GRIT & GF
Colton Parayko

St Louis Blues, Defence

Colton Parayko

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
4
0 G, 4 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.6
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:21
12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
41.1
share of chances while he's on

Colton Parayko has 0 goals and 4 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the St Louis Blues in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 21:21 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 23.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

23.3050100
Rated above 54% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality66thGF85thIntimidation17thChemistry51thClutch33th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.42, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 54.7% of 223 rated players

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GF

−0.84 SD · 85th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 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.0.5082th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.8889th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2454th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 136 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. at NSH

    Monday, February 2

    Drought over

    Colton Parayko scored for the first time in 59 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Blues fell 6-5 to the Predators.

  2. at WPG

    Tuesday, January 20

    Volume

    Colton Parayko had 10 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 2.8. The Blues lost 3-1 to the Jets.

  3. vs MTL

    Saturday, January 3

    Shot blocker

    Colton Parayko blocked 7 shots. He has 11 points in 43 games this season. He played 22:31 and had no shots on goal. It finished 2-0 for the Blues.

  4. vs CGY

    Tuesday, November 11

    Shot blocker

    Colton Parayko blocked 8 shots. He has 6 points in 17 games this season. He played 26:45 and had no shots on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Blues.

  5. vs CHI

    Wednesday, October 15

    Volume

    Colton Parayko had 12 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.0 attempts a game. The Blues lost 8-3 to the Blackhawks.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:21
    72
  • Points per 601.41
    76
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.21
    55
  • Shots per 604.2
    63

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.72
    10
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.47
    54
  • xGF%41.1%
    17

Physical

  • Hits per 602.1
    41
  • Blocks per 606.3
    84
  • Penalty minutes per 600.7
    76

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.5 mph
    97
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    71
  • Distance skated23 mi
    68

Shooting

  • Hardest shot95.0 mph
    96
  • Shots on goal12
    78
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.4%
    29
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.5%
    27

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
Philip Broberg845:0535–401.4–2.61–435%
Justin Barron538:4031–401.2–0.80–162%
Theo Lindstein432:3729–330.9–1.71–135%
Cam Fowler710:287–50.2–0.20–048%
Brandon Carlo83:462–90.1–0.41–123%
Adam Jiricek83:452–10.1–0.00–0100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 19 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
03-2610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278044120.621:2161841.1
2025–2677414181055.722:129517352.6
2024–25641620361258.223:459214950.1
2023–24821016261547.423:5311321844.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1717:220010.00000
2026-10-1526:010130.12030
2026-10-1319:330110.08012
2026-10-1023:040110.03030
2026-10-0823:230000.01330
2026-10-0620:110020.16020
2026-10-0320:450020.11330
2026-10-0220:270120.10030
2026-04-1617:580020.13000
2026-04-1423:360010.16130
2026-04-1316:091010.03107
2026-04-1122:080020.06110
2026-04-0919:241010.21010
2026-04-0720:510000.00330
2026-04-0523:140010.05120
2026-04-0322:381120.14120
2026-04-0123:350020.13240
2026-03-3021:230010.01230
2026-03-2822:370020.16100
2026-03-2623:420030.22030