C · EDM · NHL id 8484509
Josh Samanski has played 1 game for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 8:41 a night. At 5v5 he has skated 85% of his 5v5 minutes with Isaac Howard and 78% with Trent Frederic in his only game so far, and the Oilers have controlled 31% of shot attempts with Samanski on the ice (1-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on L4 with Trent Frederic and Isaac Howard and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
- −2:07 TOI a game
- Top-six in 0 of last 1 (was 6 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 8:41 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
No Edge data yet 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 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 24 GP · 4 points vs 4.5 expected
Last 20 games: -2. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 20.0%
- 101.8
- 36.4%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 1.2
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:48 a game, 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, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played24
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists2674th of 715
- Points4675th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal9713th of 715
- Hits27576th of 715
- Blocked shots14655th of 715
- Plus/minus+2256th of 715
- Penalty minutes6670th of 715
- Faceoffs won54214th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.9%317th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.8%260th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.6%156th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.5%158th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.6%329th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.2%197th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.00704th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.031288th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.20618th of 719
- Faceoff win %48.2%133rd of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.025135th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game10:34658th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:01647th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %55.1%252nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.47562nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1018161st of 719
- Goals above expected+0.8225th of 715
- Luck Meter+13296th of 828
- Ascension score44280th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.7537th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts27551st of 715
- Hardest shot74.7710th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.7%636th 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 · 24 of 24 games through the sequence engine
- −0.001
- Season net
- −0.00xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.025
- Season
- −0.03G
- 48.2%112 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 15-19 · NZ 28-28 · DZ 11-11
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
3 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 52.3 | one-timer | |
| Apr 16, 2026 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 21.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs TBL | Cycle | — | 0 | 14.2 | — |
* 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 Samanski
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Samanski apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard | LW | 1 | 7:22 | 85% | 27.3% | 50% (1-1) | 50.0% 1:19 | 100.0% 1:02 |
| Trent Frederic | C | 1 | 6:47 | 78% | 30.0% | 50% (1-1) | 33.3% 1:54 | 100.0% 1:29 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 1 | 3:57 | 45% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 30.0% 4:44 | 33.3% 6:04 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 1 | 3:53 | 45% | 33.3% | 50% (1-1) | 25.0% 4:48 | 34.6% 17:29 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 1 | 3:32 | 41% | 33.3% | 50% (1-1) | 25.0% 5:09 | 61.5% 14:25 |
| Jake Walman | D | 1 | 3:20 | 38% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 30.0% 5:21 | 57.1% 6:36 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 1 | 1:38 | 19% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 30.0% 7:03 | 45.0% 11:03 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | 1 | 1:36 | 18% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 7:05 | 72.0% 16:12 |
| Max Jones | LW | 1 | 1:11 | 14% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 27.3% 7:30 | 44.4% 9:44 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 1 | 1:06 | 13% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 7:35 | 63.3% 16:00 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ VAN | W 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 8:41 | 8:41 | — | — |
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 | 8:41 | 8:41 | 4 | 9 | 30.8% | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 8:41 | 8:41 | 4 | 9 | 30.8% | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 8:41 | 8:41 | 4 | 9 | 30.8% | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 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 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8:41 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 0 | 8:59 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 9 | 22.2% | 27 | 14 | 10:34 |
Josh Samanski news
- Oilers 2026-27 top 10 prospects, No. 2: Josh Samanski hopes to claw his way back to the showOil On Whyte
- Oilers injury update: Nugent-Hopkins placed on IR, Josh Samanski recalled ahead of Canucks rematchOilers Nation
- Oilers place Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve, recall Josh Samanskisportsnet.ca
- Oilers' Josh Samanski: Called up to majorsCBS Sports
- Oilers Loan Josh Samanski to Bakersfield CondorsSSBCrack
- The Oilers Made a Surprising Move with Josh SamanskiYardbarker
- Did Owen Michaels Take Josh Samanski's Spot?Yahoo Sports
- Oilers Should Resist the Urge to Trade for Kirby DachNHL Trade Talk
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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.