Dakota Joshua

#81Center6'3"216 lb

+4.6 in 3 days

2025-26 regular season

SOG

19.2% SH

12:15

TOI/GP

C · TOR · NHL id 8478057

Dakota Joshua has played 55 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025-26, scoring 10 goals and 8 assists (18 points) on 52 shots while averaging 12:15 a night (11:15 at even strength, 0:16 on the power play and 0:34 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 56% of his 5v5 minutes with Bo Groulx and 38% with Simon Benoit over the last 10 games, and the Maple Leafs have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Joshua on the ice (27-27 in goals, 23% offensive-zone starts). In the Maple Leafs' most recent game against WSH he was on L3 with Bo Groulx and Nick Robertson and off the power play; dropped to L4 (from L2) in the last game. He is shooting 19.2% this season against 17.5% across the 310 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 8 game vs WSH, detected from shift data

Line

Bo Groulx Nick Robertson

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Dropped to L4 (from L2) in the last gameLost his PP2 spot in the last gameLast 5: L2/PP2 · L2 · L2 · L3/PP2 · L4

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

19 games shown, 11:56 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed14th1521.2 mph

Bursts 20+ mph26th2723

Hardest shot20th2080.0 mph

Offensive-zone time10th1038.5%

Distance skated42nd42106.5 mi

High-danger SOG52nd5331

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 93 attempts, 52 on goal, 10 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 55 GP · 18 points vs 17.5 expected

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Luck meter+25

Last 20 games: +28. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+0.7 G

On-ice SH%+5.0 G

On-ice SV%+2.1 G

IPP−0.6 G

Points vs expected+0.5 P

: 19.2%
: 102.9
: 64.3%
G vs xG: 10 / 9.3

• Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 1% → 21%, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
• Shot diet improved: 0.141 xG per attempt lately vs 0.106 before (more from the slot).

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
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Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played55
Goals10308th of 715
Assists8513th of 715
Points18421st of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal52540th of 715
Hits19524th of 715
Blocked shots32427th of 715
Plus/minus−2368th of 715
Penalty minutes49115th of 715
Faceoffs won6349th of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)44.0%666th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)43.5%678th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)47.4%475th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.0%495th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.5%334th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)46.6%541st of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.68442nd of 719
Turnover Ledger /60+0.00390th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.25472nd of 719
Faceoff win %24.0%
Draw Equity /100−0.287

Usage

Ice time per game12:15582nd of 715
Power-play time per game0:16450th of 715
Power-play share18.5%438th of 713
Ice-time share20.1%583rd of 715
Offensive-zone start %23.0%706th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.36510th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO102989th of 719
Goals above expected+0.7232nd of 715
Luck Meter+25180th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.2651st of 715
20+ mph bursts23588th of 715
Hardest shot80.0677th of 715
Offensive-zone time38.5%645th of 715

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 53 of 55 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.014
Season net: −0.15xG

Offensive TK/600.29 (3)

Offensive GV/600.58 (6)

Neutral TK/600.19 (2)

Neutral GV/600.68 (7)

Defensive TK/600.10 (1)

Defensive GV/600.39 (4)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.287
Season: −0.07G
: 24.0%25 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 2-7 · NZ 2-6 · DZ 2-6

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.68
Attempts: 7
: 0.045

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −0.81G
Per 60: −0.073
Drawn / taken: 20.5 / 24.5minors

Method Leaders

: 47.0%
: 50.5%
: 47.4%
Transition CF/60: 5.3
Turnovers won/60: 20.6
Turnovers lost/60: 21.5

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

52 shots on goal, 10 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	52%	23%	6
R Circle	4%	12%	0
Center Point	2%	9%	0
L Circle	8%	13%	3
R Net Side	8%	3%	0
Outside R	0%	4%	0
R Point	2%	6%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to L3 from L4Jan 8, 2023 alerts →

How the goals happened

39 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Mar 25, 2026 vs NYR	Odd-man rush	carry	0	55.5	3-on-2
Mar 20, 2026 vs CAR	Rebound	carry	0	40.1	4-on-3, rebound
Mar 14, 2026 @ BUF	Forecheck turnover	—	0	57.0	—
Mar 2, 2026 vs PHI	Rush	loose	1	52.7	—
Dec 16, 2025 vs CHI	Rebound	dump	0	42.8	rebound
Dec 11, 2025 vs SJS	Deflection	—	2	11.9	—
Dec 2, 2025 @ FLA	Rush	loose	1	36.6	—
Nov 29, 2025 @ PIT	Cycle	—	0	7.6	—
Oct 25, 2025 vs BUF	Deflection	carry	3	30.1	3-on-2, deflection
Oct 24, 2025 @ BUF	Forecheck turnover	—	0	29.1	—
Apr 10, 2025 @ COL	Rebound	—	0	37.3	rebound
Apr 5, 2025 vs ANA	Forecheck turnover	—	0	45.2	—
Mar 22, 2025 @ NYR	Rebound	—	2	5.4	rebound
Mar 1, 2025 @ SEA	Odd-man rush	carry	0	13.4	2-on-1
Feb 6, 2025 @ SJS	Deflection	pass	2	28.7	4-on-2, deflection
Dec 18, 2024 @ UTA	Rush	carry	3	19.7	—
Dec 10, 2024 vs STL	Rush	loose	1*	29.7	one-timer
May 14, 2024 @ EDM	Deflection	—	3	27.6	deflection
May 8, 2024 vs EDM	Rebound	—	2*	34.4	rebound
Apr 21, 2024 vs NSH	Point shot	—	2	69.6	—
Apr 21, 2024 vs NSH	Dump and chase	dump	1	45.5	—
Apr 16, 2024 vs CGY	Odd-man rush	carry	0	69.5	2-on-1
Apr 13, 2024 @ EDM	Odd-man rush	pass	3	59.1	2-on-1
Apr 6, 2024 @ LAK	Dump and chase	dump	0	10.8	—
Mar 31, 2024 vs ANA	Rebound	—	0	42.9	one-timer, rebound
Mar 31, 2024 vs ANA	Forecheck turnover	—	0	24.4	—
Feb 13, 2024 @ CHI	Rush	carry	0	16.1	—
Jan 18, 2024 vs ARI	Rebound	loose	2	22.1	3-on-2, rebound
Jan 9, 2024 @ NYI	Point shot	—	0	59.2	—
Jan 6, 2024 @ NJD	Rush	carry	1	52.3	—
Dec 23, 2023 vs SJS	Rush	carry	2	55.6	—
Dec 21, 2023 @ DAL	Odd-man rush	carry	1	58.9	2-on-1
Dec 17, 2023 @ CHI	Deflection	carry	1	34.6	deflection
Dec 14, 2023 vs FLA	Rush	loose	0	53.2	—
Dec 14, 2023 vs FLA	Forecheck turnover	—	0	18.6	—
Dec 5, 2023 vs NJD	Rebound	—	1	28.7	rebound
Nov 24, 2023 @ SEA	Rebound	—	0	22.6	rebound
Nov 12, 2023 @ MTL	Rebound	—	1	25.5	rebound
Oct 11, 2023 vs EDM	Odd-man rush	carry	1*	20.0	2-on-1

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Joshua

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Joshua apart	CF% mate apart
Nicolas Roy	C	33	280:21	45%	47.2%	56% (14-11)	35.6% 93:40	38.5% 115:15
Simon Benoit	D	49	224:53	36%	38.3%	44% (4-5)	48.9% 323:57	38.9% 512:15
Jake McCabe	D	55	213:57	35%	45.0%	68% (15-7)	43.5% 404:24	43.6% 774:47
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	50	186:17	30%	46.0%	61% (11-7)	42.6% 377:12	47.2% 664:31
Morgan Rielly	D	52	178:21	29%	48.7%	33% (5-10)	41.7% 405:31	47.2% 714:09
Brandon Carlo	D	36	130:25	21%	42.6%	27% (3-8)	43.6% 272:23	42.9% 449:50
Matias Maccelli	LW	20	130:11	21%	40.3%	67% (8-4)	47.3% 92:52	42.9% 92:50
Troy Stecher	D	32	130:10	21%	44.6%	56% (9-7)	41.0% 235:27	45.0% 407:17
Nick Robertson	LW	18	123:45	20%	45.8%	36% (5-9)	44.1% 76:21	30.5% 82:40
Philippe Myers	D	29	100:19	16%	42.4%	40% (4-6)	45.7% 227:54	42.7% 294:43
Bobby McMann	C	15	91:05	15%	42.2%	100% (6-0)	37.6% 79:09	54.0% 91:25
Bo Groulx	C	12	82:58	13%	37.4%	56% (5-4)	50.6% 44:40	27.0% 60:33
Max Domi	C	19	81:36	13%	45.0%	14% (1-6)	44.7% 142:15	44.1% 129:57
Steven Lorentz	C	14	75:53	12%	44.9%	50% (2-2)	44.4% 87:25	47.7% 65:16

Linemate and opposition quality

2025-26 · 5v5 · 618 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards

45.6%

9th percentile · higher = stronger linemates

50.0%

58th percentile · higher = tougher opponents

Plays with weaker-than-usual linemates.

Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Joshua shared the 5v5 ice with. Small samples lean on each skater's previous season (or 50% for newcomers). Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.

Game log

55 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 8	vs WSH	L 0-4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	100%	8:30	7:24	1:06	—
Apr 4	@ LAK	OTL 6-7	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	—	10:38	9:02	1:20	—
Apr 2	@ SJS	L 1-4	0	0	0	-2	2	4	4	0	—	14:29	13:58	—	—
Mar 30	@ ANA	W 5-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	—	14:20	14:10	—	—
Mar 28	@ STL	L 1-5	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	—	15:03	13:15	1:48	—
Mar 25	vs NYR	W 4-3	1	1	2	+1	1	2	6	1	—	14:31	13:05	1:26	—
Mar 24	@ BOS	W 4-2	0	0	0	0	5	7	2	0	33%	12:58	9:39	3:19	—
Mar 21	@ OTT	L 2-5	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0%	10:47	10:47	—	—
Mar 20	vs CAR	OTL 3-4	1	0	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0%	11:25	10:53	0:32	—
Mar 17	vs NYI	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0%	11:26	9:54	1:32	—
Mar 15	@ MIN	W 4-2	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0%	11:51	10:09	0:54	—
Mar 14	@ BUF	OTL 2-3	1	0	1	+1	1	5	6	0	—	11:58	9:41	1:22	0:55
Mar 10	@ MTL	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	—	8:56	8:56	—	—
Mar 7	vs TBL	L 2-5	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	—	14:06	13:23	0:02	—
Mar 5	@ NYR	L 2-6	0	0	0	-3	1	0	8	2	—	13:27	12:40	—	—
Mar 4	@ NJD	OTL 3-4	0	1	1	+1	1	2	3	1	—	11:19	11:19	—	—
Mar 2	vs PHI	OTL 2-3	1	0	1	+1	1	0	3	1	100%	11:21	11:21	—	—
Feb 28	vs OTT	L 2-5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	—	12:00	10:52	—	1:08
Feb 26	@ FLA	L 1-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	—	11:01	10:59	0:02	—
Dec 28	@ DET	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	—	12:23	12:23	—	—

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	55	673:39	12:15	553	727	43.2%	42.2%	249	353	28	33	46%	26.1	32.3	25%
Even strength	55	618:31	11:15	514	654	44.0%	43.4%	233	312	27	27	50%	22.8	25.6	23%
5v5	55	618:21	11:15	514	653	44.0%	43.5%	233	312	27	27	50%	22.8	25.4	23%
Power play	19	14:13	0:45	19	4	82.6%	71.4%	8	2	0	0	—	1.1	0.2	75%
Penalty kill	26	31:26	1:13	4	54	6.9%	6.7%	3	32	0	3	0%	0.0	4.2	0%
5v4	19	14:13	0:45	19	4	82.6%	71.4%	8	2	0	0	—	1.1	0.2	75%
4v5	26	31:26	1:13	4	54	6.9%	6.7%	3	32	0	3	0%	0.0	4.2	0%
6v5, own net empty	10	3:40	0:22	8	3	72.7%	75.0%	4	2	0	2	0%	0.5	1.5	100%
5v6, opponent net empty	7	5:37	0:48	5	12	29.4%	30.8%	1	5	1	1	50%	1.6	0.9	—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26	TOR	55	10	8	18	-2	49	52	19.2%	195	32	12:15
2024-25	VAN	57	7	7	14	-13	38	52	13.5%	193	29	12:58
2023-24Playoffs	VAN	13	4	4	8	+1	10	9	44.4%	74	7	15:49
2023-24	VAN	63	18	14	32	+19	60	84	21.4%	244	40	14:23
2022-23	VAN	79	11	12	23	-16	60	71	15.5%	222	30	11:31
2021-22Playoffs	STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	2	0	8:36
2021-22	STL	30	3	5	8	+6	16	31	9.7%	77	10	8:30
2020-21	STL	12	1	0	1	-3	7	9	11.1%	23	2	8:58

Dakota Joshua news

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Dakota Joshua Injury: Moves to LTIR
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The Maple Leafs Haven't Seen the Best of Dakota Joshua Yet
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Maple Leafs' Dakota Joshua: Moves to LTIR
CBS SportsSep 28, 2026
Dakota Joshua Injury: Deemed week-to-week
RotoWireSep 28, 2026
Leafs' Dakota Joshua out week-to-week with injury
Daily FaceoffSep 28, 2026
Maple Leafs' Dakota Joshua: Deemed week-to-week
CBS SportsSep 28, 2026

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How the goals happened

Linemates

Linemate and opposition quality

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Dakota Joshua news