GRIT & GF
Steven Santini

Tampa Bay Lightning, Defence

Steven Santini

  • Stingy
  • Physical
Points, 2025–26
1
0 G, 1 A in 12 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:20
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.9
share of chances while he's on

Steven Santini has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 12 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2025–26, with 4 shots on goal and 10:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 3.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

12 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

2025-26

3.2050100
Rated above 9% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.04
Physicality3thGF62thIntimidation88thChemistry25thClutch38th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −1.09, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 8.5% of 281 rated players

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

Intimidation

+1.12 SD · 88th percentile · weight 11% · +0.3 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1585th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.0.7366th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 122 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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Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:20
    0
  • Points per 600.48
    12
  • Goals per 600.00
    6
  • Individual xG per 600.13
    14
  • Shots per 601.9
    1

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.86
    2
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.02
    99
  • xGF%47.9%
    36

Physical

  • Hits per 604.4
    73
  • Blocks per 603.4
    23
  • Penalty minutes per 601.0
    74

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
Declan Carlile1184:4557–722.3–2.61–247%
Charle-Edouard D'Astous1211:4319–111.2–0.71–064%
Victor Hedman17:544–50.1–0.21–121%
J.J. Moser106:325–70.2–0.41–038%
Emil Lilleberg75:284–40.1–0.10–032%
Darren Raddysh72:030–20.0–0.20–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 8 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 13 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
12-1204-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–261201140.310:209747.9
2024–25100010.111:371273.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-158:490010.18110
2026-03-281:490000.00000
2026-03-109:210000.00100
2025-12-277:580000.00112
2025-12-1512:000000.02100
2025-12-0210:430000.00000
2025-11-2910:410000.03010
2025-11-2813:040000.00100
2025-11-2615:180120.02010
2025-11-2412:450000.00010
2025-11-208:560000.00220
2025-11-1812:370010.01200
2024-12-1211:370010.06120