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37Not on an NHL roster · Center · Shoots L
Justin Dowling
Age 36 · 5'11" · 178 lb · Born in Calgary, CAN
Cap hit
$850K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$1.243M
vs. $2.093M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
7:12
PP 0:00 · PK 0:00
xGF%
32.9
5v5, -13.7 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.14
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
1 W · 2 L
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 1 · Hits 3
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 vs UTA · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.18 |
| Jan 2 @ FLA · W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
| Apr 29 @ CAR · OTL 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5-3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 |
| Apr 27 vs CAR · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 4-6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 |
| Apr 25 vs CAR · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4-7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2024-25 · 499 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
30th percentile
11th percentile
36th percentile
30th percentile
13th percentile
41st percentile
17th percentile
13th percentile
79th percentile
4th percentile
35th percentile
18th percentile
19th percentile
85th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2024-25
- Shooting volume
- 21
- Playmaking
- 9
- Zone entries(est.)
- 23
- Forechecking
- 59
- Physicality
- 61
- Defensive impact
- 66
- Puck management
- 49
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
Slot 40% · Mid-range 35% · Perimeter 24%(62 unblocked shots)
Watch-outs
- Playmaking: 9th percentile among centers.
- Shooting volume: 21st percentile among centers.
Similar style: Peyton Krebs (BUF), Sam Lafferty
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Where his Game Score comes from
2024-25 · 52 GP · goals above average
Season total -4.4 goals, or -0.08 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.0
- Even strength defense
- +0.6
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Finishing
- -1.6
- Playmaking
- -2.1
- Faceoffs
- -0.1
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% | TOI | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Dallas Stars | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 10:28 | 55.1 | — |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 12:40 | 52.5 | — |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10.3 | 10:57 | 43.8 | — |
| 2020-21 | Dallas Stars | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | 11:04 | 50.0 | — |
| 2021-22 | Vancouver Canucks | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 | 9:35 | 52.5 | — |
| 2023-24 | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 10:32 | 30.8 | +0.16 |
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 | 10:13 | 48.3 | -0.08 |
| 2025-26 | New York Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7:12 | 33.3 | -0.14 |
| Career | 8 seasons | 154 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 6.9 | 10:34 | — |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average -0.20 per game over these 10.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.3 mph
- 3rd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 1
- Hardest shot
- 32.9 mph
- 0th pct
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- OZ time
- 38.1%
- 8th pct
- DZ time
- 41.9%
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 36, forwards typically produce 49% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
1 season left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYR | $850K | 0.8% |
UFA after 2026-27. $850K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).