Josh Anderson
Montréal Canadiens · RW · #17- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 226 lb
- Age
- 32
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Burlington, CAN
- Draft
- 2012 CBJ · R4 #95
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 49 GP tracked · 11h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 842 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$5.50M
cap hit
$2.68M
Alpha-market value
F
Well above market (−$2.8M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Anderson | 63 | Depth Forward | 23 P · 72 GP | $5.50M | $2.68M | F−$2.8M | this player |
 Kasperi Kapanen | 63 | Depth Forward | 17 P · 41 GP | $1.30M | $2.68M | B+$1.4M | 85% |
 Jordan Martinook | 65 | Depth Forward | 29 P · 77 GP | $3.08M | $3.17M | C+$0.1M | 85% |
 Vasily Podkolzin | 68 | Depth Forward | 37 P · 82 GP | $1.00M | $3.94M | A+$2.9M | 83% |
 Anthony-John (AJ) Greer | 65 | Depth Forward | 32 P · 78 GP | $0.85M | $3.17M | A+$2.3M | 83% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jake Evans · 7 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Josh’s goals
Creates for
goals Josh assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:12 TOI
@ NSH
0P
0G 0A
@ NSH 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 4:53 TOI
@ TBL
0P
0G 0A
@ TBL 03-31
0G 0A · 3 shots · 12:31 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 04-02
0G 0A · 3 shots · 16:26 TOI
@ NJD
0P
0G 0A
@ NJD 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:30 TOI
vs NJD
0P
0G 0A
vs NJD 04-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:31 TOI
vs FLA
0P
0G 0A
vs FLA 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:19 TOI
vs TBL
0P
0G 0A
vs TBL 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:32 TOI
vs CBJ
1P
1G 0A
vs CBJ 04-11
1G 0A · 1 shots · 13:47 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 04-12
0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:41 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 4 of 14 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 14 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 54 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 2015-16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 78 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 12 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 63 | 19 | 11 | 30 | -1 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 25 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 52 | 17 | 7 | 24 | -10 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 69 | 19 | 13 | 32 | -25 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 69 | 21 | 11 | 32 | -8 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 78 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -18 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 81 | 15 | 12 | 27 | -2 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 72 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -4 |
| Career | 2 teams | 688 | 160 | 113 | 273 | -40 |