GRIT & GF
Ross Johnston

St Louis Blues, Left wing

Ross Johnston

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
  • Stingy
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.5
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
8:20
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.6
share of chances while he's on

Ross Johnston has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 6 games for the St Louis Blues in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 8:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 82.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

82.2050100
Rated above 74% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality79thGF49thIntimidation49thChemistry46thClutch79th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.46, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 73.4% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.51 SD · 79th 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.11.299th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.494th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.3091th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.9365th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.1312th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.472th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 49 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 NYI

    Wednesday, March 4

    Physical

    Ross Johnston finished 7 checks. He has 14 points in 59 games this season. He played 11:10 and had no shots on goal. The Ducks beat the Islanders 5-1.

  2. vs SEA

    Tuesday, February 3

    Drought over

    Ross Johnston scored for the first time in 26 games. That was his third goal of the season. He played 9:24 and had three shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Ducks.

  3. at NYR

    Monday, December 15

    Physical

    Ross Johnston finished 7 checks. He has 8 points in 32 games this season. He played 8:40 and had no shots on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Ducks.

  4. vs WSH

    Friday, December 5

    Drought over

    Ross Johnston scored for the first time in 21 games. That was his second goal of the season. The Ducks beat the Capitals 4-3 in a shootout.

  5. at NSH

    Tuesday, October 21

    Big night

    Three points for Ross Johnston: one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 37 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 5-2 for the Ducks.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game8:20
    1
  • Points per 601.20
    26
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.56
    20
  • Shots per 603.6
    10

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.75
    11
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.84
    90
  • xGF%48.6%
    44

Physical

  • Hits per 6032.4
    100
  • Blocks per 607.2
    99
  • Penalty minutes per 608.4
    4

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.1 mph
    3
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    7
  • Distance skated8 mi
    15

Shooting

  • Hardest shot57.5 mph
    4
  • Shots on goal3
    14
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.8%
    19
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.8%
    20

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
Dillon Dube, Pius Suter213:2115–110.8–0.40–067%
Pius Suter, Dylan Peterson26:495–50.3–0.11–081%
Pius Suter, Zach Dean16:182–110.0–0.20–10%
Dylan Peterson, Zach Dean14:570–30.0–0.30–10%
Alexey Toropchenko, Pius Suter13:431–30.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 4 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
02-0310-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27601130.58:2027648.6
2025–266231114334.49:451922444.4
2024–254313491.08:421342436.9
2023–2468134443.88:121392937.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-156:220000.00400
2026-10-139:180110.01400
2026-10-109:060000.00515
2026-10-088:020010.06520
2026-10-067:150010.40412
2026-10-029:590000.00520
2026-05-148:460010.01610
2026-05-1210:500000.00200
2026-05-1012:590000.00212
2026-05-0811:280010.21500
2026-05-068:500020.17312
2026-03-108:490010.07300
2026-03-089:010000.081114
2026-03-0610:430000.00600
2026-03-0411:100000.05700
2026-03-0311:100010.04200
2026-03-019:530010.00300
2026-02-2710:510000.03315
2026-02-259:550100.00410
2026-02-039:241030.49110