GRIT & GF
Dakota Mermis

Toronto Maple Leafs, Defence

Dakota Mermis

  • Finisher
  • Edgy
Points, 2025–26
1
1 G, 0 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
0.2
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:02
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.8
share of chances while he's on

Dakota Mermis has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 11 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025–26, with 5 shots on goal and 13:02 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 11.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 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

11.3050100
Rated above 32% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality39thGF19thIntimidation33thChemistry65thClutch38th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.70, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 31.3% of 281 rated players

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

Chemistry

+0.29 SD · 65th percentile · weight 13% · +0.1 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0565th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.1078th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 136 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 game13:02
    4
  • Points per 600.42
    7
  • Goals per 600.42
    88
  • Individual xG per 600.08
    1
  • Shots per 602.1
    3

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.20
    15
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.49
    59
  • xGF%46.8%
    27

Physical

  • Hits per 603.3
    59
  • Blocks per 603.8
    36
  • Penalty minutes per 604.6
    4

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
Troy Stecher753:0950–422.1–1.61–256%
Philippe Myers422:2517–320.7–1.20–335%
Oliver Ekman-Larsson1120:5919–180.4–0.70–038%
Simon Benoit812:2211–120.6–0.51–054%
Morgan Rielly109:3712–120.6–0.71–048%
Jake McCabe99:157–110.4–0.60–141%
Brandon Carlo36:034–50.2–0.30–042%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 10 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
03-0712-08

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–261110150.213:028946.8
2024–25401160.315:123448.4
2023–2447358422.314:05455948.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2025-12-0810:340010.02010
2025-11-2915:100000.00142
2025-11-2812:410000.01020
2025-11-2611:470000.00102
2025-11-2214:290010.02117
2025-11-2013:591010.06100
2025-11-1814:360000.02110
2025-11-158:200010.03100
2025-11-1314:320000.01000
2025-11-0513:580000.00200
2025-10-2413:120010.02000
2025-04-1720:390110.10110
2025-04-1514:120020.08000
2025-04-1315:110010.00220
2024-12-2210:470020.14012
2024-04-0710:050020.21000
2024-03-2315:270010.02020
2024-03-2018:100000.00200
2024-03-0813:310000.06310
2024-03-0714:280010.14512