GRIT & GF
John Klingberg

San Jose Sharks, Defence

John Klingberg

  • Finisher
  • Steady
Points, 2025–26
27
10 G, 17 A in 56 GP
Individual xG
5.3
10 goals from it
Ice time per game
20:28
79 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.4
share of chances while he's on

John Klingberg has 10 goals and 17 assists (27 points) in 56 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2025–26, with 79 shots on goal and 20:28 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 18.0 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

18.0050100
Rated above 47% of defencemen
Goals above average
+2.7
Wins
+0.44
Physicality33thGF70thIntimidation35thChemistry93thClutch15th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.56, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 47% of 281 rated players

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Chemistry

+1.30 SD · 93th percentile · weight 13% · +4.5 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.0.2993th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.361444th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 933 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. at WPG

    Thursday, April 16

    Big night

    Three points for John Klingberg: three assists. He has 27 points in 56 games this season. He played 20:54 and had no shots on goal. The Sharks beat the Jets 6-1.

  2. vs WPG

    Sunday, March 1

    Volume

    John Klingberg had 9 shot attempts. One got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. It finished 2-1 for the Sharks in overtime.

  3. vs DAL

    Thursday, December 18

    Volume

    John Klingberg had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.9 attempts a game. He played 26:54, about 6 minutes over his average. The Sharks lost 5-3 to the Stars.

  4. vs CGY

    Tuesday, December 16

    Streak

    John Klingberg has scored in 3 straight games. That makes 5 straight games with a point. That was his eighth goal of the season. The Sharks beat the Flames 6-3.

  5. at PIT

    Saturday, December 13

    Overtime winner

    John Klingberg scored the overtime winner. He scored twice. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Sharks beat the Penguins 6-5 in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game20:28
    64
  • Points per 601.41
    85
  • Goals per 600.52
    95
  • Individual xG per 600.28
    75
  • Shots per 604.1
    69

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.65
    72
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.82
    15
  • xGF%48.4%
    40

Physical

  • Hits per 602.4
    47
  • Blocks per 603.2
    17
  • Penalty minutes per 601.3
    56

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
Dmitry Orlov56523:27528–50026.5–26.625–3450%
Mario Ferraro52235:03191–2377.6–8.212–648%
Sam Dickinson4172:4870–813.7–4.35–346%
Nick Leddy1433:2223–490.9–2.51–527%
Shakir Mukhamadullin3223:2722–161.1–0.80–157%
Timothy Liljegren3313:166–140.2–0.70–122%
Vincent Desharnais3011:088–90.4–0.50–144%
Vincent Iorio114:364–40.1–0.10–034%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 10 goals from 138 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
0.000.200.40
01-2304-16

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–2656101727795.320:28466248.4
2024–2511134190.817:1551346.8
2023–2414055140.820:33131645.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1620:540300.02000
2026-04-0817:490000.00010
2026-03-2419:070010.30210
2026-03-2116:440000.00100
2026-03-1716:500010.09102
2026-03-1517:070000.00102
2026-03-1417:480210.15220
2026-03-1216:400000.00002
2026-03-1017:560000.02210
2026-03-0719:280120.11100
2026-03-0619:460030.08200
2026-03-0315:560010.05000
2026-03-0119:410010.20100
2026-02-2819:150110.04100
2026-02-2623:050010.09010
2026-02-0419:130100.00330
2026-01-3119:360020.11012
2026-01-2916:230020.14000
2026-01-2719:401140.17000
2026-01-2319:260040.19220