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Justin Danforth

Position	Right Wing / Center	Current Team	Buffalo Sabres
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	2 years
Height	5'8"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	188	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	34
Age	32 (Mar 15, 1993)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

News and Opinions

Buffalo Sabres projected lineup after trades, NHL draft and free agency at Sabres Noise (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Red Wings tied with Sabres from oddsmakers and fans aren’t having it at Octopus Thrower (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Red Wings fans can relax knowing Sabres wasted the entire offseason at Octopus Thrower (Tue Jul 8, 2025)
Are the Blue Jackets better or worse today? at Jackets Cannon (Mon Jul 7, 2025)
This re-signed forward could be a future X-factor for the Sabres at Sabres Noise (Thu Jul 3, 2025)
Justin Danforth may be the 4th-line Vet the Sabres needed at Sabres Noise (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Report: Sabres Sign Kozak, Danforth at Die by the Blade (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Blue Jackets 2024-25 season in review, Justin Danforth was a spark plug at Union Blue (Wed May 28, 2025)
What holes need filled for the Blue Jackets to take the next step and get into the playoffs at Union Blue (Thu Apr 24, 2025)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 2 years @ $1.800M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jan 20, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Activated from IR
Dec 10, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Placed on IR
Oct 17, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Activated from IR
Oct 7, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Placed on IR
Oct 11, 2023	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 1 year @ $1.100M AAV starting in 2024-25
Mar 8, 2022	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 2 years @ $975K AAV starting in 2022-23
May 3, 2021	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2009-10	CCHL	Cobourg Cougars	3	0	0	0		2
2010-11	OJHL	Cobourg Cougars	47	13	23	36		26				10	2	1	3		2
2011-12	OJHL	Cobourg Cougars	41	22	27	49		40				5	2	3	5		4
2012-13	OJHL	Cobourg Cougars	43	22	34	56		42				9	3	11	14		8
2013-14	NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	36	5	24	29	-14	24
2014-15	NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	38	7	15	22	-1	26
2015-16	NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	36	20	21	41	+9	22
2016-17	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	1	0	0	0
2016-17	AHL	Rochester Americans	5	2	0	2	+1	4
2016-17	ECHL	Reading Royals	3	1	2	3	-1	2
2016-17	NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	37	10	22	32	-5	53
2017-18	AHL	Rochester Americans	15	2	3	5	+1	12
2017-18	ECHL	Cincinnati Cyclones	44	28	31	59	+26	40				2				-3	4
2018-19	Liiga	Lukko	59	18	34	52	+7	73				7	2	2	4	-1
2019-20	Liiga	Lukko	56	27	33	60	+26	26
2019-20	Spengler Cup	Team Canada	4	0	1	1	+2
2020-21	KHL	Vityaz Moscow Region	58	23	32	55	+3	50
2020-21	WC	Canada	9	1	0	1	-1	12
2021-22	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	45	10	4	14	-5	10	72	13.9	12:34
2021-22	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	8	2	3	5	-6
2022-23	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	6	2	1	3	-3	4	10	20.0	13:23
2023-24	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	71	10	16	26	-10	26	86	11.6	14:16
2024-25	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	61	9	12	21	-6	18	94	9.6	14:23
NHL Career			183	31	33	64	-24	58	262	11.8	13:52

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2021-22	CBJ	45	509:12	1.18	0.35	1.53	0.89	0.29	15.38	11.58	3.81	0.00	8.33
2022-23	CBJ	6	63:45	1.88	0.94	2.82	1.17	0.71	22.22	13.79	8.43	8.33	8.33
2023-24	CBJ	71	833:50	0.50	0.65	1.15	0.68	-0.18	10.00	13.56	-3.56	2.56	11.97
2024-25	CBJ	61	717:32	0.59	0.75	1.34	0.78	-0.20	8.54	11.43	-2.89	0.92	11.93

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2021-22	CBJ	45	509:12	41.95	2.47	2.48	41.95	3.18	2.60	43.75	48.88	0.16	-0.46	5.69
2022-23	CBJ	6	63:45	43.29	2.82	3.07	47.06	5.65	2.44	33.33	55.78	0.84	-0.49	12.51
2023-24	CBJ	71	833:50	42.17	2.45	2.34	45.91	3.45	2.71	41.46	46.27	-0.09	-0.03	-0.67
2024-25	CBJ	61	717:32	38.80	2.17	2.47	42.73	2.68	2.43	44.83	50.41	0.01	-0.19	1.98

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	45	22.9	1.8	6.8	7.1	84.9	42.5	13.8	32.8	53.4	43.1	17.5	39.4
2022-23	6	22.3	1.6	9.5	9.8	83.4	53.2	0.0	40.0	60.0	42.0	17.8	40.2
2023-24	71	22.9	1.3	9.6	9.8	83.4	38.1	3.3	27.9	68.9	42.3	17.4	40.2
2024-25	61	22.6	1.2	9.5	9.7	87.2	50.8	10.7	38.7	50.7	41.7	18.0	40.3

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Olivier, M	Aston-Reese, Z	CBJ	284:11	2.74	1.90	59.09	2.90	2.44	54.30	0.50	-0.18	6.51
2024-25	Kuraly, S	Aston-Reese, Z	CBJ	85:47	1.40	1.40	50.00	2.61	2.46	51.41	0.32	-0.06	3.86
2024-25	Olivier, M	Pyyhtia, M	CBJ	45:26	0.00	9.24	0.00	3.38	2.16	61.02	0.82	-0.72	13.94
2024-25	Olivier, M	Sillinger, C	CBJ	41:52	5.73	4.30	57.14	2.69	2.54	51.42	0.46	0.03	4.34
2024-25	Kuraly, S	Pyyhtia, M	CBJ	28:47	2.08	0.00	100.00	1.53	1.95	44.10	-0.75	-0.83	-1.08
2024-25	Olivier, M	Voronkov, D	CBJ	21:18	2.82	0.00	100.00	4.08	1.18	77.52	1.54	-1.43	28.24
2023-24	Kuraly, S	Texier, A	CBJ	138:49	2.16	2.59	45.45	2.50	2.58	49.21	0.03	-0.06	0.93
2023-24	Gaudreau, J	Fantilli, A	CBJ	132:06	1.82	5.00	26.67	2.17	2.58	45.67	-0.09	-0.03	-0.68
2023-24	Kuraly, S	Olivier, M	CBJ	123:02	2.44	2.44	50.00	2.45	2.29	51.73	-0.33	-0.48	1.58
2023-24	Gaudreau, J	Jenner, B	CBJ	52:36	1.14	4.56	20.00	2.75	2.17	55.84	0.45	-0.54	10.01
2023-24	Johnson, K	Sillinger, C	CBJ	52:17	1.15	4.59	20.00	1.66	3.73	30.87	-0.84	0.63	-13.79
2023-24	Kuraly, S	Robinson, E	CBJ	48:04	1.25	1.25	50.00	2.13	2.19	49.28	0.09	-0.90	9.55
2023-24	Gaudreau, J	Voronkov, D	CBJ	21:52	2.74	8.23	25.00	3.88	3.23	54.56	1.64	0.43	10.20
2021-22	Kuraly, S	Robinson, E	CBJ	78:31	1.53	0.76	66.67	2.95	2.39	55.31	0.58	-0.77	12.46
2021-22	Kuraly, S	Domi, M	CBJ	47:59	2.50	3.75	40.00	2.12	3.40	38.40	0.00	0.36	-2.67
2021-22	Bemstrom, E	Robinson, E	CBJ	39:54	3.01	4.51	40.00	2.47	3.11	44.26	-0.16	0.28	-3.88
2021-22	Nyquist, G	Sillinger, C	CBJ	38:43	0.00	3.10	0.00	2.17	1.29	62.81	-0.35	-1.51	15.36
2021-22	Kuraly, S	Chinakhov, Y	CBJ	26:02	4.61	4.61	50.00	2.14	1.54	58.26	-0.30	-1.47	13.38
2021-22	Kuraly, S	Bjorkstrand, O	CBJ	25:39	2.34	7.02	25.00	1.23	1.76	41.17	-1.15	-1.40	-1.78
2021-22	Domi, M	Roslovic, J	CBJ	21:43	0.00	2.76	0.00	1.68	3.38	33.25	-0.53	0.41	-9.46

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	32	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	-	-	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	UFA
2026-27	33	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	-	-	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.88

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	31		$1,100,000	$1,100,000	-	-	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000

Signed: Oct 11, 2023

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.25

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	29	$975,000	$975,000	-	-	$975,000	$975,000	$975,000	UFA
2023-24	30	$975,000	$975,000	-	-	$975,000	$975,000	$975,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000

Signed: Mar 8, 2022

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.18

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	28		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000

Signed: May 3, 2021

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.92

*Age is as of September 15