#9 · Center

Josh Norris

Age: 27
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 196 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Oxford, Michigan, USA

GP: 7
G: 1
A: 1
P: 2
+/-: -1
SOG: 8

Drafted 2017 · Round 1, #19 overall (SJS)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	1	7
G	1	0	3-2
A	1	0	6-5
P	2	0	9-7
SOG	8	4	14-6
PPP	0	0	5-5
+/-	-1	0	-4+3
PIM	4	0	0+4
TOI/GP	14:49	18:51−4:02	17:16−2:28
SH%	12.5	0.0+12.5	21.4-8.9

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Norris is shooting 12.5% (1 on 8 shots) against 17.9% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.3 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.3).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 47.0; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 53.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -4.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.920; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 51.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:10; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

15 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Norris is used

#9 · C · Buffalo Sabres

Josh Norris

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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PP2
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 14:34; 12:10 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 51.0%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 53.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 47.0%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Norris41.0s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Norris13%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Owen Power32.9 min together51%shot attempts

Tage Thompson31.2 min together50%shot attempts

Josh Doan29.1 min together56%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Buffalo Sabres	7	1	1	2	-1	4	0	8	12.5	14:49
2025–26	Buffalo Sabres	44	13	21	34	+11	28	2	69	18.8	15:50
2025–26 (P)	Buffalo Sabres	10	1	2	3	+2	6	0	16	6.3	16:53
2024–25	Ottawa Senators	53	20	13	33	-5	34	6	94	21.3	18:20
2024–25	Buffalo Sabres	3	1	1	2	-1	10	0	2	50.0	18:36
2023–24	Ottawa Senators	50	16	14	30	-6	22	5	115	13.9	17:38
2022–23	Ottawa Senators	8	2	1	3	-1	6	0	15	13.3	17:59
2021–22	Ottawa Senators	66	35	20	55	-7	16	16	172	20.3	18:35
2020–21	Ottawa Senators	56	17	18	35	-12	13	6	96	17.7	16:28
2019–20	Ottawa Senators	3	0	0	0	+2	0	0	9	0.0	17:55

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@MTL	1	0	1	+2	1	0	11:51
Mon, Oct 12	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	2	4	11:24
Sat, Oct 10	vsUTA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	16:33
Thu, Oct 8	vsDAL	0	0	0	-3	3	0	14:19
Tue, Oct 6	vsMIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	16:44
Sat, Oct 3	vsCHI	0	1	1	0	1	0	16:32
Thu, Oct 1	@CBJ	0	0	0	+1	1	0	16:19

	Team / League										TOI
2019–20	Belleville Senators · AHL	56	31	30	61	+9	21	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	17	10	9	19	-2	10	–	–	–	–
2018–19	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	3	3	6	+6	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	37	8	15	23	-8	24	–	–	–	–
2017–18	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	0	3	3	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	25	12	14	26	+9	18	–	–	–	–
2016–17	USA U18 · WJC-18	7	3	4	7	+5	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	U.S. National U18 Team · USDP	61	27	34	61	–	36	–	–	–	–
2015–16	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	24	2	5	7	-14	16	–	–	–	–
2015–16	USA U17 · WHC-17	5	2	3	5	–	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	U.S. National U17 Team · USDP	44	14	13	27	–	34	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 · Midget	21	10	18	28	0	14	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 · T1EHL U16	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Team White · USA-S15	5	2	4	6	0	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 · T1EHL U16	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies Bantam AAA · T1EBHL	28	11	14	25	0	30	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies Bantam Mnr · T1EMBHL	29	17	30	47	0	12	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

How Norris is used

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