#81 · Centre · EDM
JoshSamanski
Next milestone 96 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 0
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- March 22, 2002 (age 24)
- Birthplace
- Erding, DEU
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 198 lb (90 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.6 mphleague avg 21.2 mph26th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph3league avg 4.736th percentile
- Distance skated2.7 mileague avg 7.4 mi8th percentile
- Hardest shot0.0 mphleague avg 73.0 mph0th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone38.2%league avg 42.2%23rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.06 | -0.06 | 1 | 0 | .061 |
| 2025-26 | 2 | 1.06 | +0.94 | 27 | 6 | .039 |
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 · 2 games · 14:59 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 28.1% | 57.0% | -29.0 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 41.7% | 57.0% | -15.4 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–1
- xG for–against
- 0.3–0.8
- Average rating
- 5.1
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard | 2 | 12:16 | 28.8% |
| Trent Frederic | 2 | 10:38 | 38.6% |
| Kasperi Kapanen | 2 | 2:41 | 3.5% |
| Max Jones | 1 | 1:03 | 16.6% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.1 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 |
Season by season (2)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Oilers | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 |