Jalen Chatfield

Two-way
Play-driver

Points, 2026–27: 3; 1 G, 2 A in 10 GP
Individual xG: 1.0; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 20:28; 18 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 60.8; share of chances while he's on

Jalen Chatfield has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 10 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2026–27, with 18 shots on goal and 20:28 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 3.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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 11% of defencemen

Goals above average: −0.7
Wins: −0.12

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.96, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 10.3% 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

+0.11 SD · 66th percentile · weight 11% · −0.0 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.-0.0147th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.2876th 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 CGY
Sunday, October 18
Drought over
Jalen Chatfield scored for the first time in 21 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 22:33 and had three shots on goal. The Hurricanes fell 3-2 to the Flames.
vs PHI
Monday, May 4
Ice time
Jalen Chatfield played 29:07, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 18 points in 78 games this season. The Hurricanes beat the Flyers 3-2 in overtime.
at PIT
Sunday, March 22
Drought over
Jalen Chatfield scored for the first time in 25 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 19:36 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Hurricanes.
at CBJ
Tuesday, March 17
Volume
Jalen Chatfield had 9 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.6 attempts a game. The Hurricanes fell 5-1 to the Blue Jackets.
vs UTA
Thursday, January 29
Volume
Jalen Chatfield had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.7 attempts a game. It finished 5-4 for the Hurricanes.
vs ANA
Thursday, January 8
Drought over
Jalen Chatfield scored for the first time in 44 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his first goal of the season. The Hurricanes beat the Ducks 5-2.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game20:28
62
Points per 600.88
52
Goals per 600.29
63
Individual xG per 600.29
71
Shots per 605.3
80

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.42
95
xG against per 60, on ice2.20
73
xGF%60.8%
92

Physical

Hits per 601.2
23
Blocks per 602.9
22
Penalty minutes per 601.8
41

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.9 mph
87
Bursts over 20 mph10
87
Distance skated27 mi
80

Shooting

Hardest shot86.0 mph
54
Shots on goal18
91
Shooting %5.6%
50

Zone time

Offensive zone time46.1%
90
Offensive zone time, even strength48.3%
98

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
Jaccob Slavin	10	144:34	175–116	8.4–5.3	7–5	61%
Mike Reilly	7	4:50	4–3	0.2–0.0	0–0	100%
Shayne Gostisbehere	10	3:58	11–3	0.4–0.2	0–1	69%
Sean Walker	9	3:51	4–3	0.1–0.2	0–0	34%
K'Andre Miller	8	2:30	2–2	0.0–0.2	0–0	23%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 25 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

05-2310-18

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	10	1	2	3	18	1.0	20:28	4	10	60.8
2025–26	72	2	15	17	100	4.9	20:08	36	63	53.1
2024–25	79	7	11	18	114	4.5	18:53	64	65	55.5
2023–24	72	8	14	22	90	4.1	15:13	58	67	60.3

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-18	22:33	1	0	3	0.25	1	3	0
2026-10-17	20:28	0	0	4	0.19	0	0	0
2026-10-13	18:38	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0
2026-10-11	21:01	0	1	0	0.02	0	0	0
2026-10-10	20:52	0	0	3	0.13	0	1	0
2026-10-08	19:29	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	4
2026-10-06	22:02	0	1	3	0.25	1	1	0
2026-10-03	22:50	0	0	2	0.04	0	1	2
2026-10-02	17:33	0	0	0	0.03	0	2	0
2026-09-29	19:12	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0
2026-06-14	23:37	0	0	0	0.02	1	4	0
2026-06-11	21:04	0	0	1	0.08	1	1	0
2026-06-09	22:51	0	1	1	0.00	4	0	0
2026-06-06	28:15	0	0	3	0.01	1	4	0
2026-06-04	24:25	0	0	1	0.12	0	3	0
2026-06-02	19:24	0	2	1	0.04	2	3	2
2026-05-29	21:26	0	0	1	0.00	3	4	0
2026-05-27	18:44	0	1	2	0.10	0	2	2
2026-05-25	22:54	0	0	1	0.12	0	2	2
2026-05-23	23:22	0	2	2	0.01	1	2	0