GRIT & GF
Frank Vatrano

Anaheim Ducks, Right wing

Frank Vatrano

  • Net-front
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
1.3
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:09
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
41.1
share of chances while he's on

Frank Vatrano has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 5 games for the Anaheim Ducks in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 12:09 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 64.4 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

64.4050100
Rated above 49% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.04
Physicality43thGF59thIntimidation60thChemistry46thClutch69th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.16, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 49.3% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.40 SD · 69th 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.0.0369th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.67th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 53 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.

Embed or share this card

Free to use with a link back. The image updates as his rating does.

Frank Vatrano's Grit & GF card
Download PNG

Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs UTA

    Wednesday, December 3

    Ice time

    Frank Vatrano played 19:07, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.9. The Ducks lost 7-0 to the Mammoth.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:09
    18
  • Points per 601.98
    52
  • Goals per 600.99
    64
  • Individual xG per 601.29
    85
  • Shots per 604.9
    29

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.89
    16
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.71
    34
  • xGF%41.1%
    17

Physical

  • Hits per 604.9
    58
  • Blocks per 603.0
    68
  • 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 speed21.7 mph
    55
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    28
  • Distance skated10 mi
    19

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.9 mph
    72
  • Shots on goal5
    21
  • Shooting %20.0%
    83

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.2%
    64
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.1%
    77

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
Ryan Poehling, Nikita Nesterenko17:495–60.2–0.30–042%
A.J. Greer, Roger McQueen27:438–80.1–0.40–016%
Judd Caulfield, Roger McQueen37:299–70.2–0.30–042%
Alex Killorn, Ryan Poehling26:309–80.4–0.41–050%
Mikael Granlund, Beckett Sennecke34:475–50.2–0.50–026%
Judd Caulfield, Leo Carlsson23:422–20.0–0.00–0100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 10 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
0.001.002.00
12-2010-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27511251.312:095341.1
2025–2650549799.711:50843142.0
2024–258121244523429.117:331697846.9
2023–248237236027225.418:211568243.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1914:360120.03210
2026-10-1613:000010.12100
2026-10-1310:460010.08100
2026-10-1011:481011.08120
2026-10-0210:340000.00000
2026-04-148:310010.05100
2026-04-0912:151010.11300
2026-04-0312:370020.23310
2026-04-0110:310010.09212
2026-03-286:000010.11000
2026-03-2613:380010.02200
2026-03-185:480000.08200
2026-03-159:170000.01100
2026-03-148:050020.12002
2026-03-0810:190000.00010
2026-03-0611:110100.00310
2026-03-0413:501021.77000
2025-12-2710:310010.11012
2025-12-2211:320020.24000
2025-12-2012:560120.15110