GRIT & GF
Mathieu Joseph

Edmonton Oilers, Right wing

Mathieu Joseph

  • Heavy
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
4
1 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.2
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:36
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
41.0
share of chances while he's on

Mathieu Joseph has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 14:36 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 81.0 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

81.0050100
Rated above 72% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.9
Wins
−0.15
Physicality94thGF19thIntimidation6thChemistry2thClutch82th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.42, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 71.6% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.54 SD · 94th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 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.8.293th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.882th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.2085th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.7038th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6258th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8244th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 102 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 UTA

    Saturday, October 17

    Drought over

    Mathieu Joseph scored for the first time in 46 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. The Oilers beat the Mammoth 6-2.

  2. at BUF

    Thursday, November 6

    Big night

    Mathieu Joseph had three points, one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. It finished 3-0 for the Blues.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:36
    42
  • Points per 602.05
    56
  • Goals per 600.51
    37
  • Individual xG per 600.64
    28
  • Shots per 604.6
    23

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.95
    20
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.81
    28
  • xGF%41.0%
    17

Physical

  • Hits per 6013.4
    91
  • Blocks per 603.6
    80
  • Penalty minutes per 601.0
    58

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.1 mph
    27
  • Bursts over 20 mph15
    72
  • Distance skated19 mi
    49

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.5 mph
    40
  • Shots on goal9
    43
  • Shooting %11.1%
    42

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time34.6%
    3
  • Offensive zone time, even strength34.5%
    0

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
Alex Formenton, Owen Michaels766:3937–751.9–3.14–538%
Max Jones, Colton Dach310:167–100.4–0.30–155%
Connor McDavid, Alex Formenton82:475–30.3–0.20–062%
Kasperi Kapanen, Owen Michaels52:101–20.0–0.10–022%
Trent Frederic, Owen Michaels52:061–30.0–0.10–00%
Jason Dickinson, Alex Formenton32:021–30.0–0.00–00%

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
0.000.200.400.60
03-2210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27813491.214:3626741.0
2025–26512911365.211:601153451.6
2024–256041014697.811:541213753.0
2023–247211243512415.216:281055947.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1712:351020.40200
2026-10-1512:480100.13400
2026-10-1316:520030.23220
2026-10-1014:420110.03100
2026-10-0714:430000.00610
2026-10-0315:040010.22110
2026-10-0115:070120.18520
2026-09-2914:570000.04512
2026-04-219:390020.04610
2026-04-196:560000.00202
2026-04-168:330010.22110
2026-04-146:220010.04205
2026-04-138:300000.00220
2026-04-116:460000.00410
2026-04-026:470010.01400
2026-04-018:320000.14300
2026-03-289:340000.03200
2026-03-2612:170000.00310
2026-03-2411:590020.06200
2026-03-2212:170010.16300