GRIT & GF
Josh Manson

Colorado Avalanche, Defence

Josh Manson

  • Heavy
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
4
1 G, 3 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.5
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:06
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
52.3
share of chances while he's on

Josh Manson has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 9 games for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 16:06 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 55.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

55.0050100
Rated above 87% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.01
Physicality88thGF60thIntimidation63thChemistry51thClutch43th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.04, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 87.4% of 223 rated players

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Physicality

+0.99 SD · 88th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 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.5.494th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.285th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.434th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.6877th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6270th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7827th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 127 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 STL

    Saturday, October 3

    Drought over

    Josh Manson scored for the first time in 34 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 16:36 and had two shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Blues 6-1.

  2. at VGK

    Tuesday, May 26

    Physical

    Josh Manson threw 7 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 34 points in 88 games this season. The Avalanche lost 2-1 to the Golden Knights.

  3. vs OTT

    Thursday, January 8

    Big night

    Josh Manson had four points, two goals and two assists. It was his first goal in 19 games. He has 4 goals this season. The Avalanche beat the Senators 8-2.

  4. vs STL

    Wednesday, December 31

    Volume

    Josh Manson had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.8 attempts a game. The Avalanche beat the Blues 6-1.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:06
    21
  • Points per 601.66
    85
  • Goals per 600.41
    79
  • Individual xG per 600.20
    52
  • Shots per 604.1
    62

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.61
    60
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.38
    58
  • xGF%52.3%
    59

Physical

  • Hits per 607.9
    93
  • Blocks per 606.2
    82
  • Penalty minutes per 600.8
    69

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.1 mph
    58
  • Bursts over 20 mph5
    62
  • Distance skated21 mi
    50

Shooting

  • Hardest shot90.0 mph
    74
  • Shots on goal10
    68
  • Shooting %10.0%
    78

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.7%
    42
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.7%
    43

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
Brent Burns987:4595–923.8–3.76–550%
Sam Malinski814:2414–130.9–0.54–065%
Noah Juulsen610:114–140.1–0.40–024%
Devon Toews95:395–20.1–0.00–079%
Brett Kulak95:324–60.2–0.40–035%
Cale Makar72:452–20.3–0.01–190%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 16 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
04-0910-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279134100.516:06191552.3
2025–2679526311286.917:481749957.2
2024–254811415653.018:021055949.1
2023–2476817251237.817:4821111052.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1914:160010.02120
2026-10-1614:410010.02202
2026-10-1412:320010.01350
2026-10-1319:010110.12410
2026-10-1015:550010.08120
2026-10-0820:270020.15230
2026-10-0716:560000.00200
2026-10-0316:361120.05310
2026-09-3014:310110.03110
2026-05-2614:580000.00712
2026-05-2416:200100.04010
2026-05-2216:450020.02310
2026-05-2019:020020.09520
2026-05-1319:190010.03200
2026-05-1114:390020.03104
2026-04-234:570100.00104
2026-04-2116:140120.08310
2026-04-1915:560030.05600
2026-04-1111:460030.02410
2026-04-0919:450030.10000