GRIT & GF
Joel Armia

Los Angeles Kings, Right wing

Joel Armia

  • Stingy
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.8
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:42
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
57.3
share of chances while he's on

Joel Armia has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 6 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 13:42 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 82.8 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

82.8050100
Rated above 75% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.01
Physicality80thGF30thIntimidation67thChemistry46thClutch82th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.48, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 74.4% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.74 SD · 82th 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.0.0582th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1226th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 68 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 NSH

    Thursday, April 2

    Drought over

    Joel Armia scored for the first time in 17 games. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.7. The Kings lost 5-4 to the Predators in a shootout.

  2. at UTA

    Monday, December 8

    Two goals

    Joel Armia had two goals. That was his seventh goal of the season. He played 16:21 and had four shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Kings.

  3. at NSH

    Saturday, October 25

    Drought over

    Joel Armia scored for the first time in 32 games. He has 1 goal this season. The Kings fell 5-4 to the Predators in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:42
    34
  • Points per 600.73
    12
  • Goals per 600.73
    49
  • Individual xG per 600.61
    24
  • Shots per 605.8
    45

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.23
    36
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.66
    95
  • xGF%57.3%
    79

Physical

  • Hits per 605.8
    63
  • Blocks per 604.4
    89
  • Penalty minutes per 601.5
    50

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.6 mph
    86
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    7
  • Distance skated13 mi
    27

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.6 mph
    69
  • Shots on goal8
    37
  • Shooting %12.5%
    51

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.3%
    10
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.4%
    9

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
Scott Laughton, Trevor Moore415:3318–180.5–0.40–255%
Erik Haula, Trevor Moore513:5711–170.3–0.41–241%
Erik Haula, Scott Laughton49:1411–80.6–0.10–184%
Andre Lee, Samuel Helenius37:4311–30.6–0.20–075%
Scott Laughton, Jared Wright17:335–40.2–0.10–076%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 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
0.000.501.00
03-2610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27610180.813:428657.3
2025–26671312259212.314:04744448.8
2024–258111182910414.514:18873743.7
2023–24661782513912.115:33494449.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1715:040020.21102
2026-10-1315:460020.12310
2026-10-1012:330000.00000
2026-10-0612:290000.21000
2026-10-0313:270020.10440
2026-09-3012:551020.19010
2026-04-2311:500010.01300
2026-04-2113:080000.00312
2026-04-1913:100000.17214
2026-04-1614:050010.00000
2026-04-1413:270040.23010
2026-04-1313:440000.05210
2026-04-1113:220010.85120
2026-04-0912:381020.11100
2026-04-0614:561020.11100
2026-04-0413:280020.22032
2026-04-0213:081140.64300
2026-04-0113:060020.35102
2026-03-2814:050040.14300
2026-03-2614:120020.03312