Parker Wotherspoon

Two-way
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 0; 0 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG: 0.3; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 18:16; 5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 57.3; share of chances while he's on

Parker Wotherspoon has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 6 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 18:16 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 22.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

Rated above 54% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.1
Wins: +0.02

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.45, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 53.8% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+1.26 SD · 95th percentile · weight 13% · +0.4 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.2395th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.8176th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 97 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.

at PHI
Wednesday, April 29
Ice time
Parker Wotherspoon played 29:54, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 31 points in 86 games this season. The Penguins lost 1-0 to the Flyers in overtime.
at SEA
Monday, January 19
Drought over
Parker Wotherspoon scored for the first time in 28 games. That was his third goal of the season. He played 20:47 and had one shot on goal. The Penguins beat the Kraken 6-3.
vs PHI
Thursday, January 15
Physical
Parker Wotherspoon finished 7 checks. He has 15 points in 46 games this season. He played 16:45 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Penguins.
vs TOR
Saturday, November 29
Physical
Parker Wotherspoon threw 7 hits. He has 9 points in 24 games this season. He played 20:24 and had two shots on goal. The Penguins lost 7-2 to the Maple Leafs.
at CBJ
Friday, November 28
Physical
Parker Wotherspoon finished 8 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 9 points in 23 games this season. The Penguins beat the Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime.
at MIN
Thursday, October 30
Physical
Parker Wotherspoon finished 7 checks. He has 5 points in 12 games this season. He played 24:17 and had one shot on goal. The Penguins beat the Wild 4-1.
vs STL
Monday, October 27
Drought over
Parker Wotherspoon scored for the first time in 41 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 23:26 and had one shot on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Penguins.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game18:16
39
Points per 600.00
8
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.16
43
Shots per 602.7
37

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.06
80
xG against per 60, on ice2.28
66
xGF%57.3%
80

Physical

Hits per 602.7
52
Blocks per 603.3
28
Penalty minutes per 601.1
62

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.4 mph
73
Bursts over 20 mph5
63
Distance skated15 mi
34

Shooting

Hardest shot84.3 mph
47
Shots on goal5
42
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time46.3%
92
Offensive zone time, even strength48.9%
99

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Rasmus Andersson	6	83:12	87–62	4.2–3.4	1–7	55%
Noah Hanifin	6	6:06	5–3	0.3–0.0	0–0	95%
Brayden McNabb	6	4:32	2–3	0.0–0.1	0–0	29%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 9 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

0.000.100.20

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	6	0	0	0	5	0.3	18:16	5	6	57.3
2025–26	80	3	27	30	70	2.5	20:10	162	112	51.1
2024–25	55	1	6	7	44	1.3	18:02	75	67	49.5
2023–24	41	0	8	8	32	0.8	17:43	84	67	51.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-10	19:05	0	0	0.00	3	1	0
2026-10-08	17:00	0	2	0.10	1	2	0
2026-10-06	20:17	0	1	0.16	0	1	0
2026-10-04	17:25	0	1	0.01	0	1	0
2026-10-02	15:39	0	0	0.01	0	1	0
2026-09-29	20:08	0	1	0.02	1	0	2
2026-04-29	29:54	0	1	0.03	4	2	0
2026-04-27	21:03	1	1	0.01	1	3	0
2026-04-25	23:49	0	1	0.01	3	2	0
2026-04-22	19:37	0	1	0.02	5	4	0
2026-04-20	18:40	0	0	0.00	3	0	12
2026-04-18	19:34	0	0	0.00	4	1	0
2026-04-12	19:52	0	0	0.00	1	2	0
2026-04-09	21:40	1	1	0.01	1	1	0
2026-04-05	18:27	0	0	0.00	2	0	7
2026-04-04	18:44	0	1	0.01	2	1	0
2026-04-02	20:00	0	1	0.01	3	1	0
2026-03-31	20:31	0	3	0.15	1	0	0
2026-03-30	20:39	2	2	0.03	1	2	0
2026-03-28	17:11	1	0	0.00	2	0	2