GRIT & GF
Carson Soucy

Columbus Blue Jackets, Defence

Carson Soucy

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:08
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
37.5
share of chances while he's on

Carson Soucy has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 6 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 15:08 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 14.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

14.0050100
Rated above 36% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.3
Wins
−0.05
Physicality41thGF55thIntimidation33thChemistry51thClutch47th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.60, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 36.3% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.93 SD · 55th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 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.0.3034th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.7682th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2018th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 81 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 NYR

    Thursday, January 29

    Drought over

    Carson Soucy scored for the first time in 23 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 14:39 and had two shots on goal. The Islanders beat the Rangers 2-1.

  2. at BOS

    Friday, November 28

    Drought over

    Carson Soucy scored for the first time in 19 games. That was his second goal of the season. He played 20:58 and had three shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Rangers.

  3. at BUF

    Thursday, October 9

    Drought over

    Carson Soucy scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 19:40 and had two shots on goal. The Rangers beat the Sabres 4-0.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:08
    15
  • Points per 600.66
    36
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.04
    4
  • Shots per 602.6
    35

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.81
    12
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.01
    17
  • xGF%37.5%
    8

Physical

  • Hits per 609.9
    97
  • Blocks per 602.6
    15
  • Penalty minutes per 602.6
    22

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.3 mph
    24
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated13 mi
    30

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.4 mph
    86
  • Shots on goal4
    33
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.2%
    36
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.4%
    27

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
Erik Gudbranson629:2722–380.6–1.60–429%
Denton Mateychuk626:4417–250.7–1.60–330%
Emil Andrae315:4313–140.5–0.92–038%
Zach Werenski63:322–20.2–0.00–095%
Jake Christiansen33:034–20.4–0.00–094%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 5 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-1910-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27601140.115:0815437.5
2025–26765712623.716:311059146.3
2024–25754913813.617:5511510644.7
2023–2440246292.617:29656451.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1811:520000.00400
2026-10-1313:080010.01212
2026-10-1011:350100.00000
2026-10-0917:290010.01400
2026-10-0316:280000.00310
2026-10-0120:150020.04222
2026-04-1415:440020.22200
2026-04-1212:400000.00200
2026-04-1114:200000.13112
2026-04-0914:020000.00110
2026-04-0419:210000.02230
2026-04-0312:410010.02100
2026-03-3119:220000.00004
2026-03-3020:190010.15000
2026-03-2820:150110.04112
2026-03-2618:300000.01010
2026-03-2420:110110.07210
2026-03-2218:550010.04050
2026-03-2115:240000.00000
2026-03-1913:590000.02112