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
Brady Tkachuk	FLA	L	806:32	99.9	+1.52	+2.08	+0.63	+2.87	+0.40	+25.2	+4.19
Kiefer Sherwood	SJS	L	948:50	99.8	+3.19	+0.90	+0.30	+0.64	+1.91	+6.8	+1.13
Jacob Melanson	SEA	R	336:40	99.7	+3.19	+0.78	+0.18	+0.64	+0.38	+3.2	+0.54
Tom Wilson	WSH	R	960:41	99.5	+1.60	+1.33	+2.05	+1.38	−0.25	+16.3	+2.71
Auston Matthews	TOR	C	917:12	99.4	+1.67	+1.77	+0.47	+1.01	−1.45	+14.9	+2.48
Ryan Hartman	MIN	R	1274:43	99.2	+2.07	+1.35	+0.27	+1.07	−0.42	+12.5	+2.09
Blake Coleman	MIN	L	909:35	99.1	+1.40	+1.35	+2.95	+0.28	−2.03	+8.5	+1.42
Anders Lee	UTA	L	1047:25	99.0	+0.05	+2.93	−0.39	+1.94	−0.41	+18.4	+3.07
Mathieu Olivier	CBJ	R	788:34	98.8	+2.27	+0.95	+1.05	+0.00	−2.14	+1.8	+0.29
Timo Meier	NJD	R	1164:48	98.7	+1.09	+2.08	−0.02	+1.03	−2.16	+17.7	+2.95
Will Cuylle	NYR	L	1069:18	98.6	+2.31	+1.18	+0.70	−0.59	−1.01	+1.5	+0.25
Yakov Trenin	MIN	C	1053:34	98.4	+3.02	+0.64	−0.68	−0.05	+1.39	−4.5	−0.75
Owen Tippett	PHI	R	1145:27	98.3	+1.53	+1.07	+1.26	+1.28	−1.36	+22.2	+3.71
Tomas Hertl	VGK	C	1242:10	98.1	+0.61	+2.45	+0.52	+0.53	+1.42	+20.3	+3.38
Brandon Hagel	TBL	L	1089:02	98.0	+0.78	+1.41	+0.18	+3.30	+1.62	+34.2	+5.71
Alex Tuch	WSH	R	1247:34	97.9	+1.76	+0.95	+0.93	+0.48	−0.34	+4.4	+0.74
Alex Laferriere	LAK	R	1213:45	97.7	+1.80	+1.30	−0.50	+0.46	+0.08	+6.6	+1.10
Mark Kastelic	BOS	C	892:31	97.6	+2.73	+0.77	−0.14	−1.03	−0.98	−6.4	−1.06
Josh Doan	BUF	R	1176:33	97.4	+0.71	+1.80	+0.33	+1.48	−0.94	+20.3	+3.38
Zach Hyman	EDM	L	972:32	97.3	−0.67	+2.83	+0.26	+2.33	−1.02	+23.5	+3.92
Garnet Hathaway	FLA	R	679:34	97.2	+3.37	−0.18	+1.09	−1.70	+0.10	−7.1	−1.18
Michael McCarron	MIN	C	1023:08	97.0	+2.74	+0.49	+0.24	−1.16	+0.29	−8.1	−1.36
Beck Malenstyn	BUF	L	840:29	96.9	+3.36	+0.25	+0.12	−2.18	+0.66	−9.6	−1.60
Dakota Joshua	TOR	C	618:21	96.8	+2.21	+0.60	+0.55	−0.28	+1.57	−0.4	−0.06
Rickard Rakell	PIT	R	921:18	96.6	+0.76	+1.87	+0.28	+0.42	+0.13	+9.0	+1.51
Jack McBain	UTA	C	891:00	96.5	+1.79	+1.33	−2.20	+1.06	−0.65	+3.3	+0.55
Mark Stone	VGK	R	1035:43	96.3	+0.68	+1.49	+1.55	+0.59	−2.00	+12.8	+2.13
Elias Pettersson	VAN	C	989:39	96.2	+2.31	+0.33	+0.29	+0.24	+1.50	+1.3	+0.22
Jeffrey Viel	TBL	L	660:38	96.1	+1.55	+1.12	−0.26	+0.53	−0.56	+0.3	+0.05
Ross Colton	NSH	C	946:01	95.9	+0.92	+1.47	+0.07	+0.94	+0.82	+11.3	+1.88
Eetu Luostarinen	FLA	C	946:26	95.8	+1.53	+0.83	+1.78	−0.45	+2.39	−0.1	−0.01
Connor McDavid	EDM	C	1493:03	95.7	+0.18	+1.33	+0.64	+2.86	−0.07	+43.4	+7.23
Dylan Cozens	OTT	C	1112:00	95.5	+0.69	+1.17	+1.22	+1.30	−0.16	+17.0	+2.84
Marcus Foligno	MIN	L	734:16	95.4	+2.24	+0.31	+0.67	−0.26	−0.44	−2.4	−0.40
Adam Klapka	CGY	R	790:41	95.2	+2.50	+0.49	−0.51	−0.60	+3.60	−6.1	−1.02
Matthew Tkachuk	FLA	L	407:59	95.1	+0.02	+2.24	+0.17	+0.92	+0.03	+5.6	+0.93
Justin Brazeau	PIT	R	737:14	95.0	+0.74	+1.80	+0.18	−0.03	+1.44	+2.6	+0.43
Mackie Samoskevich	SEA	R	920:44	94.8	+0.87	+1.14	+0.80	+0.99	−0.68	+14.1	+2.35
Marc Gatcomb	VGK	C	489:28	94.7	+1.46	+0.52	+2.09	−0.04	−0.01	+3.2	+0.53
Zachary Bolduc	MTL	R	1113:00	94.6	+1.54	+0.71	+0.96	+0.10	−1.40	+4.8	+0.80
Jordan Staal	CAR	C	1186:01	94.4	+1.39	+1.15	+0.80	−0.59	+0.06	+1.6	+0.26
Dylan Holloway	STL	L	862:25	94.3	+1.45	+0.63	−0.24	+1.44	+1.86	+11.7	+1.94
A.J. Greer	ANA	L	901:28	94.1	+1.03	+1.04	+0.70	+0.53	−0.29	+6.9	+1.15
Boone Jenner	WSH	C	885:41	94.0	+1.45	+1.09	−0.76	+0.39	−1.54	+1.6	+0.27
Gabriel Landeskog	COL	L	984:29	93.9	+0.59	+1.68	+0.71	−0.08	+0.60	+3.0	+0.50
Vasily Podkolzin	EDM	R	1234:12	93.7	+1.58	+0.50	+0.67	+0.47	−1.39	+3.8	+0.63
Jeff Malott	ANA	L	533:09	93.6	+1.16	+1.32	−1.19	+0.87	+0.51	+2.1	+0.36
Ryan O'Reilly	NSH	C	1148:41	93.4	+0.53	+1.08	+1.69	+0.98	+2.28	+7.3	+1.21
Alex Steeves	BOS	C	468:43	93.3	+1.83	+0.35	+0.93	−0.08	−1.13	+1.0	+0.16
Charlie Coyle	CBJ	C	1043:18	93.2	+1.20	+0.80	+0.73	+0.45	−2.49	+6.2	+1.03
Zachary L'Heureux	COL	L	273:58	93.0	+1.30	+0.80	+0.92	+0.01	−0.13	+1.2	+0.21
Colton Dach	EDM	C	687:37	92.9	+2.14	+0.43	+0.77	−1.31	−0.57	−3.2	−0.54
Matt Boldy	MIN	L	1208:39	92.8	+0.74	+1.34	−0.07	+0.76	+0.13	+17.7	+2.95
Sammy Blais	MTL	L	174:52	92.7	+1.28	+0.83	+0.13	+0.40	+0.77	+0.5	+0.08
Seth Jarvis	CAR	R	1173:02	92.6	+0.98	+1.44	−0.58	+0.03	+0.57	+14.9	+2.48
Alex DeBrincat	DET	R	1144:22	92.5	−0.19	+1.51	+1.20	+1.72	+0.29	+27.2	+4.53
Joel Eriksson Ek	MIN	C	979:19	92.3	+0.81	+1.47	−0.29	+0.06	+1.70	+4.4	+0.74
Adam Erne	DAL	L	452:54	92.1	+1.48	+0.76	+0.61	−0.74	+1.02	−1.0	−0.16
Mathieu Joseph	EDM	R	580:35	91.9	+1.87	+0.14	+1.35	−0.76	+0.44	−0.8	−0.14
Marco Kasper	DET	C	964:10	91.8	+0.92	+1.09	+0.11	+0.28	+0.07	+3.1	+0.51
Juraj Slafkovský	MTL	L	1412:34	91.7	+0.69	+1.44	−0.56	+0.47	+2.11	+15.4	+2.57
Ivan Barbashev	VGK	L	1554:31	91.5	+1.16	+0.79	−0.19	+0.63	+1.36	+5.4	+0.89
Linus Karlsson	VAN	C	851:47	91.4	−0.09	+1.54	+0.85	+1.19	−0.15	+10.0	+1.67
Jack Hughes	NJD	C	997:37	91.2	+0.02	+1.12	+0.74	+2.13	−0.42	+21.5	+3.58
Vincent Trocheck	UTA	C	958:42	91.1	+1.84	+0.67	−1.03	−0.41	−0.92	−8.0	−1.34
Lawson Crouse	UTA	L	1095:38	91.0	+1.26	+0.83	−0.31	+0.16	+2.11	−0.1	−0.02
Tanner Jeannot	BOS	L	908:02	90.8	+1.85	+0.41	−0.66	−0.08	−0.09	−3.9	−0.65
Pontus Holmberg	TBL	R	896:37	90.7	+0.41	+0.88	+2.33	+0.21	+1.09	+9.7	+1.61
Zach Benson	BUF	L	1000:53	90.6	+0.23	+1.24	+0.45	+1.21	−0.22	+11.2	+1.86
William Carrier	CAR	L	923:35	90.4	+1.42	+0.64	+1.36	−1.36	+0.13	−3.0	−0.51
Tim Stützle	OTT	C	1144:45	90.3	+1.19	+0.73	−0.70	+0.75	+0.12	+10.1	+1.68
Adam Sykora	NYR	L	120:38	90.2	+1.30	+0.90	−0.90	+0.06	−0.48	+0.1	+0.02
Nico Hischier	NJD	C	1186:51	90.1	+0.07	+1.24	+0.87	+1.12	−2.86	+14.7	+2.46
Nick Schmaltz	UTA	C	1254:17	89.9	+0.41	+0.85	+1.93	+0.35	+0.54	+8.9	+1.48
Filip Forsberg	NSH	L	1182:58	89.7	+0.88	+0.75	+0.50	+0.43	+0.71	+7.7	+1.29
Macklin Celebrini	SJS	C	1312:12	89.6	+0.60	+0.57	+0.23	+1.87	−1.21	+22.6	+3.76
Emmitt Finnie	DET	C	1062:14	89.3	+0.94	+0.83	+0.34	+0.01	+0.14	+3.9	+0.66
Alexis Lafrenière	NYR	L	1174:17	89.2	+0.02	+1.10	+1.40	+0.99	−0.06	+12.2	+2.04
Artturi Lehkonen	COL	L	1159:29	89.0	−0.31	+1.57	+0.65	+1.19	−0.70	+13.0	+2.16
Shane Pinto	OTT	C	1016:05	88.9	+0.70	+0.93	+1.12	−0.32	−0.55	+5.3	+0.88
Emil Heineman	NYI	L	1092:18	88.8	+1.34	+0.59	−0.22	−0.11	−0.77	+1.1	+0.19
Leo Carlsson	ANA	C	1117:00	88.6	−0.15	+1.06	+1.64	+1.25	−0.91	+18.1	+3.02
Quinton Byfield	LAK	R	1213:08	88.5	+0.92	+0.71	−0.78	+1.19	−0.10	+6.8	+1.13
Alex Turcotte	LAK	C	653:37	88.3	+0.19	+1.30	−0.89	+1.67	+1.77	+6.1	+1.01
Tye Kartye	NYR	L	669:51	88.2	+2.05	−0.02	+0.01	−0.65	−0.83	−4.2	−0.71
Adam Lowry	WPG	C	878:04	88.1	+1.16	+0.53	+0.86	−0.43	−0.48	−1.9	−0.31
Dmitri Voronkov	CBJ	L	725:46	87.9	−0.55	+1.74	+1.23	+0.71	−1.25	+4.1	+0.69
Kirill Kaprizov	MIN	L	1488:03	87.8	−0.38	+1.41	+1.23	+1.16	−0.12	+28.4	+4.74
Jason Robertson	DAL	L	1328:29	87.7	−0.56	+1.52	+0.15	+2.23	−0.11	+30.4	+5.06
Ridly Greig	OTT	C	1059:26	87.5	+1.37	+0.72	−0.88	−0.22	+0.44	−2.0	−0.33
Drake Batherson	OTT	R	1094:43	87.4	+0.09	+1.24	+0.48	+0.81	−0.32	+9.0	+1.51
Anthony Cirelli	TBL	C	968:07	87.2	+0.34	+1.06	−0.29	+1.22	+1.13	+5.6	+0.93
Nathan Walker	STL	L	494:33	87.1	+1.75	+0.32	−0.11	−0.89	+1.00	−4.6	−0.76
Justin Sourdif	WSH	C	1017:45	87.0	+0.66	+0.69	+1.24	+0.04	+0.69	+3.6	+0.61
John Tavares	TOR	C	1154:27	86.7	−0.53	+1.86	+0.23	+0.96	−0.67	+16.3	+2.72
Jackson Blake	CAR	R	1374:36	86.6	−0.15	+1.59	−0.81	+1.49	−3.38	+18.0	+3.01
Mathew Barzal	NYI	C	1235:28	86.4	+0.37	+0.29	+1.12	+2.08	+0.73	+15.7	+2.61
Pavol Regenda	SJS	L	273:51	86.3	+0.38	+1.21	−0.24	+0.50	−0.79	+1.0	+0.17
Nathan MacKinnon	COL	C	1520:26	86.1	−0.41	+1.08	−0.03	+2.97	+0.70	+40.6	+6.77
Brandon Tanev	UTA	L	560:03	86.0	+2.20	+0.42	−1.70	−1.32	+0.32	−6.1	−1.02
Jake Neighbours	STL	L	867:46	85.9	+0.68	+0.65	+0.92	+0.22	+0.37	+1.4	+0.23
Logan Cooley	UTA	C	827:03	85.7	+0.55	+0.87	−0.52	+1.11	−0.07	+4.6	+0.77
Jaroslav Chmelar	NYR	R	253:33	85.6	+1.38	+0.36	−0.84	+0.28	+1.31	+0.6	+0.10
Avery Hayes	PIT	R	171:13	85.4	+0.95	+0.75	−0.23	−0.24	−0.44	+0.3	+0.05
Anze Kopitar	LAK	C	1008:07	85.4	+0.44	+0.73	+1.78	−0.36	−0.93	−2.3	−0.39
Roope Hintz	DAL	C	668:19	85.3	−0.65	+1.50	+1.96	+0.35	+0.07	+8.9	+1.48
Josh Dunne	BUF	C	317:46	85.2	+0.81	+0.84	+1.16	−1.34	+0.05	−0.9	−0.14
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	DET	R	158:40	85.2	+0.92	+0.49	+0.66	−0.21	+0.24	+0.3	+0.05
Eeli Tolvanen	NYR	R	979:28	85.0	+1.49	+0.17	+0.04	−0.45	+0.71	−6.8	−1.13
Jansen Harkins	TBL	C	431:32	84.9	+1.63	+0.39	−0.47	−1.12	+0.11	−2.2	−0.37
Steven Stamkos	NSH	C	1090:59	84.8	−0.33	+1.11	+1.69	+0.68	+3.56	+14.1	+2.36
Frank Nazar	CHI	C	869:08	84.6	+0.73	+0.89	−0.46	+0.03	+1.76	+3.5	+0.59
Jake Guentzel	TBL	C	1200:40	84.5	−0.38	+1.76	+0.11	+0.25	−0.39	+12.0	+2.00
Evan Rodrigues	NJD	C	894:38	84.3	+0.35	+0.56	+1.40	+0.52	−0.99	+4.4	+0.73
J.T. Miller	NYR	C	949:33	84.2	−0.07	+1.21	−0.38	+1.31	−2.54	+5.8	+0.97
Jared McCann	SEA	L	651:56	84.1	+0.27	+0.61	+0.15	+1.62	+0.08	+12.3	+2.04
Beckett Sennecke	ANA	R	1307:38	83.9	+0.14	+1.30	−1.01	+0.97	+0.08	+11.7	+1.95
Ondrej Palat	NYI	L	909:05	83.8	+1.09	+0.41	+0.39	−0.40	−1.10	−1.8	−0.30
Connor Dewar	PIT	C	916:36	83.7	+0.92	+0.64	−0.14	−0.19	+0.20	+6.6	+1.11
Ryan Reaves	SJS	R	387:54	83.5	+1.06	+0.45	+0.54	−0.66	−1.38	−1.6	−0.27

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