INJUREDMissed 8 straight team games
Josh Samanski
Edmonton Oilers · #81 · Center · age 24 · 6'2" · 195 lb · shoots LBorn 🇩🇪 Erding, DEU · Undrafted
1 point in 6 games — 370th of 439 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
22HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 45% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 94 · last game 19 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
The 24-year-old undrafted German center, Josh Samanski, is a depth player whose consistent 10-minute shifts are built on reliability, not flash. He earns his bottom-six ice time and positive plus/minus through sound defensive awareness, proving his value as a dependable, low-event contributor who makes smart plays without needing to light up the scoresheet.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 46 after the game against SJS, 22 now — still hotter than 45% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 22 · +2 over these 6 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (64)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 0.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 0 | 0 | 8 | — |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.5% | — |
| Plus/minus | +1 | +0.8 | −0.2 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 7:33 | 7:44 | 14:48 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | vs UTA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:53 | 22 |
| Oct 13 | @ LAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:23 | 22 |
| Oct 10 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6:19 | 46 |
| Oct 7 | @ ANA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:50 | 21 |
| Oct 3 | vs SEA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 | 23 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 439 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points370th of 439 forwards1leader McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals359th of 439 forwards0leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists325th of 439 forwards1leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots437th of 439 forwards0leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points228th of 439 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus120th of 439 forwards+1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game430th of 439 forwards7:44leader 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), shots (0th).
■ Samanski this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 14 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 4 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | EDM | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | +1 |
| 2025–26 · best | EDM | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.17 | +2 |