GRIT & GF
Joel Edmundson

Los Angeles Kings, Defence

Joel Edmundson

  • Stingy
  • Trigger-happy
  • Play-driver
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:06
12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
59.4
share of chances while he's on

Joel Edmundson has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 6 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 15:06 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 18.2 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

18.2050100
Rated above 45% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.01
Physicality27thGF76thIntimidation88thChemistry51thClutch25th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.53, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 44.4% of 223 rated players

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

Intimidation

+0.96 SD · 88th percentile · weight 11% · +0.1 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1185th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.3978th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 78 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 COL

    Sunday, April 26

    Drought over

    Joel Edmundson scored for the first time in 61 games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 17:08 and had three shots on goal. The Kings fell 5-1 to the Avalanche.

  2. at MTL

    Tuesday, November 11

    Drought over

    Joel Edmundson scored for the first time in 32 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 15:48 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Kings.

  3. vs NJD

    Saturday, November 1

    Volume

    Joel Edmundson had 9 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.0 attempts a game. The Kings lost 4-1 to the Devils.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:06
    15
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.25
    58
  • Shots per 608.0
    97

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.06
    21
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.41
    98
  • xGF%59.4%
    88

Physical

  • Hits per 602.7
    52
  • Blocks per 606.0
    79
  • Penalty minutes per 604.6
    10

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed19.3 mph
    5
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated12 mi
    27

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.0 mph
    84
  • Shots on goal12
    78
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.2%
    24
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.6%
    19

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
Drew Doughty628:0731–210.9–0.60–058%
Brandt Clarke626:2322–210.9–0.60–160%
Cody Ceci69:3312–70.6–0.11–182%
Brian Dumoulin55:223–50.1–0.10–047%
Mikey Anderson55:195–50.2–0.10–059%
Erik Gustafsson32:312–40.0–0.20–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 15 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
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–276000120.415:064959.4
2025–2682221231045.218:299711749.4
2024–257361420914.120:3510010950.0
2023–2453156461.916:40806547.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:400050.16140
2026-10-1314:160030.05030
2026-10-1015:280000.00100
2026-10-0613:180020.13115
2026-10-0313:170010.01010
2026-09-3015:340010.02102
2026-04-2617:081030.05500
2026-04-2318:590020.12310
2026-04-2118:030020.07020
2026-04-1917:020000.03320
2026-04-1616:440030.33100
2026-04-1418:480020.18130
2026-04-1316:390100.01030
2026-04-1119:560010.04230
2026-04-0920:030140.13010
2026-04-0620:550020.21100
2026-04-0415:480110.01100
2026-04-0216:470140.06022
2026-04-0119:550000.01440
2026-03-2818:540130.11202