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New York Rangers Logo Justin Dowling

Position Center / Left Wing Current Team New York Rangers
Shoots Left Current Contract 2 years ($775.0K CapHit)
Height 5'11" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 178 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 36
Age (DOB) 35 (Oct 1, 1990) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Jan 10, 2026 New York Rangers Assigned to AHL
Jan 1, 2026 New York Rangers Recalled from AHL
Oct 1, 2025 New York Rangers Assigned to AHL
Sep 30, 2025 New York Rangers Cleared Waivers
Sep 29, 2025 New York Rangers Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2025 New York Rangers Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jan 13, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Jan 12, 2025 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Jan 11, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Jan 10, 2025 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Jan 7, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Dec 27, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Dec 19, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Dec 18, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Dec 18, 2024 New Jersey Devils Cleared Waivers
Dec 17, 2024 New Jersey Devils Placed on Waivers
Nov 19, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Nov 17, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Oct 29, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Oct 5, 2024 New Jersey Devils Cleared Waivers
Oct 4, 2024 New Jersey Devils Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2023 New Jersey Devils Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 28, 2021 Vancouver Canucks Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Mar 9, 2019 Dallas Stars Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2019-20
May 8, 2017 Dallas Stars Signed 2 years @ $650K AAV starting in 2017-18
May 31, 2016 Dallas Stars Signed 1 year @ $625K AAV starting in 2016-17
Mar 26, 2014 Dallas Stars Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon


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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
  • Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
  • Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Data Sources
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI Producer Playmaker Shooter Sniper Rebound Rush Skating Defend
2016-17 DAL 9 89:36 -2.27 -1.45 -1.43 -2.79 -2.27 -1.95 - 4.02
2018-19 DAL 11 123:32 -1.34 -1.62 -1.57 -4.54 -2.24 2.09 - -3.40
2019-20 DAL 29 270:11 -0.60 -0.59 -0.32 0.47 0.78 -1.80 - -0.31
2020-21 DAL 27 257:37 -1.56 -1.02 -1.41 -1.43 -2.02 1.01 - -0.18
2021-22 VAN 22 191:53 -0.84 -0.10 -1.08 -0.25 -2.34 3.03 -0.17 -1.44
2023-24 NJD 2 20:19 3.99 -1.72 15.98 4.98 2.80 6.09 -0.09 -2.43
2024-25 NJD 52 513:58 -1.73 -0.66 -1.50 -1.65 1.05 -0.46 0.84 -0.20
2025-26 NYR 2 14:23 - - - -2.30 -2.54 -1.69 -0.65 -4.91

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2016-17 DAL 9 89:36 -1.24 -1.99 -1.85 1.22 0.12 -2.04 -
2018-19 DAL 11 123:32 -0.48 -0.74 -1.97 0.67 -0.90 -2.43 -
2019-20 DAL 29 270:11 -1.53 -0.68 -1.82 0.20 -0.21 -0.66 43.8
2020-21 DAL 27 257:37 -1.71 -0.91 -1.99 -0.08 -0.47 -0.44 50.0
2021-22 VAN 22 191:53 -2.17 -1.57 -1.37 -0.97 -1.85 -1.34 -
2023-24 NJD 2 20:19 -1.15 -1.86 -1.95 1.27 3.11 3.33 -
2024-25 NJD 52 513:58 -1.48 -1.93 -2.00 -0.88 -1.25 -0.44 48.3
2025-26 NYR 2 14:23 -2.85 -1.86 -1.99 -1.35 -1.78 -1.35 -

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
  • Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
  • Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

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.
2016-17 DAL 9 89:36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 -0.67 0.00 9.96 -9.96 0.00 0.00
2018-19 DAL 11 123:32 0.00 0.49 0.49 0.53 -0.53 0.00 15.53 -15.53 8.33 0.00
2019-20 DAL 29 270:11 0.67 0.67 1.33 0.57 0.09 11.11 9.55 1.57 0.00 8.57
2020-21 DAL 27 257:37 0.00 0.70 0.70 0.32 -0.32 0.00 5.97 -5.97 5.88 0.00
2021-22 VAN 22 191:53 0.31 0.63 0.94 0.36 -0.05 6.67 7.64 -0.98 10.00 0.00
2023-24 NJD 2 20:19 2.95 0.00 2.95 1.28 1.67 33.33 14.46 18.88 16.67 16.67
2024-25 NJD 52 513:58 0.12 0.47 0.58 0.35 -0.23 3.23 9.54 -6.32 1.72 10.34
2025-26 NYR 2 14:23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.42 -0.42 0.00 10.18 -10.18 0.00 0.00

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
2016-17 DAL 9 89:36 36.16 0.67 1.93 34.82 1.34 2.57 33.33 42.90 -0.54 0.08 -6.88
2018-19 DAL 11 123:32 34.97 0.49 2.04 36.91 2.91 1.78 14.29 53.45 -0.43 -0.63 2.73
2019-20 DAL 29 270:11 39.08 2.22 2.19 38.64 2.44 2.13 47.62 50.67 -0.31 -0.14 -1.78
2020-21 DAL 27 257:37 38.66 1.63 2.04 34.94 2.10 2.07 43.75 49.63 -0.29 -0.01 -3.26
2021-22 VAN 22 191:53 33.46 1.25 1.63 37.21 2.50 2.06 33.33 44.09 -0.68 -0.43 -3.93
2023-24 NJD 2 20:19 50.21 2.95 2.58 56.11 5.91 3.15 33.33 45.03 0.10 1.01 -8.59
2024-25 NJD 52 513:58 34.79 1.17 1.74 37.71 2.10 2.25 35.71 43.66 -0.76 0.01 -9.10
2025-26 NYR 2 14:23 25.03 0.00 1.78 50.06 4.17 3.30 0.00 35.04 -0.17 -0.32 0.11

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
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

Justin Dowling signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Chris Drury on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.81% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 34 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
2026-27 35 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $450,000 UFA
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $1,225,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: New York Rangers
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2026-27 is $500,000.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Justin Dowling signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald on July 1, 2023 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.93% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 32 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $500,000 UFA
2024-25 33 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $500,000 UFA
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $1,000,000
Signed: July 1, 2023
Team: New Jersey Devils
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.93

Justin Dowling signed a $1,500,000 2-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Jim Benning on July 28, 2021 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 30 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 UFA
2022-23 31 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Signed: July 28, 2021
Team: Vancouver Canucks
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92

Justin Dowling signed a $1,500,000 2-year contract with the Dallas Stars and General Manager Jim Nill on March 9, 2019 with an AAV of $750,000. 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 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 28 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $375,000 UFA
2020-21 29 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $375,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $750,000
Signed: Mar 9, 2019
Team: Dallas Stars
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92

Justin Dowling signed a $1,300,000 2-year contract with the Dallas Stars and General Manager Jim Nill on May 8, 2017 with an AAV of $650,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.87% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 26 $650,000 $650,000 - - $650,000 $650,000 $200,000 UFA-Grp6
2018-19 27 $650,000 $650,000 - - $650,000 $650,000 $225,000 UFA
Total - - $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $425,000
Signed: May 8, 2017
Team: Dallas Stars
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.87
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $225,000 in 2017-18 and $250,000 in 2018-19.

Justin Dowling signed a $625,000 1-year contract with the Dallas Stars and General Manager Jim Nill on May 31, 2016 with an AAV of $625,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.86% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 25 $625,000 $625,000 - - $625,000 $625,000 $130,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $625,000 $625,000 $130,000
Signed: May 31, 2016
Team: Dallas Stars
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.86

Justin Dowling signed a $1,220,000 2-year contract with the Dallas Stars and General Manager Jim Nill on March 26, 2014 with an AAV of $610,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.88% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2014-15 23 $610,000 $610,000 - $40,000 $550,000 $590,000 $70,000 ELC
2015-16 24 $610,000 $610,000 - $30,000 $600,000 $630,000 $70,000 ELC
Total - $70,000 $1,150,000 $1,220,000 $140,000
Signed: Mar 26, 2014
Team: Dallas Stars
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

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
2004-05 AMHL Airdrie CFR Bisons 1 0 0 0
2004-05 AEHL U15 Airdrie Xtreme U15 AAA 4 4 7 11
2005-06 AMHL Airdrie CFR Bisons 36 6 13 19 14
2006-07 AEHL U18 Airdrie CFR Bisons U18 AAA 8 5 3 8 2
2006-07 WHL Swift Current Broncos 3 0 3 3 +3 1
2007-08 WHL Swift Current Broncos 71 7 21 28 +2 4 12 4 3 7 +4 2
2008-09 WHL Swift Current 71 22 44 66 +27 16 7 2 4 6 -2
2009-10 WHL Swift Current 72 32 46 78 +1 19 4 2 2 4 -2 2
2010-11 WHL Swift Current 63 20 47 67 18
2010-11 AHL Abbotsford Heat 8 1 3 4 2
2011-12 AHL Abbotsford Heat 22 1 1 2 -7 6 20 500.0
2011-12 ECHL Utah 26 6 18 24 -2 6 3 2
2012-13 ECHL Idaho 34 13 33 46 +7 16
2012-13 AHL Texas 38 16 14 30 +16 4 101 1,584.0 9 1 3 4 -5 2 21 476.0
2013-14 AHL Texas 74 12 35 47 +21 8 161 750.0 14 4 10 14 +10 4 40 1,000.0
2014-15 AHL Texas 65 24 26 50 22 148 1,620.0 3 7 0.0
2015-16 AHL Texas 52 11 35 46 +3 10 97 1,130.0 4 2 1 3 -2 11 1,820.0
2016-17 AHL Texas Stars 49 8 20 28 +2 8
2016-17 NHL Dallas Stars 9 0 2 2 2 11 0.0 10:28
2017-18 AHL Texas Stars 65 13 28 41 -6 18 22 4 13 17 -8 2
2018-19 AHL Texas Stars 62 13 40 53 -6 12
2018-19 NHL Dallas Stars 11 0 1 1 -4 9 0.0 12:40 13 2 2 -6 10 0.0 10:43
2019-20 AHL Texas Stars 3 0 3 3 2
2019-20 NHL Dallas Stars 29 3 3 6 -3 8 29 10.3 10:57 2 0.0 14:07
2020-21 NHL Dallas Stars 27 1 4 5 -4 6 27 3.7 11:04
2021-22 NHL Vancouver Canucks 22 2 2 4 -3 2 17 11.8 9:35
2021-22 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 15 5 9 14 +1 2 1 1 +1
2022-23 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 56 11 35 46 +3 18 6 3 3
2023-24 AHL Utica Comets 57 14 26 40 -6 20
2023-24 NHL New Jersey Devils 2 1 0 1 -2 3 33.3 10:32
2024-25 AHL Utica Comets 7 2 2 4 -7
2024-25 NHL New Jersey Devils 52 2 5 7 -6 6 34 5.9 10:13 5 4 0.0 11:15
2025-26 AHL Hartford Wolf Pack 46 9 20 29 -10 4
2025-26 NHL New York Rangers 2 0 0 0 -1 1 0.0 7:12
NHL Career 154 9 17 26 -23 24 131 6.9 10:34 20 2 2 -6 14 0.0 11:11