GRIT & GF
Danton Heinen

Columbus Blue Jackets, Left wing

Danton Heinen

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
1.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:50
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
45.1
share of chances while he's on

Danton Heinen has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 7 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 10:50 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 75.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 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

75.0050100
Rated above 64% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality63thGF77thIntimidation34thChemistry46thClutch45th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.31, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 63.9% of 402 rated players

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GF

+1.16 SD · 77th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.4.7280th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.3.3881th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.1.0057th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 68 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 game10:50
    9
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.82
    52
  • Shots per 604.7
    26

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.95
    20
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.38
    54
  • xGF%45.1%
    29

Physical

  • Hits per 604.7
    56
  • Blocks per 605.5
    96
  • 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 speed19.8 mph
    2
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated13 mi
    25

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.9 mph
    35
  • Shots on goal6
    26
  • Shooting %0.0%
    12

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.3%
    23
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.5%
    29

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
Conor Garland, Ryan Lomberg622:1619–240.6–0.60–048%
Ryan Lomberg, Dmitri Voronkov411:2013–110.6–0.60–051%
Ryan Lomberg, Luca Del Bel Belluz26:376–50.2–0.10–060%
Mathieu Olivier, Cole Sillinger55:103–50.1–0.20–035%
Sean Monahan, Valeri Nichushkin33:544–40.1–0.30–019%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 13 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
0.000.200.40
03-2110-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27700061.010:506745.1
2025–26466612445.911:20542857.6
2024–257992029818.913:27814647.9
2023–247417193611913.714:28835049.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-188:150000.00000
2026-10-176:360000.14100
2026-10-1313:160000.07220
2026-10-1012:040020.09300
2026-10-0912:010020.19020
2026-10-0311:250000.28000
2026-10-0112:110020.27030
2026-04-1410:450110.19000
2026-04-1213:470100.08000
2026-04-1110:120100.07010
2026-04-0911:390010.08110
2026-04-0713:191030.33100
2026-04-0412:000010.03012
2026-04-0213:370000.00212
2026-03-3112:400010.12010
2026-03-2911:450000.00000
2026-03-2612:330000.05100
2026-03-2412:180010.09100
2026-03-229:340010.11100
2026-03-2110:461010.02000