John Marino

Finesse
Two-way
Finisher

Points, 2026–27: 5; 2 G, 3 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 0.4; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 20:23; 8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 61.8; share of chances while he's on

John Marino has 2 goals and 3 assists (5 points) in 9 games for the Utah Mammoth in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 20:23 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 10.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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 26% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.1
Wins: +0.02

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.71, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 26% 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%

Intimidation

+1.17 SD · 92th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0983th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.2.4792th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 162 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 VGK
Wednesday, April 29
Drought over
John Marino scored for the first time in 36 games. He played 27:58, about 8 minutes over his average. The Mammoth fell 5-4 to the Golden Knights in overtime.
vs VAN
Monday, February 2
Big night
Three points for John Marino: three assists. He has 28 points in 56 games this season. He played 21:50 and had no shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Mammoth.
at VAN
Friday, December 5
Drought over
John Marino scored for the first time in 19 games. That was his second goal of the season. He played 22:54 and had two shots on goal. The Mammoth beat the Canucks 4-1.
at BUF
Tuesday, November 4
Volume
John Marino had 8 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Two reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 1.8. It finished 2-1 for the Mammoth in overtime.
at MIN
Saturday, October 25
Big night
John Marino had three points, one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 22 games. He has 1 goal this season. It finished 6-2 for the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game20:23
61
Points per 601.64
84
Goals per 600.65
91
Individual xG per 600.12
29
Shots per 602.6
34

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.24
89
xG against per 60, on ice2.00
85
xGF%61.8%
93

Physical

Hits per 600.7
14
Blocks per 601.3
1
Penalty minutes per 600.7
80

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.0 mph
54
Bursts over 20 mph4
54
Distance skated24 mi
72

Shooting

Hardest shot89.9 mph
74
Shots on goal8
60
Shooting %25.0%
99

Zone time

Offensive zone time45.3%
85
Offensive zone time, even strength44.2%
76

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
Nate Schmidt	9	121:31	141–93	6.7–4.1	5–5	62%
Dmitri Simashev	9	14:14	10–10	0.5–0.4	1–0	58%
Mikhail Sergachev	8	10:44	11–14	0.6–0.5	3–0	52%
MacKenzie Weegar	9	7:01	9–2	0.5–0.2	1–0	65%
Andrew Peeke	9	5:24	2–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	59%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 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

0.000.050.100.15

04-0410-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	2	3	5	8	0.4	20:23	2	4	61.8
2025–26	80	4	32	36	55	6.5	20:12	28	69	55.4
2024–25	35	1	13	14	30	1.5	21:10	9	46	54.6
2023–24	75	4	21	25	57	6.0	20:57	39	89	50.3

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	20:34	1	0	2	0.13	2	0	0
2026-10-15	21:06	0	1	0	0.00	0	1	0
2026-10-13	20:55	0	0	1	0.02	0	1	0
2026-10-10	19:06	1	1	2	0.12	0	0	0
2026-10-08	19:33	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0
2026-10-06	19:13	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-10-04	21:07	0	0	1	0.03	0	2	0
2026-10-03	20:27	0	1	0	0.01	0	0	2
2026-10-01	21:22	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0
2026-05-01	19:43	0	0	0	0.03	1	2	0
2026-04-29	27:58	1	0	2	0.10	1	2	0
2026-04-27	27:54	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0
2026-04-24	20:49	0	0	0	0.01	0	2	0
2026-04-21	19:24	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0
2026-04-19	18:56	0	0	2	0.03	0	4	0
2026-04-16	19:14	0	1	2	0.02	0	0	0
2026-04-14	18:40	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0
2026-04-09	18:28	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-04-07	18:36	0	1	1	0.01	0	1	0
2026-04-04	20:02	0	1	0	0.01	0	0	0