GRIT & GF
Vladislav Gavrikov

New York Rangers, Defence

Vladislav Gavrikov

  • Shot-eater
  • Two-way
Points, 2026–27
5
1 G, 4 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
0.5
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:01
15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
56.8
share of chances while he's on

Vladislav Gavrikov has 1 goal and 4 assists (5 points) in 11 games for the New York Rangers in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 21:01 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 80.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 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

80.2050100
Rated above 98% of defencemen
Goals above average
+1.1
Wins
+0.18
Physicality94thGF2thIntimidation96thChemistry90thClutch99th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.40, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 97.8% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+3.47 SD · 99th 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.0.2499th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.3896th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 192 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 UTA

    Sunday, October 4

    Drought over

    Vladislav Gavrikov scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 19:09 and had three shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Rangers.

  2. at MIN

    Saturday, March 14

    Big night

    Three points for Vladislav Gavrikov: one goal and two assists. That was his 13th goal of the season. He played 20:46 and had one shot on goal. The Rangers beat the Wild 4-2.

  3. at PHI

    Monday, March 9

    Streak

    Vladislav Gavrikov has a point in 5 straight games. He has 27 points in 63 games this season. He played 19:54 and had one shot on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Rangers.

  4. at NJD

    Saturday, March 7

    Streak

    Vladislav Gavrikov has scored in 3 straight games. He has 12 goals this season. He played 22:42 and had one shot on goal. The Rangers lost 6-3 to the Devils.

  5. vs DAL

    Tuesday, December 2

    Overtime winner

    Vladislav Gavrikov scored the overtime winner. He has 5 goals this season. He played 22:29 and had one shot on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Rangers in overtime.

  6. at SEA

    Saturday, November 1

    Drought over

    Vladislav Gavrikov scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 21:47 and had one shot on goal. The Rangers beat the Kraken 3-2 in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:01
    65
  • Points per 601.30
    73
  • Goals per 600.26
    61
  • Individual xG per 600.12
    29
  • Shots per 603.9
    58

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.84
    71
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.16
    76
  • xGF%56.8%
    78

Physical

  • Hits per 602.9
    54
  • Blocks per 607.0
    91
  • Penalty minutes per 600.5
    85

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.9 mph
    51
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    42
  • Distance skated31 mi
    93

Shooting

  • Hardest shot91.2 mph
    82
  • Shots on goal15
    87
  • Shooting %6.7%
    55

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.5%
    51
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.9%
    61

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
Adam Fox11144:45124–1537.1–5.76–855%
Braden Schneider1120:1323–201.5–0.62–069%
Sean Durzi119:3613–60.6–0.20–079%
Alberts Smits117:430–60.0–0.30–20%
Marcus Pettersson117:030–30.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 17 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
0.000.501.00
03-2910-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2711145150.521:01112756.8
2025–26821421351198.123:445010950.2
2024–2582525301126.323:055014154.8
2023–2477617231144.620:385511553.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1921:160010.03130
2026-10-1721:490030.07112
2026-10-1519:010000.00150
2026-10-1320:280000.03230
2026-10-1120:200110.14010
2026-10-0920:290030.05110
2026-10-0624:100230.08100
2026-10-0419:091130.07140
2026-10-0221:070000.00220
2026-10-0123:200000.00150
2026-09-2919:580010.02020
2026-04-1526:230110.91020
2026-04-1321:130040.22010
2026-04-1121:260020.31100
2026-04-0824:410010.07102
2026-04-0521:050120.13110
2026-04-0426:000100.01120
2026-04-0221:550120.11000
2026-03-3122:180010.21230
2026-03-2924:540000.00120