GRIT & GF
Nic Dowd

Vegas Golden Knights, Centre

Nic Dowd

  • Shot-eater
  • Physical
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
0.5
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:20
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
33.5
share of chances while he's on

Nic Dowd has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 10 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 12:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 54.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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

54.5050100
Rated above 37% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.9
Wins
−0.15
Physicality76thGF3thIntimidation1thChemistry46thClutch50th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.03, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 36.8% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.43 SD · 76th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.5.875th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.290th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.3994th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.1280th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.277th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7021th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 108 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

    Saturday, March 28

    Drought over

    Nic Dowd scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 5 goals this season. The Golden Knights lost 5-4 to the Capitals in a shootout.

  2. vs UTA

    Tuesday, March 3

    Physical

    Nic Dowd finished 10 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 16 points in 55 games this season. The Capitals lost 3-2 to the Mammoth.

  3. at DET

    Thursday, January 29

    Drought over

    Nic Dowd scored for the first time in 23 games. He has 3 goals this season. The Capitals beat the Red Wings 4-3 in a shootout.

  4. vs SEA

    Tuesday, October 21

    Drought over

    Nic Dowd scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 16:58 and had two shots on goal. The Capitals beat the Kraken 4-1.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:20
    19
  • Points per 600.97
    19
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.24
    2
  • Shots per 601.9
    1

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.64
    7
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.25
    11
  • xGF%33.5%
    4

Physical

  • Hits per 607.8
    74
  • Blocks per 604.4
    88
  • Penalty minutes per 604.4
    11

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.6 mph
    47
  • Bursts over 20 mph5
    22
  • Distance skated21 mi
    61

Shooting

  • Hardest shot73.1 mph
    16
  • Shots on goal4
    19
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.0%
    14
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.8%
    32

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Marc Gatcomb, Braeden Bowman1077:5365–882.0–4.21–332%
Brett Howden, Marc Gatcomb910:217–90.5–0.21–065%
Ivan Barbashev, Marc Gatcomb92:544–20.0–0.10–012%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 7 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
0.000.501.00
05-2010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–271002240.512:2016933.5
2025–267551621669.314:331405846.0
2024–25821413278612.315:111288950.9
2023–2464121022617.315:121187739.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1716:070000.00310
2026-10-1514:340000.00030
2026-10-1313:210000.00110
2026-10-1211:380000.05400
2026-10-1010:260020.08117
2026-10-0811:150000.00210
2026-10-0613:500000.09122
2026-10-0411:110110.13000
2026-10-028:240010.15200
2026-09-2912:370100.00200
2026-06-1411:290000.00210
2026-06-1115:060020.13500
2026-06-0910:330000.06302
2026-06-0619:400010.01820
2026-06-0412:060020.26210
2026-06-0213:140000.00410
2026-05-2610:570120.30100
2026-05-2410:200000.00200
2026-05-2213:030010.14200
2026-05-2013:181010.85420