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Josh Norris

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 196 lb
Born: May 5, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Oxford, Michigan, USA
Draft: 2017, SJS, round 1, 19th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; BUF
TOI: 240; 14:06 a game
CF%: 50.1; 215–214
xGF%: 49.1; 11.9–12.3
GF%: 28.6; 8–20

2026-27 individual

G: 4
A1: 0
A2: 1
P: 5
iSF: 21
Sh%: 19.0
ixG: 3.48
G−ixG: 0.52

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	19.0	18.2	+0.9	13.3
On-ice Sh%	7.8	11.2	-3.4	11.7
PDO	89.7	100.6	-10.9	100.3
G−ixG	+0.52	–	–	–

Sh% z +0.2. 21 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts38.1 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net39.1 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 240 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

33 unblocked · 21 SOG · 4 G · 3.48 ixG.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	11	7	2	28.6	20.6
High slot	3	3	1	33.3	18.2
Circles	12	8	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	5	3	1	33.3	4.4
Behind the net	2	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 OTT	OTT	3	54	54.1	100.0	67.7	+12.2	4.89	2.33	6.7	100.0	106.7
2020-21 OTT	OTT	56	922	51.6	51.1	56.0	+11.9	53.27	41.78	9.1	90.2	99.3
2021-22 OTT	OTT	66	1226	54.6	57.3	54.9	+11.6	80.52	66.08	12.5	89.3	101.8
2022-23 OTT	OTT	8	144	54.9	47.4	58.7	+6.8	10.91	7.67	9.4	87.2	96.6
2023-24 OTT	OTT	50	882	56.3	52.7	56.3	+7.5	49.86	38.67	9.2	89.0	98.2
2024-25 BUF	BUF	3	56	44.9	33.3	38.8	+6.4	1.99	3.14	15.8	80.0	95.8
2024-25 OTT	OTT	53	972	51.2	54.3	50.1	-3.0	52.99	52.68	11.6	89.4	101.0
2025-26 BUF	BUF	44	697	59.4	67.4	63.5	+15.2	53.02	30.52	14.3	89.5	103.7
2026-27 BUF	BUF	17	240	50.1	28.6	49.1	-3.5	11.87	12.31	7.8	81.8	89.7
Total BUF/OTT	BUF/OTT	300	5192	54.1	54.7	55.6	+8.0	319.32	255.18	11.1	89.0	100.1

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Norris without	Without Norris	With	Norris without	Without Norris	With	Norris without	Without Norris	With	Norris without	Without Norris
SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson D	72	113	260	61.1 3.1–2.0	48.1 +12.9	49.3 +11.8	56.8 71–54	49.5 +7.3	50.9 +5.9	75.0 3–1	28.6 4–10	55.0 11–9
ZuckerJason Zucker LW	72	113	16*	51.7 2.8–2.6	52.8 -1.1	31.6* 0.8–1.6	52.5 64–58	52.2 +0.3	21.2* 7–26	0.0 0–3	46.7 7–8	0.0* 0–2
PowerOwen Power D	70	115	267	48.5 3.0–3.2	55.0 -6.5	57.5 -9.0	47.2 60–67	55.4 -8.2	55.9 -8.6	25.0 2–6	50.0 5–5	59.1 13–9
DahlinRasmus Dahlin D	65	120	208	58.9 2.5–1.8	49.9 +9.0	54.7 +4.2	59.8 64–43	48.6 +11.2	51.4 +8.4	0.0 0–2	43.8 7–9	64.7 11–6
ThompsonTage Thompson C	57	128	187	54.3 2.5–2.1	51.6 +2.7	53.4 +0.9	49.0 49–51	53.7 -4.7	52.1 -3.1	66.7 2–1	33.3 5–10	65.0 13–7
ZellwegerOlen Zellweger D	57	128	217	44.9 2.1–2.6	55.7 -10.9	58.8 -13.9	45.7 42–50	54.9 -9.2	59.0 -13.3	40.0 2–3	38.5 5–8	47.1 8–9
McLeodRyan McLeod C	54	131	110	47.8 2.3–2.6	54.6 -6.8	49.8 -2.0	50.9 57–55	53.0 -2.1	45.2 +5.7	16.7 1–5	50.0 6–6	37.5 3–5

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 16 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 vs VGK · L 1-4	vs VGK	L 1-4	79.2	0.0	73.3	13	0.98	0.36	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-11-06 vs CBJ · W 5-2	vs CBJ	W 5-2	73.9	100.0	93.7	13	1.92	0.13	21.4	100.0	121.4
2026-11-04 vs OTT · L 1-2	vs OTT	L 1-2	44.4	–	31.8	11	0.22	0.48	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-31 @ LAK · W 3-2	@ LAK	W 3-2	45.5	–	37.1	9	0.31	0.53	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-29 @ ANA · W 7-6	@ ANA	W 7-6	28.0	0.0	22.0	14	0.41	1.43	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-10-27 @ SJS · W 2-0	@ SJS	W 2-0	47.4	–	75.1	16	1.34	0.45	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-24 @ WSH · L 3-4 OT	@ WSH	L 3-4 OT	48.0	0.0	20.8	17	0.30	1.15	0.0	88.9	88.9
2026-10-21 vs PHI · L 1-3	vs PHI	L 1-3	45.0	0.0	25.8	14	0.27	0.79	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-17 @ MTL · L 3-4 OT	@ MTL	L 3-4 OT	36.4	25.0	39.5	15	0.91	1.40	16.7	76.9	93.6
2026-10-15 @ TOR · W 5-4 OT	@ TOR	W 5-4 OT	62.5	0.0	52.2	15	0.53	0.48	0.0	60.0	60.0
2026-10-13 @ MTL · L 3-4 SO	@ MTL	L 3-4 SO	46.7	100.0	32.1	12	0.28	0.59	50.0	100.0	150.0
2026-10-12 vs FLA · W 5-3	vs FLA	W 5-3	61.5	–	80.2	11	0.61	0.15	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-10 vs UTA · L 1-4	vs UTA	L 1-4	24.1	0.0	22.0	17	0.44	1.56	0.0	77.8	77.8
2026-10-08 vs DAL · L 0-4	vs DAL	L 0-4	37.5	0.0	26.8	14	0.37	1.00	0.0	50.0	50.0
2026-10-06 vs MIN · W 3-2 OT	vs MIN	W 3-2 OT	59.5	0.0	64.4	17	1.07	0.59	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-03 vs CHI · W 4-3	vs CHI	W 4-3	57.7	50.0	60.2	17	0.70	0.46	14.3	66.7	81.0
2026-10-01 @ CBJ · L 3-6	@ CBJ	L 3-6	60.6	50.0	61.4	16	1.21	0.76	9.1	90.0	99.1