Jordan Staal

Stingy
Heavy

Points, 2026–27: 0; 0 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG: 1.7; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:34; 6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 49.2; share of chances while he's on

Jordan Staal has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 6 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 15:34 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 68.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 55% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.3
Wins: −0.06

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.21, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 55% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.71 SD · 86th percentile · weight 11% · +0.1 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0672th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.5885th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 64 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs FLA
Tuesday, September 29
Physical
Jordan Staal finished 7 checks. It was his first game of the season. He played 17:17 and had no shots on goal. The Hurricanes fell 1-0 to the Panthers in overtime.
vs VGK
Thursday, June 11
Streak
Jordan Staal has scored in 5 straight games. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.2. That makes 5 straight games with a point. The Hurricanes beat the Golden Knights 4-2.
at VGK
Tuesday, June 9
Streak
Jordan Staal has scored in 4 straight games. He scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 27th goal of the season. It finished 5-3 for the Hurricanes.
vs VGK
Thursday, June 4
Physical
Jordan Staal threw 7 hits. He has 24 goals this season. He played 16:54 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Hurricanes in overtime.
vs MTL
Saturday, May 23
Physical
Jordan Staal finished 10 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 40 points in 85 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Hurricanes in overtime.
vs MTL
Thursday, May 21
Physical
Jordan Staal threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 40 points in 84 games this season. The Hurricanes lost 6-2 to the Canadiens.
vs PHI
Saturday, May 2
Physical
Jordan Staal finished 7 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 37 points in 80 games this season. The Hurricanes beat the Flyers 3-0.
at NYR
Thursday, February 5
Streak
Jordan Staal has scored in 3 straight games. That makes 5 straight games with a point. That was his 15th goal of the season. The Hurricanes beat the Rangers 2-0.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game15:34
53
Points per 600.00
4
Goals per 600.00
11
Individual xG per 601.07
72
Shots per 603.9
13

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice1.61
6
xG against per 60, on ice1.67
95
xGF%49.2%
46

Physical

Hits per 6012.2
88
Blocks per 601.9
41
Penalty minutes per 600.0
88

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed21.2 mph
29
Bursts over 20 mph6
29
Distance skated15 mi
31

Shooting

Hardest shot81.2 mph
58
Shots on goal6
27
Shooting %0.0%
13

Zone time

Offensive zone time45.6%
82
Offensive zone time, even strength45.0%
91

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Jordan Martinook, Nikolaj Ehlers	6	44:05	38–25	1.0–1.2	1–2	47%
Jordan Martinook, William Carrier	6	11:21	16–7	0.6–0.6	0–1	51%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 11 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.001.50

05-0410-10

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	6	0	0	0	6	1.7	15:34	19	3	49.2
2025–26	75	20	16	36	107	20.7	16:11	166	61	54.6
2024–25	75	13	23	36	107	12.8	15:26	138	63	55.5
2023–24	80	10	20	30	123	14.5	15:23	142	53	60.8

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-10	14:12	0	0	1	0.09	2	1	0
2026-10-08	13:35	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0
2026-10-06	16:49	0	0	1	1.03	4	0	0
2026-10-03	16:35	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0
2026-10-02	14:54	0	0	3	0.53	4	0	0
2026-09-29	17:17	0	0	0	0.00	7	1	0
2026-06-14	17:02	0	0	1	0.21	2	0	0
2026-06-11	17:22	1	0	3	0.53	5	1	0
2026-06-09	16:34	2	0	4	0.36	2	1	0
2026-06-06	23:16	1	1	5	0.49	3	0	0
2026-06-04	16:54	1	0	2	0.14	7	1	2
2026-06-02	19:12	1	0	3	0.26	3	1	0
2026-05-29	15:05	0	0	2	0.26	3	3	0
2026-05-27	16:21	1	0	1	0.26	5	1	0
2026-05-25	18:36	0	0	1	0.04	6	0	0
2026-05-23	16:39	0	0	0	0.60	10	1	0
2026-05-21	13:33	0	0	0	0.28	8	0	0
2026-05-09	17:05	0	0	2	0.40	3	0	2
2026-05-07	15:26	1	1	2	0.25	3	2	0
2026-05-04	21:12	0	1	0	0.29	2	2	0