GRIT & GF
Ryan Shea

Edmonton Oilers, Defence

Ryan Shea

  • Stingy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
3
1 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.5
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
22:44
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
42.7
share of chances while he's on

Ryan Shea has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 22:44 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 17.4 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

17.4050100
Rated above 44% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.03
Physicality45thGF49thIntimidation51thChemistry51thClutch93th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.54, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 43.5% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.43 SD · 93th 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.0.1093th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1529th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 145 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 WSH

    Saturday, April 11

    Ice time

    Ryan Shea played 25:12, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 34 points in 79 games this season. The Penguins lost 6-3 to the Capitals.

  2. vs CHI

    Thursday, January 29

    Drought over

    Ryan Shea scored for the first time in 39 games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 17:51 and had three shots on goal. The Penguins beat the Blackhawks 6-2.

  3. at CHI

    Sunday, December 28

    Big night

    Ryan Shea had three points, three assists. He has 16 points in 37 games this season. He played 19:37 and had no shots on goal. It finished 7-3 for the Penguins.

  4. vs CBJ

    Saturday, October 25

    Drought over

    Ryan Shea scored for the first time in 24 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Penguins fell 5-4 to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game22:44
    85
  • Points per 600.99
    58
  • Goals per 600.33
    69
  • Individual xG per 600.16
    43
  • Shots per 601.6
    12

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.51
    4
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.02
    83
  • xGF%42.7%
    20

Physical

  • Hits per 602.0
    39
  • Blocks per 602.6
    15
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.0 mph
    56
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    29
  • Distance skated25 mi
    73

Shooting

  • Hardest shot84.0 mph
    45
  • Shots on goal5
    42
  • Shooting %20.0%
    96

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.9%
    34
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.4%
    26

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
Connor Murphy8103:4857–922.2–3.84–436%
Evan Bouchard820:5128–160.7–0.54–059%
Shakir Mukhamadullin59:3711–40.3–0.10–170%
Ty Emberson64:080–50.0–0.40–00%
Mattias Ekholm72:241–10.1–0.00–099%
Jake Walman52:114–10.3–0.00–097%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 11 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
0.000.100.200.30
04-0210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27812350.522:446842.7
2025–268062935724.518:54389352.5
2024–2539235190.816:44205147.7
2023–2431101170.512:38242448.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1721:120000.01010
2026-10-1522:160010.02030
2026-10-1322:370010.02120
2026-10-1024:010000.01010
2026-10-0724:300020.18210
2026-10-0321:310100.03100
2026-10-0123:051010.22100
2026-09-2922:410100.00100
2026-04-2921:040020.03020
2026-04-2717:030100.01020
2026-04-2516:460010.04030
2026-04-2213:200010.02012
2026-04-2017:070010.06110
2026-04-1815:410000.00200
2026-04-1421:580110.13000
2026-04-1125:120200.00110
2026-04-0918:000120.05000
2026-04-0518:480000.00000
2026-04-0419:241010.07020
2026-04-0216:130010.06000