Grit & GF

2025–26. Components are standard deviations from the average forward or defenceman, after small samples are pulled toward average. Goals value counts only the parts with a direct link to scoring. It rates how a player plays, and in our test it didn't predict results beyond expected goals, apart from the chemistry part. Full method.

Showing 2025–26. See 2026–27, still early: the methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so fewer players qualify and ratings lean on the average.

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Rating against value

A high rating means he does the gritty stuff well. Goals value only counts the parts with a demonstrated link to scoring, so the two can disagree. The five most valuable are labelled.

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Player	Team	Pos	5v5 TOI	Rating ▾	Physicality	GF	Intimidation	Chemistry	Clutch	Goals value	Wins
Moritz Seider	DET	D	1579:41	92.2	+1.71	−1.31	+4.06	+1.83	−0.16	+25.9	+4.31
Jeremy Lauzon	VGK	D	1184:13	90.0	+3.58	−1.27	−0.78	−0.43	+0.76	−4.1	−0.68
Connor Clifton	BOS	D	761:29	89.4	+2.60	−1.34	+1.59	+0.48	+0.11	+2.7	+0.45
Kaiden Guhle	MTL	D	978:38	86.8	+3.38	−1.41	−0.07	−0.69	−0.50	−4.7	−0.79
Radko Gudas	FLA	D	809:30	79.1	+2.37	−1.23	+0.03	+0.26	+0.34	−0.9	−0.16
Adam Fox	NYR	D	1012:53	75.5	+0.27	−0.98	+2.76	+2.87	−1.26	+19.2	+3.19
Colton Parayko	STL	D	1438:27	75.1	+1.85	−1.30	+1.31	+0.37	+0.91	+4.5	+0.75
Simon Edvinsson	DET	D	1398:35	74.0	+1.22	−1.12	+1.78	+1.16	+0.23	+10.5	+1.75
Jackson LaCombe	ANA	D	1727:09	72.2	+1.15	−0.81	+1.41	+0.54	+0.22	+13.7	+2.29
Lane Hutson	MTL	D	1863:26	70.8	+0.73	−1.07	+1.26	+2.45	+0.36	+28.5	+4.74
Brayden McNabb	VGK	D	1448:29	69.6	+1.56	−1.26	+1.66	+0.19	−0.07	+1.6	+0.27
Matthew Schaefer	NYI	D	1500:21	69.3	+1.00	−0.76	−0.17	+1.86	−0.76	+20.8	+3.47
Sean Walker	CAR	D	1814:26	67.5	+1.56	−1.10	+0.38	+0.51	−2.93	+7.7	+1.28
Nikita Zadorov	BOS	D	1492:29	65.7	+1.85	−1.30	+0.29	+0.10	−1.70	−6.2	−1.04
Charlie McAvoy	BOS	D	1274:17	65.0	+1.51	−1.02	−0.55	+0.87	+0.13	+4.0	+0.66
Mattias Ekholm	EDM	D	1531:12	63.5	+0.03	−1.01	+1.43	+3.31	−1.42	+24.1	+4.01
Josh Manson	COL	D	1333:06	63.0	+1.58	−1.17	+0.62	−0.17	−0.19	−1.8	−0.31
Brandt Clarke	LAK	D	1405:22	61.7	+0.70	−0.97	+1.18	+1.18	−0.79	+8.8	+1.46
MacKenzie Weegar	UTA	D	1506:03	60.9	+2.00	−1.30	−0.73	−0.17	+1.06	−8.6	−1.44
Brayden Pachal	CGY	D	504:50	60.5	+1.21	−1.39	+1.04	+0.83	+0.36	+2.4	+0.40
K'Andre Miller	CAR	D	1700:10	60.3	+1.31	−1.23	+0.32	+0.67	−0.75	+1.0	+0.17
Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	D	1651:04	60.1	+0.22	−0.70	+0.98	+1.73	−0.39	+25.8	+4.30
Jakob Chychrun	WSH	D	1471:59	59.4	+0.37	−0.64	+0.32	+1.59	+1.86	+15.6	+2.61
Jacob Trouba	SJS	D	1706:32	59.2	+1.52	−1.12	−0.02	−0.11	+0.98	−3.3	−0.55
Cale Makar	COL	D	1504:57	59.0	+0.81	−0.86	+1.02	+0.29	+0.53	+12.5	+2.08
Parker Wotherspoon	VGK	D	1493:29	57.9	+1.72	−1.50	+0.74	−0.43	+0.32	−7.9	−1.32
Mattias Samuelsson	BUF	D	1678:20	57.4	+1.52	−1.26	+0.31	−0.25	−0.62	+0.3	+0.04
Evan Bouchard	EDM	D	1574:14	57.0	−0.26	−1.03	+1.18	+3.52	−1.64	+33.3	+5.54
Jake McCabe	TOR	D	1454:34	54.7	+1.19	−1.37	+1.25	−0.07	−0.80	−2.5	−0.41
Noah Dobson	MTL	D	1641:50	54.6	+1.30	−1.09	−0.32	+0.13	+2.49	−2.6	−0.44
Simon Benoit	PHI	D	1107:09	54.1	+2.15	−1.35	−0.15	−1.83	+0.49	−10.0	−1.67
Lian Bichsel	DAL	D	819:17	53.9	+1.84	−1.39	−0.39	−0.65	−0.42	−3.9	−0.64
Nick Seeler	PHI	D	1339:07	53.7	+1.38	−1.32	+0.07	+0.08	+0.78	−0.8	−0.14
Cale Fleury	SEA	D	346:36	53.2	+1.57	−1.34	+0.23	−0.57	+0.78	+0.0	+0.00
Darnell Nurse	SJS	D	1651:59	52.8	+1.54	−1.20	−0.21	−0.56	+0.94	−7.1	−1.19
Mario Ferraro	WPG	D	1397:42	51.9	+1.51	−1.34	+0.35	−0.66	−1.23	−5.4	−0.91
Jake Sanderson	OTT	D	1199:50	51.5	+0.62	−0.98	+0.77	+0.47	+0.12	+8.9	+1.48
Vincent Desharnais	WSH	D	762:31	51.2	+1.08	−1.45	+2.01	−0.57	−0.34	−1.1	−0.18
Brandon Montour	SEA	D	1207:51	50.0	+0.59	−0.92	−0.08	+0.98	−0.29	+6.6	+1.09
Brett Pesce	NJD	D	609:39	49.7	+0.77	−1.18	+0.86	+0.42	−1.57	+1.5	+0.26
J.J. Moser	TBL	D	1541:40	49.4	+0.54	−1.10	+0.13	+1.46	−0.47	+8.9	+1.49
John Carlson	TBL	D	1422:56	49.2	+0.34	−0.95	+0.33	+1.38	−0.58	+11.9	+1.99
Travis Sanheim	PHI	D	1698:47	47.9	+0.60	−1.16	+0.43	+1.05	−1.62	+8.4	+1.41
Adam Pelech	NYI	D	1426:27	47.0	+0.15	−1.24	+2.33	+0.89	+0.73	+9.3	+1.56
Quinn Hughes	MIN	D	1876:03	46.8	+0.01	−1.17	+0.65	+2.49	+1.60	+26.7	+4.45
Zach Werenski	CBJ	D	1542:18	46.4	−0.31	−0.85	+0.91	+2.25	−1.79	+24.4	+4.06
Thomas Chabot	OTT	D	1084:22	45.3	+0.53	−1.13	+0.30	+0.97	+0.06	+2.1	+0.35
Tyler Tucker	STL	D	906:43	44.9	+0.74	−1.26	+0.12	+0.83	+1.41	+4.5	+0.74
Filip Hronek	VAN	D	1582:01	44.3	+0.75	−1.34	+0.36	+0.82	+0.16	+3.8	+0.63
Neal Pionk	WPG	D	896:06	43.7	+1.38	−1.36	−0.37	−0.47	+0.31	−4.3	−0.71
Miro Heiskanen	DAL	D	1442:07	43.5	+0.01	−1.19	+2.30	+0.75	−1.41	+12.4	+2.07
Tyler Kleven	OTT	D	1097:38	42.3	+1.53	−1.28	−0.68	−0.99	−0.98	−5.8	−0.97
Dylan DeMelo	WPG	D	1504:31	42.1	+0.46	−1.47	+1.53	+0.83	−1.14	+5.4	+0.90
Martin Fehérváry	WSH	D	1276:09	42.0	+1.22	−1.31	−0.03	−0.55	−1.63	−5.4	−0.89
Mikey Anderson	LAK	D	1489:33	41.7	+1.13	−1.30	+0.07	−0.47	+0.20	−6.3	−1.06
Connor Murphy	EDM	D	1269:28	40.2	+0.85	−1.38	+2.27	−1.47	+0.10	−1.5	−0.25
Niko Mikkola	FLA	D	1161:18	39.8	+1.02	−1.22	+0.25	−0.73	+0.90	−4.8	−0.81
Esa Lindell	DAL	D	1549:28	39.4	+0.12	−1.23	+2.21	+0.22	−1.00	+7.1	+1.19
Devon Toews	COL	D	1446:02	38.3	−0.38	−1.10	+1.83	+1.50	−0.51	+9.4	+1.56
Arber Xhekaj	MTL	D	818:46	38.0	+1.39	−1.40	+0.09	−1.39	−0.89	−5.9	−0.99
Tyler Myers	DAL	D	1273:57	37.7	+0.81	−1.30	−0.13	+0.16	−0.37	−2.8	−0.46
Damon Severson	CBJ	D	1312:59	37.4	−0.63	−0.95	+1.89	+1.61	−1.58	+11.8	+1.97
Brenden Dillon	NJD	D	1245:45	37.3	+1.01	−1.44	+0.24	−0.37	−2.19	−6.4	−1.07
Brock Faber	MIN	D	1855:17	37.2	+0.08	−1.19	+0.33	+1.47	+1.41	+11.3	+1.88
Dylan Samberg	WPG	D	1217:14	37.0	+0.49	−1.33	+1.56	−0.36	+0.49	+1.3	+0.22
Matt Roy	WSH	D	1364:25	36.8	+0.93	−1.27	+0.36	−0.80	+0.34	−3.7	−0.62
Marek Alscher	FLA	D	73:50	36.7	+0.53	−1.21	+0.46	+0.10	−0.33	+0.2	+0.03
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	TBL	D	1192:51	36.3	+0.29	−1.15	+0.34	+0.62	+1.57	+1.6	+0.26
Shayne Gostisbehere	CAR	D	1080:00	36.1	−0.16	−1.01	+0.60	+1.18	−0.11	+11.8	+1.97
Rasmus Sandin	WSH	D	1178:58	35.8	+0.93	−1.24	+0.08	−0.92	−0.65	−3.3	−0.56
Elias Pettersson	VAN	D	953:32	35.7	+1.53	−1.40	−1.46	−0.91	+0.81	−8.1	−1.34
Alexander Romanov	NYI	D	246:42	35.2	+1.90	−1.37	−2.82	−1.13	−0.12	−3.1	−0.51
Dmitry Orlov	SJS	D	1404:07	35.1	+0.01	−1.28	+0.38	+1.41	−0.97	+4.8	+0.79
Emil Lilleberg	TBL	D	859:47	35.0	+0.91	−1.32	+0.03	−0.81	+2.68	−3.7	−0.62
Kevin Bahl	CGY	D	1358:09	34.7	+1.10	−1.45	−0.22	−0.77	+2.68	−14.9	−2.48
Jayden Struble	NSH	D	938:10	33.7	+0.42	−1.37	+0.24	+0.45	+0.13	−0.1	−0.01
Caleb Jones	PIT	D	106:52	33.7	+0.67	−1.35	−0.99	+0.68	+0.37	−0.1	−0.01
Jaccob Slavin	CAR	D	1010:46	33.3	+0.42	−1.18	+1.23	−1.01	+0.30	−2.1	−0.35
Thomas Harley	DAL	D	1442:29	33.2	+0.77	−1.24	−2.28	+1.10	+1.20	−3.4	−0.56
Rasmus Ristolainen	PHI	D	949:16	33.0	+0.48	−1.14	−0.43	+0.07	−0.95	+0.5	+0.08
Luke Schenn	VAN	D	607:00	32.8	+1.76	−1.39	−1.54	−2.03	−0.46	−8.8	−1.47
Ryan Graves	PIT	D	322:36	32.6	+0.51	−1.32	+1.00	−0.75	−0.09	+0.0	+0.00
Mike Matheson	MTL	D	1789:28	32.3	+0.74	−1.27	+0.01	−0.79	+0.79	−9.6	−1.60
Jonathan Aspirot	BOS	D	1024:19	32.2	+0.47	−1.33	+0.02	+0.15	−0.35	−1.1	−0.18
Braden Schneider	NYR	D	1407:09	31.9	+1.38	−1.37	−1.37	−1.34	+0.19	−13.8	−2.30
Jared Spurgeon	MIN	D	1433:24	31.8	+0.22	−1.23	+1.08	−0.45	−1.11	−0.4	−0.07
Nate Schmidt	UTA	D	1470:53	31.5	−0.46	−1.28	+1.61	+1.21	+0.66	+9.0	+1.49
Noah Hanifin	VGK	D	1763:34	31.1	+0.19	−1.26	+0.50	+0.18	+0.93	−0.5	−0.08
Ben Chiarot	DET	D	1482:02	31.0	+1.50	−1.34	−2.07	−1.26	−0.39	−22.5	−3.75
Declan Carlile	PIT	D	587:51	30.7	+0.76	−1.34	+0.64	−1.44	−1.52	−2.4	−0.40
Jake Middleton	CGY	D	1281:21	30.6	+0.56	−1.27	+0.14	−0.68	−0.69	−5.4	−0.89
Nick Blankenburg	TOR	D	871:10	30.4	+0.04	−1.02	−1.02	+1.12	+1.61	+5.2	+0.87
Roman Josi	NSH	D	1266:32	30.1	−0.04	−1.00	−0.18	+0.55	+1.39	+5.0	+0.84
Jamie Oleksiak	VAN	D	1173:29	30.0	+0.41	−1.36	+0.69	−0.47	−1.77	−0.7	−0.12
Kaedan Korczak	PIT	D	1340:53	29.9	+0.05	−1.23	+0.38	+0.44	+0.13	+4.2	+0.69
Alexandre Carrier	MTL	D	1443:14	28.9	+0.79	−1.39	−1.02	−0.13	−0.03	−6.1	−1.02
Mathew Dumba	PIT	D	160:41	28.7	+0.49	−1.31	+0.18	−0.51	+0.09	−0.5	−0.08
Uvis Balinskis	FLA	D	765:48	28.5	+0.83	−1.30	−0.50	−0.97	−0.96	−3.5	−0.59
Alexander Nikishin	CAR	D	1435:31	28.3	+0.52	−1.18	−1.20	+0.12	+0.05	−1.1	−0.18
Rasmus Andersson	VGK	D	1848:08	27.9	+0.02	−0.88	+0.19	−0.50	+1.82	−5.0	−0.84
Colin Miller	WPG	D	235:13	27.8	+0.65	−1.29	−1.04	−0.08	+0.14	−0.3	−0.06
Erik Cernak	TBL	D	981:08	27.0	+0.82	−1.33	+0.11	−1.52	+1.52	−10.9	−1.82
Jack St. Ivany	WPG	D	297:31	26.8	+0.48	−1.28	−0.49	−0.22	+0.54	−0.8	−0.14
Maveric Lamoureux	UTA	D	73:12	26.6	+0.26	−1.24	+0.32	−0.37	+0.22	−0.2	−0.04
Philip Broberg	STL	D	1490:46	26.4	−0.14	−1.18	−0.03	+0.88	+2.63	+7.5	+1.25
Johnathan Kovacevic	NJD	D	542:45	26.3	+0.35	−1.29	−0.37	+0.04	+0.17	−2.1	−0.36
Ryan McDonagh	TBL	D	838:12	26.1	+0.29	−1.35	+0.25	−0.14	+2.02	−1.0	−0.16
Dylan McIlrath	WSH	D	118:25	26.1	+0.07	−1.30	+0.56	+0.10	+0.50	+0.3	+0.06
Aaron Ekblad	FLA	D	1181:07	26.0	+0.15	−1.28	+0.10	+0.19	+1.53	−5.7	−0.95
Jonas Brodin	MIN	D	1180:06	25.7	+0.09	−1.30	+1.59	−0.88	+0.14	−0.8	−0.13
Tyson Hinds	ANA	D	174:33	25.4	+0.47	−1.32	−0.52	−0.16	+0.13	−0.2	−0.04
Cole Hutson	WSH	D	203:07	25.2	−0.05	−1.03	+0.32	−0.20	−0.32	+0.8	+0.13
Jordan Spence	OTT	D	1305:22	24.8	−1.24	−1.06	+1.29	+2.49	+1.67	+18.1	+3.02
Seth Jones	FLA	D	860:53	24.2	−0.28	−1.23	+0.25	+0.89	−0.45	+4.8	+0.80
Andrew Peeke	UTA	D	1366:05	24.1	+0.54	−1.31	+0.04	−1.08	+0.52	−9.9	−1.64
Justin Holl	WSH	D	134:31	23.9	−0.06	−1.26	+0.20	+0.33	−1.00	+0.0	+0.00
Donovan Sebrango	FLA	D	593:05	23.8	+0.13	−1.33	−0.99	+1.00	+0.42	+0.4	+0.06
Charles Alexis Legault	CAR	D	155:28	23.7	+0.23	−1.18	+0.25	−0.81	−0.75	−0.4	−0.07
Olen Zellweger	BUF	D	1147:36	23.4	−0.42	−0.90	−0.45	+0.79	−0.17	+7.6	+1.26
Adam Larsson	SEA	D	1487:10	23.2	+0.19	−1.37	−0.24	+0.17	+0.43	−9.1	−1.52

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