwards typically produce 49% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.3 mph
- 3rd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 1
- Hardest shot
- 32.9 mph
- 0th pct
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- OZ time
- 38.1%
- 8th pct
- DZ time
- 41.9%