GRIT & GF
Colin Blackwell

Dallas Stars, Centre

Colin Blackwell

  • Heavy
  • Stingy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.6
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:03
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.6
share of chances while he's on

Colin Blackwell has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 6 games for the Dallas Stars in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 10:03 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 51.9 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

51.9050100
Rated above 34% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.00
Physicality36thGF29thIntimidation59thChemistry46thClutch69th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.01, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 33.6% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.40 SD · 69th 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.0.0369th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1014th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 55 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 MIN

    Thursday, April 9

    Drought over

    Colin Blackwell scored for the first time in 18 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 9:56 and had two shots on goal. The Stars beat the Wild 5-4.

  2. at VAN

    Monday, March 2

    Drought over

    Colin Blackwell scored for the first time in 27 games. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 1.8. It finished 6-1 for the Stars.

  3. at MTL

    Thursday, November 13

    Drought over

    Colin Blackwell scored for the first time in 27 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 11:38 and had one shot on goal. The Stars beat the Canadiens 7-0.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:03
    5
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.55
    17
  • Shots per 607.0
    62

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.90
    17
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.01
    80
  • xGF%48.6%
    44

Physical

  • Hits per 6012.9
    90
  • Blocks per 600.0
    1
  • Penalty minutes per 602.0
    33

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.4 mph
    81
  • Bursts over 20 mph7
    35
  • Distance skated10 mi
    19

Shooting

  • Hardest shot76.1 mph
    26
  • Shots on goal7
    31
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.6%
    25
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.2%
    39

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
Radek Faksa, Oskar Bäck417:3713–110.7–0.50–057%
Radek Faksa, Joel Kiviranta28:437–50.2–0.30–043%
Justin Hryckowian, Arttu Hyry53:510–30.0–0.00–00%
Oskar Bäck, Arttu Hyry32:443–30.1–0.10–053%
Radek Faksa, Justin Hryckowian52:181–10.0–0.00–0–
Jamie Benn, Radek Faksa32:090–10.0–0.10–00%

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
0.000.200.40
03-2910-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27600070.610:0313048.6
2025–267041115616.811:541123845.7
2024–256361117635.911:34842449.2
2023–24448412888.714:30452441.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1710:360010.02100
2026-10-1410:580010.11400
2026-10-138:250030.17102
2026-10-1010:300000.00400
2026-10-0812:180020.25200
2026-10-037:290000.00100
2026-04-307:120010.07200
2026-04-288:370000.00200
2026-04-2516:520000.00410
2026-04-2217:530010.02100
2026-04-209:510020.09500
2026-04-1811:030010.00300
2026-04-1312:340000.00110
2026-04-1113:430000.03002
2026-04-099:561120.31010
2026-04-0713:250000.00110
2026-04-0412:010000.00400
2026-04-0210:350000.002114
2026-03-3113:220020.33100
2026-03-2913:250000.00000