TORONTO MAPLE LEAFSBorn in United States#81 ·Center

Dakota Joshua

INJURED

Abdomen·IR-LT

Out since APR 8Est. return NOV 8

200days out

~14to return

17GP missed

Dakota Joshua has played in the NHL since 2020–21 and currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is 30 years old (born in 1996), is originally from Dearborn, is 191 cm tall and weighs 99 kg. He has previously played for St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks. Joshua has put up 96 points in 296 games, 50 goals and 46 assists, an average of 0.32 points per game. The best season so far is 2023–24 with 32 points in 63 games.

BirthplaceDearborn

Born1996 (30 years)Height191 cmWeight99 kgShootsLNHL6 seasons

DRAFT 2014: selected No. 128 in round 5 · Toronto Maple LeafsDEBUT March 2, 2021(5y ago)@Anaheim DucksCONTRACT —

Coming soon

The 2026-2027 seasonFollow Dakota's season day by dayGames, clips, milestones and news

2026–27 SEASON

Points

Goals

Assists

Form

N/A

No recent outings yet

Games played

0 of 13

games

Point pace

—

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

Ice time/game

—

Milestones

Recent

Career50 career goals7mo ago

Playoffs10 playoff games2y ago

Next up

100 career points

96 now · target 100

4left

SeasonMatch season best: 18 goals18 away

Show all milestones 18

Season

Match season best: 18 goals18 away

Match season best: 14 assists14 away

Match season best: 32 points32 away

30 goals this season30 away

Playoffs

10 playoff games2y ago

First playoff point2y ago

First playoff goal2y ago

Career

100 career points4 away

50 career assists4 away

100 career goals50 away

500 NHL games204 away

50 career goals7mo ago

250 NHL games1y ago

50 career points2y ago

25 career goals2y ago

100 NHL games3y ago

First NHL point5y ago

First NHL goal5y ago

Compared with the NHL

Dakota Joshua is in the top 6% of NHL forwards for hits per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.60

Lower halfDakota Joshua scores points more often than 41% of NHL forwards (194 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.89

Upper halfDakota Joshua scores goals more often than 63% of NHL forwards (298 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

0.71

Lower halfDakota Joshua records assists more often than 26% of NHL forwards (123 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

4.63

Bottom 17%Dakota Joshua shoots more often than 16% of NHL forwards (78 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

17.37

Top 6%Dakota Joshua hits more often than 95% of NHL forwards (452 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

2.85

Top 19%Dakota Joshua blocks more shots than 81% of NHL forwards (387 of 476)

+/−

-2

Upper halfDakota Joshua has a higher +/− than 48% of NHL forwards (227 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Dakota Joshua's whole career

Stats

Games played

296

Points

Points per game

0.32

Goals

Assists

+/-

-9

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonGP

Career timelineRead Dakota Joshua's whole career

Teams player has played for

TORToronto Maple LeafsCurrent

Seasons

2025–26

Since OCT 8

PTS

VANVancouver Canucks

Seasons

2022–23 to 2024–25

OCT 12–APR 16 · 3 seasons

PTS

199

STLSt. Louis Blues

Seasons

2020–21 to 2021–22

MAR 1–APR 23 · 2 seasons

PTS

Continue reading

Swedish teammates

Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander18P

Oliver Ekman-Larsson1P

View Toronto Maple Leafs

More players

Swedish forwards in the NHL

Explore Swedish NHL players and compare seasons, roles, and careers.

View players

Upcoming games

Follow the next slate

See upcoming NHL games and the Swedish players in action.

View schedule