GRIT & GF
Alexander Kerfoot

Nashville Predators, Centre

Alexander Kerfoot

  • Two-way
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
4
1 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.0
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:38
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
55.2
share of chances while he's on

Alexander Kerfoot has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the Nashville Predators in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 16:38 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 82.6 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

82.6050100
Rated above 74% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality82thGF8thIntimidation72thChemistry46thClutch9th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.47, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 74.1% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.65 SD · 82th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 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.3.327th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.983th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.5597th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.8756th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.5965th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9468th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 95 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 LAK

    Saturday, March 28

    Two goals

    Alexander Kerfoot had two goals. He has 5 goals this season. He played 13:55 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:38
    67
  • Points per 601.80
    43
  • Goals per 600.45
    31
  • Individual xG per 600.46
    10
  • Shots per 603.2
    6

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.74
    65
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.22
    68
  • xGF%55.2%
    71

Physical

  • Hits per 602.3
    28
  • Blocks per 603.6
    81
  • Penalty minutes per 600.9
    65

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed23.4 mph
    99
  • Bursts over 20 mph20
    83
  • Distance skated22 mi
    68

Shooting

  • Hardest shot72.9 mph
    15
  • Shots on goal7
    31
  • Shooting %14.3%
    56

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.5%
    45
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.9%
    85

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Steven Stamkos, Ryan O'Reilly735:1731–301.6–1.20–258%
Jack Drury, Adam Edstrom411:5912–80.9–0.30–078%
Jonathan Marchessault, Ross Colton26:363–50.0–0.00–045%
Ross Colton, Vitali Pinchuk36:027–90.2–0.31–036%
Jonathan Marchessault, Vitali Pinchuk25:369–40.7–0.00–094%
Jonathan Marchessault, Mavrik Bourque43:192–40.2–0.00–087%
Nils Hoglander, Matthew Wood22:322–60.0–0.30–012%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 10 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
0.000.501.00
04-0710-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27813471.016:385855.2
2025–26347613284.412:48303351.2
2024–258111172810113.815:15598354.8
2023–248213324510315.517:26739047.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:240020.06012
2026-10-1520:030000.41100
2026-10-1316:310010.31100
2026-10-1014:500100.00140
2026-10-0814:461110.08010
2026-10-0618:500010.13100
2026-10-0316:230110.00010
2026-10-0113:200010.01110
2026-05-0115:010010.13202
2026-04-2919:110110.12410
2026-04-2721:400010.17220
2026-04-2414:330000.08002
2026-04-2116:130010.14200
2026-04-1915:240010.04202
2026-04-1616:290000.36130
2026-04-1415:541030.89200
2026-04-1215:010000.00100
2026-04-1115:360000.20110
2026-04-0915:470000.00010
2026-04-0717:041110.14010