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Josh Manson

#42 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Oct 7, 1991 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA (age 35) · 6'3", 218 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 160th overall in 2011 by ANA (round 6)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2021-22

Compare with a similar player

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

Kris Russell EDM · 16 P in 72 GP Justin Braun SJS · 16 P in 78 GP Brayden McNabb VGK · 16 P in 81 GP Dan Girardi TBL · 16 P in 62 GP Erik Cernak TBL · 16 P in 58 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.

01020302014-15: 3 points314-152015-16: 15 points1515-162016-17: 17 points1716-172017-18: 37 points3717-182018-19: 16 points1618-192019-20: 9 points919-202020-21: 7 points720-212021-22: 16 points1621-222022-23: 10 points1022-232023-24: 25 points2523-242024-25: 15 points1524-252025-26: 31 points3125-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 ANA 28 0 3 3 1 31 26 44 0.11 $925K
2015-16 ANA 71 5 10 15 11 74 88 158 0.21 $925K
2016-17 ANA 82 5 12 17 14 82 88 227 0.21 $825K
2017-18 ANA 80 7 30 37 34 62 117 180 0.46 $825K
2018-19 ANA 74 3 13 16 -8 62 96 184 0.22 $4.1M
2019-20 ANA 50 1 8 9 -10 37 64 113 0.18 $4.1M
2020-21 ANA 23 1 6 7 -3 30 19 61 0.30 $4.1M
2021-22 ANA 45 4 5 9 0 53 61 116 0.20 $4.1M
2021-22 COL 22 2 5 7 -11 12 31 63 0.32
2022-23 COL 27 2 8 10 13 42 41 64 0.37 $4.5M
2023-24 COL 76 8 17 25 11 87 123 211 0.33 $4.5M
2024-25 COL 48 1 14 15 -6 28 65 105 0.31 $4.5M
2025-26 COL 79 5 26 31 42 91 128 174 0.39 $4.5M
2026-27 COL 5 1 2 3 5 0 6 9 0.60 $3.95M
13 seasons Career 710 45 159 204 93 691 953 1709 0.29

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00
2016-17 ANA 17 0 3 3 -2 20 27 54 0.18
2017-18 ANA 4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 12 0.00
2021-22 COL 20 3 5 8 6 12 39 50 0.40
2022-23 COL 5 0 0 0 -3 8 4 15 0.00
2023-24 COL 11 2 5 7 7 12 25 39 0.64
2024-25 COL 7 2 1 3 4 8 18 24 0.43
2025-26 COL 9 0 3 3 -1 10 12 28 0.33
8 seasons Playoffs 74 7 17 24 10 70 132 224 0.32

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 3 13 16 -8 62 96 184 0.22 3.1 22:18

Contract

$4.1MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$256KCap dollars per point16 points in 74 games
$4.398MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.8MValueworth 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 696 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Anaheim Ducks on Oct 4, 2017, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $16.4M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2021-22, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $4.1M $3.25M $0 $3.25M
2019-20 $4.1M $4.25M $0 $4.25M M-NTC
2020-21 $4.1M $4.45M $0 $4.45M M-NTC
2021-22 $4.1M $4.45M $0 $4.45M M-NTC

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 10, 2025 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $7.9M $3.95M
Jul 13, 2022 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $18M $4.5M
Oct 4, 2017 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2018-19 to 2021-22 4 $16.4M $4.1M
Jul 22, 2015 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.65M $825K
Mar 25, 2014 Anaheim Ducks Entry-level 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $1.85M $925K

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

Rating

+0.9Goals above replacement457th of 699 skaters, 144th of 244 defencemen
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 244 ranked defencemen: 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.

Even-strength offence-1.7 34th percentileEven-strength defence+0.6 60th percentilePower play-0.2 36th percentilePenalty kill-0.6 11th percentilePenalties-2.7 5th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-505102014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

46.8Corsi for %1203 attempts for, 1369 against
-0.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.5Expected goals for %50.2 expected for, 60.3 against
+1.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.6Goals for %44 for, 57 against
98.9PDO7.1% shooting + 91.8% saves
177Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Josh Manson · Hampus Lindholm58434:1950.850.216-16
Cam Fowler · Josh Manson43431:3844.240.816-17
Josh Manson · Jacob Larsson32323:3648.951.68-16
Josh Manson · Brandon Montour4044:1144.036.62-2

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.4Expected goalsfrom 125 unblocked attempts
-1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes30th
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt65th
Finishing -1.4 goals above expected25thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 4.4Goals 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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 26, 2019 @ VAN W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 22:01
Mar 23, 2019 @ LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 22:32
Mar 22, 2019 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 21:27
Mar 20, 2019 vs WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18:09
Mar 17, 2019 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:12
Mar 15, 2019 @ COL W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 24:02
Mar 14, 2019 @ ARI L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 20:15
Mar 12, 2019 vs NSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 24:01
Mar 10, 2019 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21:26
Mar 8, 2019 vs MTL W 8-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 4 22:20
Mar 6, 2019 vs STL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:07
Mar 5, 2019 @ ARI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 18:02
Mar 3, 2019 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 24:48
Mar 1, 2019 vs VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:19
Feb 27, 2019 vs CHI L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 23:57
Feb 25, 2019 @ VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 22:46
Feb 23, 2019 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:03
Feb 22, 2019 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:24
Feb 19, 2019 @ MIN W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24:04
Feb 17, 2019 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:28
Feb 15, 2019 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:01
Feb 13, 2019 vs VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:09
Feb 9, 2019 @ PHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 22:58
Feb 7, 2019 @ OTT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:06
Feb 5, 2019 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 22:02
Feb 4, 2019 @ TOR L 1-6 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 21:43
Feb 2, 2019 @ WPG L 3-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:09
Jan 23, 2019 vs STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:12
Jan 20, 2019 @ NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 19:13
Jan 19, 2019 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 2 5 0 3 18:44
Jan 17, 2019 @ MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 21:57
Jan 15, 2019 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:01
Jan 13, 2019 @ WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 23:56
Jan 11, 2019 vs PIT L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 17:29
Jan 9, 2019 vs OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 24:15
Jan 6, 2019 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:28
Jan 4, 2019 vs VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 22:26
Dec 31, 2018 vs TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 25:04
Dec 29, 2018 vs ARI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 23:00
Dec 27, 2018 @ SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 22:56
Dec 22, 2018 @ BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 22:54
Dec 20, 2018 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:30
Dec 18, 2018 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:00
Dec 17, 2018 @ PIT W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 1 6 24:50
Dec 15, 2018 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 23:14
Dec 12, 2018 vs DAL W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 21:22
Dec 9, 2018 vs NJD W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 24:45
Dec 7, 2018 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21:21
Dec 5, 2018 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 24:28
Dec 2, 2018 @ WSH W 6-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 27:56
Nov 30, 2018 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 24:52
Nov 28, 2018 @ FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 22:33
Nov 27, 2018 @ TBL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 26:51
Nov 25, 2018 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 19:44
Nov 23, 2018 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:07
Nov 21, 2018 vs VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 22:53
Nov 18, 2018 vs COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 24:49
Nov 16, 2018 vs TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 19:15
Nov 14, 2018 @ VGK L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:14
Nov 12, 2018 vs NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 25:42
Nov 9, 2018 vs MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 19:44
Nov 7, 2018 vs CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 23:34
Oct 28, 2018 vs SJS L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 3 4 21:12
Oct 25, 2018 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 22:51
Oct 23, 2018 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 22:41
Oct 21, 2018 vs BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:08
Oct 20, 2018 @ VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 21:46
Oct 17, 2018 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 21:24
Oct 14, 2018 @ STL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 25:39
Oct 13, 2018 @ DAL L 3-5 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 25:13
Oct 10, 2018 vs ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21:15
Oct 8, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 24:35
Oct 6, 2018 @ ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 24:06
Oct 3, 2018 @ SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 22:03