GRIT & GF
Jaccob Slavin

Carolina Hurricanes, Defence

Jaccob Slavin

  • Two-way
  • Shot-eater
  • Play-driver
Points, 2026–27
3
0 G, 3 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
0.7
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:06
18 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
60.1
share of chances while he's on

Jaccob Slavin has 0 goals and 3 assists (3 points) in 10 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2026–27, with 18 shots on goal and 21:06 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 28.9 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

28.9050100
Rated above 65% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.09
Physicality79thGF30thIntimidation65thChemistry7thClutch30th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.33, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 65.5% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.48 SD · 79th percentile · weight 38% · +0.2 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.1.710th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.793th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.0276th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.5556th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.3498th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.0270th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 164 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 BOS

    Tuesday, April 7

    Drought over

    Jaccob Slavin scored for the first time in 46 games. He also scored the overtime winner. He has 1 goal this season. The Hurricanes beat the Bruins 6-5 in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:06
    67
  • Points per 600.85
    50
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.20
    51
  • Shots per 605.1
    79

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.32
    93
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.21
    72
  • xGF%60.1%
    90

Physical

  • Hits per 600.9
    17
  • Blocks per 606.8
    90
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.1 mph
    59
  • Bursts over 20 mph7
    76
  • Distance skated28 mi
    83

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.5 mph
    86
  • Shots on goal18
    91
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.2%
    80
  • Offensive zone time, even strength46.1%
    93

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
Jalen Chatfield10144:34175–1168.4–5.37–561%
K'Andre Miller96:585–90.3–0.41–142%
Shayne Gostisbehere105:596–40.2–0.01–082%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 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
0.000.100.20
05-2310-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710033180.721:0632460.1
2025–2639178633.221:1965457.1
2024–2580621271108.221:342114055.7
2023–2481631371517.020:565512158.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1821:520130.10000
2026-10-1722:020030.08140
2026-10-1320:470020.03040
2026-10-1119:110020.05010
2026-10-1018:570010.03020
2026-10-0821:010000.00020
2026-10-0621:170210.14130
2026-10-0324:470010.06040
2026-10-0218:320040.18010
2026-09-2922:320010.02130
2026-06-1422:310100.00020
2026-06-1121:550020.01110
2026-06-0924:410020.08110
2026-06-0629:560100.01010
2026-06-0424:090000.00010
2026-06-0221:520110.13000
2026-05-2921:000000.05030
2026-05-2719:410010.07010
2026-05-2524:380030.14140
2026-05-2322:210100.00110