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Josh Anderson

Position	Right Wing / Left Wing	Current Team	Montreal Canadiens
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	7 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	226	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	33
Age	31 (May 7, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 4, Overall 95 (CBJ)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 8, 2020	Montreal Canadiens	Signed 7 years @ $5.500M AAV starting in 2020-21
Oct 2, 2017	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 3 years @ $1.850M AAV starting in 2017-18
Nov 12, 2013	Columbus Blue Jackets	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

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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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.
2015-16	CBJ	12	124:59	0.48	1.44	1.92	0.58	-0.10	9.09	10.94	-1.85	0.00	0.00
2016-17	CBJ	78	881:59	1.09	0.75	1.84	0.85	0.23	13.91	10.92	3.00	3.21	10.26
2017-18	CBJ	63	928:22	0.97	0.52	1.49	1.02	-0.05	9.49	10.00	-0.51	5.21	1.90
2018-19	CBJ	82	1117:05	1.07	0.70	1.77	1.00	0.07	10.20	9.50	0.70	5.06	5.06
2019-20	CBJ	26	303:47	0.20	0.40	0.59	0.89	-0.69	2.08	9.37	-7.28	4.84	3.23
2020-21	MTL	52	700:23	1.28	0.43	1.71	0.98	0.31	15.00	11.39	3.61	2.67	2.67
2021-22	MTL	69	982:49	0.85	0.73	1.59	0.92	-0.07	11.11	11.98	-0.87	5.95	4.86
2022-23	MTL	69	910:30	0.99	0.66	1.65	0.92	0.07	12.71	11.82	0.90	2.98	4.17
2023-24	MTL	78	1012:14	0.41	0.53	0.95	0.85	-0.43	6.31	12.90	-6.59	3.43	7.43
2024-25	MTL	81	979:59	0.73	0.49	1.22	0.80	-0.07	12.77	13.95	-1.18	4.08	5.44
2025-26	MTL	24	275:39	0.65	0.44	1.09	0.61	0.05	13.04	12.12	0.92	3.03	6.06

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
2015-16	CBJ	12	124:59	32.64	2.40	2.11	43.69	1.92	2.56	55.56	45.20	-0.28	-0.01	-3.06
2016-17	CBJ	78	881:59	38.98	2.72	2.44	42.45	1.97	2.59	57.97	48.52	-0.11	0.16	-2.65
2017-18	CBJ	63	928:22	50.48	2.52	2.96	40.59	2.13	2.53	54.17	53.96	0.28	-0.07	3.23
2018-19	CBJ	82	1117:05	43.24	3.22	2.69	43.29	1.93	2.44	62.50	52.40	0.10	-0.00	0.96
2019-20	CBJ	26	303:47	43.25	1.98	2.73	42.27	2.96	2.44	40.00	52.78	0.30	0.35	-0.99
2020-21	MTL	52	700:23	40.52	2.06	2.36	37.44	2.74	2.23	42.86	51.46	-0.21	0.06	-2.80
2021-22	MTL	69	982:49	39.44	2.38	2.46	44.32	3.05	2.81	43.82	46.64	0.04	-0.08	1.15
2022-23	MTL	69	910:30	38.09	3.10	2.61	48.24	3.23	3.29	48.96	44.24	0.42	0.51	0.16
2023-24	MTL	78	1012:14	37.46	2.13	2.29	48.37	2.90	2.99	42.35	43.34	-0.14	0.36	-4.64
2024-25	MTL	81	979:59	36.37	2.08	2.46	45.31	2.51	2.55	45.33	49.16	0.18	0.00	1.84
2025-26	MTL	24	275:39	31.34	1.52	1.99	44.19	3.92	2.65	28.00	42.88	-0.37	0.43	-8.62

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
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% 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

Josh Anderson misses today's practice as Canadiens prepare for matchup with the Maple Leafs at Habs Fanatics (Fri Dec 5, 2025)
Josh Anderson manque à l'appel à l’entraînement d’aujourd'hui at HABSolument Fan (Fri Dec 5, 2025)
Josh Anderson is fed up and speaks his mind about the Canadiens' goaltending at Habs Fanatics (Sun Nov 30, 2025)
Habs Weekly: Some Improvement, But Lots of Questions Remain at Habs World (Mon Nov 24, 2025)
Florian Xhekaj : le potentiel pour une plus belle carrière dans la LNH qu’Arber Xhekaj at Dans Les Coulisses (Sun Nov 23, 2025)
TJ Oshie thinks Dylan Strome saved Josh Anderson’s life at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Nov 22, 2025)
Tom Wilson en ville : Nick Suzuki et Josh Anderson doivent espérer qu’il se plante at Dans Les Coulisses (Thu Nov 20, 2025)
10 Thoughts: Habs Mount Important Comeback in Shootout Loss at Habs World (Tue Nov 18, 2025)
On connait maintenant la raison de la pénalité de Josh Anderson jeudi soir at HABSolument Fan (Sat Oct 25, 2025)
New Unseen Footage Shows Exactly Why the Referee Made the Late Call on Josh Anderson at Habs Fanatics (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
« Gallagher aura 35 ans à la fin de son contrat, je ne vois pas le CH le garder » at Dans Les Coulisses (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Josh Anderson et Jake Evans s’entraînent en bleu at Dans Les Coulisses (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Josh Anderson vient à la défense d'Ivan Demidov après une mise en échec douteuse de Robby Fabbri at HABSolument Fan (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Coup à la tête : Josh Anderson se porte à la défense d’Ivan Demidov at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Canadiens’ Most Overrated Players for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Biggest Steals From the 2012 NHL Draft at The Hockey Writers (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
Fantasy Focus: Josh Anderson at Habs World (Sun Aug 24, 2025)
Canadiens Forward Just Boosted his Trade Value, and Kent Hughes Is Back to Work at Habs Fanatics (Sat Aug 23, 2025)
Journalist Floats Star Center-for-Josh Anderson Trade Proposal That Raises Eyebrows at Habs Fanatics (Tue Aug 5, 2025)
Bagarre au banc en séries : Tout ça est arrivé… à cause de Jakub Dobes at Dans Les Coulisses (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
Dans quatre ans, les gros noms du CH coûteront en moyenne autant que Josh Anderson l’an dernier at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Jul 28, 2025)
The Montreal Canadiens' Trade Options During the Off-Season at A Winning Habit (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
Predicting the Montreal Canadiens Lines and Pairings After the 2025 Off-Season at A Winning Habit (Fri Jul 4, 2025)
The "Josh Anderson to the New Jersey Devils" rumors will never die at Pucks and Pitchforks (Fri Jun 27, 2025)

Current Contract

Josh Anderson signed a $38,500,000 7-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Marc Bergevin on October 8, 2020 with an AAV of $5,500,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.75% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	26		$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	27	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2022-23	28	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
2023-24	29	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2024-25	30	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
2025-26	31	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2026-27	32	M-NTC	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$38,500,000	$38,500,000	$38,500,000

Signed: Oct 8, 2020

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.75

Clause: For seasons 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 player submits an 8 team no trade list. For seasons 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27 player submits a 5 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Josh Anderson signed a $5,550,000 3-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on October 2, 2017 with an AAV of $1,850,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.47% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	23	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	-	-	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	RFA
2018-19	24	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	-	-	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	25	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	-	-	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000

Signed: Oct 2, 2017

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 2.47

Josh Anderson signed a $2,127,500 3-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on November 12, 2013 with an AAV of $709,167. This contract will start in 2013-14 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.10% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	19	$709,167	$925,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2014-15	20	$678,333	$894,167	$282,500	$92,500	$550,000	$642,500	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	21	$678,333	$894,167	$232,500	$92,500	$600,000	$692,500	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	22	$678,333	$894,167	$132,500	-	$700,000	$700,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$647,500	$277,500	$1,850,000	$2,127,500	$210,000

Signed: Nov 12, 2013

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

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
2010-11	Minor-ON	Burlington	58	41	35	76
2010-11	ON-Jr.A	Burlington	4	0	2	2						1
2011-12	OHL	London	64	12	10	22	+17	34				19	2	3	5	+4	4
2011-12	M-Cup	London										2	1		1	+1	2	1	10,000.0
2012-13	OHL	London	68	23	26	49	+10	77				19	1	2	3	-1	23
2012-13	M-Cup	London										5		1	1	-2	2
2013-14	WJC-A	Canada	7	1	0	1	-2		6
2013-14	OHL	London	59	27	25	52	+31	81				9	5	4	9	-1	14
2013-14	M-Cup	London										3	1		1	-2	6
2014-15	AHL	Springfield	52	7	10	17	+1	76	79	890.0
2014-15	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	6	0	1	1	-1	2	10	0.0	13:27
2015-16	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	12	1	3	4		2	11	9.1	10:42
2015-16	AHL	Lake Erie	58	18	21	39	+14	108	140	1,290.0		15	7	5	12	+1	24	37	1,890.0
2016-17	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	78	17	12	29	+12	89	119	14.3	12:01	5	1	1	2	+2	2	11	9.1	13:43
2017-18	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	1	0	0	0	-2
2017-18	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	63	19	11	30	-1	42	188	10.1	18:02	6	1	2	3	+3	21	9	11.1	15:46
2018-19	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	27	20	47	+25	60	230	11.7	17:01	10	1	2	3	-5	22	23	4.4	16:59
2019-20	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	26	1	3	4	-8	17	63	1.6	16:04
2020-21	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	52	17	7	24	-10	38	125	13.6	16:25	22	5	1	6	-1	12	50	10.0	14:30
2021-22	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	69	19	13	32	-25	65	151	12.6	17:14
2021-22	WC	Canada	10	1	7	8	+2	10
2022-23	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	69	21	11	32	-8	72	164	12.8	16:58
2023-24	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	78	9	11	20	-18	74	141	6.4	15:28
2024-25	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	81	15	12	27	-2	90	109	13.8	14:19	5		1	1	-2	20	11	0.0	13:53
2025-26	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	27	5	3	8	-11	20	31	16.1	15:00
NHL Career			643	151	107	258	-47	571	1342	11.2	15:41	48	8	7	15	-3	77	104	7.7	15:02