Josh
Mahura
D · SEA · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 37
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 48
- PTS
- 3
2025-26№ 170 / 325
Josh Mahura (Seattle Kraken) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Josh Mahura
#28D
Seattle Kraken
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 4, 1998 · St. Albert, Canada
Drafted : 2016 · ANA · round 3, pick #85
Contract : $907,500 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Seattle Kraken | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Seattle Kraken | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Seattle Kraken | 64 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 30 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 48 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 291 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 130 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Playoff totals | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2023-24
Josh Mahura: our analysis
2025-26 season: 23 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, +8 +/-, 15:40 TOI. WAR 0.1 (170th of 325) · PAL 37, below average.
In 2025-26, Josh Mahura, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 37 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 170th among 325 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: penalty kill (78, well above average) and defense (71, above average). On the other hand, discipline (20, well below average) and possession (20, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.5); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.5).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 31; his WAR went from -0.1 to 0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 48 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Josh Mahura's story
Growing up in Saint-Albert, Josh Mahura made his way to major junior hockey after the Red Deer Rebels selected him in the second round, 36th overall, of the 2013 WHL Draft. A serious knee injury — a torn MCL — cost him an entire regular season early in his junior career, but he recovered in time to take part in the 2016 Memorial Cup.
The Anaheim Ducks picked Mahura 85th overall in the third round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He continued in the WHL and was traded mid-season on January 10, 2017, from Red Deer to the Regina Pats; at the time of that move he had nine goals and 24 assists in 39 games. Anaheim signed him to a three-year entry-level contract on May 18, 2017, and he later served as an alternate captain for the Pats.
Mahura began his pro career with the San Diego Gulls in the AHL. He was recalled to the Ducks on November 18, 2018, after injuries on Anaheim's blue line and made his NHL debut that night against the Colorado Avalanche, finishing with a +2 and six blocked shots. On October 10, 2022, he was claimed off waivers by the Florida Panthers. The 2023–24 season saw his regular-season appearances limited by injuries while the Panthers captured the franchise's first Stanley Cup; an injury exemption request led to his name being engraved on the Cup.
As a free agent Mahura signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken on July 3, 2024. His game is built around defensive responsibility: shot blocks, physical positioning in his own zone and reliable puck exits when opportunities arise. That toolkit has defined his role as a depth defenceman, used in rotation and brought in when defensive steadiness is required.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:43
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:45
- Pts/GP
- 0.23
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 15
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 45.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 20.6 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
9between 3 and 15 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 7
- Games
- 48
So far: 3 pts in 13 games. The team has played 16 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.17 pts per game (last season: 0.13).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.30 in 23-24, 0.13 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 31 → 37
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 28: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 73 %
74
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 78
- Confidence 77 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 48
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 80
- Confidence 77 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 71
- Confidence 55 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 69
- Confidence 77 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 69
- Confidence 73 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 69
- Confidence 73 %
- DF
- Defense
- 84
- Confidence 69 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 74
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 70
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.508 · 82
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.1 · 72
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.4 · 73
ST — Strength78
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.851 · 88
- Body mass (50 %)-0.55 · 64
EN — Endurance48
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.8 · 51
- Total ice time (20 %)355 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)45.4 · 67
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.4 · 48
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.396 · 55
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.652 · 56
CK — Checking80
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.707 · 82
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.125 · 83
- Season volume (10 %)3.296 · 64
FG — Fighting71
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.766 · 71
DI — Discipline69
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.057 · 69
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.712 · 70
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.377 · 74
PA — Passing69
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.323 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.396 · 74
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.007 · 73
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.129 · 75
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.052 · 45
SC — Scoring69
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.152 · 64
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.19 · 73
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.025 · 66
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.111 · 76
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.247 · 72
DF — Defense84
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.076 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.195 · 87
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.507 · 81
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.012 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.718 · 80
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.5 · 78
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.53 · 76
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience74
- Career regular-season games (65 %)79
- Career playoff games (25 %)58
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall74
- DF · Defense (30 %)84
- PA · Passing (22 %)69
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- SC · Scoring (12 %)69
- EN · Endurance (9 %)48
- ST · Strength (6 %)78
- DI · Discipline (5 %)69
- CK · Checking (4 %)80
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 84 |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 79 | 60 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 84 |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 86 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.1
wins above replacement
170 of 325
PAL Rating
37/ 100
Performance · Below average
157 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
48/ 100
Fair value
0.91 M$ · expected PAL 39
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 20
- Defense
- 69
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- Offense
- 20
- Creation
- 20
- Shooting
- 48
- Possession
- 20
- Defense
- 71
- Discipline
- 20
- Power play
- 57
- Penalty kill
- 78
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 0.1 | 37 | 48 | 0.91 M$ |
| 2024-25 | SEA | -0.1 | 31 | 55 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2023-24 | FLA | -0.0 | 58 | 68 | 0.93 M$ |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 1.2 | 77 | 86 | 0.75 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
24/ 100
Below average
better than 24% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
17/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
37/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 170 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 5
- Shot selection
- 56
- Penalties drawn
- 7
- Puck management
- 49
Defense
- Takeaways
- 10
- Discipline
- 52
- Safe zone exits
- 52
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 24 | 17 | 37 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 28 | 26 | 40 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 53 | 95 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 56 | 68 | 39 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.1
wins above replacement
-0.2 to 0.4 — 90% interval
170 of 325 defensemen
+0.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.5
- EV defense
- +0.5
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- +0.1
- Penalties
- -0.5
- Average → replacement
- +0.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 23 | 0.1 | -0.2 to 0.4 | 170/325 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 61 | -0.1 | -0.5 to 0.3 | 248/314 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 30 | -0.0 | -0.3 to 0.2 | 201/316 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 82 | 1.2 | 0.2 to 2.0 | 42/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 139.8 km/h47th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.9 km/h73rd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 647th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 40.0 %30th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 40.2 km32nd percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.97 km19th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.0 %33rd percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.6 %22nd percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.4 %24th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 726th percentile | 172nd percentile | 14.3 %93rd percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 198th percentile | 100.0 %100th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 222nd percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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WSHJosh Mahura: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Josh Mahura have in 2026-27?
Josh Mahura has 1 goal and 3 points (2 assists) in 13 games in 2026-27.
How old is Josh Mahura?
Josh Mahura is 28 years old: he was born on May 5, 1998.
How tall is Josh Mahura, and how much does he weigh?
Josh Mahura is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Josh Mahura from?
Canada: Josh Mahura was born in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Josh Mahura play for?
Josh Mahura plays for the Seattle Kraken in the NHL, at D, wearing number 28.
Is Josh Mahura injured?
No: Josh Mahura is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Josh Mahura?
Josh Mahura produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 170th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 37 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Josh Mahura make?
Josh Mahura earns $908K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 48 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Josh Mahura's contract end?
Josh Mahura's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Josh Mahura overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 48 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Josh Mahura a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 170th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Josh Mahura getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 31 in 2024-25 to 37 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Josh Mahura played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Josh Mahura has 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).
What are Josh Mahura's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Josh Mahura has 291 games, 12 goals, 48 assists and 60 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 16 points in 82 games.
Where was Josh Mahura drafted?
Josh Mahura was drafted 85th overall (round 3) by Anaheim Ducks in 2016.
Is Josh Mahura better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.17 points per game at home (1 in 6 games) and 0.29 on the road (2 in 7 games).
How does Josh Mahura perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Josh Mahura has 21 games and 3 points in his career. His pace (0.14 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.21).
Which player is most similar to Josh Mahura?
Will Borgen: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Will Borgen's page →Is Josh Mahura a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 9 points in 2026-27, or 0.19 points per game.
Does Josh Mahura have siblings?
Yes: his brother Luke (played in the WHL for the Prince Albert Raiders and currently plays for the Morinville Kings of the North Central Senior Hockey League).
What is Josh Mahura's nationality?
Josh Mahura is Canadian.
How many championships has Josh Mahura won?
1: Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, 2023–24 season (name engraved on the Cup).
Where did Josh Mahura play before turning pro?
Red Deer Rebels (drafted in the 2nd round, 36th overall, 2013 WHL Draft); Regina Pats (traded January 10, 2017; named an alternate captain the following season).
How many points is Josh Mahura projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 9 points in 48 games in 2026-27 (3 to 15 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Seattle Kraken teammates
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