GRIT & GF
Zach Bogosian

Minnesota Wild, Defence

Zach Bogosian

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:57
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
45.6
share of chances while he's on

Zach Bogosian has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 8 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 16:57 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 0.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

0.7050100
Rated above 2% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.6
Wins
−0.09
Physicality1thGF24thIntimidation33thChemistry51thClutch28th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −1.23, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 2.2% of 223 rated players

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

Chemistry

+0.03 SD · 51th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0051th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.027th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 114 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.

  1. vs DAL

    Thursday, December 11

    Drought over

    Zach Bogosian scored for the first time in 59 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 16:19 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:57
    28
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.09
    21
  • Shots per 604.4
    68

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.28
    34
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.72
    35
  • xGF%45.6%
    29

Physical

  • Hits per 601.8
    36
  • Blocks per 601.8
    5
  • Penalty minutes per 602.7
    21

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.0 mph
    13
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated18 mi
    42

Shooting

  • Hardest shot89.4 mph
    72
  • Shots on goal11
    73
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.2%
    24
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.9%
    33

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Daemon Hunt864:4849–522.3–2.52–347%
Jonas Brodin819:4713–230.8–1.10–041%
Olli Maatta514:5614–150.8–1.01–245%
Quinn Hughes89:396–100.3–0.42–041%
David Spacek42:012–10.1–0.10–146%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 12 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
0.000.050.10
03-2810-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278000100.216:574445.6
2025–2641246301.214:33473747.7
2024–258141216792.415:48818047.1
2023–246531114833.117:541098453.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1821:080040.06112
2026-10-1514:510000.00002
2026-10-1319:500010.04210
2026-10-1215:410000.01000
2026-10-0819:290040.09012
2026-10-0614:120000.00010
2026-10-0315:540000.00000
2026-10-0114:320010.01100
2026-05-119:260000.00102
2026-05-0913:180010.03100
2026-05-0315:020000.00100
2026-04-3011:370000.00020
2026-04-2816:040000.00120
2026-04-2514:060020.02320
2026-04-2211:090000.00000
2026-04-2011:040000.01102
2026-04-1813:010000.00220
2026-04-0414:080000.00212
2026-04-0216:170010.03130
2026-03-2814:300000.01210