Erik Haula

Edgy
Trigger-happy

Points, 2026–27: 3; 1 G, 2 A in 6 GP
Individual xG: 1.3; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:48; 15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 42.4; share of chances while he's on

Erik Haula has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 6 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 15:48 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 65.4 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 51% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.1
Wins: −0.02

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.18, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 51% 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%

Clutch

+0.73 SD · 81th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0581th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1642th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 72 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 UTA
Thursday, April 9
Streak
Erik Haula has a point in 5 straight games. That was his 14th goal of the season. He played 14:55 and had four shots on goal. The Predators fell 4-1 to the Mammoth.
vs MTL
Saturday, March 28
Physical
Erik Haula threw 9 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 3.1. The Predators lost 4-1 to the Canadiens.
vs CHI
Thursday, February 26
Streak
Erik Haula has a point in 5 straight games. He has 30 points in 58 games this season. He played 15:56 and had no shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Predators.
at CGY
Saturday, January 3
Two goals
Erik Haula scored twice. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.1. He has 7 goals this season. It finished 4-3 for the Predators.
at UTA
Monday, December 29
Snakebit
Erik Haula had 1.2 expected goals and nothing to show for it. He has 20 points in 38 games this season. It finished 4-3 for the Predators.
at FLA
Thursday, December 4
Ice time
Erik Haula played 22:56, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 15 points in 27 games this season. It finished 2-1 for the Predators in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game15:47
56
Points per 601.90
47
Goals per 600.63
45
Individual xG per 600.85
54
Shots per 609.5
90

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice1.70
9
xG against per 60, on ice2.31
61
xGF%42.4%
21

Physical

Hits per 602.5
32
Blocks per 602.5
58
Penalty minutes per 606.3
6

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.5 mph
43
Bursts over 20 mph6
29
Distance skated15 mi
32

Shooting

Hardest shot90.4 mph
94
Shots on goal15
71
Shooting %6.7%
23

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.5%
45
Offensive zone time, even strength41.6%
58

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
Joel Armia, Trevor Moore	5	13:57	11–17	0.3–0.4	1–2	41%
Trevor Moore, Alex Laferriere	2	10:54	11–9	0.2–0.4	0–0	34%
Joel Armia, Scott Laughton	4	9:14	11–8	0.6–0.1	0–1	84%
Corey Perry, Alex Laferriere	2	8:42	9–2	0.3–0.0	1–0	88%
Scott Laughton, Trevor Moore	5	8:28	7–10	0.2–0.8	0–1	20%
Mats Zuccarello, Alex Laferriere	2	5:28	6–4	0.1–0.2	0–0	42%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 22 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

03-1910-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	6	1	2	3	15	1.3	15:48	4	4	42.4
2025–26	81	14	24	38	127	18.1	16:40	118	65	45.5
2024–25	69	11	10	21	110	11.6	14:42	101	43	48.2
2023–24	76	16	19	35	155	19.3	16:53	94	56	53.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	15:08	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	10
2026-10-13	16:10	0	0	4	0.53	1	1	0
2026-10-10	17:08	0	0	2	0.13	1	1	0
2026-10-06	16:08	0	1	3	0.31	1	2	0
2026-10-03	14:45	1	0	2	0.16	0	0	0
2026-09-30	15:26	0	1	3	0.20	0	0	0
2026-04-13	17:34	0	0	1	0.03	5	0	0
2026-04-11	15:08	0	0	0	0.90	2	1	0
2026-04-09	14:55	1	0	4	0.39	4	0	10
2026-04-07	15:24	1	1	2	0.20	0	3	0
2026-04-06	15:41	0	1	1	0.12	2	3	0
2026-04-04	16:54	1	0	4	0.33	3	2	0
2026-04-02	16:31	0	1	1	0.16	0	0	0
2026-03-29	14:05	0	0	1	0.00	3	0	2
2026-03-28	16:23	0	0	1	0.48	9	0	0
2026-03-26	17:03	0	0	1	0.15	0	1	0
2026-03-24	15:47	0	0	0	0.04	3	1	2
2026-03-22	20:06	0	0	4	0.31	2	0	0
2026-03-21	16:29	0	0	0	0.13	0	0	2
2026-03-19	17:28	0	0	5	1.14	1	0	2