GRIT & GF
Marcus Pettersson

New York Rangers, Defence

Marcus Pettersson

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
1.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
20:19
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
45.8
share of chances while he's on

Marcus Pettersson has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 11 games for the New York Rangers in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 20:19 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 15.4 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

15.4050100
Rated above 39% of defencemen
Goals above average
−1.5
Wins
−0.25
Physicality68thGF63thIntimidation44thChemistry1thClutch76th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.57, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 38.6% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.52 SD · 76th 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.0.0476th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.3793th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 189 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 COL

    Wednesday, April 1

    Drought over

    Marcus Pettersson scored for the first time in 53 games. He finished with one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 8-6 for the Canucks.

  2. at SEA

    Monday, December 29

    Ice time

    Marcus Pettersson played 28:59, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.1. It finished 3-2 for the Canucks in a shootout.

  3. at TBL

    Sunday, November 16

    Drought over

    Marcus Pettersson scored for the first time in 21 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 21:16 and had one shot on goal. The Canucks beat the Lightning 6-2.

  4. at CAR

    Friday, November 14

    Ice time

    Marcus Pettersson played 30:23, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 19 games this season. The Canucks fell 4-3 to the Hurricanes in overtime.

  5. vs EDM

    Sunday, October 26

    Ice time

    Marcus Pettersson played 27:21, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 1 point in 10 games this season. The Canucks beat the Oilers 4-3 in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game20:19
    59
  • Points per 600.54
    30
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.31
    73
  • Shots per 601.9
    17

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.19
    31
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.60
    40
  • xGF%45.8%
    31

Physical

  • Hits per 603.8
    66
  • Blocks per 604.3
    50
  • Penalty minutes per 602.1
    31

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed19.5 mph
    7
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated30 mi
    90

Shooting

  • Hardest shot81.8 mph
    33
  • Shots on goal7
    54
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.1%
    48
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.8%
    46

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
Sean Durzi11153:33121–1375.8–7.25–345%
Alberts Smits108:476–50.4–0.30–060%
Adam Fox118:098–80.4–0.41–053%
Braden Schneider117:597–70.2–0.10–058%
Vladislav Gavrikov117:030–30.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 12 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
0.000.501.00
04-0110-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–271102271.220:19141645.8
2025–268231518664.721:277913641.8
2024–257842529703.921:418014453.0
2023–2482426301065.022:4112116152.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1919:020000.02100
2026-10-1720:410010.02210
2026-10-1519:020000.00016
2026-10-1321:440210.04120
2026-10-1121:380000.00110
2026-10-0919:110010.00510
2026-10-0617:470010.06100
2026-10-0417:380000.00222
2026-10-0221:560010.01010
2026-10-0121:380010.96050
2026-09-2923:080010.04120
2026-04-1619:060000.00010
2026-04-1421:530000.06000
2026-04-1223:360000.00100
2026-04-1121:470020.05120
2026-04-0920:031010.11000
2026-04-0719:000000.01130
2026-04-0421:540000.01210
2026-04-0223:090020.08150
2026-04-0125:071210.09330