Josh Morrissey
Winnipeg Jets · #44

Josh Morrissey

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D · 6'0" · 195 lb · Shoots L
Age 31
Career
0.58
P / GP
431P in 743 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$6.25M
Signed through 2028
Career points
431
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.6
14 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.6
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.3
10 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.3
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
4.0
113 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
3.3
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
54.6
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-1
1 GF · 2 GA

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.

Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 20
Winnipeg Jets
0.0 P/GP
1 GP · 0G · 0A
Emerging
2016–17 → 2018 · age 21–22
Winnipeg Jets
0.28 P/GP
163 GP · 13G · 33A
Prime
2018–19 → 2026 · age 23–30
Winnipeg Jets
0.66 P/GP
575 GP · 81G · 301A
Veteran
2026–27 · age 31
Winnipeg Jets
0.75 P/GP
4 GP · 0G · 3A

Josh Morrissey, a defenseman for the Winnipeg Jets, is entering his age-31 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) in 4 games, a 0.75 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 54.6% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.6. HighDanger's model projects 60 points for 2026-27, in a 55 to 65 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2378166076+2412824:140.97
2023–2481105969+34441924:110.85
2024–2580144862+17222224:230.78
2025–2677144155+6301624:430.71
2026–274033-12220:040.75
Career74394337431+85353135—0.58

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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