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Center•#81PPI 20Josh Samanski is a 24-year-old center for the Edmonton Oilers. Born in Erding, DEU.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 0 goals and 1 assists for 1 points in 6 games. He averages 0.17 points per game on 7:44 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Josh's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
0
Current: 0
Assists
12
Current: 1
Points
12
Current: 1
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 4-20 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Josh was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 6 games, 45 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
47.6 vs 57.3 lg
4th percentile
Quality of teammates
33.3 vs 56.8 lg
1th percentile
Deployment
soft-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Josh takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
2
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.1 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
50%
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
9
Offense
85
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
76-pt spreadThe 76-point spread between offensive (9th) and defensive (85th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
76-pt spreadThe 76-point spread between offensive (9th) and defensive (85th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Josh Samanski's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | EDM | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | — | |||
| 25-262025-26 | EDM | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 22.2% | |||
| Career | — | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 22.2% |
Form
Josh's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | vs UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:53 |
| Oct 13 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:23 |
| Oct 10 | @ SJS | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 6:19 |
| Oct 7 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:50 |
| Oct 3 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Edmonton Oilers this season.
Alex Formenton
LW · 5 pts
