#15 · Right wing · BUF
JustinDanforth
Next milestone 36 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 4
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 2
- 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 · 2025-26
- Top skating speed21.0 mphleague avg 22.2 mph10th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph3league avg 75.26th percentile
- Distance skated7.4 mileague avg 123.5 mi11th percentile
- Hardest shot69.2 mphleague avg 83.6 mph5th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone35.8%league avg 43.1%0th 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
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 4 games · 33:53 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 16.0% | 44.8% | -28.9 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 38.1% | 49.6% | -11.6 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–2
- xG for–against
- 0.3–1.7
- Average rating
- 5.0
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | 3 | 12:20 | 16.1% |
| Jiri Kulich | 2 | 11:28 | 17.0% |
| Peyton Krebs | 3 | 10:35 | 15.5% |
| Beck Malenstyn | 4 | 9:21 | 17.3% |
| Josh Doan | 2 | 5:22 | 87.8% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.0 over the last 4 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 4: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | vs OTT | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:14 |
| Oct 13 | vs COL | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 |
| Oct 11 | @ BOS | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 |
| Oct 9 | vs NYR | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 9:33 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 187 | 31 | 33 | 64 | -26 | 60 | 264 | 11.7 | 2 |
Season by season (5)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |