GRIT & GF
Carter Verhaeghe

Florida Panthers, Centre

Carter Verhaeghe

  • Finesse
  • Finisher
  • Two-way
Points, 2026–27
8
6 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
2.7
6 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:29
16 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
57.0
share of chances while he's on

Carter Verhaeghe has 6 goals and 2 assists (8 points) in 9 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026–27, with 16 shots on goal and 18:29 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 22.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

22.5050100
Rated above 5% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.08
Physicality6thGF69thIntimidation33thChemistry4thClutch88th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.45, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 5.2% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.00 SD · 88th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0688th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2377th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 120 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 SEA

    Saturday, October 17

    Hat trick

    Hat trick for Carter Verhaeghe. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 5.2. His goal stood up as the winner. The Panthers beat the Kraken 8-3.

  2. at CBJ

    Tuesday, October 13

    Volume

    Carter Verhaeghe had 12 shot attempts. Three reached the net and two went in. His average this season was 4.0. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 7-3 for the Panthers.

  3. at PIT

    Sunday, April 5

    Volume

    Carter Verhaeghe had 9 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 5.0 attempts a game. He played 22:43, about 5 minutes over his average. The Panthers fell 5-2 to the Penguins.

  4. vs OTT

    Tuesday, March 31

    Big night

    Carter Verhaeghe had three points, two goals and one assist. His 1.6 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. It finished 6-3 for the Panthers.

  5. vs DET

    Tuesday, March 10

    Two goals

    Carter Verhaeghe scored twice. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. That was his 19th goal of the season. The Panthers beat the Red Wings 4-3.

  6. vs BUF

    Monday, February 2

    Volume

    Carter Verhaeghe had 11 shot attempts. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.8 attempts a game. He played 22:53, about 5 minutes over his average. The Panthers lost 5-3 to the Sabres.

  7. vs WPG

    Saturday, January 31

    Volume

    Carter Verhaeghe had 7 shots on goal. His average this season was 2.2. He has 41 points in 53 games this season. The Panthers lost 2-1 to the Jets.

  8. vs UTA

    Tuesday, January 27

    Volume

    Carter Verhaeghe had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 4.7 attempts a game. The Panthers lost 4-3 to the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:29
    81
  • Points per 602.89
    80
  • Goals per 602.16
    96
  • Individual xG per 600.97
    63
  • Shots per 605.8
    44

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.84
    71
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.14
    72
  • xGF%57.0%
    77

Physical

  • Hits per 601.1
    12
  • Blocks per 600.7
    9
  • Penalty minutes per 600.7
    72

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.4 mph
    39
  • Bursts over 20 mph13
    64
  • Distance skated26 mi
    89

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.8 mph
    35
  • Shots on goal16
    75
  • Shooting %37.5%
    99

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time47.0%
    91
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.5%
    82

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
Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk951:3348–422.3–1.44–062%
Lars Eller, Sam Reinhart530:0845–261.7–1.33–158%
Sam Reinhart, Sam Lafferty212:045–90.1–1.00–15%
Anton Lundell, Sandis Vilmanis73:042–20.1–0.00–0100%
Sam Reinhart, Sandis Vilmanis42:331–30.0–0.10–037%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 6 goals from 37 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
0.001.002.00
03-2010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279628162.718:293257.0
2025–267725305518723.817:37683351.2
2024–258120335324226.917:52954156.1
2023–247634387224629.817:58632356.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1717:053050.69100
2026-10-1519:550110.18000
2026-10-1318:242030.54010
2026-10-1217:370000.10000
2026-10-1019:360000.19100
2026-10-0618:100030.35000
2026-10-0419:181030.43002
2026-10-0117:140000.14100
2026-09-2918:580110.09010
2026-04-0918:150010.01100
2026-04-0721:541030.24110
2026-04-0522:431050.27100
2026-04-0414:520020.09000
2026-04-0220:110010.19200
2026-03-3116:592161.68110
2026-03-2919:520020.56000
2026-03-2821:110040.40010
2026-03-2618:110010.18000
2026-03-2417:471010.03100
2026-03-2015:130030.23000