GRIT & GF
Nick Seeler

Philadelphia Flyers, Defence

Nick Seeler

  • Shot-eater
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
19:57
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
30.8
share of chances while he's on

Nick Seeler has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 11 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 19:57 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 66.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 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

66.3050100
Rated above 92% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.4
Wins
−0.06
Physicality94thGF1thIntimidation93thChemistry11thClutch57th

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 91.9% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.39 SD · 94th 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.4.181th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.6.499th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.6731th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.5455th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8245th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9760th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 175 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 MTL

    Tuesday, April 14

    Ice time

    Nick Seeler played 26:32, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He also blocked 6 shots. He has 10 points in 80 games this season. The Flyers beat the Canadiens 4-2.

  2. at NJD

    Tuesday, April 7

    Drought over

    Nick Seeler scored for the first time in 29 games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 16:00 and had one shot on goal. The Flyers beat the Devils 5-1.

  3. at EDM

    Saturday, January 3

    Drought over

    Nick Seeler scored for the first time in 83 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 18:23 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Flyers.

  4. vs PIT

    Tuesday, October 28

    Volume

    Nick Seeler had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Six reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 1.9. The Flyers beat the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game19:57
    55
  • Points per 600.55
    31
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.07
    11
  • Shots per 602.2
    23

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.23
    1
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.76
    29
  • xGF%30.8%
    1

Physical

  • Hits per 604.9
    78
  • Blocks per 607.9
    97
  • Penalty minutes per 601.6
    46

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.2 mph
    19
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated28 mi
    87

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.7 mph
    22
  • Shots on goal8
    60
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time36.4%
    6
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.4%
    6

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
Jamie Drysdale1178:1746–891.4–3.82–127%
Simon Benoit935:4527–250.6–1.30–030%
David Jiricek731:2428–380.9–1.51–038%
Travis Sanheim1120:3210–250.3–1.00–021%
Helge Grans12:482–70.2–0.20–051%
Oliver Bonk52:084–00.2–0.00–0100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 12 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
0.000.050.10
04-2010-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–271102280.319:57182930.8
2025–26804610944.817:4112614952.1
2024–257731720823.717:1712520248.0
2023–2471112131003.116:5713220654.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1923:400000.00220
2026-10-1719:290010.03210
2026-10-1521:180030.01232
2026-10-1323:190000.00330
2026-10-1122:060110.10140
2026-10-1020:190010.03240
2026-10-0816:530010.02000
2026-10-0519:360100.00320
2026-10-0318:070000.00042
2026-10-0114:430010.05150
2026-09-3019:540000.00212
2026-05-0915:110010.01110
2026-05-0717:360000.00122
2026-05-0417:540000.00320
2026-05-0213:150000.002212
2026-04-2916:500000.00130
2026-04-2712:130020.04300
2026-04-2512:200010.00230
2026-04-2216:081020.04312
2026-04-2015:250000.004412