GRIT & GF
Dylan DeMelo

Winnipeg Jets, Defence

Dylan DeMelo

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
3
1 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.1
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:34
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
52.8
share of chances while he's on

Dylan DeMelo has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 8 games for the Winnipeg Jets in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 21:34 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 39.4 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

39.4050100
Rated above 76% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.03
Physicality64thGF23thIntimidation66thChemistry94thClutch96th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.19, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 75.3% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.68 SD · 96th 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.0.1296th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.3792th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 149 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 BOS

    Friday, October 2

    Drought over

    Dylan DeMelo scored for the first time in 37 games. He has 1 goal this season. The Jets fell 4-3 to the Bruins in overtime.

  2. at TOR

    Thursday, January 1

    Drought over

    Dylan DeMelo scored for the first time in 29 games. That was his second goal of the season. The Jets fell 6-5 to the Maple Leafs.

  3. vs UTA

    Sunday, October 26

    Drought over

    Dylan DeMelo scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Jets fell 3-2 to the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:34
    76
  • Points per 601.04
    61
  • Goals per 600.35
    71
  • Individual xG per 600.05
    6
  • Shots per 601.7
    13

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.06
    81
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.73
    34
  • xGF%52.8%
    63

Physical

  • Hits per 603.5
    62
  • Blocks per 602.4
    12
  • Penalty minutes per 602.8
    20

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed19.8 mph
    10
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated22 mi
    61

Shooting

  • Hardest shot81.1 mph
    30
  • Shots on goal5
    42
  • Shooting %20.0%
    96

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.5%
    38
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.9%
    49

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
Mario Ferraro856:0849–562.6–3.01–046%
Dylan Samberg845:0540–411.6–1.34–256%
Josh Morrissey334:2737–422.6–1.50–164%
Haydn Fleury46:4211–50.5–0.40–058%
Neal Pionk73:162–50.1–0.60–116%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 8 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-2410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27812350.121:3410752.8
2025–268231619753.121:2711510950.8
2024–258231619753.121:3213711254.4
2023–248232831832.721:4416714052.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1721:330000.02102
2026-10-1519:490020.05302
2026-10-1322:390010.02220
2026-10-0921:400100.00100
2026-10-0720:380000.01110
2026-10-0522:240110.00120
2026-10-0420:530000.03114
2026-10-0222:531010.02010
2026-04-1619:450000.00210
2026-04-1417:570010.03212
2026-04-1323:360000.02110
2026-04-1122:020010.21400
2026-04-0923:100010.04012
2026-04-0619:530010.03010
2026-04-0422:080010.02320
2026-04-0222:400000.02000
2026-03-3123:440000.02220
2026-03-2821:540000.00010
2026-03-2617:560010.03230
2026-03-2418:430110.02010