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Josh Morrissey

#44 · Defence · Winnipeg Jets

Born Mar 28, 1995 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN (age 31) · 6'0", 195 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 13th overall in 2013 by WPG (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brett Pesce CAR · 20 P in 82 GP Jake McCabe BUF · 20 P in 76 GP Thomas Hickey NYI · 20 P in 76 GP Jakob Chychrun ARI · 20 P in 68 GP Hampus Lindholm ANA · 20 P in 66 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.

02040602015-16: 0 points015-162016-17: 20 points2016-172017-18: 26 points2617-182018-19: 31 points3118-192019-20: 31 points3119-202020-21: 21 points2120-212021-22: 37 points3721-222022-23: 76 points7622-232023-24: 69 points6923-242024-25: 62 points6224-252025-26: 55 points5525-262026-27: 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
2015-16 WPG 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 $863K
2016-17 WPG 82 6 14 20 6 38 99 145 0.24 $863K
2017-18 WPG 81 7 19 26 15 47 102 139 0.32 $863K
2018-19 WPG 59 6 25 31 9 14 95 55 0.53 $3.15M
2019-20 WPG 65 5 26 31 1 24 120 34 0.48 $3.15M
2020-21 WPG 56 4 17 21 -1 25 116 78 0.38 $6.25M
2021-22 WPG 79 12 25 37 -3 66 173 150 0.47 $6.25M
2022-23 WPG 78 16 60 76 2 41 172 89 0.97 $6.25M
2023-24 WPG 81 10 59 69 34 44 196 90 0.85 $6.25M
2024-25 WPG 80 14 48 62 17 22 172 49 0.78 $6.25M
2025-26 WPG 77 14 41 55 6 30 146 36 0.71 $6.25M
2026-27 WPG 4 0 3 3 -1 2 12 1 0.75 $6.25M
12 seasons Career 743 94 337 431 85 353 1404 867 0.58

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 WPG 16 1 1 2 2 6 26 27 0.13
2018-19 WPG 6 0 1 1 -1 0 8 4 0.17
2019-20 WPG 4 0 1 1 -4 4 3 4 0.25
2020-21 WPG 8 1 4 5 -4 6 12 23 0.63
2022-23 WPG 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 8 0.33
2023-24 WPG 5 3 1 4 -3 2 12 4 0.80
2024-25 WPG 12 0 6 6 0 8 19 21 0.50
7 seasons Playoffs 54 5 15 20 -9 26 85 91 0.37

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 6 14 20 6 38 99 145 0.24 6.1 19:29

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2018, then RFA
$43KCap dollars per point20 points in 82 games
$223KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.9 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Winnipeg Jets on Oct 9, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.275M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2017-18, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $863K $833K $93K $500K $925K
2016-17 $863K $833K $0 $500K $833K
2017-18 $863K $833K $0 $500K $833K

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
Sep 12, 2019 Winnipeg Jets Extension 2020-21 to 2027-28 8 $50M $6.25M
Sep 16, 2018 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $6.3M $3.15M
Oct 9, 2013 Winnipeg Jets Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $4.275M $863K

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+3.9Goals above replacement250th of 664 skaters, 74th of 229 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 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-0.3 58th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 62nd percentilePower play-0.4 27th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 74th percentilePenalties-1.3 23rd 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.

-10-50510152015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

51.1Corsi for %1295 attempts for, 1239 against
+2.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Expected goals for %54.7 expected for, 53.4 against
+0.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.8Goals for %62 for, 65 against
99.4PDO9.3% shooting + 90.1% saves
200Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Dustin Byfuglien · Josh Morrissey72926:5052.053.237-41
Jacob Trouba · Josh Morrissey31306:3053.748.914-15
Brian Strait · Josh Morrissey565:3446.248.23-3
Paul Postma · Josh Morrissey1545:2748.849.62-2

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.0Expected goalsfrom 133 unblocked attempts
+2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.15 expected goals per 60 minutes33rd
Shot quality 3.0% chance per attempt45th
Finishing +2.0 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 6Expected 4.0

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. 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 8, 2017 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:30
Apr 6, 2017 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:00
Apr 4, 2017 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 20:36
Apr 1, 2017 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 19:28
Mar 30, 2017 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 20:56
Mar 28, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 22:03
Mar 26, 2017 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:01
Mar 24, 2017 @ ANA L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 20:53
Mar 23, 2017 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:45
Mar 21, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 23:51
Mar 19, 2017 vs MIN W 5-4 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 22:12
Mar 16, 2017 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:41
Mar 13, 2017 @ NSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 22:43
Mar 11, 2017 vs CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:58
Mar 8, 2017 vs PIT L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 4 2 0 18:48
Mar 6, 2017 vs SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:59
Mar 4, 2017 vs COL W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17:53
Mar 3, 2017 vs STL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:55
Feb 28, 2017 vs MIN L 5-6 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 18:54
Feb 21, 2017 @ TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 22:55
Feb 19, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 23:41
Feb 18, 2017 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 24:09
Feb 16, 2017 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:54
Feb 14, 2017 vs DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 19:41
Feb 11, 2017 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 18:52
Feb 10, 2017 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 18:46
Feb 7, 2017 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 19:21
Feb 4, 2017 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 21:21
Feb 2, 2017 @ DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:52
Jan 31, 2017 @ STL W 5-3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 22:31
Jan 26, 2017 @ CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 21:57
Jan 24, 2017 vs SJS L 3-4 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 23:14
Jan 23, 2017 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 20:22
Jan 21, 2017 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:03
Jan 18, 2017 vs ARI W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 19:30
Jan 16, 2017 @ SJS L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 20:07
Jan 14, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16:08
Jan 13, 2017 @ ARI L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 16:18
Jan 11, 2017 vs MTL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:21
Jan 9, 2017 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 18:04
Jan 7, 2017 @ BUF L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 18:32
Jan 4, 2017 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:44
Jan 3, 2017 @ TBL W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 18:13
Dec 31, 2016 vs NYI L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 16:12
Dec 29, 2016 vs CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 4 2 3 19:16
Dec 27, 2016 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 18:45
Dec 22, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:36
Dec 20, 2016 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:14
Dec 18, 2016 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:01
Dec 15, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 23:03
Dec 11, 2016 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22:01
Dec 10, 2016 @ CGY L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:08
Dec 8, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:10
Dec 6, 2016 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 18:54
Dec 4, 2016 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:38
Dec 3, 2016 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 17:04
Dec 1, 2016 vs EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:55
Nov 29, 2016 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:50
Nov 27, 2016 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17:03
Nov 25, 2016 @ NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:27
Nov 23, 2016 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 19:45
Nov 20, 2016 @ CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14:29
Nov 19, 2016 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:18
Nov 17, 2016 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 21:07
Nov 15, 2016 vs CHI W 4-0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 18:42
Nov 13, 2016 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:19
Nov 11, 2016 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 14:45
Nov 10, 2016 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:48
Nov 8, 2016 vs DAL W 8-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:26
Nov 6, 2016 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:24
Nov 4, 2016 @ DET W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 22:26
Nov 3, 2016 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:54
Nov 1, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:41
Oct 30, 2016 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:49
Oct 28, 2016 @ COL W 1-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 16:34
Oct 27, 2016 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:46
Oct 25, 2016 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:21
Oct 23, 2016 vs EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:23
Oct 19, 2016 vs TOR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 19:12
Oct 17, 2016 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:05
Oct 15, 2016 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:18
Oct 13, 2016 vs CAR W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:45