GRIT & GF
Jacob Trouba

San Jose Sharks, Defence

Jacob Trouba

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
3
1 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.7
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:40
14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.6
share of chances while he's on

Jacob Trouba has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 9 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 21:40 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 60.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

60.2050100
Rated above 89% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality92thGF38thIntimidation68thChemistry51thClutch93th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.10, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 89.7% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.47 SD · 93th 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.0.1093th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.3385th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 151 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 EDM

    Sunday, April 26

    Volume

    Jacob Trouba had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.3. It finished 4-3 for the Ducks in overtime.

  2. at EDM

    Wednesday, April 22

    Drought over

    Jacob Trouba scored for the first time in 25 games. That was his 11th goal of the season. He played 25:51 and had two shots on goal. The Ducks beat the Oilers 6-4.

  3. vs SJS

    Thursday, April 9

    Shot blocker

    Jacob Trouba got in front of 8 shots. He has 34 points in 78 games this season. He played 22:26 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-1 for the Ducks.

  4. vs CGY

    Saturday, April 4

    Volume

    Jacob Trouba had 10 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.3. The Ducks fell 5-3 to the Flames.

  5. vs PHI

    Wednesday, March 18

    Volume

    Jacob Trouba had 9 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.3 attempts a game. The Ducks fell 3-2 to the Flyers in overtime.

  6. at TOR

    Thursday, March 12

    Volume

    Jacob Trouba had 9 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. The Ducks lost 6-4 to the Maple Leafs.

  7. at LAK

    Friday, January 16

    Shot blocker

    Jacob Trouba got in front of 6 shots. He has 20 points in 46 games this season. The Ducks beat the Kings 3-2 in a shootout.

  8. at CBJ

    Tuesday, December 16

    Shot blocker

    Jacob Trouba blocked 6 shots. He has 15 points in 34 games this season. He played 25:18 and had two shots on goal. The Ducks fell 4-3 to the Blue Jackets in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:40
    77
  • Points per 600.92
    55
  • Goals per 600.31
    66
  • Individual xG per 600.21
    54
  • Shots per 604.3
    65

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.47
    48
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.71
    35
  • xGF%47.6%
    40

Physical

  • Hits per 604.6
    74
  • Blocks per 605.8
    76
  • Penalty minutes per 603.4
    15

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed19.7 mph
    8
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated26 mi
    78

Shooting

  • Hardest shot89.0 mph
    70
  • Shots on goal14
    84
  • Shooting %7.1%
    58

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.6%
    18
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.7%
    30

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
Sam Dickinson795:0388–933.9–3.91–450%
Nolan Allan427:3418–270.7–1.41–231%
Dmitry Orlov910:5118–110.4–0.61–041%
Darnell Nurse89:5111–120.7–0.50–157%
Michael Kesselring83:144–20.2–0.30–149%
Luca Cagnoni82:401–20.0–0.10–022%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 26 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
04-2210-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279123140.721:40151947.6
2025–26811025351667.722:5014315049.2
2024–2577113141114.720:3116421143.7
2023–2469319221295.921:1519118547.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1920:200010.26122
2026-10-1722:150010.09152
2026-10-1524:330010.02120
2026-10-1321:141030.05202
2026-10-1020:410010.05140
2026-10-0823:430140.11410
2026-10-0518:500000.00030
2026-10-0320:490110.06210
2026-10-0122:350020.05315
2026-05-1422:090030.30412
2026-05-1225:490010.02400
2026-05-1026:110030.28100
2026-05-0823:090030.06300
2026-05-0622:180020.06530
2026-05-0422:080040.06520
2026-04-3024:350010.03310
2026-04-2825:080010.06512
2026-04-2624:460030.09120
2026-04-2426:300010.06300
2026-04-2225:511020.14320