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Justin
Colin Blackwell Dmitry Orlov Dysin Mayo Ilya Lyubushkin Jack Drury Jackson Blake James Malatesta Jarred Tinordi Jayden Struble Joe Hicketts Jordan Kyrou Justin Danforth Kevin Stenlund Logan Stankoven Marc Gatcomb Martin Pospisil Noah Philp Rasmus Andersson Ridly Greig Ross Johnston Skyler Brind'Amour Trent Frederic Tyler Bertuzzi Tyler Seguin Will Borgen Xavier Bernard Zach Bogosian Elvis Merzlikins Eric Comrie Yaniv Perets
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
33 (1993)
Contract
$1,800,000 × 2yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 35
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
5'8" · 188 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 86 87th
FG 44 43rd
DI 90 72nd
SK 78 59th
ST 64 8th
EN 67 41st
DU 78 31st
PH 63 34th
FO 83 82nd
PA 65 45th
SC 68 45th
DF 78 76th
PS 25 34th
EX 61 28th
LD 61 27th
OV 67 43rd

Contract

Cap hit $1,800,000 1.7% of cap
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 35
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 ANH 78 1 2 3 0.04 -9 6 0 0 0 50 2.0% 17
2024-25 DET 80 4 3 7 0.09 +2 21 2 0 0 57 7.0% 32
2025-26 DET 82 5 5 10 0.12 -1 28 0 0 0 73 6.8% 79
CAREER 3 yrs 240 10 10 20 0.08 -8 55 2 0 0 -- 5.6% 128
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2024-25 DET 25 1 1 2 0.08 -4 2 1 0 0 22 4.5% 7
2025-26 DET 11 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 13 0.0% 5
CAREER 2 app. 36 1 1 2 0.06 -5 2 1 0 0 -- 2.9% 12
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 BUF 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 2 11:42
On Pace - 82 0 0 0 -41 41 0 0 0 41 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2021-22 CLB 45 10 4 14 0.31 -5 10 1 0 1 13.9% 12:34
2022-23 CLB 6 2 1 3 0.50 -3 4 0 0 0 20.0% 13:23
2023-24 CLB 71 10 16 26 0.37 -10 26 1 0 0 11.6% 14:16
2024-25 CLB 61 9 12 21 0.34 -6 18 1 0 1 9.6% 14:23
2025-26 BUF 4 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 0.0% 11:42
Career NHL 187 31 33 64 0.34 -26 60 3 0 2 11.7% -

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
2024-25 DET

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 29 C ANH 84 44 92 73 64 63 56 65 71 59 73 70 25 48 48 62
2023-24 30 C ANH 75 65 83 73 65 51 53 59 65 53 66 63 42 49 49 59
2024-25 31 C DET 80 44 88 76 65 67 59 66 64 68 66 76 25 58 58 65
2025-26 32 C DET 86 44 90 78 64 67 78 63 83 65 68 78 25 61 61 67
2026-27 33 C-R ANH 86 44 90 78 64 67 78 63 83 65 68 78 25 61 61 67
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 29 C ANH 84 44 92 73 64 63 56 65 71 59 73 70 25 48 48 62
2023-24 30 C ANH −9 +21 −9 · +1 −12 −3 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 +17 +1 +1 −3
2024-25 31 C DET +5 −21 +5 +3 · +16 +6 +7 −1 +15 · +13 −17 +9 +9 +6
2025-26 32 C DET +6 · +2 +2 −1 · +19 −3 +19 −3 +2 +2 · +3 +3 +2
2026-27 33 C-R ANH · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2022-23 ANH $975,000 2 yr 1.2% 29 UFA Rookie
2024-25 DET $1,400,000 2 yr 1.6% 31 UFA
2026-27 ANH $1,800,000 2 yr 1.7% 33 UFA CURRENT
2024-25
Aug 8 2024
2024-25
to RED WINGS
  • Justin Danforth 65
to AVALANCHE

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