GRIT & GF
Alexander Wennberg

San Jose Sharks, Centre

Alexander Wennberg

  • Shot-eater
  • Workhorse
Points, 2026–27
3
0 G, 3 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
2.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
20:00
14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.7
share of chances while he's on

Alexander Wennberg has 0 goals and 3 assists (3 points) in 9 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 20:00 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 91.3 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

91.3050100
Rated above 87% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.04
Physicality88thGF17thIntimidation88thChemistry46thClutch37th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.73, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 86.8% of 402 rated players

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Physicality

+1.09 SD · 88th 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.2.11th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.492th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9766th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.1179th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.3298th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.1391th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 118 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 EDM

    Wednesday, April 8

    Streak

    Alexander Wennberg has a point in 8 straight games. He has 54 points in 76 games this season. The Sharks lost 5-2 to the Oilers.

  2. vs CHI

    Monday, April 6

    Streak

    Alexander Wennberg has a point in 7 straight games. He has 53 points in 75 games this season. He played 19:14 and had one shot on goal. The Sharks beat the Blackhawks 3-2.

  3. vs NSH

    Saturday, April 4

    Streak

    Alexander Wennberg has a point in 6 straight games. That was his 18th goal of the season. He played 20:31 and had two shots on goal. The Sharks lost 6-3 to the Predators.

  4. vs TOR

    Thursday, April 2

    Streak

    Alexander Wennberg has a point in 5 straight games. He has 51 points in 73 games this season. He played 18:21 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Sharks.

  5. vs STL

    Monday, March 30

    Big night

    Alexander Wennberg had three points, two goals and one assist. He has 16 goals this season. He played 19:57 and had two shots on goal. The Sharks beat the Blues 5-4.

  6. vs CBJ

    Tuesday, January 6

    Big night

    Three points for Alexander Wennberg: one goal and two assists. He has 8 goals this season. He played 21:14 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Sharks.

  7. at PIT

    Saturday, December 13

    Big night

    Three points for Alexander Wennberg: three assists. He has 21 points in 33 games this season. He played 23:34 and had three shots on goal. It finished 6-5 for the Sharks in overtime.

  8. at TOR

    Thursday, December 11

    Big night

    Alexander Wennberg had three points, one goal and two assists. He also scored the overtime winner. That was his seventh goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Sharks in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game20:00
    90
  • Points per 601.00
    20
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.68
    33
  • Shots per 604.7
    24

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.08
    28
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.38
    55
  • xGF%46.7%
    36

Physical

  • Hits per 600.3
    3
  • Blocks per 604.3
    88
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.0 mph
    68
  • Bursts over 20 mph23
    88
  • Distance skated26 mi
    86

Shooting

  • Hardest shot70.7 mph
    11
  • Shots on goal14
    66
  • Shooting %0.0%
    12

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.2%
    73
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.8%
    61

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
Tyler Toffoli, Mason Marchment536:4649–301.5–0.91–062%
Kiefer Sherwood, Ivar Stenberg722:3821–130.8–0.90–147%
Collin Graf, Ivar Stenberg220:5914–220.5–0.80–135%
Mason Marchment, Will Smith77:175–170.1–0.80–19%
Tyler Toffoli, Kiefer Sherwood16:265–50.4–0.40–054%
Barclay Goodrow, Collin Graf73:394–90.3–0.50–139%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 18 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
0.000.200.400.60
03-2810-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279033142.020:0011346.7
2025–26801837559314.220:272810947.3
2024–25771025358211.218:51308844.8
2023–24791020309111.517:59468748.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1916:290000.02020
2026-10-1723:000130.44010
2026-10-1521:540100.16040
2026-10-1320:000040.53020
2026-10-1020:320010.19010
2026-10-0820:000110.17000
2026-10-0517:390010.14010
2026-10-0318:430010.08010
2026-10-0121:440030.28110
2026-04-1519:520000.00000
2026-04-1320:540100.01020
2026-04-1121:350010.05030
2026-04-0915:400020.15000
2026-04-0820:520100.00020
2026-04-0619:140110.04100
2026-04-0420:311020.24110
2026-04-0218:210110.15000
2026-04-0120:481020.25000
2026-03-3019:572120.40010
2026-03-2816:470100.02000