GRIT & GF
Jake Walman

Edmonton Oilers, Defence

Jake Walman

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:09
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
53.8
share of chances while he's on

Jake Walman has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 5 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 15:09 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 3.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

5 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

3.6050100
Rated above 10% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality11thGF56thIntimidation21thChemistry51thClutch64th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.96, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 10.3% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.22 SD · 64th 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.0.0164th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.43th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 61 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

    Tuesday, March 10

    Shot blocker

    Jake Walman got in front of 7 shots. He has 18 points in 36 games this season. He played 18:21 and had no shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Oilers.

  2. at LAK

    Thursday, February 26

    Two goals

    Jake Walman scored twice. That was his seventh goal of the season. He played 22:08 and had four shots on goal. The Oilers beat the Kings 8-1.

  3. vs CBJ

    Monday, November 10

    Big night

    Jake Walman had three points, two goals and one assist. He has 3 goals this season. He played 22:13 and had four shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Oilers in overtime.

  4. at OTT

    Tuesday, October 21

    Overtime winner

    Jake Walman won it in overtime. He has 1 goal this season. He played 18:51 and had two shots on goal. The Oilers beat the Senators 3-2 in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:09
    16
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.21
    54
  • Shots per 604.0
    60

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.01
    78
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.59
    42
  • xGF%53.8%
    67

Physical

  • Hits per 600.0
    2
  • Blocks per 609.5
    100
  • Penalty minutes per 603.2
    15

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.3 mph
    21
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    41
  • Distance skated11 mi
    22

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.8 mph
    88
  • Shots on goal5
    42
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.4%
    73
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.4%
    67

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
Ty Emberson328:2329–351.2–1.41–046%
Connor Murphy512:3310–160.5–0.60–146%
Shakir Mukhamadullin29:567–90.1–0.40–320%
Evan Bouchard56:1614–30.9–0.11–091%
Ryan Shea52:114–10.3–0.00–097%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 11 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
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27500050.315:0901253.8
2025–265381220965.118:45159043.8
2024–25657334016411.322:475714549.3
2023–2463129211085.519:474215342.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1716:340000.12050
2026-10-0715:500010.07032
2026-10-0313:520020.05000
2026-10-0113:020010.00012
2026-09-2916:250010.02030
2026-04-3019:580030.05000
2026-04-2816:380010.08200
2026-04-2617:290100.00114
2026-04-2416:100000.04002
2026-04-2216:020130.07120
2026-04-2015:010220.10202
2026-04-1619:190030.28000
2026-04-1313:500000.02000
2026-04-1115:110030.13030
2026-04-0818:140000.13010
2026-04-0715:100020.01000
2026-04-0418:300020.06120
2026-04-0217:220010.17130
2026-03-3117:210120.02110
2026-03-2813:560000.10020