Leon Draisaitl

Two-way
Stingy
Play-driver

Points, 2026–27: 14; 6 G, 8 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 4.3; 6 goals from it
Ice time per game: 21:04; 28 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 74.7; share of chances while he's on

Leon Draisaitl has 6 goals and 8 assists (14 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 28 shots on goal and 21:04 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 88.7 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

Rated above 83% of forwards

Goals above average: +2.1
Wins: +0.34

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.65, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 83.1% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+2.68 SD · 99th percentile · weight 11% · +0.6 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.0.2699th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.2.6396th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 129 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.

at UTA
Saturday, October 17
Streak
Leon Draisaitl has scored in 3 straight games. That was his sixth goal of the season. He played 18:31 and had one shot on goal. The Oilers beat the Mammoth 6-2.
at ANA
Wednesday, October 7
Big night
Four points for Leon Draisaitl: four assists. He has 9 points in 4 games this season. He played 19:18 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Oilers.
vs SEA
Saturday, October 3
Volume
Leon Draisaitl had 13 shot attempts. Six reached the net and one went in. His average this season was 9.0. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. The Oilers beat the Kraken 3-1.
at VAN
Thursday, October 1
Big night
Three points for Leon Draisaitl: two goals and one assist. That was his second goal of the season. He played 20:19 and had five shots on goal. The Oilers beat the Canucks 9-7.
vs VAN
Tuesday, September 29
Volume
Leon Draisaitl had 11 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. It was his first game of the season. The Oilers fell 6-5 to the Canucks in overtime.
at ANA
Thursday, April 30
Streak
Leon Draisaitl has a point in 15 straight games. He has 107 points in 71 games this season. The Oilers fell 5-2 to the Ducks.
vs ANA
Tuesday, April 28
Streak
Leon Draisaitl has a point in 14 straight games. He scored twice. That was his 38th goal of the season. The Oilers beat the Ducks 4-1.
at ANA
Sunday, April 26
Streak
Leon Draisaitl has a point in 13 straight games. He has 104 points in 69 games this season. The Oilers lost 4-3 to the Ducks in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game21:04
96
Points per 604.98
99
Goals per 602.14
96
Individual xG per 601.54
94
Shots per 6010.0
92

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.79
97
xG against per 60, on ice1.28
100
xGF%74.7%
100

Physical

Hits per 601.8
22
Blocks per 600.7
9
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 speed21.3 mph
35
Bursts over 20 mph21
85
Distance skated26 mi
87

Shooting

Hardest shot80.5 mph
52
Shots on goal28
96
Shooting %21.4%
85

Zone time

Offensive zone time49.9%
98
Offensive zone time, even strength47.3%
98

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Connor McDavid, Vasily Podkolzin	7	98:26	113–64	6.6–2.4	14–1	73%
Kasperi Kapanen, Vasily Podkolzin	3	13:46	22–3	1.2–0.1	1–1	94%
Connor McDavid, Alex Formenton	8	2:16	1–0	0.0–0.0	0–0	–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 6 goals from 41 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

0.000.501.001.50

03-0610-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	6	8	14	28	4.3	21:04	5	2	74.7
2025–26	65	35	62	97	186	26.1	21:35	34	16	54.3
2024–25	71	52	54	106	241	33.7	21:32	23	28	60.7
2023–24	81	41	65	106	217	28.5	20:42	58	29	58.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	18:31	1	1	1	0.26	1	0	0
2026-10-15	23:00	1	0	3	0.45	0	0	0
2026-10-13	20:11	1	1	3	0.32	0	1	0
2026-10-10	21:49	0	0	3	0.57	1	0	0
2026-10-07	19:18	0	4	2	0.26	2	1	0
2026-10-03	24:08	1	0	6	1.06	1	0	0
2026-10-01	20:19	2	1	5	0.65	0	0	0
2026-09-29	21:15	0	1	5	0.76	0	0	0
2026-04-30	24:01	0	1	1	0.21	0	0	0
2026-04-28	23:22	2	0	4	0.43	0	1	2
2026-04-26	21:45	0	1	2	0.06	0	1	0
2026-04-24	20:52	0	2	1	0.02	2	0	0
2026-04-22	24:56	1	1	3	0.25	1	1	0
2026-04-20	22:06	0	2	2	1.00	0	0	0
2026-03-15	3:12	1	0	2	0.18	0	0	0
2026-03-13	21:06	0	1	3	0.79	0	0	0
2026-03-12	17:36	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	2
2026-03-10	22:51	0	2	5	0.58	2	0	0
2026-03-08	20:59	1	0	2	0.39	2	0	0
2026-03-06	21:27	0	1	0	0.09	3	0	0