Evan Rodrigues

Two-way
Play-driver

Points, 2026–27: 4; 2 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.8; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:47; 14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 58.3; share of chances while he's on

Evan Rodrigues has 2 goals and 2 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 15:47 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 65.0 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

Rated above 50% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.0
Wins: +0.01

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.18, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 50.2% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+0.21 SD · 62th 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.0.0162th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1014th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 93 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 DET
Tuesday, October 13
Drought over
Evan Rodrigues scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 14:31 and had four shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Devils in overtime.
vs TOR
Thursday, February 26
Volume
Evan Rodrigues had 11 shot attempts. Nine reached the net and one went in. His average this season was 4.6. It finished 5-1 for the Panthers.
vs BUF
Monday, February 2
Volume
Evan Rodrigues had 11 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 4.5 attempts a game. He played 24:09, about 7 minutes over his average. The Panthers fell 5-3 to the Sabres.
at OTT
Saturday, January 10
Drought over
Evan Rodrigues scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his ninth goal of the season. He played 18:00 and had two shots on goal. The Panthers beat the Senators 3-2.
at TOR
Tuesday, January 6
Volume
Evan Rodrigues had 10 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.5. The Panthers lost 4-1 to the Maple Leafs.
vs CAR
Friday, December 19
Volume
Evan Rodrigues had 9 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. It finished 4-3 for the Panthers in a shootout.
vs CGY
Friday, November 28
Volume
Evan Rodrigues had 9 shot attempts. Two reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 4.1 attempts a game. The Panthers lost 5-3 to the Flames.
at LAK
Thursday, November 6
Volume
Evan Rodrigues had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.8. It finished 5-2 for the Panthers.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game15:47
55
Points per 601.90
48
Goals per 600.95
62
Individual xG per 600.83
53
Shots per 606.7
59

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.83
70
xG against per 60, on ice2.02
79
xGF%58.3%
83

Physical

Hits per 605.2
60
Blocks per 601.4
26
Penalty minutes per 601.9
37

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed20.5 mph
8
Bursts over 20 mph2
7
Distance skated20 mi
56

Shooting

Hardest shot85.7 mph
82
Shots on goal14
67
Shooting %14.3%
56

Zone time

Offensive zone time44.5%
75
Offensive zone time, even strength43.6%
83

Who he plays with

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

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Arseny Gritsyuk, Dawson Mercer	5	41:51	54–35	1.8–1.8	0–1	51%
Stefan Noesen, Anthony Mantha	3	25:10	22–18	1.2–0.4	1–1	74%
Timo Meier, Dawson Mercer	7	3:07	2–3	0.1–0.2	0–0	40%
Anthony Mantha, Dawson Mercer	6	3:00	7–2	0.4–0.1	1–0	79%
Timo Meier, Arseny Gritsyuk	3	2:05	2–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	33%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 24 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

02-2710-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	2	2	4	14	1.8	15:47	11	3	58.3
2025–26	69	11	20	31	160	14.8	16:60	63	38	54.5
2024–25	82	15	17	32	161	15.7	15:13	128	27	52.4
2023–24	80	12	27	39	186	18.0	15:10	104	38	57.4

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	15:25	0	0	1	0.43	1	1	0
2026-10-15	17:23	1	1	2	0.31	0	1	0
2026-10-13	14:31	1	1	4	0.36	2	0	0
2026-10-12	15:40	0	0	4	0.22	2	0	0
2026-10-10	13:56	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	4
2026-10-06	15:50	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
2026-10-03	16:14	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0
2026-10-01	17:13	0	0	1	0.28	2	0	0
2026-03-26	0:49	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-03-24	19:46	0	1	2	0.33	0	1	0
2026-03-20	16:15	0	0	3	0.21	1	0	0
2026-03-19	17:44	0	2	3	0.31	0	0	0
2026-03-15	17:08	0	0	3	0.36	0	0	2
2026-03-12	17:29	0	0	1	0.38	0	1	0
2026-03-10	16:21	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0
2026-03-06	19:31	0	0	2	0.33	0	1	0
2026-03-05	15:57	0	0	2	0.07	1	0	2
2026-03-03	13:27	0	1	0	0.15	3	1	0
2026-03-01	17:11	0	0	2	0.11	0	1	0
2026-02-27	17:36	0	0	1	0.05	1	1	0