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Justin Dowling

#37 · Centre · New York Rangers

Born Oct 1, 1990 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN (age 36) · 5'10", 182 lb · Shoots left

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Justin Bailey PHI · 1 P in 11 GP Kurtis MacDermid LAK · 1 P in 11 GP Wade Megan DET · 1 P in 11 GP Matt Read MIN · 1 P in 12 GP Alex Formenton OTT · 1 P in 9 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.

02462016-17: 2 points216-172018-19: 1 points118-192019-20: 6 points619-202020-21: 5 points520-212021-22: 4 points421-222023-24: 1 points123-242024-25: 7 points724-252025-26: 0 points025-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 DAL 9 0 2 2 0 2 11 1 0.22 $625K
2018-19 DAL 11 0 1 1 -4 0 9 11 0.09 $650K
2019-20 DAL 29 3 3 6 -3 8 29 25 0.21 $750K
2020-21 DAL 27 1 4 5 -4 6 27 17 0.19 $750K
2021-22 VAN 22 2 2 4 -3 2 17 10 0.18 $750K
2023-24 NJD 2 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 0.50 $775K
2024-25 NJD 52 2 5 7 -6 6 34 51 0.13 $775K
2025-26 NYR 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0.00 $775K
8 seasons Career 154 9 17 26 -23 24 131 119 0.17

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 DAL 13 0 2 2 -6 0 10 14 0.15
2019-20 DAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00
2024-25 NJD 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 20 0 2 2 -6 0 14 34 0.10

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
11 0 1 1 -4 0 9 11 0.09 0.0 12:40

Contract

$650KCap hitends in 2019, then extended to 2021
$650KCap dollars per point1 points in 11 games
$899KCap dollars per goal above replacement0.7 goals above replacement

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.

The contract

Signed by the Dallas Stars on May 8, 2017, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.3M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2018-19, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Dallas Stars on Mar 9, 2019, 2 years and $1.5M at $750K a season, beginning in 2019-20.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $650K $650K $0 $650K
2018-19 $650K $650K $0 $650K

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
Jul 1, 2025 New York Rangers New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $1.625M $775K
Jul 1, 2023 New Jersey Devils New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.55M $775K
Jul 28, 2021 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $1.5M $750K
Mar 9, 2019 Dallas Stars Extension not begun 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $1.5M $750K
May 8, 2017 Dallas Stars Extension 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.3M $650K
May 31, 2016 Dallas Stars Extension 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $625K $625K
Mar 26, 2014 Dallas Stars Entry-level 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $1.22M $610K

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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.7Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.6Even-strength defence+1.0Power play-0.1Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

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. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-1-0.500.512016-172018-192019-202020-212021-222023-242024-252025-26Goals 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

48.5Corsi for %112 attempts for, 119 against
+3.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.5Expected goals for %4.6 expected for, 3.6 against
+5.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
25.0Goals for %2 for, 6 against
93.0PDO3.5% shooting + 89.5% saves
19Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jamie Benn · Justin Dowling · Tyler Seguin520:1056.574.70-0
Justin Dowling · Gemel Smith · Jason Dickinson214:0038.178.30-0
Jason Spezza · Justin Dowling · Mattias Janmark311:0556.570.10-0
Justin Dowling · Brett Ritchie · Valeri Nichushkin17:4575.092.60-0

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.4Expected goalsfrom 15 unblocked attempts
-1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.60 expected goals per 60 minutes23rd
Shot quality 9.4% chance per attempt88th
Finishing -1.4 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 426 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.51Expected 1.4Goals 0

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 this season, 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 6, 2019 vs MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:12
Apr 5, 2019 @ CHI L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 14:04
Mar 27, 2019 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:39
Mar 25, 2019 @ WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:42
Mar 23, 2019 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:04
Nov 6, 2018 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:08
Nov 5, 2018 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13:31
Oct 30, 2018 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:48
Oct 28, 2018 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:40
Oct 25, 2018 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:42
Oct 23, 2018 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:51