GRIT & GF
Michael McCarron

Minnesota Wild, Centre

Michael McCarron

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
4
0 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:41
12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.2
share of chances while he's on

Michael McCarron has 0 goals and 4 assists (4 points) in 9 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 13:41 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 88.9 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

88.9050100
Rated above 83% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.4
Wins
−0.07
Physicality92thGF12thIntimidation25thChemistry46thClutch7th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.65, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 83.6% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.42 SD · 92th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 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.8.293th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.696th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9562th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.6834th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8332th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7735th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 94 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, April 11

    Drought over

    Michael McCarron scored for the first time in 16 games. He has 7 goals this season. He played 12:07 and had three shots on goal. The Wild lost 2-1 to the Predators.

  2. at COL

    Friday, January 16

    Drought over

    Michael McCarron scored for the first time in 41 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 12:23 and had one shot on goal. It finished 7-3 for the Predators.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:41
    33
  • Points per 601.95
    50
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.20
    1
  • Shots per 605.8
    45

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.91
    17
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.05
    78
  • xGF%48.2%
    42

Physical

  • Hits per 6013.2
    90
  • Blocks per 605.4
    94
  • Penalty minutes per 603.4
    18

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.1 mph
    25
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    28
  • Distance skated19 mi
    48

Shooting

  • Hardest shot88.2 mph
    88
  • Shots on goal12
    57
  • Shooting %0.0%
    12

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time35.7%
    4
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.2%
    23

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
Nick Foligno, Marcus Foligno319:5022–120.8–0.42–067%
Tyler Pitlick, Rieger Lorenz313:587–190.5–0.30–164%
Yakov Trenin, Nico Sturm312:3415–120.5–0.40–155%
Tyler Pitlick, Yakov Trenin38:239–110.3–0.40–141%
Marcus Foligno, Yakov Trenin26:433–50.0–0.20–02%
Marcus Foligno, Nico Sturm13:321–60.0–0.20–00%
Yakov Trenin, Bobby Brink63:056–10.2–0.00–090%
Yakov Trenin, Rieger Lorenz32:020–30.0–0.30–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 15 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
04-1810-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279044120.413:41271148.2
2025–2679891710912.014:022058947.3
2024–25745914809.213:451497647.0
2023–24701210229410.712:461426051.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1811:280000.01610
2026-10-1511:230100.00110
2026-10-1315:140000.00220
2026-10-1216:580030.04430
2026-10-1011:360000.00325
2026-10-0810:500010.07102
2026-10-0615:160100.00220
2026-10-0316:580140.14200
2026-10-0113:240140.16600
2026-05-1317:310000.17110
2026-05-1114:150020.15430
2026-05-0913:300100.00300
2026-05-0515:480020.16340
2026-05-0314:220120.04020
2026-04-3011:410030.07210
2026-04-2814:411010.15020
2026-04-2516:570010.09620
2026-04-2220:361010.06300
2026-04-2012:520010.21220
2026-04-1812:450010.00300