GRIT & GF
Shayne Gostisbehere

Carolina Hurricanes, Defence

Shayne Gostisbehere

  • Finesse
  • Two-way
  • Play-driver
Points, 2026–27
7
2 G, 5 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
1.8
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:05
21 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
68.4
share of chances while he's on

Shayne Gostisbehere has 2 goals and 5 assists (7 points) in 10 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2026–27, with 21 shots on goal and 18:05 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 15.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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

15.6050100
Rated above 39% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.8
Wins
+0.14
Physicality25thGF90thIntimidation75thChemistry51thClutch5th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.56, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 39% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.80 SD · 90th percentile · weight 38% · +0.4 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.0.4981th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.6162th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.3899th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 127 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 PHI

    Saturday, October 3

    Overtime winner

    Shayne Gostisbehere scored the overtime winner. He has 1 goal this season. He played 15:39 and had four shots on goal. The Hurricanes beat the Flyers 3-2 in overtime.

  2. vs VGK

    Thursday, June 4

    Streak

    Shayne Gostisbehere has a point in 5 straight games. He added two assists. He has 59 points in 70 games this season. It finished 4-3 for the Hurricanes in overtime.

  3. at PHI

    Saturday, May 9

    Volume

    Shayne Gostisbehere had 10 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.1 attempts a game. The Hurricanes beat the Flyers 3-2 in overtime.

  4. at OTT

    Saturday, April 25

    Volume

    Shayne Gostisbehere had 9 shot attempts. None reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 5.0. It finished 4-2 for the Hurricanes.

  5. vs MTL

    Sunday, March 29

    Volume

    Shayne Gostisbehere had 10 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.2 attempts a game. The Hurricanes fell 3-1 to the Canadiens.

  6. at SEA

    Monday, March 2

    Volume

    Shayne Gostisbehere had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 5.2. The Hurricanes lost 2-1 to the Kraken.

  7. vs DET

    Saturday, February 28

    Big night

    Shayne Gostisbehere had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his tenth goal of the season. The Hurricanes beat the Red Wings 5-2.

  8. vs UTA

    Thursday, January 29

    Big night

    Three points for Shayne Gostisbehere: two goals and one assist. He has 8 goals this season. He played 20:24 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Hurricanes.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:05
    36
  • Points per 602.32
    95
  • Goals per 600.66
    92
  • Individual xG per 600.60
    99
  • Shots per 607.0
    93

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.76
    99
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.73
    94
  • xGF%68.4%
    98

Physical

  • Hits per 601.0
    20
  • Blocks per 601.3
    2
  • Penalty minutes per 600.7
    78

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.1 mph
    15
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated26 mi
    79

Shooting

  • Hardest shot90.0 mph
    75
  • Shots on goal21
    96
  • Shooting %9.5%
    72

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time51.7%
    100
  • Offensive zone time, even strength49.1%
    100

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
Mike Reilly883:3397–475.6–2.37–471%
Charles Alexis Legault219:5615–160.3–1.00–022%
Sean Walker107:4911–40.5–0.12–086%
Jaccob Slavin105:596–40.2–0.01–082%
K'Andre Miller104:137–00.6–0.00–0100%
Jalen Chatfield103:5811–30.4–0.20–169%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 37 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
0.000.200.400.60
05-2310-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710257211.818:053468.4
2025–26551337501169.619:14296359.4
2024–2570738451228.218:31416658.5
2023–248110465613910.019:06297547.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1816:510030.21100
2026-10-1715:470230.12010
2026-10-1318:570020.05000
2026-10-1117:221030.15010
2026-10-1017:170020.09000
2026-10-0819:290220.44000
2026-10-0617:390110.28100
2026-10-0315:391040.27012
2026-10-0222:400000.02000
2026-09-2919:090010.17110
2026-06-1411:540020.22000
2026-06-1115:140200.00000
2026-06-0913:020110.06010
2026-06-0622:430010.01110
2026-06-0415:550200.05000
2026-06-0215:301020.17120
2026-05-2916:531010.22002
2026-05-2716:080210.24130
2026-05-2520:561020.44000
2026-05-2318:450010.14020