GRIT & GF
Ben Hutton

Vegas Golden Knights, Defence

Ben Hutton

  • Two-way
  • Finisher
  • Stingy
Points, 2025–26
15
6 G, 9 A in 55 GP
Individual xG
2.9
6 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:35
71 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
54.1
share of chances while he's on

Ben Hutton has 6 goals and 9 assists (15 points) in 55 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2025–26, with 71 shots on goal and 14:35 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 11.0 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

11.0050100
Rated above 31% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.5
Wins
+0.09
Physicality42thGF52thIntimidation7thChemistry69thClutch29th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.71, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 30.6% of 281 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.45 SD · 69th percentile · weight 13% · +1.2 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0869th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.322439th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 873 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

    Saturday, March 21

    Volume

    Ben Hutton had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 2.5. The Golden Knights lost 4-1 to the Predators.

  2. vs NYR

    Tuesday, November 18

    Drought over

    Ben Hutton scored for the first time in 31 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Golden Knights beat the Rangers 3-2.

  3. at CGY

    Tuesday, October 14

    Volume

    Ben Hutton had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.0. It finished 4-2 for the Golden Knights.

Player card

Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:35
    13
  • Points per 601.12
    68
  • Goals per 600.45
    91
  • Individual xG per 600.21
    60
  • Shots per 605.3
    87

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.66
    73
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.26
    85
  • xGF%54.1%
    83

Physical

  • Hits per 602.1
    40
  • Blocks per 604.1
    50
  • Penalty minutes per 601.4
    49

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
Kaedan Korczak54365:17314–32113.9–11.417–1355%
Zach Whitecloud36146:47156–1366.0–6.39–849%
Noah Hanifin45145:44132–1397.8–5.98–757%
Dylan Coghlan879:0270–842.9–3.64–445%
Jeremy Lauzon3445:3546–422.3–1.50–260%
Shea Theodore4545:2156–494.0–1.83–069%
Jaycob Megna315:129–110.3–1.30–320%
Rasmus Andersson1912:2512–170.9–0.61–059%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 6 goals from 91 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
0.000.050.100.15
01-2305-20

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–26556915712.914:35285554.1
2024–2511022110.413:14101953.0
2023–24412810672.916:16175456.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-05-2010:010110.10102
2026-05-1412:270010.01010
2026-05-1219:030030.08010
2026-05-1014:560000.00020
2026-05-0816:330010.01110
2026-05-0611:030010.03010
2026-05-048:470010.04012
2026-04-0910:120020.06410
2026-04-0713:530000.00030
2026-03-2812:290000.00000
2026-03-2112:510040.06002
2026-02-2514:420020.02010
2026-02-0512:090000.00010
2026-02-0413:200000.03010
2026-02-0114:110010.03000
2026-01-3115:290120.14010
2026-01-2915:500010.05100
2026-01-2713:140120.01120
2026-01-2515:160030.15010
2026-01-2314:270000.00000