Josh Norris
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Josh Norris

BUF · C · Age 27
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 0-1-1
Limited sample STRONG UNDERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,58 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,66
Actual P/G 0,25 Limited sample
Deployment 73 #5 among F on team
Driver 68 #7 among F on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
Buffalo Sabres Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #21 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #21 0,68 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #7 · shot diff #4
Power-play environment Average PP OZ #15
Pace & activity Average #16 NHL · 24,0 bursts/g · 57,5 km/g · 37,0 attempts/g

Balanced environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G15:53
PP TOI/G2:44
SOG/G1,25
5v5 roleObserved role
L45v5 usage band

Josh Norris · Ryan McLeod · Konsta Helenius

Line time · last game
4:53
TOI · With this line · last game
49%
TOI · With this line · last 3
20%
TOI · With this line · season
16%
Trend
+4 percentage points ↑+4 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role
PP2Power-play unit

Josh Norris · Ryan McLeod · Josh Doan · Owen Power · Konsta Helenius

PP share · last game
48%
PP share · last 3
41%
PP share · season
38%
First-unit starts · last 3
1 / 8
Trend
+3 percentage points ↑+3 pts ↑
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
0% · 0:00

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 12 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
0
A
1
PTS
1
P/G
0,25
SOG/G
1,25
TOI/G
15:53
PP TOI/G
2:44
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 68
Deployment 73
Offensive Driver Above average · limited sample
68
Shot Creation Below average · limited sample
29
Play Creation High-end · limited sample
91
Deployment Above average · limited sample
73
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,66 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,25 vs baseline −0,41
Expected P/G 0,58 vs baseline −0,08

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Play creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The playmaking-process profile is stronger than the shot-creation profile.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,33.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has above-average support from both process and Deployment. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,58.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
-4,6

Published
2026-10-09 10:50:16