GRIT & GF
MacKenzie Weegar

Utah Mammoth, Defence

MacKenzie Weegar

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
  • Play-driver
Points, 2026–27
2
2 G, 0 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
1.1
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:18
17 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
61.1
share of chances while he's on

MacKenzie Weegar has 2 goals and 0 assists (2 points) in 10 games for the Utah Mammoth in 2026–27, with 17 shots on goal and 21:18 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 98.5 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

98.5050100
Rated above 99% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.7
Wins
+0.12
Physicality99thGF94thIntimidation35thChemistry98thClutch2th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.23, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 99.6% of 223 rated players

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Physicality

+3.54 SD · 99th percentile · weight 38% · −0.4 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.6.898th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.6.999th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.6833th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.7279th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.506th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.0374th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 181 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 BUF

    Saturday, October 10

    Volume

    MacKenzie Weegar had 10 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 5.6. The Mammoth beat the Sabres 4-1.

  2. at NJD

    Tuesday, October 6

    Shot blocker

    MacKenzie Weegar blocked 6 shots. He has 1 goal this season. He played 20:17 and had three shots on goal. The Mammoth beat the Devils 5-3.

  3. vs CHI

    Thursday, October 1

    Physical

    MacKenzie Weegar threw 7 hits. It was his first game of the season. He played 20:39 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-0 for the Mammoth.

  4. at LAK

    Saturday, March 28

    Volume

    MacKenzie Weegar had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.1 attempts a game. The Mammoth beat the Kings 6-2.

  5. vs WSH

    Thursday, March 26

    Drought over

    MacKenzie Weegar scored for the first time in 33 games. He has 4 goals this season. He played 20:27 and had two shots on goal. The Mammoth fell 7-4 to the Capitals.

  6. vs SJS

    Saturday, January 31

    Volume

    MacKenzie Weegar had 10 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 5.3. It finished 3-2 for the Flames.

  7. at MIN

    Thursday, January 29

    Shot blocker

    MacKenzie Weegar got in front of 7 shots. He has 16 points in 53 games this season. He played 20:02 and had one shot on goal. The Flames lost 4-1 to the Wild.

  8. vs VGK

    Saturday, December 20

    Big night

    MacKenzie Weegar had three points, three assists. He has 11 points in 36 games this season. He played 22:51 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Flames.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:18
    71
  • Points per 600.56
    31
  • Goals per 600.56
    86
  • Individual xG per 600.32
    76
  • Shots per 604.8
    76

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.47
    97
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.21
    71
  • xGF%61.1%
    93

Physical

  • Hits per 609.6
    96
  • Blocks per 608.7
    99
  • Penalty minutes per 605.6
    5

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    74
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    30
  • Distance skated32 mi
    96

Shooting

  • Hardest shot86.3 mph
    55
  • Shots on goal17
    90
  • Shooting %11.8%
    86

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.5%
    73
  • Offensive zone time, even strength45.2%
    86

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
Mikhail Sergachev10118:20147–1086.9–4.44–661%
Dmitri Simashev921:4128–231.6–1.21–156%
Nate Schmidt1021:3620–131.1–0.51–070%
Andrew Peeke109:559–60.3–0.20–068%
John Marino97:019–20.5–0.21–065%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 28 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
04-1110-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710202171.121:18343161.1
2025–2679424281546.322:2816717548.1
2024–25818394718410.124:1022319250.8
2023–248220325220810.322:5619420349.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1923:590030.31210
2026-10-1722:380010.21620
2026-10-1522:590000.00140
2026-10-1322:141030.16340
2026-10-1020:230020.10445
2026-10-0817:310020.05100
2026-10-0620:171030.09266
2026-10-0422:000000.03654
2026-10-0320:210010.10240
2026-10-0120:390020.08715
2026-05-0119:120100.06610
2026-04-2927:010110.02320
2026-04-2724:040030.04910
2026-04-2419:461110.07402
2026-04-2122:141030.20400
2026-04-1920:490020.06040
2026-04-1617:290210.31112
2026-04-1418:530000.00012
2026-04-1221:230120.13230
2026-04-1118:540010.07432