GRIT & GF
Jake Middleton

Calgary Flames, Defence

Jake Middleton

  • Edgy
  • Heavy
  • Finisher
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.7
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:47
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.2
share of chances while he's on

Jake Middleton has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 8 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 17:47 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 46.5 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

46.5050100
Rated above 83% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.3
Wins
−0.05
Physicality81thGF86thIntimidation59thChemistry51thClutch14th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.10, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 83.4% of 223 rated players

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GF

−0.83 SD · 86th percentile · weight 38% · +0.0 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.0.5487th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.8086th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2670th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 122 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 VGK

    Thursday, October 15

    Drought over

    Jake Middleton scored for the first time in 23 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 19:14 and had two shots on goal. The Flames lost 6-2 to the Golden Knights.

  2. at DAL

    Tuesday, April 28

    Shot blocker

    Jake Middleton blocked 6 shots. He has 17 points in 80 games this season. He played 18:05 and had no shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Wild.

  3. at OTT

    Saturday, April 4

    Drought over

    Jake Middleton scored for the first time in 32 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 20:58 and had one shot on goal. The Wild beat the Senators 4-1.

  4. at FLA

    Thursday, March 26

    Shot blocker

    Jake Middleton blocked 6 shots. He has 14 points in 66 games this season. He played 17:42 and had two shots on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Wild.

  5. vs CHI

    Tuesday, January 27

    Ice time

    Jake Middleton played 24:00, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 10 points in 47 games this season. The Wild beat the Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout.

  6. at LAK

    Saturday, January 3

    Drought over

    Jake Middleton scored for the first time in 52 games. He also blocked 6 shots. The Wild fell 5-4 to the Kings in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:47
    33
  • Points per 600.84
    49
  • Goals per 600.42
    80
  • Individual xG per 600.29
    69
  • Shots per 604.2
    63

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.82
    70
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.15
    10
  • xGF%47.2%
    38

Physical

  • Hits per 605.9
    85
  • Blocks per 605.5
    71
  • Penalty minutes per 605.9
    5

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.8 mph
    43
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    42
  • Distance skated20 mi
    47

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.5 mph
    51
  • Shots on goal10
    68
  • Shooting %10.0%
    78

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.4%
    50
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.5%
    57

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
Zayne Parekh790:3291–1114.6–4.73–749%
Zach Whitecloud815:3315–210.6–1.01–238%
Simon Nemec88:3712–60.4–0.20–069%
Kevin Bahl63:571–60.1–0.10–036%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 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
0.000.501.00
04-1410-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278112100.717:47141347.2
2025–267521416624.117:308711849.2
2024–256781321974.821:529915945.8
2023–248071825855.819:4914816247.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1818:130110.00020
2026-10-1519:141020.272110
2026-10-1318:130020.18020
2026-10-1012:400000.00220
2026-10-0818:340010.01330
2026-10-0416:470010.03300
2026-10-0317:390010.04134
2026-10-0120:550020.17300
2026-05-1321:550000.00330
2026-05-1112:430000.00200
2026-05-0914:260000.00200
2026-05-0518:090010.00220
2026-05-0316:420020.09110
2026-04-3019:260010.01110
2026-04-2818:050100.85162
2026-04-2514:260000.00100
2026-04-2217:160010.02210
2026-04-2013:010000.00110
2026-04-1815:290000.00110
2026-04-1418:430000.00202