Montréal Canadiens · Right wing · Shoots R

Josh Anderson

Age 32 · 6'3" · 226 lb · Born in Burlington, CAN

Cap hit

$5.5M

5.3% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

33.3% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

2.00 per game

TOI/GP

12:53

PP 0:01 · PK 2:30

xGF%

85.3

5v5, +38.8 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.18

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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Plus/minus

Blocks 0 · Hits 4

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Sep 29 @ TOR · W 3-2	1	1	3	4	0	12:53	0:01	2:30	—	0	1	+2	+0.18
May 29 @ CAR · L 6-1	0	0	3	3	0	13:42	0:00	3:45	—	0	2	-2	-0.59
May 27 vs CAR · L 4-0	0	0	2	0	3	11:09	0:00	0:53	1-0	0	0	-1	-0.78
May 25 vs CAR · OTL 3-2	0	0	0	1	2	20:04	0:00	3:12	—	0	1	-1	-0.47
May 23 @ CAR · OTL 3-2	2	0	2	0	1	14:33	0:06	1:10	—	75	2	+2	+1.83

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 · 2025-26 · 799 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%46.5%

28th percentile

Relative xGF%-4.0

23rd percentile

HDCF%47.5%

39th percentile

CF%47.8%

36th percentile

Relative CF%-0.7

43rd percentile

FF%46.6%

23rd percentile

GF%43.3%

27th percentile

CF/6053.2

33rd percentile

CA/6058.0

47th percentile

ixG/601.12

64th percentile

Goals above expected-1.0

44th percentile

IPP58.6%

32nd percentile

PDO97.9

28th percentile

OZS%35.4%

11th 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 styleForechecking speed wing

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Anderson plays a relentless, high-tempo game built on exceptional skating and aggressive physical play. He struggles to create scoring chances despite his effort, relying on his intensity rather than offensive skill.

speed playerphysical forecheckinglimited offense

Shooting volume: 26
Playmaking: 21
Zone entries(est.): 30
Forechecking: 77
Physicality: 73
Defensive impact: 40
Puck management: 46
Speed: 95

Where he shoots from

Slot 54% · Mid-range 32% · Perimeter 14%(139 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Rare speed in the 95th percentile energizes his game
Forechecking ranks 77th with physical play at 73rd percentile
High-intensity pace gives him 14.0 minutes per night despite modest production

Watch-outs

Shooting volume at 26th percentile limits his goal-scoring ability
Playmaking at 21st percentile means limited primary assists
Rush chances at 30th percentile shows difficulty driving offensive entry

Similar style: Alexey Toropchenko (STL), Cole Reinhardt

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.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 72 GP · goals above average

Season total -6.1 goals, or -0.09 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.5
Even strength defense: -0.4
Power play: -0.1
Penalty kill: -0.2
Finishing: -0.9
Playmaking: -3.4
Penalties: -0.8
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
2026-27	MTL	1	1	1	2	+2	3	12:53	—	+0.18
2025-26	MTL	72	14	9	23	-4	89	14:01	—	-0.09
2024-25	MTL	81	15	12	27	-2	109	14:19	—	-0.08
2023-24	MTL	78	9	11	20	-18	141	15:28	—	-0.22
2022-23	MTL	69	21	11	32	-8	164	16:58	—	-0.12

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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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

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.4 mph; 76th pct
20+ mph bursts: 7
Hardest shot: 61.4 mph; 33rd pct
Distance: 2.2 mi
OZ time: 43.8%; 62nd pct
DZ time: 38.0%