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Josh Anderson

#17 · Right wing · Montréal Canadiens

Born May 7, 1994 in Burlington, Ontario, CAN (age 32) · 6'3", 226 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 95th overall in 2012 by CBJ (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adam Henrique EDM · 27 P in 81 GP Jack McBain UTA · 27 P in 82 GP Nic Dowd WSH · 27 P in 82 GP Taylor Raddysh WSH · 27 P in 80 GP Tanner Pearson VGK · 27 P in 78 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.

0102030402014-15: 1 points114-152015-16: 4 points415-162016-17: 29 points2916-172017-18: 30 points3017-182018-19: 47 points4718-192019-20: 4 points419-202020-21: 24 points2420-212021-22: 32 points3221-222022-23: 32 points3222-232023-24: 20 points2023-242024-25: 27 points2724-252025-26: 23 points2325-262026-27: 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 CBJ 6 0 1 1 -1 2 10 24 0.17 $678K
2015-16 CBJ 12 1 3 4 0 2 11 40 0.33 $678K
2016-17 CBJ 78 17 12 29 12 89 119 147 0.37 $678K
2017-18 CBJ 63 19 11 30 -1 42 188 109 0.48 $1.85M
2018-19 CBJ 82 27 20 47 25 60 230 214 0.57 $1.85M
2019-20 CBJ 26 1 3 4 -8 17 63 68 0.15 $1.85M
2020-21 MTL 52 17 7 24 -10 38 125 139 0.46 $5.5M
2021-22 MTL 69 19 13 32 -25 65 151 153 0.46 $5.5M
2022-23 MTL 69 21 11 32 -8 72 164 139 0.46 $5.5M
2023-24 MTL 78 9 11 20 -18 74 141 169 0.26 $5.5M
2024-25 MTL 81 15 12 27 -2 90 109 176 0.33 $5.5M
2025-26 MTL 72 14 9 23 -4 90 89 129 0.32 $5.5M
2026-27 MTL 5 1 2 3 1 6 10 14 0.60 $5.5M
13 seasons Career 693 161 115 276 -39 647 1410 1521 0.40

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CBJ 5 1 1 2 2 2 11 18 0.40
2017-18 CBJ 6 1 2 3 3 21 9 14 0.50
2018-19 CBJ 10 1 2 3 -5 22 23 46 0.30
2020-21 MTL 22 5 1 6 -1 12 50 87 0.27
2024-25 MTL 5 0 1 1 -2 20 11 26 0.20
2025-26 MTL 19 5 2 7 6 30 30 46 0.37
6 seasons Playoffs 67 13 9 22 3 107 134 237 0.33

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 15 12 27 -2 90 109 176 0.33 13.8 14:19

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$204KCap dollars per point27 points in 81 games
$9.914MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.6 goals above replacement
$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.3MValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Montreal Canadiens on Oct 8, 2020, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $38.5M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2026-27, with 2 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
2020-21 $5.5M $4M $0 $4M
2021-22 $5.5M $4M $0 $4M M-NTC
2022-23 $5.5M $7M $0 $7M M-NTC
2023-24 $5.5M $8M $0 $8M M-NTC
2024-25 $5.5M $7M $0 $7M M-NTC
2025-26 $5.5M $5M $0 $5M M-NTC
2026-27 $5.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M 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
Oct 8, 2020 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2020-21 to 2026-27 7 $38.5M $5.5M
Oct 2, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $5.55M $1.85M
Nov 12, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $2.775M $678K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacement486th of 698 skaters, 327th of 456 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 ranked forwards: 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+0.7 61st percentileEven-strength defence-1.9 19th percentilePower play-0.1 39th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 14th percentilePenalties-1.1 6th 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 forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

-4-202462014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

46.2Corsi for %917 attempts for, 1069 against
-2.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.6Expected goals for %43.1 expected for, 47.4 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.9Goals for %35 for, 43 against
100.3PDO9.2% shooting + 91.1% saves
186Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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
Brendan Gallagher · Josh Anderson · Christian Dvorak67538:0748.750.121-20
Brendan Gallagher · Josh Anderson · Jake Evans1989:1246.750.34-5
Joel Armia · Josh Anderson · Jake Evans3251:4844.249.81-5
Josh Anderson · Kirby Dach · Alex Newhook943:4348.156.52-3

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.2Expected goalsfrom 166 unblocked attempts
-2.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes65th
Shot quality 9.8% chance per attempt92nd
Finishing -2.2 goals above expected27thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 16.2Goals 14

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
Apr 16, 2025 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 14:23
Apr 14, 2025 vs CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:00
Apr 12, 2025 @ TOR L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 14:20
Apr 11, 2025 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 15:34
Apr 8, 2025 vs DET W 4-1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 17:24
Apr 6, 2025 @ NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:59
Apr 3, 2025 vs BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 14:38
Apr 1, 2025 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:41
Mar 30, 2025 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 16:35
Mar 28, 2025 @ CAR L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 15:59
Mar 27, 2025 @ PHI L 4-6 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 13:55
Mar 25, 2025 @ STL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 13:37
Mar 22, 2025 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 14:35
Mar 20, 2025 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 14:26
Mar 18, 2025 vs OTT W 6-3 2 0 2 3 0 2 5 14:59
Mar 15, 2025 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12:19
Mar 12, 2025 @ SEA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12:45
Mar 11, 2025 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14:58
Mar 8, 2025 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:36
Mar 6, 2025 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:23
Mar 3, 2025 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:28
Mar 1, 2025 @ BUF W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 14:41
Feb 27, 2025 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:20
Feb 25, 2025 vs CAR W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:43
Feb 22, 2025 @ OTT W 5-2 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 14:32
Feb 9, 2025 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 15:25
Feb 8, 2025 vs NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 14:21
Feb 5, 2025 @ LAK L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:02
Feb 4, 2025 @ SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:37
Feb 2, 2025 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:16
Jan 30, 2025 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14:48
Jan 28, 2025 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:27
Jan 25, 2025 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:11
Jan 23, 2025 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:39
Jan 21, 2025 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:03
Jan 19, 2025 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 13:23
Jan 18, 2025 vs TOR L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 4 14:20
Jan 16, 2025 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:43
Jan 14, 2025 @ UTA W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 15:48
Jan 11, 2025 vs DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 12:28
Jan 10, 2025 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 12:36
Jan 6, 2025 vs VAN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:51
Jan 4, 2025 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 14:50
Jan 3, 2025 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:20
Dec 31, 2024 @ VGK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 16:24
Dec 29, 2024 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 13:43
Dec 28, 2024 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:47
Dec 23, 2024 @ CBJ L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:41
Dec 21, 2024 vs DET W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:28
Dec 20, 2024 @ DET W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:01
Dec 17, 2024 vs BUF W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:17
Dec 14, 2024 @ WPG L 2-4 1 0 1 1 2 1 5 13:04
Dec 12, 2024 vs PIT L 2-9 0 0 0 -3 4 2 1 12:40
Dec 9, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:03
Dec 7, 2024 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 13:41
Dec 5, 2024 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:37
Dec 3, 2024 vs NYI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 13:02
Dec 1, 2024 @ BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 15:26
Nov 30, 2024 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 12:38
Nov 27, 2024 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 5 12:44
Nov 26, 2024 vs UTA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13:39
Nov 23, 2024 vs VGK L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 14:13
Nov 18, 2024 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:16
Nov 16, 2024 vs CBJ W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 15:23
Nov 14, 2024 @ MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:51
Nov 11, 2024 @ BUF W 7-5 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 13:54
Nov 9, 2024 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 14:58
Nov 7, 2024 @ NJD L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 5 13:44
Nov 5, 2024 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:22
Nov 2, 2024 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13:49
Oct 31, 2024 @ WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 9 1 5 10:49
Oct 29, 2024 vs SEA L 2-8 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 14:24
Oct 27, 2024 @ PHI W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 15:33
Oct 26, 2024 vs STL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:39
Oct 22, 2024 vs NYR L 2-7 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 16:22
Oct 19, 2024 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:45
Oct 17, 2024 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:59
Oct 14, 2024 vs PIT L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:15
Oct 12, 2024 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 14:59
Oct 10, 2024 @ BOS L 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 15:18
Oct 9, 2024 vs TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:27