GRIT & GF
Noah Juulsen

Colorado Avalanche, Defence

Noah Juulsen

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:50
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
41.2
share of chances while he's on

Noah Juulsen has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 7 games for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 10:50 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 7.3 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

7.3050100
Rated above 20% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.04
Physicality37thGF27thIntimidation3thChemistry51thClutch81th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.79, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 19.7% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.72 SD · 81th 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.0.0581th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.67th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 75 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 MTL

    Tuesday, April 14

    Ice time

    Noah Juulsen played 21:45, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 10 points in 52 games this season. The Flyers beat the Canadiens 4-2.

  2. vs VGK

    Thursday, December 11

    Drought over

    Noah Juulsen scored for the first time in 76 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Flyers fell 3-2 to the Golden Knights in overtime.

  3. at DAL

    Saturday, November 15

    Ice time

    Noah Juulsen played 21:34, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 2 points in 18 games this season. The Flyers lost 5-1 to the Stars.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:50
    0
  • Points per 600.79
    46
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.13
    34
  • Shots per 602.4
    26

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.17
    29
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.09
    13
  • xGF%41.2%
    17

Physical

  • Hits per 6010.3
    97
  • Blocks per 607.1
    93
  • Penalty minutes per 601.6
    50

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.1 mph
    17
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    30
  • Distance skated11 mi
    24

Shooting

  • Hardest shot90.7 mph
    79
  • Shots on goal3
    26
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.4%
    60
  • 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
Brett Kulak740:1034–461.2–2.31–036%
Josh Manson610:114–140.1–0.40–024%
Devon Toews77:573–50.0–0.11–026%
Sam Malinski67:4710–100.5–0.80–140%
Brent Burns74:209–20.5–0.10–085%
Cale Makar53:254–30.0–0.20–117%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 5 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
0.000.050.10
03-0710-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27701130.210:5013941.2
2025–26521910261.313:491044546.2
2024–2535000260.816:171016040.5
2023–2454167301.414:541638649.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-198:350000.00110
2026-10-167:330000.00220
2026-10-148:200010.03200
2026-10-1312:360010.09120
2026-10-0816:350100.00320
2026-10-0310:550010.06410
2026-09-3011:150000.00012
2026-05-0210:420000.00300
2026-04-2914:460010.01630
2026-04-258:550000.00120
2026-04-2212:290200.00210
2026-04-207:210000.00320
2026-04-1421:450000.00110
2026-04-0310:070000.00200
2026-03-2412:580000.01010
2026-03-218:530100.00520
2026-03-1912:190010.10010
2026-03-1111:150000.03220
2026-03-0916:260030.06210
2026-03-0711:270010.03010