GRIT & GF
Sam Lafferty

Florida Panthers, Centre

Sam Lafferty

  • Shot-eater
  • Edgy
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:03
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
31.2
share of chances while he's on

Sam Lafferty has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 5 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 10:03 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 20.1 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

20.1050100
Rated above 4% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.04
Physicality6thGF26thIntimidation16thChemistry46thClutch51th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.49, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 4% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.01 SD · 51th 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.-0.0051th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.42th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 47 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 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:03
    6
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.36
    6
  • Shots per 604.8
    26

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.58
    5
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.50
    7
  • xGF%31.2%
    3

Physical

  • Hits per 607.2
    71
  • Blocks per 604.8
    91
  • Penalty minutes per 604.8
    9

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.8 mph
    58
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    17
  • Distance skated8 mi
    15

Shooting

  • Hardest shot74.9 mph
    21
  • Shots on goal4
    19
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.8%
    19
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.4%
    28

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
Garnet Hathaway, Bokondji Imama424:4824–271.2–1.10–251%
Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart212:045–90.1–1.00–15%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 5 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
12-2310-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27500040.310:036431.2
2025–262911290.88:3635540.8
2024–2560437503.69:53892242.7
2023–2479131124789.611:531924546.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1710:440020.02112
2026-10-155:370000.00000
2026-10-139:300020.28220
2026-10-1214:540000.00210
2026-10-109:300000.00102
2026-04-158:440000.00000
2026-04-119:330010.01100
2026-03-319:530000.00000
2026-03-248:110010.02100
2026-03-227:150010.10200
2026-03-209:060000.00210
2026-03-177:020000.00100
2026-03-145:550000.00100
2026-03-126:340000.00210
2026-03-098:050000.00200
2026-01-306:440000.00210
2026-01-199:010000.00110
2025-12-2811:260110.09400
2025-12-2711:580020.25200
2025-12-235:560010.11000