RW · MTL · NHL id 8476981
Josh Anderson has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 3 shots while averaging 12:53 a night (10:05 at even strength, 0:01 on the power play and 2:30 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 81% of his 5v5 minutes with Jake Evans and 78% with Zachary Bolduc in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 65% of shot attempts with Anderson on the ice (2-0 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on L4 with Jake Evans and Zachary Bolduc and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 8.37 (was 2.48)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 12:36 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 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 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 1 goal, 0.79 expected goals; best chance Josh Anderson at 0.46 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 72 GP · 23 points vs 22.9 expected
Last 20 games: -52. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 15.7%
- 97.9
- 60.5%
- G vs xG
- 14 / 13.1
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.066 xG per attempt lately vs 0.111 before.
- 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, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played72
- Goals14212th of 715
- Assists9493rd of 715
- Points23369th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points47th of 715
- Shots on goal89355th of 715
- Hits129105th of 715
- Blocked shots43304th of 715
- Plus/minus−4420th of 715
- Penalty minutes9019th of 715
- Faceoffs won23260th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.8%470th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)46.6%563rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.3%540th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.2%538th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)42.4%649th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.5%429th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.96317th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.034309th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34177th of 719
- Faceoff win %69.7%
- Draw Equity /100+0.217
Usage
- Ice time per game14:01482nd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:05525th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %35.7%643rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.53591st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO979542nd of 719
- Goals above expected+0.9210th of 715
- Luck Meter+6343rd of 828
- Ascension score53130th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.363rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts25715th of 715
- Hardest shot87.5390th of 715
- Offensive-zone time37.8%676th 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 · 71 of 72 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.037
- Season net
- −0.51xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.96
- Attempts
- 13
- 0.044
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 L2Jan 27, 2024 alerts →
- Played 5:20 more than his 5-game averageFeb 25, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 3, 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 4.0 | — | |
| May 23, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 3.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| May 23, 2026 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 19.3 | — | |
| May 14, 2026 @ BUF | Rebound | — | 0 | 27.7 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 21, 2026 @ TBL | Cycle | — | 0 | 15.3 | — | |
| Apr 19, 2026 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 41.7 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2026 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 0 | 20.0 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 vs BOS | Deflection | — | 3 | 46.9 | deflection | |
| Feb 4, 2026 @ WPG | Deflection | — | 2 | 32.9 | deflection | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ OTT | Rebound | — | 1 | 69.0 | rebound | |
| Jan 13, 2026 @ WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 65.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 1, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 67.3 | 4-on-3 | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs PIT | Point shot | — | 0 | 64.0 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 54.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 56.9 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Nov 22, 2025 vs TOR | Point shot | — | 0 | 63.2 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 vs TOR | Cycle | — | 2* | 49.2 | — | |
| Nov 17, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 22.7 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2025 vs LAK | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 65.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 23, 2025 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 33.3 | 4-on-2 | |
| Apr 8, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | loose | 0 | 29.9 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 1, 2025 vs FLA | Deflection | pass | 3* | 26.3 | deflection | |
| Mar 28, 2025 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 63.7 | one-timer | |
| Mar 18, 2025 vs OTT | Rebound | — | 0 | 14.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2025 vs OTT | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 21.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 1, 2025 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 32.0 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Feb 22, 2025 @ OTT | Rebound | carry | 0 | 47.8 | rebound | |
| Jan 18, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | loose | 0 | 28.7 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2025 @ WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 28.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 17, 2024 vs BUF | Rebound | — | 0 | 47.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2024 @ WPG | Rebound | — | 0 | 38.5 | rebound | |
| Nov 16, 2024 vs CBJ | Deflection | — | 2* | 28.4 | one-timer | |
| Nov 11, 2024 @ BUF | Rush | carry | 0 | 43.5 | — | |
| Oct 29, 2024 vs SEA | Rush | carry | 2 | 6.7 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2024 @ BOS | Deflection | — | 2 | 54.8 | deflection | |
| Apr 9, 2024 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 5.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 2, 2024 @ TBL | Deflection | — | 4* | 56.0 | deflection | |
| Jan 11, 2024 vs SJS | Deflection | — | 3 | 70.9 | deflection | |
| Dec 28, 2023 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 5.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 22, 2023 @ CHI | Rush | loose | 1* | 36.8 | one-timer |
* 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 Anderson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Anderson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Evans | C | 1 | 8:10 | 81% | 61.1% | 100% (1-0) | 80.0% 1:55 | 25.0% 2:17 |
| Zachary Bolduc | C | 1 | 7:53 | 78% | 64.7% | 100% (1-0) | 66.7% 2:12 | 66.7% 1:31 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 1 | 4:33 | 45% | 83.3% | 100% (2-0) | 45.5% 5:32 | 30.4% 13:41 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 3:42 | 37% | 54.5% | 100% (1-0) | 75.0% 6:23 | 52.4% 13:20 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 3:38 | 36% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 78.6% 6:27 | 56.0% 16:17 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 1 | 2:51 | 28% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 63.2% 7:14 | 37.5% 8:00 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1 | 2:47 | 28% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 64.7% 7:18 | 33.3% 12:54 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 1 | 2:38 | 26% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 63.2% 7:27 | 63.6% 8:24 |
| Phillip Danault | C | 1 | 1:22 | 14% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 63.2% 8:43 | 42.9% 11:14 |
| Alex Newhook | C | 1 | 1:20 | 13% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 8:45 | 60.0% 10:56 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12:53 | 10:05 | 0:01 | 2:30 |
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 | 12:53 | 12:53 | 16 | 11 | 59.3% | 66.7% | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 10:05 | 10:05 | 15 | 8 | 65.2% | 72.2% | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 10:05 | 10:05 | 15 | 8 | 65.2% | 72.2% | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:01 | 0:01 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 2:30 | 2:30 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:30 | 2:30 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
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 | MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 0 | 12:53 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 30 | 30 | 16.7% | 46 | 12 | 15:23 |
| 2025-26 | MTL | 72 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -4 | 90 | 89 | 15.7% | 129 | 43 | 14:01 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MTL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 20 | 11 | 0.0% | 26 | 1 | 13:53 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 81 | 15 | 12 | 27 | -2 | 90 | 109 | 13.8% | 176 | 39 | 14:19 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 78 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 74 | 141 | 6.4% | 169 | 40 | 15:28 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 69 | 21 | 11 | 32 | -8 | 72 | 164 | 12.8% | 139 | 49 | 16:58 |
| 2021-22 | MTL | 69 | 19 | 13 | 32 | -25 | 65 | 151 | 12.6% | 153 | 35 | 17:14 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | MTL | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 12 | 50 | 10.0% | 87 | 8 | 14:30 |
| 2020-21 | MTL | 52 | 17 | 7 | 24 | -10 | 38 | 125 | 13.6% | 139 | 25 | 16:25 |
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 17 | 63 | 1.6% | 68 | 13 | 16:04 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | CBJ | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 22 | 23 | 4.3% | 46 | 6 | 16:59 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 82 | 27 | 20 | 47 | +25 | 60 | 230 | 11.7% | 214 | 40 | 17:01 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | CBJ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 21 | 9 | 11.1% | 14 | 3 | 15:46 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ | 63 | 19 | 11 | 30 | -1 | 42 | 188 | 10.1% | 109 | 24 | 18:02 |
Josh Anderson news
- Josh Anderson News: Two-point burst on opening nightRotoWire
- Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Two-point burst on opening nightCBS Sports
- Red Wings Trade Pitch Lands 12-Year Veteran Josh Anderson For 2-Player PackageYahoo Sports
- Josh Anderson prefers shorter camp as Habs prepare for final preseason gametsn.ca
- The CH might have a hard time keeping Josh AndersonDose.ca
- 'We're growing as a team,' Canadiens playoff driver Josh Anderson saysMontreal Gazette
- Canadiens Make Anderson Alternate Captain While Passing Over HutsonThe Hockey Writers
- Video - Canadiens Announce Multi-Year Extension For Martin St. Louis, Josh Anderson Named Assistant Captainthehockeynews.com
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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.