Chandler Stephenson

Finesse
Playmaker

Points, 2026–27: 8; 1 G, 7 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 1.0; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 17:12; 6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 40.9; share of chances while he's on

Chandler Stephenson has 1 goal and 7 assists (8 points) in 9 games for the Seattle Kraken in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 17:12 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 36.6 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

Rated above 16% of forwards

Goals above average: −1.2
Wins: −0.19

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.22, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 15.9% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+1.01 SD · 89th 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.0.0689th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1854th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 118 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.

vs VAN
Saturday, February 28
Big night
Three points for Chandler Stephenson: one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 14 goals this season. The Kraken beat the Canucks 5-1.
at SJS
Saturday, December 20
Streak
Chandler Stephenson has scored in 4 straight games. That makes 8 straight games with a point. That was his ninth goal of the season. The Kraken beat the Sharks 4-2.
at CGY
Thursday, December 18
Streak
Chandler Stephenson has a point in 7 straight games. He has now scored in 3 straight. He has 8 goals this season. The Kraken lost 4-2 to the Flames.
vs COL
Tuesday, December 16
Streak
Chandler Stephenson has a point in 6 straight games. He has 7 goals this season. He played 22:27 and had five shots on goal. The Kraken lost 5-3 to the Avalanche.
vs BUF
Sunday, December 14
Streak
Chandler Stephenson has a point in 5 straight games. That was his sixth goal of the season. He played 19:26 and had two shots on goal. The Kraken lost 3-1 to the Sabres.
vs SJS
Saturday, November 15
Big night
Chandler Stephenson had three points, three assists. He has 12 points in 18 games this season. He played 18:07 and had one shot on goal. The Kraken beat the Sharks 4-1.
at OTT
Thursday, October 16
Two goals
Chandler Stephenson had two goals. That was his second goal of the season. He played 21:34 and had four shots on goal. The Kraken lost 4-3 to the Senators in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game17:12
70
Points per 603.10
85
Goals per 600.39
27
Individual xG per 600.38
6
Shots per 602.3
3

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.48
51
xG against per 60, on ice3.59
5
xGF%40.9%
16

Physical

Hits per 600.0
1
Blocks per 600.8
10
Penalty minutes per 602.3
29

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed22.6 mph
84
Bursts over 20 mph21
85
Distance skated25 mi
85

Shooting

Hardest shot82.0 mph
61
Shots on goal6
27
Shooting %16.7%
67

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.4%
34
Offensive zone time, even strength36.7%
5

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Jordan Eberle, Bobby McMann	9	97:05	88–121	4.2–5.2	4–7	45%
Bobby McMann, Mackie Samoskevich	8	3:02	3–6	0.4–0.4	0–0	52%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 9 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

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	1	7	8	6	1.0	17:12	0	2	40.9
2025–26	80	16	33	49	93	10.7	19:23	20	61	38.3
2024–25	78	13	38	51	73	7.8	19:31	33	54	40.8
2023–24	75	16	35	51	97	12.3	18:29	43	42	47.0

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	15:23	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	0
2026-10-15	17:16	0	1	0	0.07	0	0	0
2026-10-13	18:40	0	1	1	0.35	0	0	0
2026-10-11	18:16	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	2
2026-10-09	16:54	0	1	0	0.05	0	0	2
2026-10-06	17:31	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
2026-10-04	15:46	0	2	1	0.00	0	1	0
2026-10-03	18:07	0	1	1	0.19	0	0	0
2026-10-01	16:59	1	0	2	0.24	0	0	0
2026-04-16	19:16	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0
2026-04-15	18:17	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
2026-04-13	16:29	0	1	1	0.07	1	0	0
2026-04-11	16:59	1	0	1	0.17	0	2	0
2026-04-09	20:04	0	1	1	0.20	0	2	0
2026-04-07	16:02	0	1	0	0.16	0	0	0
2026-04-06	18:03	0	0	0	0.18	0	1	0
2026-04-04	17:36	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-04-02	17:17	0	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-03-31	17:40	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-03-28	23:03	1	1	2	0.11	0	1	0