Josh Archibald

Age 31 Oct 6, 1992
Regina CAN
Right Wing shoots right
5'10" 178 cm
176 lbs 80 kg
ELC Signing Age 21
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2020
Agent Scott Bartlett
Draft Year 2011
Drafted Overall 173
Draft Round 6
Draft Team Pittsburgh Penguins logo

Transaction History
Sep 9, 2023 Josh Archibald | Archibald was placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract Saturday.
Jul 1, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning | Josh Archibald | Archibald signed a two-year, $1.6 million deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
Mar 23, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald is pointless in his last seven contests, including Wednesday's win over the Colorado Avalanche, but continues to rack up hits with 19 over that seven-game stretch.
Feb 10, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald notched an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Friday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Feb 7, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) will be ready to face Colorado on Tuesday, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Feb 5, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) will be a game-time decision Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Jan 28, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) is practicing in a regular jersey on Saturday, Pens Inside Scoop reports.
Jan 26, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) traveled with the Pittsburgh Penguins for Thursday's matchup with Washington but won't be in the lineup.
Jan 24, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) practiced without limitations Tuesday but won't be in action versus the Florida Panthers, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Jan 21, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) logged a full practice Saturday, per Rob Rossi of The Athletic.
Jan 17, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) practiced in a non-contract sweater Tuesday, Pens Inside Scoop reports but will make the trip for Wednesday's matchup with Ottawa.
Jan 10, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) is slated to miss Tuesday's game versus Vancouver, according to Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Dec 28, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Wednesday retroactively to Dec. 18.
Dec 20, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the New York Rangers, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
Dec 20, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (lower body) is considered a game-time call versus the New York Rangers on Tuesday, Pens Inside Scoop reports.
Dec 19, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald suffered a lower-body injury that kept him out of practice Monday, Pens Inside Scoop reports.
Dec 7, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald failed to record a point against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, his fifth straight game without getting on the scoresheet.
Nov 9, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) will play Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, per Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Nov 9, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) will be a game-time call for Wednesday's matchup with Washington, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Nov 6, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) returned to practice Sunday.
Nov 5, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald isn't playing against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday because of an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Oct 23, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald went plus-2 with a goal in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jul 13, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | Josh Archibald | Archibald signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
May 6, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald notched an assist, three hits, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3.
May 4, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald is eligible to travel to LA for Wednesday's Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings due to a medical exception for having had myocarditis earlier this season, Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun reports.
Mar 16, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Mar 12, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (chest) has been activated off injured reserve and is expected to make his season debut Saturday versus Tampa Bay.
Mar 6, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (chest) was a full participant in practice Sunday, Jack Michaels of Oilers Radio reports.
Jan 11, 2022 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (chest) has not been ruled out for the season, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Oct 13, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (chest) was officially designated for long-term injured reserve Wednesday.
Oct 3, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald has been diagnosed with myocarditis and is considered out indefinitely, Ryan Rishaug of TSN.ca reports.
Sep 29, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald has undergone a battery of tests in an attempt to diagnose an uncertain medical issue. Coach Dave Tippet told reporters, "He's not feeling like he should be," Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Sep 27, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald will once again miss practice due to an undisclosed injury, Ryan Rishaug of TSN.ca reports.
May 25, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald served his one-game suspension for Monday's Game 4 versus the Winnipeg Jets.
May 24, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald has been suspended for one game for clipping Logan Stanley of the Winnipeg Jets.
May 23, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety after his hit on Winnipeg's Logan Stanley in Sunday's Game 3 loss.
May 4, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald provided an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
May 1, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald scored a goal and added an assist, both on empty-net plays, in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. He also recorded five hits.
Apr 29, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald recorded an assist, three hits, two shots on goal and a pair of blocked shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Mar 29, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald scored a goal on his only shot and added three hits Monday in a 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mar 15, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald scored a goal on four shots and added two hits in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Mar 13, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) notched three shots on goal and three hits in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Mar 13, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) took line rushes in warmups and appears set to return Saturday versus the Vancouver Canucks, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Mar 10, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) won't play Wednesday against the Ottawa Senators, Jack Michaels of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network reports.
Mar 8, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) won't play in Monday's game versus the Ottawa Senators, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Mar 6, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald (undisclosed) will not play Saturday versus the Calgary Flames, per Jack Michaels of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network.
Feb 20, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
Feb 12, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald recorded an assist, three hits and two shots on goal in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Feb 9, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald posted an assist, four PIM, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Feb 8, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald scored an empty-net goal on two shots and levied a team-leading six hits.
Jan 30, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Jan 20, 2021 Edmonton Oilers | Josh Archibald | Archibald scored an empty-net goal and dished out a team-high six hits in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mar 6, 2020 Edmonton Oilers | Signed RW Josh Archibald to a two-year, $3 million contract extension.
Nov 8, 2019 Edmonton Oilers | Activated RW Josh Archibald from injured reserve.
Oct 25, 2019 Edmonton Oilers | Placed RW Josh Archibald on IR.
Jul 16, 2019 Edmonton Oilers | Signed RW Josh Archibald to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Nov 22, 2018 Arizona Coyotes | Announced RW Josh Archibald has served his suspension.
Nov 16, 2018 Arizona Coyotes | NHL suspended RW Josh Archibald two games for an illegal check to the head.
Oct 16, 2018 Arizona Coyotes | Activated RW Josh Archibald from injured reserve.
Oct 1, 2018 Arizona Coyotes | Placed RW Josh Archibald on IR.
Dec 22, 2017 Arizona Coyotes | Recalled RW Josh Archibald from Tucson (AHL).
Dec 19, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Acquired G Michael Leighton and a 2019 fourth-round draft pick from the Arizona Coyotes for RW Josh Archibald, G Sean Maguire and a 2019 sixth-round draft pick.
Dec 1, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned RW Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Jul 12, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Re-signed RW Josh Archibald to a two-year, $1.35 million contract.
Apr 21, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned RW Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Apr 1, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Recalled RW Josh Archibald from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Mar 30, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned RW Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Mar 23, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Recalled RW Josh Archibald from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Mar 16, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned RW Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Mar 13, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Recalled RW Josh Archibald from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Feb 18, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned RW Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Feb 10, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins | Recalled RW Josh Archibald from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Mar 6, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned RW Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barrie/Scranton (AHL).
Sep 30, 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned RW Josh Archibald to Wilkes-Barrie/Scranton (AHL).
Regular Season Stats

Josh Archibald
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
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Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2007-2008 Moose Jaw Warriors U18 AAA SMAAAHL 2 0 0 0 0
2009-2010 Brainerd High USHS-MN 25 20 30 50 72 Playoffs 2 2 5 7 0
2009-2010 Team The Base UMHSEHL 24 9 5 14 36
Draft Yr 2010-2011 Brainerd High USHS-MN 25 27 46 73 40 Playoffs 2 3 2 5 0
Draft Yr 2010-2011 Team The Base UMHSEHL 21 8 7 15 49 Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0
2011-2012 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 36 10 5 15 33
2011-2012 USA U20 WJC-20 6 0 2 2 6
2012-2013 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 39 19 17 36 34
2013-2014 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 37 29 14 43 62
2013-2014 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 7 1 0 1 13 Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0
2014-2015 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 45 5 8 13 24 Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0
2014-2015 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 9 7 4 11 4
2015-2016 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 69 9 9 18 75 Playoffs 10 1 0 1 0
2015-2016 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 -65.25 11.86 -48.97 0.00 0.00
2016-2017 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 61 16 13 29 54 Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0
2016-2017 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 3 0 3 4 103 62.50 48.65 1.68 46.76 -1.53 1.16 1.16 Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0
2017-2018 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 27 50.00 74.15 24.13 55.54 8.50 0.00 0.00
2017-2018 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6 1 2 3 4
2017-2018 Arizona Coyotes NHL 39 5 6 11 25 421 46.43 42.52 -5.89 46.52 -2.14 0.71 1.43
2018-2019 Arizona Coyotes NHL 68 12 10 22 15 786 49.15 46.00 -5.10 44.11 -5.46 0.69 1.30
2019-2020 Edmonton Oilers NHL 62 12 9 21 12 646 35.80 44.40 -5.40 44.50 -4.00 0.65 1.21 Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0
2020-2021 Edmonton Oilers NHL 52 7 6 13 37 562 44.20 49.30 -0.30 47.30 -1.30 0.43 0.85 Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0
2021-2022 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8 0 1 1 7 60 40.00 29.10 -27.70 39.80 -14.30 1.00 Playoffs 13 0 1 1 0
2022-2023 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62 6 6 12 43 506 56.80 54.80 0.40 50.00 -3.10 0.59 1.30
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Contract History

Signing Team Tampa Bay Lightning logo
Signing Date July 1, 2023
Signing Status UFA
Agent Scott Bartlett
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,600,000 0.96% of cap space
2023-2024 2024-2025
Cap Hit $800,000 $800,000
UFA
AAV $800,000 $800,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $800,000 $800,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $800,000 $800,000
Minors Salary $800,000 $800,000
Clauses M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
15 Team Approved Trade List
Signing Team Pittsburgh Penguins logo
Signing Date July 13, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Scott Bartlett
Standard Contract | 1 Years $900,000 1.09% of cap space
2022-2023
Cap Hit $900,000
UFA
AAV $900,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $900,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $900,000
Minors Salary $900,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Edmonton Oilers logo
Signing Date March 6, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Scott Bartlett
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,000,000 1.84% of cap space
2020-2021 2021-2022
Cap Hit $1,500,000 $1,500,000
UFA
AAV $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $1,200,000 $1,500,000
Signing Bonuses $300,000 $0
Total Salary $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Minors Salary $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Edmonton Oilers logo
Signing Date July 16, 2019
Signing Status UFA no QO
Agent Scott Bartlett
Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,000,000 1.23% of cap space
2019-2020
Cap Hit $1,000,000
UFA
AAV $1,000,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $1,000,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $1,000,000
Minors Salary $1,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Pittsburgh Penguins logo
Signing Date July 12, 2017
Signing Status UFA no QO
Agent Scott Bartlett
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,350,000 0.90% of cap space
2017-2018 2018-2019
Cap Hit $675,000 $675,000
UFA no QO
AAV $675,000 $675,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $650,000 $700,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $650,000 $700,000
Minors Salary $650,000 $700,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Pittsburgh Penguins logo
Signing Date May 26, 2014
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $1,977,501 0.96% of cap space
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
Cap Hit $659,167 $659,167 $659,167
UFA no QO
AAV $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
Performance Bonuses $282,500 $257,500 $257,500
Base Salary $550,000 $575,000 $575,000
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500
Total Salary $642,500 $667,500 $667,500
Minors Salary $70,000 $70,000 $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year