GRIT & GF
Olli Maatta

Minnesota Wild, Defence

Olli Maatta

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:24
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
43.8
share of chances while he's on

Olli Maatta has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 6 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 21:24 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 1.7 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

1.7050100
Rated above 5% of defencemen
Goals above average
−1.0
Wins
−0.17
Physicality14thGF82thIntimidation25thChemistry2thClutch30th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −1.09, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 4.9% of 225 rated players

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

GF

−0.85 SD · 82th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.0.5689th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.8486th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2238th pct

Percentiles are against 225 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 103 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

    Tuesday, April 14

    Ice time

    Olli Maatta played 24:26, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 15 points in 42 games this season. The Flames lost 3-1 to the Avalanche.

  2. vs UTA

    Sunday, April 12

    Ice time

    Olli Maatta played 23:08, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 15 points in 41 games this season. It finished 4-1 for the Flames.

  3. at SEA

    Saturday, April 11

    Ice time

    Olli Maatta played 23:06, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 14 points in 40 games this season. The Flames lost 4-1 to the Kraken.

  4. at DAL

    Tuesday, April 7

    Ice time

    Olli Maatta played 30:00, about 14 minutes more than his average this season. He has 13 points in 38 games this season. The Flames lost 4-3 to the Stars in overtime.

  5. vs ANA

    Thursday, March 26

    Ice time

    Olli Maatta played 22:20, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 9 points in 33 games this season. The Flames lost 3-2 to the Ducks in overtime.

  6. vs LAK

    Tuesday, March 24

    Drought over

    Olli Maatta scored for the first time in 57 games. He played 20:25, about 5 minutes over his average. It finished 3-2 for the Flames in a shootout.

  7. vs TBL

    Sunday, March 22

    Ice time

    Olli Maatta played 23:55, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He also blocked 6 shots. It finished 4-3 for the Flames in overtime.

  8. vs STL

    Wednesday, March 18

    Ice time

    Olli Maatta played 23:03, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 5 points in 29 games this season. The Flames beat the Blues 2-1 in a shootout.

Player card

Percentile among 203 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:23
    75
  • Points per 600.93
    58
  • Goals per 600.00
    29
  • Individual xG per 600.16
    41
  • Shots per 601.4
    7

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.09
    21
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.69
    36
  • xGF%43.8%
    24

Physical

  • Hits per 600.0
    1
  • Blocks per 604.2
    46
  • Penalty minutes per 600.9
    67

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.8 mph
    47
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    29
  • Distance skated19 mi
    44

Shooting

  • Hardest shot75.3 mph
    11
  • Shots on goal3
    25
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.5%
    38
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.4%
    69

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
Jonas Brodin563:3047–522.0–2.00–150%
Zach Bogosian514:5614–150.8–1.01–245%
Quinn Hughes611:5411–60.3–0.41–047%
Daemon Hunt55:187–80.3–0.61–029%
David Spacek23:026–30.1–0.20–023%
Jared Spurgeon52:483–80.2–0.21–046%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 5 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
03-2010-13

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27602230.321:240943.8
2025–264321315341.817:1336249.6
2024–257721618734.319:332512650.8
2023–247241418482.516:03539650.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1317:270000.01010
2026-10-1225:160120.27040
2026-10-1021:330000.00010
2026-10-0619:180000.00022
2026-10-0323:130010.07000
2026-10-0121:340100.00010
2026-04-1622:120020.04040
2026-04-1424:260010.04020
2026-04-1223:080100.18010
2026-04-1123:060100.00040
2026-04-0922:190010.03020
2026-04-0730:000100.00020
2026-04-0419:550110.02000
2026-04-0219:500010.00030
2026-03-3022:120010.01020
2026-03-2820:551120.24020
2026-03-2622:200200.00100
2026-03-2420:251010.11040
2026-03-2223:550020.16060
2026-03-2016:590110.04000