RW · BUF · NHL id 8482659
Josh Doan has played 1 game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 19:06 a night (14:35 at even strength, 4:25 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 93% of his 5v5 minutes with Tage Thompson and 74% with Josh Norris in his only game so far, and the Sabres have controlled 68% of shot attempts with Doan on the ice (0-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against CBJ he was on L2 with Tage Thompson and Josh Norris and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
- +2:19 PP TOI
- PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 8 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:00 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 6 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.32 expected goals; best chance Josh Doan at 0.12 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 52 points vs 52.7 expected
Last 20 games: +13. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.7%
- 100.3
- 56.5%
- G vs xG
- 25 / 23.4
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals2571st of 715
- Assists27163rd of 715
- Points52119th of 715
- Power-play points17101st of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal170101st of 715
- Hits78250th of 715
- Blocked shots31441st of 715
- Plus/minus−4420th of 715
- Penalty minutes25371st of 715
- Faceoffs won4371st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.7%199th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.9%186th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.5%118th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.3%122nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)54.8%130th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)53.4%139th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.17225th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.004124th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31275th of 719
- Faceoff win %22.2%
- Draw Equity /100−0.282
Usage
- Ice time per game15:52376th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:45125th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %53.9%269th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.5149th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1003308th of 719
- Goals above expected+1.6154th of 715
- Luck Meter+10321st of 828
- Ascension score6043rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2382nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts15583rd of 715
- Hardest shot89.1309th of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.6%108th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 81 of 82 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- +0.005
- Season net
- +0.09xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.17
- Attempts
- 20
- 0.041
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L2May 14, 2026 alerts →
- Played 5:23 more than his 5-game averageMay 14, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Mar 25, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Dec 11, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Oct 24, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 63.6 | one-timer | |
| May 6, 2026 vs MTL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 20.5 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Apr 26, 2026 @ BOS | Deflection | — | 2 | 19.7 | rebound | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 0 | 18.4 | rebound | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 60.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 22, 2026 @ ANA | Rush | carry | 3* | 31.2 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 @ VGK | Rebound | dump | 0 | 16.8 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 8, 2026 vs TBL | Deflection | — | 1 | 9.8 | deflection | |
| Mar 8, 2026 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 32.4 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.7 | one-timer | |
| Feb 3, 2026 @ TBL | Deflection | — | 5* | 16.6 | rebound | |
| Feb 2, 2026 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.8 | 1-on-0, one-timer | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ TOR | Rush | carry | 1 | 17.8 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs MTL | Cycle | — | 2 | 29.3 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ NYR | Rebound | — | 0 | 20.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 6, 2026 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 27.8 | 6-on-2 | |
| Jan 3, 2026 @ CBJ | Rebound | — | 2 | 31.5 | rebound | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ DAL | Cycle | carry | 1 | 62.2 | 2-on-0, one-timer | |
| Dec 9, 2025 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 15.6 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2025 @ EDM | Deflection | carry | 4 | 60.2 | 4-on-3, deflection | |
| Nov 29, 2025 @ MIN | Rush | carry | 1 | 23.9 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2025 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 52.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 21, 2025 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 9.2 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 @ DET | Deflection | — | 3* | 50.3 | deflection | |
| Oct 30, 2025 @ BOS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 20.6 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 5.8 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs FLA | Deflection | — | 1 | 24.2 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs FLA | Deflection | — | 3* | 22.4 | — | |
| Apr 12, 2025 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 17.7 | — | |
| Apr 10, 2025 vs NSH | Rebound | carry | 0 | 16.4 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs TBL | Rebound | loose | 0 | 32.4 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Feb 9, 2025 @ WSH | Rush | carry | 2 | 54.6 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 68.2 | 5-on-4 | |
| Jan 14, 2025 vs MTL | Cycle | — | 5* | 6.5 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2024 @ NYI | Rush | carry | 1 | 5.9 | — | |
| Apr 14, 2024 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 75.7 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Apr 12, 2024 @ EDM | Rebound | carry | 0 | 63.8 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Apr 5, 2024 vs VGK | Rebound | carry | 0 | 14.4 | rebound | |
| Mar 26, 2024 vs CBJ | Deflection | — | 1 | 9.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 26, 2024 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 12.7 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Doan
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Doan apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | RW | 1 | 13:33 | 93% | 70.8% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 1:02 | — 1:17 |
| Josh Norris | C | 1 | 10:51 | 74% | 68.2% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 3:44 | 100.0% 1:16 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 8:49 | 60% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 5:46 | 53.3% 10:52 |
| Owen Power | D | 1 | 6:47 | 47% | 90.9% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:48 | 42.9% 13:58 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 1 | 5:27 | 37% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 73.3% 9:08 | 50.0% 11:18 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 1 | 3:04 | 21% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 73.9% 11:31 | 54.5% 10:17 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 2:48 | 19% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 76.2% 11:47 | 77.8% 7:59 |
| Louis Crevier | D | 1 | 2:09 | 15% | 87.5% | — (0-0) | 58.8% 12:26 | 46.7% 11:42 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 2:02 | 14% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 69.6% 12:33 | 26.7% 12:26 |
| Jiri Kulich | C | 1 | 1:07 | 8% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 13:28 | 42.9% 6:54 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 19:06 | 14:35 | 4:25 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 19:06 | 19:06 | 28 | 8 | 77.8% | 74.1% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.5 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 17 | 8 | 68.0% | 63.2% | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.5 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 17 | 8 | 68.0% | 63.2% | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 4:25 | 4:25 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:25 | 2:25 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v3 | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 19:06 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 8 | 32 | 9.4% | 25 | 2 | 16:19 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 82 | 25 | 27 | 52 | -4 | 25 | 170 | 14.7% | 78 | 31 | 15:52 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 51 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 8 | 88 | 8.0% | 45 | 14 | 13:31 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 0 | 23 | 21.7% | 7 | 7 | 12:19 |
Josh Doan news
- Camp notebook | Injuries test blue-line depth; catching up with Josh DoanNHL.com
- Addressing the Sabres’ Forward LogjamThe Hockey Writers
- Sabres winger Josh Doan has a bigger role, bigger goals in second season in BuffaloBuffalo News
- Buffalo Sabres Top 25 Under 25: #3 Josh DoanDie by the Blade
- Josh Doan StatsNHL.com
- Josh Doan HomeNHL.com
- Josh Doan Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Mic'd Up | Josh DoanNHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.