GRIT & GF
Timo Meier

New Jersey Devils, Right wing

Timo Meier

  • Trigger-happy
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
4
1 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
2.4
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:21
30 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
52.9
share of chances while he's on

Timo Meier has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2026–27, with 30 shots on goal and 16:21 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 93.4 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

93.4050100
Rated above 90% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.3
Wins
+0.05
Physicality92thGF83thIntimidation32thChemistry46thClutch44th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.87, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 90% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.37 SD · 92th percentile · weight 38% · +0.4 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.5.976th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.1.823th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9358th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.9499th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.0217th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9264th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 106 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. vs UTA

    Tuesday, October 6

    Volume

    Timo Meier had 10 shot attempts. Eight reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 7.0. The Devils fell 5-3 to the Mammoth.

  2. vs MTL

    Saturday, April 4

    Volume

    Timo Meier had 7 shots on goal. His average this season was 3.5. That was his 23rd goal of the season. The Devils fell 4-3 to the Canadiens in a shootout.

  3. vs CHI

    Sunday, March 29

    Volume

    Timo Meier had 17 shot attempts. Nine reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 7.2 attempts a game. It finished 5-3 for the Devils.

  4. at CAR

    Saturday, March 28

    Streak

    Timo Meier has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 22nd goal of the season. He played 18:05 and had three shots on goal. The Devils lost 5-2 to the Hurricanes.

  5. at NYR

    Wednesday, March 18

    Volume

    Timo Meier had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Five reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 7.3 attempts a game. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 6-3 for the Devils.

  6. vs TOR

    Wednesday, March 4

    Volume

    Timo Meier put 7 shots on goal. He came in averaging 3.5 shots on goal a game. The Devils beat the Maple Leafs 4-3 in a shootout.

  7. at STL

    Saturday, February 28

    Volume

    Timo Meier had 17 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Eight got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 7.1 attempts a game. It finished 3-1 for the Devils.

  8. vs CAR

    Saturday, January 17

    Volume

    Timo Meier had 15 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Seven got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 7.0. The Devils lost 4-1 to the Hurricanes.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:21
    63
  • Points per 601.83
    45
  • Goals per 600.46
    32
  • Individual xG per 601.09
    74
  • Shots per 6013.8
    99

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.65
    60
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.36
    56
  • xGF%52.9%
    63

Physical

  • Hits per 607.8
    75
  • Blocks per 601.4
    24
  • Penalty minutes per 602.8
    25

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.3 mph
    76
  • Bursts over 20 mph26
    92
  • Distance skated22 mi
    68

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.6 mph
    69
  • Shots on goal30
    98
  • Shooting %3.3%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.9%
    77
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.7%
    73

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
Nico Hischier, Luke Evangelista545:4154–282.2–1.42–160%
Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer629:4544–291.9–1.12–163%
Jack Hughes, Luke Evangelista54:379–20.2–0.20–052%
Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes83:255–30.1–0.20–040%
Evan Rodrigues, Dawson Mercer73:072–30.1–0.20–040%
Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer32:352–20.0–0.00–0100%
Evan Rodrigues, Arseny Gritsyuk32:052–20.0–0.00–033%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 41 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
0.000.501.001.50
03-2610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278134302.416:2117352.9
2025–267724204426934.118:311317151.7
2024–258026275323928.917:521418754.9
2023–246928245220721.917:361115948.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1715:031030.26100
2026-10-1514:300220.16402
2026-10-1314:520020.14100
2026-10-1214:380010.23110
2026-10-1016:530040.33400
2026-10-0618:140180.39024
2026-10-0319:570060.53400
2026-10-0116:410040.33200
2026-04-1415:450000.01000
2026-04-1216:540130.18100
2026-04-1120:510140.51200
2026-04-0917:000030.37110
2026-04-0718:160030.37000
2026-04-0518:221010.51120
2026-04-0420:061170.69510
2026-04-0218:080100.00012
2026-03-3118:290010.11110
2026-03-2919:190190.98100
2026-03-2818:051030.19320
2026-03-2618:391041.12320