GRIT & GF
Ryan Pulock

New York Islanders, Defence

Ryan Pulock

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:56
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
45.6
share of chances while he's on

Ryan Pulock has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 8 games for the New York Islanders in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 18:56 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 9.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

9.5050100
Rated above 25% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.08
Physicality33thGF5thIntimidation41thChemistry19thClutch51th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.74, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 24.7% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

−0.01 SD · 51th 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.-0.0051th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2465th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 113 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 VAN

    Monday, January 19

    Drought over

    Ryan Pulock scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his second goal of the season. He played 22:08 and had two shots on goal. The Islanders beat the Canucks 4-3.

  2. at CBJ

    Sunday, December 28

    Shot blocker

    Ryan Pulock blocked 8 shots. He has 17 points in 39 games this season. He played 24:03 and had one shot on goal. The Islanders fell 4-2 to the Blue Jackets.

  3. vs ANA

    Thursday, December 11

    Drought over

    Ryan Pulock scored for the first time in 40 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 21:37 and had four shots on goal. The Islanders beat the Ducks 5-2.

  4. vs VGK

    Tuesday, December 9

    Ice time

    Ryan Pulock played 29:12, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 15 points in 31 games this season. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:56
    47
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.08
    14
  • Shots per 600.8
    3

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.09
    23
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.50
    52
  • xGF%45.6%
    29

Physical

  • Hits per 603.2
    59
  • Blocks per 604.4
    52
  • Penalty minutes per 600.8
    70

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.2 mph
    19
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated21 mi
    54

Shooting

  • Hardest shot99.5 mph
    100
  • Shots on goal2
    17
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.3%
    10
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.7%
    30

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
Adam Pelech861:1546–572.0–2.22–147%
Alexander Romanov328:5115–411.2–1.70–142%
Matthew Schaefer87:315–50.2–0.50–029%
Logan Stanley86:287–80.3–0.31–049%
Tony DeAngelo84:223–00.2–0.00–0100%

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
0.000.050.100.15
03-1710-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27800020.218:5681145.6
2025–267632427933.920:494914846.6
2024–257451823974.221:0510015545.3
2023–245851419903.822:339914949.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1720:390010.04400
2026-10-1520:310000.00020
2026-10-1320:100000.00010
2026-10-1019:140000.00132
2026-10-0818:550000.03120
2026-10-0616:320010.02110
2026-10-0319:000000.00000
2026-09-3016:270000.10120
2026-04-1217:150120.02110
2026-04-1116:330000.00042
2026-04-0921:160000.00020
2026-04-0419:360000.00002
2026-04-0319:280020.13140
2026-03-3119:170020.02020
2026-03-3020:310020.05030
2026-03-2821:150040.12040
2026-03-2620:530110.04030
2026-03-2122:190010.03120
2026-03-1917:570100.00000
2026-03-1720:250000.00110