#15 · Right wing · BUF
JustinDanforth
Next milestone 36 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 1
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 0
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Right wing
- Born
- March 15, 1993 (age 33)
- Birthplace
- Oshawa, Ontario, CAN
- Height
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- Weight
- 193 lb (88 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed19.8 mphleague avg 21.2 mph6th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph0league avg 4.70th percentile
- Distance skated1.3 mileague avg 7.4 mi1st percentile
- Hardest shot—
- Time in the offensive zone35.8%league avg 42.2%8th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0.09 | -0.09 | 6 | 1 | .015 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 1 games · 6:34 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 100.0% | 68.0% | +32.0 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 100.0% | 53.7% | +46.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–0
- xG for–against
- 0.1–0.0
- Average rating
- 5.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 5:06 | 100.0% |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 3:59 | 100.0% |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 1:14 | — |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0:41 | — |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 0:34 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
The rating trend appears after two games with shift data this season.
Points, last 10 games
Not enough games yet for a trend.
Game log · 2026-27
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs MIN | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 188 | 31 | 33 | 64 | -26 | 60 | 264 | 11.7 | 2 |
Season by season (6)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Blue Jackets | 61 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 18 | 94 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Blue Jackets | 71 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 26 | 86 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Blue Jackets | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Blue Jackets | 45 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 10 | 72 | 13.9 | 1 |