Josh Norris
Buffalo Sabres · #9 · Center · age 27 · 6'2" · 196 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Oxford, Michigan · Drafted 2017 · Rd 1 #19
SNIPER67% of points are goals, shooting 13.3%
3 points in 14 games — 296th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
0HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 0% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 25 after the game against PHI, 0 now — still hotter than 0% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 0 · −19 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
0 points in 5 games — below his own pace (1.1 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Shots | 3 | 5 | 8 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 13.3% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −2 | −2.1 | −0.2 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 13:59 | 14:30 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ LAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | @ ANA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 13:51 | 11 |
| Oct 27 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:02 | 11 |
| Oct 24 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 17:06 | 23 |
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 25 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points296th of 424 forwards3leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists313th of 424 forwards1leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots269th of 424 forwards15leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus388th of 424 forwards−6leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game226th of 424 forwards14:30leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), plus/minus (10th).
■ Norris this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 18 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 55 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BUF | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.21 | −6 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 44 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 0.77 | +11 |
| 2024–25 | BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | −1 |
| 2024–25 |  OTT | 53 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 0.62 | −5 |
| 2023–24 | OTT | 50 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 0.60 | −6 |
| 2022–23 | OTT | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 | −1 |
| 2021–22 · best | OTT | 66 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 0.83 | −7 |
| 2020–21 | OTT | 56 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 0.63 | −12 |
| 2019–20 | OTT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | +2 |