GRIT & GF
Ryan Lindgren

Seattle Kraken, Defence

Ryan Lindgren

  • Edgy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:45
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
43.4
share of chances while he's on

Ryan Lindgren has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 4 games for the Seattle Kraken in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 12:45 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 6.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

4 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

6.0050100
Rated above 16% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality19thGF38thIntimidation19thChemistry51thClutch66th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.85, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 15.7% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.24 SD · 66th 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.0.0265th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.32th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 42 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. at SJS

    Saturday, December 20

    Drought over

    Ryan Lindgren scored for the first time in 47 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. The Kraken beat the Sharks 4-2.

  2. vs ANA

    Thursday, October 9

    Shot blocker

    Ryan Lindgren blocked 6 shots. It was his first game of the season. He played 21:07 and had one shot on goal. The Kraken beat the Ducks 3-1.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:45
    3
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.14
    37
  • Shots per 603.5
    52

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.62
    60
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.41
    4
  • xGF%43.4%
    23

Physical

  • Hits per 601.2
    24
  • Blocks per 604.7
    59
  • Penalty minutes per 608.2
    4

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.3 mph
    22
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated7 mi
    15

Shooting

  • Hardest shot84.6 mph
    48
  • Shots on goal3
    25
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time36.1%
    5
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.2%
    4

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
Ville Ottavainen114:5913–180.8–0.81–050%
Josh Mahura111:448–170.6–1.02–037%
Cale Fleury211:3213–130.4–0.40–052%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 4 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
03-1410-06

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27400030.112:451443.4
2025–2676279483.218:204711843.4
2024–257241822633.919:428012846.9
2023–247631417734.319:2111410748.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-063:570000.00000
2026-10-0418:370010.03122
2026-10-0313:570020.08005
2026-10-0114:280000.01020
2026-04-1616:580000.00110
2026-04-1318:420010.01010
2026-04-1119:360000.02120
2026-04-0715:140000.00120
2026-04-0619:110000.06100
2026-04-0417:020010.02112
2026-04-0216:430020.02000
2026-03-3116:200000.04200
2026-03-2814:070010.01010
2026-03-2619:590010.01050
2026-03-2418:050000.00100
2026-03-2119:450000.12100
2026-03-1918:570000.01010
2026-03-1718:050010.06020
2026-03-1519:170000.00012
2026-03-1417:470010.01112