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Dakota Joshua
Center #81 Maple Leafs
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Dakota Joshua has 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) in 36 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.

Selected in the 5th round (No. 128) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, he has 88 points (46 goals, 42 assists) in 277 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues, the Vancouver Canucks and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He also has 8 points (4 goals, 4 assists) in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 29.7 yrs (15.05.1996)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 128th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoToronto Maple Leafs
    Awards: -
    Injury: Week to Week with Upper Body Injury
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The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Maple Leafs controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Dakota Joshua is off the ice, the Maple Leafs control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 8% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 39% in the defensive zone.

  • 62

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 185th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 128th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.07
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.43
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.32
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.81
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.41
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.14
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.65
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.19
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.43
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.35
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.08
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.88
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.11
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.81
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.52
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.95
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.76
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $3.250M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 33.1 yrs (15.05.1996)
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Dakota Joshua
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
20.12.2025 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 10:34 2 0.0% 0
21.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 -2 10:20 0 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 1 12:33 0 0
27.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 13:09 0 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 12:22 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 4 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Blues 12 1 0 1 -3 8:58 9 11.1% 7
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 30 3 5 8 6 8:30 31 9.7% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Canucks 79 11 12 23 -16 11:31 71 15.5% 60
2023-24 Team Logo Canucks 63 18 14 32 19 14:22 84 21.4% 60
2024-25 Team Logo Canucks 57 7 7 14 -13 12:58 52 13.5% 38
2025-26 Team Logo Maple Leafs 36 6 4 10 -2 12:19 32 18.8% 25
Season Projection 74 12 8 20 -4 12:19 66 18.2% 51
Total 277 46 42 88 -9 279 16.5% 206
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 8:35 0 0
2023-24 Team Logo Canucks 13 4 4 8 1 15:49 9 44.4% 10
Total 14 4 4 8 1 9 44.4% 10
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Dakota Joshua Team Logo C 29.7 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.28 0.32 56 72 $3.250M
87% Morgan Barron Team Logo C 27.1 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.39 0.25 58 72 $1.850M
86% Paul Cotter Team Logo LW 26.2 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.24 0.30 56 67 $0.775M
85% Colton Dach Team Logo C 23 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.18 0.22 55 70 $0.825M
84% Adam Lowry Team Logo C 32.8 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.29 0.35 57 69 $3.250M
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