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Josh Manson
Defenseman #42 Avalanche
Player Information

Josh Manson has 19 points (4 goals, 15 assists) in 44 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 160) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, he has 189 points (43 goals, 146 assists) in 670 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks and the Colorado Avalanche.

He also has 21 points (7 goals, 14 assists) in 65 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 34.3 yrs (07.10.1991)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 98 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 160th in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoAnaheim Ducks
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 34-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Josh Manson is off the ice, the Avalanche control 61% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 40% in the defensive zone.

  • 77

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 51st of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 55th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.07
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.91
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.30
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.61
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.53
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.26
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.27
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.19
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.85
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.44
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.83
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.64
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.22
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.28
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.40
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.69
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.500M
Player Contract Value: $5.900M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 37.7 yrs (07.10.1991)
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Josh Manson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 18:25 3 0.0% 2
04.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 1 1 0 16:22 2 0.0% 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 19:01 0 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 2 2 4 5 19:25 5 40.0% 7
10.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 1 20:40 0 0
Total 5 2 3 5 6 10 20.0% 11
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Ducks 28 0 3 3 1 18:25 26 0.0% 31
2015-16 Team Logo Ducks 71 5 10 15 11 18:46 88 5.7% 74
2016-17 Team Logo Ducks 82 5 12 17 14 18:37 88 5.7% 82
2017-18 Team Logo Ducks 80 7 30 37 34 20:21 117 6.0% 62
2018-19 Team Logo Ducks 74 3 13 16 -8 22:18 96 3.1% 62
2019-20 Team Logo Ducks 50 1 8 9 -10 20:37 64 1.6% 37
2020-21 Team Logo Ducks 23 1 6 7 -3 17:58 19 5.3% 30
2021-22 Team Logo Ducks 45 4 5 9 0 19:45 61 6.6% 53
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 22 2 5 7 -11 17:23 31 6.5% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Avalanche 27 2 8 10 13 17:40 41 4.9% 42
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 76 8 17 25 11 17:46 123 6.5% 87
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 48 1 14 15 -6 18:01 65 1.5% 28
2025-26 Team Logo Avalanche 44 4 15 19 33 17:55 62 6.5% 58
Season Projection 82 7 28 35 62 17:54 116 6.0% 108
Total 670 43 146 189 79 881 4.9% 658
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 4:43 1 0.0% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Ducks 17 0 3 3 -2 20:33 27 0.0% 20
2017-18 Team Logo Ducks 4 0 0 0 -1 21:01 6 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 20 3 5 8 6 17:10 39 7.7% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Avalanche 5 0 0 0 -3 11:46 4 0.0% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 11 2 5 7 7 20:22 25 8.0% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 7 2 1 3 4 18:49 18 11.1% 8
Total 65 7 14 21 11 120 5.8% 60
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Josh Manson Team Logo D 34.3 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.43 0.28 71 81 $4.500M
85% Alexander Nikishin Team Logo D 24.3 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.39 0.39 72 82 $0.925M
84% Damon Severson Team Logo D 31.4 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.38 0.40 74 81 $6.250M
84% Hampus Lindholm Team Logo D 32 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.41 0.41 65 80 $6.500M
84% Mattias Samuelsson Team Logo D 25.8 yrs 193 cm / 103 kg 0.54 0.26 68 80 $4.286M
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