Jared Spurgeon

Playmaker
Shot-eater
Finisher

Points, 2026–27: 5; 1 G, 4 A in 6 GP
Individual xG: 0.2; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 22:22; 7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 56.8; share of chances while he's on

Jared Spurgeon has 1 goal and 4 assists (5 points) in 6 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 22:22 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 34.3 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 71% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.0
Wins: +0.01

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.24, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 71.3% of 223 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+0.45 SD · 87th percentile · weight 13% · +0.1 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.0.0887th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.9577th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 103 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.

at FLA
Saturday, October 10
Streak
Jared Spurgeon has a point in 5 straight games. He has 5 points in 5 games this season. He played 24:40 and had one shot on goal. The Wild beat the Panthers 4-1.
vs BOS
Saturday, October 3
Drought over
Jared Spurgeon scored for the first time in 33 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 20:06 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Wild.
at NSH
Wednesday, February 4
Overtime winner
Jared Spurgeon scored the overtime winner. That was his sixth goal of the season. He played 18:49 and had one shot on goal. The Wild beat the Predators 6-5 in overtime.
at VGK
Monday, December 29
Shot blocker
Jared Spurgeon got in front of 6 shots. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 3 goals this season. The Wild beat the Golden Knights 5-2.
vs BOS
Sunday, December 14
Drought over
Jared Spurgeon scored for the first time in 29 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 17:30 and had one shot on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Wild.
vs WPG
Tuesday, October 28
Ice time
Jared Spurgeon played 27:06, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 2 points in 11 games this season. The Wild fell 4-3 to the Jets in overtime.
vs SJS
Sunday, October 26
Ice time
Jared Spurgeon played 27:17, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 1 point in 10 games this season. The Wild fell 6-5 to the Sharks in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game22:22
82
Points per 602.24
94
Goals per 600.45
81
Individual xG per 600.08
17
Shots per 603.1
48

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.10
83
xG against per 60, on ice2.36
61
xGF%56.8%
78

Physical

Hits per 602.2
43
Blocks per 606.3
83
Penalty minutes per 601.8
39

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed19.7 mph
9
Bursts over 20 mph0
0
Distance skated19 mi
46

Shooting

Hardest shot83.4 mph
42
Shots on goal7
55
Shooting %14.3%
90

Zone time

Offensive zone time43.1%
68
Offensive zone time, even strength45.0%
86

Who he plays with

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

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Quinn Hughes	6	93:38	106–80	4.5–3.5	4–2	57%
Olli Maatta	5	2:48	3–8	0.2–0.2	1–0	46%
Jonas Brodin	4	2:45	2–2	0.2–0.1	0–0	57%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 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

0.000.050.100.15

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	6	1	4	5	7	0.2	22:22	5	14	56.8
2025–26	79	6	16	22	90	4.8	19:36	82	138	51.8
2024–25	66	7	25	32	107	6.3	20:27	53	119	53.7
2023–24	16	0	5	5	21	1.4	23:20	14	29	55.2

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-12	23:32	0	0	1	0.06	0	3	0
2026-10-10	24:40	0	1	1	0.05	2	1	0
2026-10-08	24:54	0	1	3	0.04	2	5	0
2026-10-06	21:49	0	1	0	0.03	0	0	0
2026-10-03	20:06	1	0	1	0.01	0	2	2
2026-10-01	19:09	0	1	1	0.00	1	3	2
2026-05-13	22:48	0	0	1	0.10	2	4	0
2026-05-11	16:37	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0
2026-05-09	17:36	0	0	1	0.09	2	3	0
2026-05-05	19:56	0	0	2	0.10	1	1	0
2026-05-03	18:11	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	0
2026-04-30	18:54	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0
2026-04-28	21:29	0	0	0	0.00	1	5	2
2026-04-25	26:40	0	1	2	0.07	1	2	0
2026-04-22	33:30	0	0	2	0.08	0	3	0
2026-04-20	16:49	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	2
2026-04-18	18:40	0	0	2	0.05	4	1	0
2026-04-13	18:35	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	0
2026-04-09	17:22	0	1	0	0.00	1	1	0
2026-04-07	18:29	0	1	3	0.07	1	3	0