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Dakota Joshua

#81 · Centre · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born May 15, 1996 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA (age 30) · 6'3", 218 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 128th overall in 2014 by TOR (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Robby Fabbri DET · 32 P in 68 GP Jason Zucker NSH · 32 P in 69 GP Cole Sillinger CBJ · 32 P in 77 GP Jordan Martinook CAR · 32 P in 82 GP Jack Roslovic NYR · 31 P in 59 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302020-21: 1 points120-212021-22: 8 points821-222022-23: 23 points2322-232023-24: 32 points3223-242024-25: 14 points1424-252025-26: 18 points1825-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2020-21 STL 12 1 0 1 -3 7 9 23 0.08 $793K
2021-22 STL 30 3 5 8 6 16 31 77 0.27 $750K
2022-23 VAN 79 11 12 23 -16 60 71 222 0.29 $825K
2023-24 VAN 63 18 14 32 19 60 84 244 0.51 $825K
2024-25 VAN 57 7 7 14 -13 38 52 193 0.25 $3.25M
2025-26 TOR 55 10 8 18 -2 49 52 195 0.33 $3.25M
6 seasons Career 296 50 46 96 -9 230 299 954 0.32

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2023-24 VAN 13 4 4 8 1 10 9 74 0.62
2 seasons Playoffs 14 4 4 8 1 10 9 76 0.57

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 18 14 32 19 60 84 244 0.51 21.4 14:23

Contract

$825KCap hitends in 2024, then extended to 2028
$26KCap dollars per point32 points in 63 games
$87KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.4 goals above replacement
$7.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vancouver Canucks on Jul 13, 2022, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.65M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Vancouver Canucks on Jun 27, 2024, 4 years and $13M at $3.25M a season, beginning in 2024-25.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $825K $750K $50K $800K
2023-24 $825K $850K $0 $850K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 27, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Extension not begun 2024-25 to 2027-28 4 $13M $3.25M
Jul 13, 2022 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $1.65M $825K
Jul 31, 2021 St. Louis Blues New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
Jul 12, 2019 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $1.85M $793K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2023-24 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2023-24 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence0.0Even-strength defence-0.1Power play-0.3Penalty kill+0.1Penalties-0.6

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

02468102020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

43.1Corsi for %127 attempts for, 168 against
-7.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.3Expected goals for %4.4 expected for, 6.0 against
-9.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.7Goals for %7 for, 8 against
103.6PDO14.6% shooting + 89.0% saves
16Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 136 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Elias Lindholm · Dakota Joshua · Conor Garland1198:1545.349.46-3
Teddy Blueger · Dakota Joshua · Conor Garland621:1835.026.40-3
Elias Lindholm · Dakota Joshua · Brock Boeser63:4420.08.20-0
J.T. Miller · Elias Lindholm · Dakota Joshua43:1525.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.3Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
+1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.38 expected goals per 60 minutes4th
Shot quality 10.9% chance per attempt99th
Finishing +1.7 goals above expected80thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 74 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0123Goals 3Expected 1.3

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 18, 2024 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:35
Apr 16, 2024 vs CGY W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 7 15:36
Apr 13, 2024 @ EDM W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 15:08
Apr 10, 2024 vs ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:58
Apr 8, 2024 vs VGK W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 8 18:08
Apr 6, 2024 @ LAK L 3-6 1 0 1 2 12 2 3 11:24
Apr 3, 2024 @ ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 19:39
Apr 2, 2024 @ VGK L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 9 14:56
Mar 31, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 17:50
Mar 28, 2024 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 15:47
Feb 13, 2024 @ CHI W 4-2 1 2 3 2 5 2 4 12:27
Feb 11, 2024 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 18:28
Feb 10, 2024 @ DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 16:46
Feb 8, 2024 @ BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 14:06
Feb 6, 2024 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:37
Jan 27, 2024 vs CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:12
Jan 24, 2024 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:45
Jan 22, 2024 vs CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 18:10
Jan 20, 2024 vs TOR W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 16:37
Jan 18, 2024 vs ARI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 14:19
Jan 15, 2024 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 15:09
Jan 13, 2024 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 14:18
Jan 11, 2024 @ PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:07
Jan 9, 2024 @ NYI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 13:40
Jan 8, 2024 @ NYR W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:02
Jan 6, 2024 @ NJD W 6-4 1 1 2 1 2 5 4 13:24
Jan 4, 2024 @ STL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 13:47
Jan 2, 2024 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 18:05
Dec 28, 2023 vs PHI L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 11:44
Dec 23, 2023 vs SJS W 7-4 1 0 1 2 2 1 7 16:09
Dec 21, 2023 @ DAL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 5 18:04
Dec 19, 2023 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 14:58
Dec 17, 2023 @ CHI W 4-3 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 15:09
Dec 16, 2023 @ MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:41
Dec 14, 2023 vs FLA W 4-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 6 15:44
Dec 12, 2023 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:43
Dec 9, 2023 vs CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 16:06
Dec 7, 2023 vs MIN W 2-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 3 11:12
Dec 5, 2023 vs NJD L 5-6 1 0 1 0 2 1 8 15:14
Dec 2, 2023 @ CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 14:52
Nov 30, 2023 vs VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 12:43
Nov 28, 2023 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:59
Nov 25, 2023 @ SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 10:23
Nov 24, 2023 @ SEA W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 14:00
Nov 22, 2023 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:10
Nov 20, 2023 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:34
Nov 18, 2023 vs SEA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:16
Nov 16, 2023 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:54
Nov 15, 2023 vs NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 12:31
Nov 12, 2023 @ MTL W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 12:11
Nov 11, 2023 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 13:39
Nov 9, 2023 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 14:08
Nov 6, 2023 vs EDM W 6-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 5 10:27
Nov 4, 2023 vs DAL W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 12:41
Oct 31, 2023 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10:56
Oct 28, 2023 vs NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 10:21
Oct 27, 2023 vs STL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 13:42
Oct 24, 2023 @ NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:26
Oct 21, 2023 @ FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 12:02
Oct 19, 2023 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:22
Oct 17, 2023 @ PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:56
Oct 14, 2023 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 14:58
Oct 11, 2023 vs EDM W 8-1 1 0 1 1 7 2 3 15:21