GRIT & GF
Ben Chiarot

Detroit Red Wings, Defence

Ben Chiarot

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
19:18
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
55.7
share of chances while he's on

Ben Chiarot has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 8 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 19:18 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 37.5 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

37.5050100
Rated above 75% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.3
Wins
−0.04
Physicality78thGF15thIntimidation63thChemistry81thClutch40th

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 74.9% of 223 rated players

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

Chemistry

+0.14 SD · 81th 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.0.0281th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.5965th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 129 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 WSH

    Thursday, January 29

    Drought over

    Ben Chiarot scored for the first time in 27 games. That was his fifth goal of the season. The Red Wings fell 4-3 to the Capitals in a shootout.

  2. vs TBL

    Friday, November 28

    Shot blocker

    Ben Chiarot got in front of 7 shots. He has 7 points in 25 games this season. The Red Wings fell 6-3 to the Lightning.

  3. vs ANA

    Thursday, November 13

    Ice time

    Ben Chiarot played 26:56, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 17 games this season. The Red Wings beat the Ducks 6-3.

  4. at STL

    Tuesday, October 28

    Drought over

    Ben Chiarot scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Red Wings beat the Blues 5-2.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game19:18
    49
  • Points per 600.39
    21
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.09
    19
  • Shots per 602.7
    36

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.03
    80
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.42
    57
  • xGF%55.7%
    74

Physical

  • Hits per 604.3
    70
  • Blocks per 604.3
    49
  • Penalty minutes per 603.1
    16

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    76
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    29
  • Distance skated22 mi
    58

Shooting

  • Hardest shot84.2 mph
    46
  • Shots on goal7
    55
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.4%
    36
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.7%
    44

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
Moritz Seider857:2260–572.1–1.32–061%
Axel Sandin-Pellikka626:5332–211.8–1.01–164%
Anton Johansson826:3232–331.4–2.01–242%
Justin Faulk810:5910–120.8–0.60–057%
Andreas Englund22:124–00.2–0.00–0100%

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
0.000.050.100.15
03-2410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27801170.219:18111155.7
2025–2682510151033.820:5117016042.8
2024–258149131094.021:1412714244.1
2023–2477515201075.419:4716316744.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1722:420010.02102
2026-10-1520:120000.00110
2026-10-1319:220110.02240
2026-10-1020:510020.13020
2026-10-0917:070000.01002
2026-10-0618:140010.03214
2026-10-0417:230010.03210
2026-10-0218:310010.01320
2026-04-1519:080110.03010
2026-04-1317:430110.04110
2026-04-1124:000010.02200
2026-04-0921:250010.00202
2026-04-0723:010120.06234
2026-04-0521:390020.06010
2026-04-0415:430010.04237
2026-04-0220:440000.06510
2026-03-3119:290020.06322
2026-03-2818:300010.00200
2026-03-2717:550010.00020
2026-03-2418:430010.06130