Grit & GF

2026–27. 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.

The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate. Until a player has played that many this season, his rating leans on the league average for his position, so early numbers sit close to the middle and move as games come in.

Showing 2026–27. See 2025–26.

All skaters Forwards Defence

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.

Above average on bothBelow on bothMixed

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Player	Team	Pos	5v5 TOI	Rating ▾	Physicality	GF	Intimidation	Chemistry	Clutch	Goals value	Wins
MacKenzie Weegar	UTA	D	181:06	98.5	+3.54	−0.78	−0.57	+1.89	−1.65	+0.7	+0.12
Jeremy Lauzon	VGK	D	152:34	94.8	+3.64	−1.03	+1.40	−1.38	−0.18	−0.3	−0.04
Jayden Struble	NSH	D	98:13	89.5	+2.76	−0.94	−0.33	+0.03	+0.01	+0.0	+0.01
Moritz Seider	DET	D	137:22	87.0	+2.42	−1.00	+2.76	−1.89	−0.76	−0.3	−0.05
Elias Pettersson	VAN	D	152:47	83.0	+1.92	−0.89	+0.68	+0.09	−0.93	+0.7	+0.12
Vladislav Gavrikov	NYR	D	191:51	80.2	+1.38	−1.05	+1.48	+0.91	+3.47	+1.1	+0.18
Vincent Desharnais	WSH	D	120:03	78.5	+1.63	−1.06	+1.46	−0.10	−0.36	+0.1	+0.02
Nikita Zadorov	BOS	D	135:10	76.9	+1.82	−0.94	+0.03	+0.03	−1.59	−0.8	−0.13
Thomas Chabot	OTT	D	163:03	76.4	+1.28	−0.87	−0.13	+1.45	−0.10	+0.7	+0.11
Noah Dobson	MTL	D	128:15	75.9	+1.08	−0.82	−0.78	+2.36	+0.47	+0.8	+0.14
Martin Fehérváry	WSH	D	136:13	75.4	+1.40	−0.97	+1.38	−0.04	+1.35	+0.4	+0.07
Filip Hronek	VAN	D	178:46	72.9	+1.72	−1.05	+0.50	−0.21	−0.12	−0.1	−0.02
Kaiden Guhle	MTL	D	66:31	72.7	+1.82	−0.88	−0.72	+0.03	−2.28	+0.0	+0.00
Sam Malinski	COL	D	126:20	70.5	+1.42	−0.89	−1.04	+1.16	+1.22	+0.7	+0.11
Matthew Schaefer	NYI	D	165:12	68.6	+1.08	−0.74	+0.22	+0.42	+0.85	+0.9	+0.15
Erik Cernak	TBL	D	125:26	68.1	+0.84	−0.74	+1.52	+0.03	+0.15	+0.7	+0.11
Charlie McAvoy	BOS	D	56:29	67.3	+1.21	−0.72	+0.06	+0.03	+0.61	+0.1	+0.01
Cale Makar	COL	D	122:18	67.0	−0.46	−0.78	+1.57	+3.81	+0.43	+1.9	+0.32
Nick Seeler	PHI	D	175:10	66.3	+1.39	−1.07	+1.27	−0.56	+0.08	−0.4	−0.06
Tyler Kleven	OTT	D	153:23	61.7	+1.75	−0.95	−0.64	−0.91	+1.22	−0.8	−0.14
Ryker Evans	SEA	D	175:33	61.5	+1.13	−1.00	+1.55	−0.79	−0.09	−0.1	−0.02
Neal Pionk	WPG	D	147:41	60.9	+1.37	−0.89	−0.45	−0.19	−0.97	−0.0	−0.00
Dylan Samberg	WPG	D	156:04	60.4	+0.93	−1.03	+1.63	−0.29	+0.14	−0.1	−0.01
Jacob Trouba	SJS	D	150:37	60.2	+1.19	−0.96	+0.15	+0.03	+1.47	−0.1	−0.01
Andreas Englund	DET	D	42:17	57.0	+1.05	−0.92	+0.11	+0.03	+0.80	+0.0	+0.01
Zach Whitecloud	CGY	D	129:24	56.7	+0.77	−1.02	+0.20	+1.00	+0.88	+0.2	+0.04
Adam Fox	NYR	D	177:59	55.9	+0.02	−0.86	+1.03	+1.98	+2.21	+1.8	+0.30
Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	D	116:41	55.4	+0.78	−0.92	+1.16	−0.25	+0.13	+0.1	+0.02
Josh Manson	COL	D	126:51	55.0	+0.99	−0.92	+0.04	+0.03	−0.16	+0.1	+0.01
Zach Werenski	CBJ	D	152:15	54.8	+0.29	−0.86	+0.93	+1.15	+0.93	+0.7	+0.12
Thomas Harley	DAL	D	154:39	54.0	+0.60	−0.92	−0.34	+1.38	−0.87	+0.9	+0.15
Brandon Montour	SEA	D	143:43	53.5	+0.55	−0.85	+0.34	+0.67	−1.41	+0.5	+0.09
Drew Helleson	ANA	D	31:25	52.7	+0.86	−0.86	−0.00	+0.03	+0.40	+0.0	+0.00
Adam Larsson	SEA	D	168:59	52.6	+1.09	−1.03	+0.52	−0.61	−1.11	−0.9	−0.15
Ian Cole	CHI	D	125:58	48.9	+0.43	−0.99	+0.78	+0.51	−0.25	+0.3	+0.06
Mattias Samuelsson	BUF	D	177:31	47.9	+0.39	−0.96	+1.13	+0.09	+2.02	−0.1	−0.01
Brandt Clarke	LAK	D	86:55	46.6	+0.35	−0.94	+1.11	+0.03	−0.69	−0.1	−0.02
Jake Middleton	CGY	D	121:45	46.5	+0.56	−0.83	−0.04	+0.03	−0.92	−0.3	−0.05
Connor Clifton	BOS	D	107:40	46.2	+0.55	−0.98	+0.50	+0.03	−1.47	−0.2	−0.04
Will Borgen	BOS	D	146:05	46.0	+0.92	−0.89	−0.85	−0.24	+0.89	−0.5	−0.09
Hampus Lindholm	BOS	D	148:46	44.9	+0.22	−0.92	−0.78	+1.72	+1.89	+1.2	+0.20
Logan Stanley	NYI	D	138:57	44.7	+1.11	−1.04	−0.61	−0.67	+0.54	−0.6	−0.10
Jonas Brodin	MIN	D	160:37	44.1	+0.37	−1.06	+1.40	−0.17	−0.78	−0.4	−0.06
Devon Toews	COL	D	146:45	42.5	−0.14	−0.75	+1.61	+0.10	+0.26	+0.4	+0.07
Samuel Girard	PIT	D	145:03	42.3	+0.04	−0.71	+0.89	+0.03	−0.11	+0.5	+0.09
Quinn Hughes	MIN	D	196:34	42.0	−0.47	−0.83	+1.22	+1.54	−0.60	+1.6	+0.27
Philip Broberg	STL	D	141:38	41.8	+0.71	−0.86	−0.99	+0.03	−0.73	+0.2	+0.03
Nate Schmidt	UTA	D	177:36	41.4	−0.38	−0.96	+1.73	+1.19	−0.24	+0.9	+0.15
Artem Zub	OTT	D	32:37	41.2	+0.69	−0.92	−0.74	+0.03	+0.11	−0.1	−0.01
Rasmus Ristolainen	PHI	D	46:43	40.7	+0.72	−0.86	−1.09	+0.03	+0.77	−0.0	−0.00
Jamie Oleksiak	VAN	D	142:20	40.6	+0.52	−1.02	−0.08	+0.19	+0.67	−0.4	−0.07
Niko Mikkola	FLA	D	144:37	40.4	+0.36	−0.90	+0.25	+0.03	−0.09	+0.1	+0.02
Owen Power	BUF	D	183:09	39.8	−0.71	−0.99	+0.39	+3.23	+0.35	+2.2	+0.36
Alexander Romanov	NYI	D	38:12	39.6	+0.37	−0.89	+0.10	+0.03	+0.47	−0.1	−0.01
Dylan DeMelo	WPG	D	148:36	39.4	+0.05	−0.99	+0.11	+1.23	+1.68	+0.2	+0.03
Cale Fleury	SEA	D	40:16	38.5	+0.29	−0.92	+0.29	+0.03	+0.40	−0.0	−0.00
Ben Chiarot	DET	D	128:33	37.5	+0.39	−1.01	+0.03	+0.14	−0.22	−0.3	−0.04
Braden Schneider	NYR	D	159:52	36.9	+0.68	−0.97	−1.11	+0.11	+0.19	−0.4	−0.07
Jake McCabe	TOR	D	156:37	36.2	+1.05	−1.02	−0.76	−1.17	−1.12	−0.9	−0.15
Artyom Levshunov	CHI	D	161:40	35.9	+0.26	−0.90	+0.60	−0.41	−0.24	−0.2	−0.04
Lian Bichsel	DAL	D	111:44	35.6	+0.68	−0.89	−1.39	+0.03	−0.11	−0.6	−0.11
David Jiricek	PHI	D	111:13	35.4	+0.31	−0.94	+0.01	+0.03	−0.28	+0.2	+0.04
Dougie Hamilton	NJD	D	131:29	34.6	+0.23	−0.82	−0.16	+0.03	−0.96	+0.1	+0.01
Cam York	PHI	D	77:22	34.5	+0.53	−0.94	−0.82	+0.03	+0.97	−0.1	−0.01
Jared Spurgeon	MIN	D	103:14	34.3	+0.22	−1.02	+0.03	+0.45	+0.20	+0.0	+0.01
Jackson LaCombe	ANA	D	134:10	32.7	+1.06	−0.80	−1.33	−1.64	+0.49	−0.9	−0.15
Travis Sanheim	PHI	D	222:54	32.6	+0.06	−0.71	−0.75	+0.51	+0.56	−0.4	−0.07
Evan Bouchard	EDM	D	153:08	32.4	−0.64	−0.79	+2.46	+0.03	+0.19	+0.9	+0.14
Nicolas Hague	NSH	D	132:54	32.2	+0.69	−0.97	+0.21	−1.44	−1.70	−0.8	−0.13
Lane Hutson	MTL	D	155:03	32.1	−0.48	−0.97	+1.27	+1.11	+0.18	+0.9	+0.15
Erik Gudbranson	CBJ	D	98:30	31.6	+0.05	−1.02	+0.83	+0.03	−0.39	+0.1	+0.02
Miro Heiskanen	DAL	D	130:47	31.4	−0.12	−0.90	+1.02	+0.03	−0.40	+0.2	+0.04
Brenden Dillon	NJD	D	62:59	31.1	+0.23	−0.95	−0.14	+0.09	−0.19	−0.1	−0.01
Simon Benoit	PHI	D	113:40	31.0	+0.20	−0.99	+0.15	+0.03	−0.62	+0.0	+0.00
Noah Warren	ANA	D	108:58	30.8	−0.05	−1.01	+0.19	+0.78	+0.33	+0.0	+0.00
Kaedan Korczak	PIT	D	154:21	29.7	−0.14	−0.85	+0.63	+0.03	+0.06	+0.2	+0.04
Darnell Nurse	SJS	D	141:37	29.2	+0.27	−0.88	−0.85	+0.03	+0.91	−0.5	−0.08
Jaccob Slavin	CAR	D	163:48	28.9	+0.48	−0.98	+0.09	−1.14	−0.45	−0.5	−0.09
Alexandre Carrier	MTL	D	119:21	28.7	−0.22	−0.89	+0.80	+0.03	−2.05	+0.6	+0.09
Justin Barron	STL	D	70:27	28.6	−0.40	−0.77	+1.03	+0.03	−0.52	+0.3	+0.04
Kevin Bahl	CGY	D	143:11	28.1	−0.18	−1.00	+0.53	+0.35	−0.49	+0.2	+0.03
Roman Josi	NSH	D	139:23	27.9	+0.22	−0.91	−0.53	−0.21	−1.29	−0.1	−0.02
Sam Rinzel	CHI	D	128:01	27.8	+0.40	−0.89	−1.29	−0.15	−2.13	−0.0	−0.00
Mike Matheson	MTL	D	87:12	27.4	−0.03	−0.88	−0.14	+0.03	+0.38	−0.1	−0.02
Brady Skjei	NSH	D	116:14	27.3	+0.21	−0.99	−0.55	+0.03	−0.12	−0.4	−0.06
Esa Lindell	DAL	D	128:07	27.1	−0.08	−1.05	+0.60	+0.03	−0.41	−0.3	−0.05
Tyrel Bauer	WPG	D	34:00	27.0	+0.16	−0.96	−0.56	+0.03	−0.34	−0.0	−0.00
Jonathan Aspirot	BOS	D	63:06	26.8	−0.01	−0.89	−0.22	+0.03	−0.99	−0.1	−0.02
Max Crozier	TBL	D	78:31	26.2	+0.29	−0.83	−1.52	+0.03	+0.28	−0.2	−0.03
Tristan Luneau	ANA	D	143:32	25.8	−0.08	−1.00	−0.48	+0.67	−0.96	+0.5	+0.09
Luke Hughes	NJD	D	145:04	25.7	−0.55	−0.74	+0.59	+0.35	−1.00	+0.3	+0.04
J.J. Moser	TBL	D	121:14	25.5	−0.32	−0.82	+0.44	+0.03	+1.30	+0.3	+0.05
Vince Dunn	SEA	D	164:23	25.2	+0.09	−0.96	−0.53	+0.03	−1.16	−0.1	−0.02
Spencer Stastney	PIT	D	82:47	25.0	+0.10	−0.99	−0.44	+0.03	+0.06	+0.2	+0.03
Ethan Del Mastro	CHI	D	43:16	24.9	+0.35	−0.88	−1.71	+0.03	−0.19	−0.1	−0.01
Simon Nemec	CGY	D	146:52	24.6	−0.75	−0.34	−0.30	+0.42	−0.28	+0.8	+0.13
Declan Carlile	PIT	D	155:36	24.2	−0.08	−0.79	−1.79	+0.98	+1.78	−0.1	−0.02
Kris Letang	PIT	D	165:02	24.1	−0.36	−0.94	+1.27	−0.39	−0.15	+0.1	+0.02
Nolan Allan	SJS	D	53:17	23.9	−0.14	−0.88	−0.18	+0.03	−0.49	−0.0	−0.00
Aaron Ekblad	FLA	D	103:12	23.6	−0.46	−0.88	+0.88	+0.03	+0.46	+0.1	+0.01
Sam Dickinson	SJS	D	110:43	23.4	−0.09	−0.94	−0.09	−0.07	+2.41	−0.1	−0.02
Colton Parayko	STL	D	136:11	23.3	+0.06	−0.84	−1.13	+0.03	−0.39	−0.2	−0.03
Dmitry Orlov	SJS	D	137:30	23.0	−0.25	−0.90	−0.07	+0.03	−0.99	−0.3	−0.04
Parker Wotherspoon	VGK	D	96:42	22.3	−0.35	−0.96	−1.04	+1.26	+0.77	+0.1	+0.02
Andrew Peeke	UTA	D	138:36	22.2	−0.08	−0.85	−0.45	−0.39	−0.78	+0.1	+0.01
Mario Ferraro	WPG	D	140:30	22.0	+0.35	−1.03	−1.25	−0.44	−0.11	−0.8	−0.14
Mattias Ekholm	EDM	D	143:01	21.7	−0.80	−0.95	+1.76	+0.03	+0.17	+0.4	+0.07
Michael Kesselring	SJS	D	151:32	21.5	−0.28	−0.96	+0.08	−0.04	+0.76	−0.4	−0.06
Brayden McNabb	VGK	D	162:05	21.4	−0.42	−0.95	+0.16	+0.26	−0.87	−0.1	−0.01
Jordan Spence	OTT	D	172:14	21.2	−0.63	−0.96	−0.64	+1.52	+2.61	+0.1	+0.01
Olen Zellweger	BUF	D	140:55	21.0	−0.90	−0.73	+1.16	+0.12	+0.00	+0.6	+0.09
Frederic Brunet	BOS	D	85:45	20.9	−0.54	−0.98	−0.01	+0.73	+1.06	+0.2	+0.03
Adam Wilsby	NSH	D	130:35	20.4	−0.28	−0.97	−0.15	+0.03	−0.28	−0.0	−0.00
Wyatt Kaiser	CHI	D	152:22	20.2	+0.31	−1.01	−0.10	−1.67	−0.65	−0.8	−0.14
Mike Reilly	CAR	D	94:55	19.9	−0.43	−0.91	+0.13	+0.03	−1.07	+0.0	+0.01
Brett Pesce	NJD	D	147:54	19.8	−0.41	−0.98	+0.26	+0.03	−0.60	−0.1	−0.01
Drew Doughty	LAK	D	98:15	19.4	−0.37	−0.91	−0.13	+0.03	+0.34	−0.4	−0.07
Alex Vlasic	CHI	D	148:50	19.3	−0.49	−0.91	+0.88	−0.48	+0.00	+0.1	+0.01
Troy Stecher	TOR	D	147:00	19.1	−0.29	−1.00	−0.29	+0.15	−1.05	−0.4	−0.06
Carter Yakemchuk	OTT	D	127:44	18.8	−0.16	−1.01	−0.32	−0.26	+0.54	−0.2	−0.03

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