Not on an NHL roster · Center · Shoots L

Josh Dunne

Age 27 · 6'4" · 208 lb · Born in O'Fallon, USA

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

Goals

3.4% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

0.12 per game

TOI/GP

9:29

PP 0:02 · PK 0:06

xGF%

48.6

5v5, +42.6 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.09

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

54.1

66 W · 56 L

Plus/minus

-7

Blocks 16 · Hits 40

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Apr 21 vs BOS · L 4-2	0	0	0	7:29	0:00	0:00	2-8	33	0	+1	+0.09
Apr 19 vs BOS · W 4-3	1	2	2	8:20	0:04	0:00	3-3	100	1	0	+0.16
Apr 15 vs DAL · OTL 4-3	1	1	1	11:52	0:00	0:18	7-4	80	0	-1	-0.18
Apr 6 vs TBL · W 4-2	1	0	2	7:58	0:00	0:00	4-4	50	0	0	-0.14
Apr 2 @ OTT · L 4-1	0	2	1	7:17	0:00	0:00	4-3	0	0	-1	-0.06

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 · 301 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%48.6%

46th percentile

Relative xGF%-1.8

37th percentile

HDCF%41.4%

14th percentile

CF%48.7%

44th percentile

Relative CF%+0.2

53rd percentile

FF%50.5%

61st percentile

GF%33.3%

6th percentile

CF/6054.0

38th percentile

CA/6057.0

55th percentile

ixG/600.67

19th percentile

Goals above expected-2.4

27th percentile

IPP66.7%

55th percentile

PDO94.1

3rd percentile

OZS%24.7%

3rd 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 styleDefensive-minded defensive center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Dunne is a relentless two-way forward who locks down opponents and drives plays into the dirty areas through sheer will and physicality. His creativity and skating lag significantly, making him a stay-at-home option rather than a play-driver or scorer.

Heavy forecheckingDefensive anchorShutdown center

Shooting volume: 58
Playmaking: 9
Zone entries(est.): 56
Forechecking: 79
Physicality: 75
Defensive impact: 96
Puck management: 47
Speed: 8

Where he shoots from

Slot 62% · Mid-range 14% · Perimeter 24%(50 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite defensive impact at 96th percentile keeps opponents quiet
Exceptional forechecking at 79th percentile harasses the puck up ice
Physical play at 75th percentile dominates board battles

Watch-outs

Playmaking sits at just 9th percentile, limiting his passing options
Speed ranked 8th percentile constrains his mobility and transition game
Puck management at 47th percentile shows uneven decision-making with the puck

Similar style: Nick Cousins (OTT), Samuel Helenius (LAK)

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 · 34 GP · goals above average

Season total -3.2 goals, or -0.09 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.6
Even strength defense: +0.5
Finishing: -2.3
Playmaking: -1.4
Penalties: +0.6
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	BUF	34	1	3	4	-7	29	9:29	54.1%	-0.09
2024-25	BUF	2	0	0	0	-3	1	7:06	—	-0.25
2022-23	CBJ	8	0	0	0	-6	4	9:58	51.0%	-0.18

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

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.1 mph; 10th pct
20+ mph bursts: 13
Hardest shot: 80.1 mph; 21st pct
Distance: 50.1 mi
OZ time: 42.1%; 51st pct
DZ time: 40.2%