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Toronto Maple Leafs Logo Dakota Joshua

Position Left Wing Current Team Toronto Maple Leafs
Shoots Left Current Contract 4 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2027-28
Weight (lbs) 218 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 32
Age 29 (May 15, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2014, Round 5, Overall 128 (TOR)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 17, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Acquired from Vancouver Canucks
Jul 17, 2025 Vancouver Canucks Traded to Toronto Maple Leafs
Feb 22, 2025 Vancouver Canucks Activated from IR
Jan 6, 2025 Vancouver Canucks Placed on IR
Nov 14, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Activated from IR
Oct 7, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Placed on IR
Jun 27, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Signed 4 years @ $3.250M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 13, 2022 St. Louis Blues Signed 2 years @ $825K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 31, 2021 St. Louis Blues Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 12, 2019 St. Louis Blues Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card



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2024-25 Player Card



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2023-24 Player Card



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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
Data Sources
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5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2020-21 STL 12 104:06 0.58 0.00 0.58 0.35 0.22 11.11 6.78 4.33 11.11 22.22
2021-22 STL 30 247:40 0.48 1.21 1.70 0.97 -0.49 6.90 13.84 -6.95 5.26 13.16
2022-23 VAN 79 807:56 0.67 0.74 1.41 0.63 0.04 13.64 12.83 0.81 6.02 25.30
2023-24 VAN 63 733:17 1.06 1.06 2.13 0.80 0.26 19.70 14.85 4.84 3.96 12.87
2024-25 VAN 57 661:51 0.45 0.54 1.00 0.61 -0.16 10.64 14.40 -3.76 0.00 15.07
2025-26 TOR 21 225:14 0.53 0.53 1.07 0.59 -0.06 11.11 12.30 -1.19 0.00 12.50

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2020-21 STL 12 104:06 23.05 0.58 1.14 34.58 1.73 1.90 25.00 37.58 -1.05 -0.56 -9.59
2021-22 STL 30 247:40 44.82 3.39 3.04 36.34 2.18 2.03 60.87 59.92 0.45 -0.75 11.72
2022-23 VAN 79 807:56 34.31 1.78 2.34 41.96 2.82 2.65 38.71 46.85 -0.12 -0.06 -0.69
2023-24 VAN 63 733:17 40.91 2.78 2.70 36.17 1.47 2.14 65.38 55.73 0.27 -0.19 4.80
2024-25 VAN 57 661:51 34.36 1.63 2.04 41.16 2.45 2.34 40.00 46.61 -0.05 0.03 -0.92
2025-26 TOR 21 225:14 32.23 1.86 1.96 41.29 3.73 2.05 33.33 48.94 -0.51 -0.45 -0.83

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
This table is for Basic and Premium subscribers only. To view please login to and/or subscribe to one of our subscription plans. 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Dakota Joshua signed a $13,000,000 4-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Patrik Alvin on June 27, 2024 with an AAV of $3,250,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.69% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 28 M-NTC $3,250,000 $3,250,000 - $2,000,000 $2,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 UFA
2025-26 29 M-NTC $3,250,000 $3,250,000 - $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 UFA
2026-27 30 M-NTC $3,250,000 $3,250,000 - - $2,625,000 $2,625,000 $2,625,000 UFA
2027-28 31 M-NTC $3,250,000 $3,250,000 - $1,000,000 $1,625,000 $2,625,000 $2,625,000 UFA
Total - $4,500,000 $8,500,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000
Signed: June 27, 2024
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: Patrik Alvin
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.69
Clause: Player can submit a 12 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Dakota Joshua signed a $1,650,000 2-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on July 13, 2022 with an AAV of $825,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.00% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 26 $825,000 $825,000 - $50,000 $750,000 $800,000 $8,000,000 UFA-Grp6
2023-24 27 $825,000 $825,000 - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 UFA
Total - $50,000 $1,600,000 $1,650,000 $8,850,000
Signed: July 13, 2022
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.0

Dakota Joshua signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on July 31, 2021 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 25 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $100,000 RFA
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $100,000
Signed: July 31, 2021
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $140,000.

Dakota Joshua signed a $1,585,000 2-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on July 12, 2019 with an AAV of $792,500. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.97% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 23 $792,500 $925,000 $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 24 $792,500 $925,000 $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $265,000 $185,000 $1,400,000 $1,585,000 $140,000
Signed: July 12, 2019
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2008-09 QC Int PW Victory Honda Peewee 3 2 1 3 2
2009-10 T1EMBHL Victory Honda Bantam Minor AAA 31 17 8 25 24
2010-11 T1EBHL Little Caesars Bantam Major AAA 28 12 4 16 16
2011-12 HPHL U16 Honeybaked U16 29 13 8 21 16
2011-12 T1EHL 16U Honeybaked 16U AAA 7 1 2 3 4
2012-13 HPHL Det. H-Baked U16 18 12 10 22 18
2012-13 HPHL Det. H-Baked U18 11 0 0 0
2012-13 USHL USNTDP 6 2 0 2 -6 2 5 4,000.0
2012-13 USHL Sioux Falls 1 0 1 1 +2 2 0.0
2013-14 USHL Sioux Falls 55 17 21 38 +6 58 99 1,720.0 3 -2 8 5 0.0
2014-15 USHL Sioux Falls 52 20 24 44 +4 74 137 1,460.0 11 4 9 13 +10 38 31 1,290.0
2015-16 NCAA Ohio State Univ. 29 5 12 17 +1 50
2016-17 NCAA Ohio State Univ. 33 12 23 35 +5 58
2017-18 NCAA Ohio State Univ. 34 15 11 26 +3 32
2018-19 NCAA Ohio State Univ. 32 9 13 22 +4 67
2019-20 AHL San Antonio Rampage 30 3 4 7 +1 25
2019-20 ECHL Tulsa Oilers 20 3 8 11 +5 4
2020-21 NHL St. Louis Blues 12 1 0 1 -3 7 9 11.1 8:58
2020-21 AHL Utica Comets 6 2 1 3 +2 2
2021-22 AHL Springfield Thunderbirds 35 9 11 20 -3 23 18 7 8 15 +8 58
2021-22 NHL St. Louis Blues 30 3 5 8 +6 16 31 9.7 8:30 1 0.0 8:36
2022-23 NHL Vancouver Canucks 79 11 12 23 -16 60 71 15.5 11:31
2023-24 NHL Vancouver Canucks 63 18 14 32 +19 60 84 21.4 14:23 13 4 4 8 +1 10 9 44.4 15:49
2024-25 NHL Vancouver Canucks 57 7 7 14 -13 38 52 13.5 12:58
2025-26 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 22 2 3 5 -8 14 19 10.5 12:21
NHL Career 263 42 41 83 -15 195 266 15.8 12:08 14 4 4 8 +1 10 9 44.4 15:19