Josh Norris #9

C · Buffalo Sabres · Age 26 · Shoots L · 6′2″, 196 lb · Draft: 2017, round 1, 19th overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	44	7th
TOI/GP	15:50	55th
G	13	47th
A	21	58th
P	34	52nd
P/60	2.93	88th
ixG	12.2	40th
G−ixG	+0.8	68th
xGF%	55.4	87th
Rel xGF%	+3.7	81st
GS/GP	+0.91	85th
Pen ±	−1	30th

Scoring		Pctl
G	13	47th
A1	13	61st
A2	8	54th
P	34	52nd
P1	26	51st
P/60	2.93	88th
5v5 P/60	2.33	90th
PPP	9	64th
SHP	0	32nd
ENG	3	89th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	69	24th
iCF	134	22nd
iFF	105	23rd
ixG	12.2	40th
ixG/60	1.05	78th
G	13	47th
G−ixG	+0.8	68th
Sh%	18.8	92nd
xSh%	11.6	98th
Blk'd	29	24th
5v5 iCF/60	9.1	13th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	514	12th
CF%	51.2	65th
FF%	53.5	82nd
xGF%	55.4	87th
GF%	67.3	98th
xGF/60	2.91	81st
xGA/60	2.35	73rd
oiSh%	12.5	93rd
oiSv%	92.8	91st
PDO	105.4	98th
Rel CF%	+0.5	54th
Rel xGF%	+3.7	81st
OZS%	62.9	65th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	15:50	55th
EV/GP	12:31	42nd
5v5/GP	11:41	35th
PP/GP	3:17	89th
SH/GP	0:02	30th
Shifts/GP	20.6	64th
Shift	0:46	44th
OZ	200	52nd
NZ	151	20th
DZ	118	34th
OZS%	62.9	65th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+40.1	59th
GS/GP	+0.91	85th
GS/60	+3.45	92nd
Scoring	+23.2	52nd
Shooting	+7.9	40th
On ice	+7.8	81st
Penalties	0.0	33rd
Faceoffs	−0.1	47th
Other	+1.1	57th

Other		Pctl
Hits	24	14th
Blk	27	36th
Tk	9	20th
Gv	20	93rd
PenD	9	27th
PenT	10	57th
Pen ±	−1	30th
PP min ±	0.0	34th
FOW	294	76th
FOL	300	24th
FO%	49.5	68th

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	9	2	1	3	2.1	52.5	+0.42	14:47
2025-26	Regular season	44	13	21	34	12.2	55.4	+0.91	15:50
2025-26	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	3.2	57.5	+0.72	16:53

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±1.1), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 44 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Josh Doan	R	371:32	53.7	60.0
Rasmus Dahlin	D	311:47	50.3	58.0
Noah Ostlund	C	244:36	53.4	54.7
Bowen Byram	D	235:53	52.8	52.8
Owen Power	D	235:52	55.0	54.9
Tage Thompson	C	205:49	57.5	56.1
Alex Tuch	R	194:07	47.4	49.9
Mattias Samuelsson	D	187:18	48.2	52.8

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 15	vs DAL	L 3–4 OT	16:55	1	0	2	0.22	22	16	+0.82
Apr 13	@ CHI	W 5–1	12:35	1	0	2	0.19	55	80	+1.54
Apr 9	vs CBJ	W 5–0	14:36	0	2	1	0.09	70	84	+2.55
Apr 8	@ NYR	W 5–3	14:46	0	1	2	0.26	39	63	+1.12
Apr 6	vs TBL	W 4–2	17:10	1	0	2	0.17	44	38	+0.55
Apr 4	@ WSH	L 2–6	15:48	0	1	4	0.44	31	46	+1.20
Apr 2	@ OTT	L 1–4	16:10	0	0	1	0.11	54	46	−0.19
Mar 31	vs NYI	W 4–3	15:04	0	2	1	0.06	53	76	+1.69
Mar 28	vs SEA	W 3–2 OT	15:08	0	0	1	0.42	60	66	+0.79
Mar 27	vs DET	L 2–5	16:38	0	0	2	0.40	58	48	+0.11
Mar 25	vs BOS	L 3–4 OT	16:49	0	0	2	0.29	45	56	+0.33
Mar 22	@ ANA	L 5–6 OT	15:07	0	0	2	0.08	62	56	+0.39
Mar 21	@ LAK	W 4–1	14:40	0	1	0	0.15	58	77	+1.42
Mar 19	@ SJS	W 5–0	14:54	0	0	0	0.00	29	62	+0.40
Mar 17	@ VGK	W 2–0	13:28	1	0	5	1.47	63	87	+2.72
Mar 14	vs TOR	W 3–2 OT	19:13	0	0	2	0.69	74	82	+1.30
Mar 12	vs WSH	L 1–2	15:45	0	0	2	0.35	50	57	+0.41
Mar 10	vs SJS	W 6–3	14:02	0	0	0	0.00	42	54	−0.06
Mar 8	vs TBL	W 8–7	17:55	0	0	1	0.06	25	6	−0.95
Mar 7	vs NSH	W 3–2	16:37	0	1	0	0.00	64	77	+1.48
Mar 5	@ PIT	W 5–1	17:41	1	1	2	0.64	67	60	+2.27
Mar 3	vs VGK	W 3–2	15:35	0	0	2	0.16	62	53	+0.21
Feb 28	@ TBL	W 6–2	15:03	2	0	2	0.25	36	50	+1.92
Feb 27	@ FLA	W 3–2	17:46	0	1	3	0.27	56	68	+1.67
Feb 25	@ NJD	W 2–1	14:33	0	0	1	0.14	79	83	+0.83
Jan 14	vs PHI	W 5–2	8:55	0	1	0	0.00	38	33	+0.65
Jan 12	vs FLA	L 3–4	16:43	0	0	0	0.00	44	24	−1.00
Jan 10	vs ANA	W 5–3	15:12	1	0	4	1.04	36	51	+1.44
Jan 8	@ NYR	W 5–2	13:27	0	1	1	0.18	48	57	+1.19
Jan 6	vs VAN	W 5–3	14:28	0	1	1	0.01	32	51	+0.53
Jan 3	@ CBJ	L 1–5	17:38	0	1	2	0.46	62	57	+1.35
Dec 31	@ DAL	W 4–1	13:07	0	0	0	0.09	29	13	−0.85
Dec 29	@ STL	W 4–2	16:26	0	1	0	0.12	67	77	+1.42
Dec 27	vs BOS	W 4–1	16:21	1	0	2	0.94	52	63	+1.68
Dec 23	@ OTT	W 3–2 OT	14:00	0	0	0	0.10	29	19	−0.25
Dec 21	@ NJD	W 3–1	15:48	1	0	1	0.25	50	43	+0.91
Dec 20	vs NYI	W 3–2 OT	19:39	0	0	2	0.19	64	77	+0.67
Dec 18	vs PHI	W 5–3	19:38	1	0	2	0.19	52	55	+1.07
Dec 14	@ SEA	W 3–1	15:46	0	1	1	0.20	52	57	+1.20
Dec 8	@ CGY	L 4–7	17:57	0	2	2	0.28	63	80	+1.93
Dec 5	@ WPG	L 1–4	15:43	0	1	0	0.07	61	48	+0.38
Dec 3	@ PHI	L 2–5	17:35	0	1	2	0.52	56	31	−0.25
Dec 1	vs WPG	W 5–1	15:25	2	1	3	0.27	56	65	+2.74
Oct 9	vs NYR	L 0–4	18:51	0	0	4	0.36	50	79	+0.77