Josi established career highs in points (65), goals (16) and assists (49) in 2019-20. Among NHL defensemen, he finished first in shots (260); second in points and assists; tied for second in goals; third in average time on ice (25:47); and fifth in power-play points (23). In addition to setting the Predators franchise record for points and assists by a defenseman in a season, Josi also was the only NHL blueliner to post at least 15 goals, 45 assists, 60 points, a +20 rating and 25:00 of average ice time during the 2019-20 campaign.
But enough about the past.
Josi is likely to combine with Associate Captain Ryan Ellis once more to form one of the League's top defensive pairings, and while the Predators are hoping for more offense from their best forwards this season, some contributions from the backend won't hurt either.
Expect Josi to deliver just as he always has in Nashville.
By the Numbers:
- Josi led the Predators in scoring by a 17-point margin in 2019-20, becoming the eighth defenseman in NHL history to lead a team in scoring at the end of a season with at least 15 points over the next-closest skater(s).
- Josi posted a career-long 12-game point streak from Dec. 16 to Jan. 9 (7g-13a), the second-longest point streak in Nashville history and the longest by an NHL defenseman since Shayne Gostisbehere's 15-game run in 2015-16.
- He became the first player in Predators history to win the Norris Trophy and the second player to win a performance-based NHL award (Pekka Rinne, 2018 Vezina Trophy); also became the first Swiss-born player to win a major NHL award.
Fun Fact:
- His first job was working at the Swiss Post in his hometown of Bern, Switzerland.
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