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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brent Seabrook CHI · 26 P in 81 GP Darnell Nurse EDM · 26 P in 82 GP Dion Phaneuf LAK · 26 P in 79 GP Mike Matheson FLA · 27 P in 81 GP Esa Lindell DAL · 27 P in 80 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 7 19 26 15 47 102 139 0.32 6.9 20:27

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2018, then RFA
$33KCap dollars per point26 points in 81 games
$179KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.8 goals above replacement
$3.7MWorth 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 691 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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.8Goals above replacement208th of 691 skaters, 64th of 240 defencemen
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 240 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 70th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 70th percentilePower play-0.4 20th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 63rd percentilePenalties-1.9 10th 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

51.3Corsi for %1361 attempts for, 1293 against
-0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Expected goals for %56.6 expected for, 49.1 against
+1.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.3Goals for %64 for, 56 against
100.3PDO8.5% shooting + 91.8% saves
203Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Jacob Trouba · Josh Morrissey54767:0052.054.736-31
Tyler Myers · Josh Morrissey41355:0952.654.217-16
Dustin Byfuglien · Josh Morrissey57174:2450.951.07-6
Tucker Poolman · Josh Morrissey618:0450.052.60-0

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.5Expected goalsfrom 141 unblocked attempts
+2.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes35th
Shot quality 3.2% chance per attempt60th
Finishing +2.5 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 242 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 7Expected 4.5

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 7, 2018 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 17:20
Apr 5, 2018 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:27
Apr 2, 2018 @ OTT W 6-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 22:12
Mar 31, 2018 @ TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 22:02
Mar 29, 2018 @ CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 21:53
Mar 27, 2018 vs BOS W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 18:13
Mar 25, 2018 vs NSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 22:19
Mar 23, 2018 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 22:51
Mar 20, 2018 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 22:00
Mar 18, 2018 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21:11
Mar 15, 2018 vs CHI W 6-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 17:54
Mar 13, 2018 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 18:59
Mar 12, 2018 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:50
Mar 10, 2018 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 22:00
Mar 8, 2018 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 21:41
Mar 6, 2018 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 20:41
Mar 4, 2018 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 21:15
Mar 2, 2018 vs DET W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 21:24
Feb 27, 2018 vs NSH L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22:32
Feb 24, 2018 @ DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:39
Feb 23, 2018 @ STL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 18:53
Feb 20, 2018 vs LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:27
Feb 18, 2018 vs FLA W 7-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 19:27
Feb 16, 2018 vs COL W 6-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 20:36
Feb 13, 2018 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:09
Feb 11, 2018 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:20
Feb 9, 2018 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:27
Feb 6, 2018 vs ARI W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:50
Feb 3, 2018 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21:26
Feb 1, 2018 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 22:21
Jan 30, 2018 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 24:10
Jan 25, 2018 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 25:15
Jan 23, 2018 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26:20
Jan 21, 2018 vs VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:36
Jan 20, 2018 @ CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:12
Jan 13, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 19:29
Jan 12, 2018 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:13
Jan 9, 2018 @ BUF W 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:20
Jan 7, 2018 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:34
Jan 5, 2018 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 20:15
Jan 2, 2018 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 22:36
Dec 31, 2017 @ EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 21:08
Dec 29, 2017 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:16
Dec 27, 2017 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:02
Dec 23, 2017 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 21:16
Dec 21, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:17
Dec 19, 2017 @ NSH W 6-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 23:45
Dec 17, 2017 vs STL W 4-0 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 21:20
Dec 16, 2017 @ STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:20
Dec 14, 2017 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 23:51
Dec 11, 2017 vs VAN W 5-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 21:21
Dec 9, 2017 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:24
Dec 7, 2017 @ FLA L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:10
Dec 5, 2017 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 4 3 2 19:02
Dec 3, 2017 vs OTT W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 20:59
Dec 1, 2017 vs VGK W 7-4 0 2 2 -1 2 1 2 20:14
Nov 29, 2017 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 19:50
Nov 27, 2017 vs MIN W 7-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19:01
Nov 25, 2017 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:53
Nov 24, 2017 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 19:50
Nov 22, 2017 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 21:29
Nov 20, 2017 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:52
Nov 18, 2017 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 19:53
Nov 16, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:39
Nov 14, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 17:54
Nov 11, 2017 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 17:44
Nov 10, 2017 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:51
Nov 6, 2017 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 17:35
Nov 4, 2017 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 19:59
Nov 2, 2017 vs DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 19:48
Oct 31, 2017 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:17
Oct 29, 2017 vs PIT W 7-1 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 20:15
Oct 27, 2017 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:58
Oct 26, 2017 @ PIT L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 19:51
Oct 20, 2017 vs MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:21
Oct 17, 2017 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:25
Oct 14, 2017 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 21:26
Oct 12, 2017 @ VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 20:05
Oct 9, 2017 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 23:41
Oct 7, 2017 @ CGY L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:44
Oct 4, 2017 vs TOR L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 12:38