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Josh Doan

#91 · Right wing · Buffalo Sabres

Born Feb 1, 2002 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA (age 24) · 6'2", 198 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 37th overall in 2021 by ARI (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patrik Laine CBJ · 9 P in 18 GP Joshua Roy MTL · 9 P in 23 GP Zachary Bolduc STL · 9 P in 25 GP Julien Gauthier NYI · 9 P in 27 GP Andreas Athanasiou CHI · 9 P in 28 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.

020402023-24: 9 points923-242024-25: 19 points1924-252025-26: 52 points5225-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2023-24 ARI 11 5 4 9 6 0 23 7 0.82 $925K
2024-25 UTA 51 7 12 19 -2 8 88 45 0.37 $925K
2025-26 BUF 82 25 27 52 -4 25 170 78 0.63 $925K
2026-27 BUF 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 12 0.00 $6.95M
4 seasons Career 149 37 43 80 0 37 288 142 0.54

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2025-26 BUF 13 3 7 10 6 8 32 25 0.77
1 season Playoffs 13 3 7 10 6 8 32 25 0.77

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
11 5 4 9 6 0 23 7 0.82 21.7 12:19

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2026, then RFA
$103KCap dollars per point9 points in 11 games
$285KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.2 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 Arizona Coyotes on Mar 16, 2023, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, with 2 seasons 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
2023-24 $925K $833K $93K $925K
2024-25 $925K $833K $93K $925K
2025-26 $925K $833K $93K $925K

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
Jan 21, 2026 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2026-27 to 2032-33 7 $48.65M $6.95M
Mar 16, 2023 Arizona Coyotes Entry-level 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $2.775M $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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+3.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+1.6Even-strength defence+1.0Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.3

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.

0510152023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

51.7Corsi for %140 attempts for, 131 against
+3.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.4Expected goals for %7.1 expected for, 5.0 against
+10.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
64.3Goals for %9 for, 5 against
104.6PDO12.5% shooting + 92.1% saves
37Attempts 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
Jack McBain · Matias Maccelli · Josh Doan1091:5755.862.87-4
Liam O'Brien · Michael Carcone · Josh Doan17:4341.272.01-0
Matias Maccelli · Josh Doan · Logan Cooley54:1050.056.11-0
Alexander Kerfoot · Matias Maccelli · Josh Doan32:2466.7100.00-0

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.7Expected goalsfrom 31 unblocked attempts
+1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.65 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 12.0% chance per attempt99th
Finishing +1.3 goals above expected66thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Goals 5Expected 3.7

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 17, 2024 vs EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:28
Apr 14, 2024 @ CGY L 5-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 10:30
Apr 12, 2024 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:20
Apr 10, 2024 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:53
Apr 9, 2024 @ SEA L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:57
Apr 7, 2024 @ SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:47
Apr 5, 2024 vs VGK W 7-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 11:25
Apr 3, 2024 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:38
Mar 30, 2024 vs NYR L 5-8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:42
Mar 28, 2024 vs NSH W 8-4 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 14:29
Mar 26, 2024 vs CBJ W 6-2 2 0 2 2 0 6 1 13:15