GRIT & GF
Beck Malenstyn

Buffalo Sabres, Left wing

Beck Malenstyn

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
1.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
9:56
1 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
38.6
share of chances while he's on

Beck Malenstyn has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 9 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026–27, with 1 shots on goal and 9:56 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 86.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

86.3050100
Rated above 80% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality93thGF4thIntimidation13thChemistry46thClutch28th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.59, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 79.6% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.49 SD · 93th percentile · weight 38% · +0.0 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.12.499th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.493th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.8447th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.0374th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.9422th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.565th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 71 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 MTL

    Saturday, October 17

    Physical

    Beck Malenstyn finished 7 checks. He has 2 points in 9 games this season. He played 12:12 and had no shots on goal. The Sabres lost 4-3 to the Canadiens in overtime.

  2. at MTL

    Thursday, January 22

    Drought over

    Beck Malenstyn scored for the first time in 24 games. He has 4 goals this season. He played 11:41 and had one shot on goal. The Sabres beat the Canadiens 4-2.

  3. vs PHI

    Wednesday, January 14

    Physical

    Beck Malenstyn threw 7 hits. He has 7 points in 44 games this season. He played 8:54 and had one shot on goal. The Sabres beat the Flyers 5-2.

  4. vs EDM

    Monday, November 17

    Drought over

    Beck Malenstyn scored for the first time in 55 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 11:10 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Sabres.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game9:56
    5
  • Points per 601.34
    29
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.66
    31
  • Shots per 600.7
    0

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.45
    3
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.31
    61
  • xGF%38.6%
    12

Physical

  • Hits per 6026.2
    99
  • Blocks per 605.4
    95
  • Penalty minutes per 602.7
    26

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.8 mph
    58
  • Bursts over 20 mph21
    85
  • Distance skated14 mi
    29

Shooting

  • Hardest shot80.9 mph
    55
  • Shots on goal1
    7
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time36.8%
    8
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.4%
    27

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Sam Carrick, Jiri Kulich211:318–60.2–0.40–231%
Justin Danforth, Peyton Krebs48:476–60.1–0.30–026%
Justin Danforth, Ryan McLeod58:2411–50.5–0.10–079%
Josh Norris, Tyson Kozak17:134–10.3–0.00–094%
Justin Danforth, Josh Norris26:275–60.2–0.32–044%
Sam Carrick, Tyson Kozak16:175–40.0–0.30–15%
Sam Carrick, Justin Danforth14:362–50.0–0.30–09%
Justin Danforth, Josh Doan33:322–50.1–0.50–012%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 5 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
04-2310-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27902211.09:5639838.6
2025–26817714728.511:152828745.5
2024–25764610675.710:321917045.6
2023–2481615219810.614:1524110639.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1712:120000.00720
2026-10-158:030000.00200
2026-10-1311:550200.00510
2026-10-129:560000.89422
2026-10-1012:110000.00420
2026-10-089:550000.02502
2026-10-068:280000.06200
2026-10-038:310000.00600
2026-10-018:110010.01410
2026-05-1810:420110.07400
2026-05-168:220010.03100
2026-05-149:210000.06610
2026-05-1210:520020.25300
2026-05-1012:150000.03122
2026-05-087:110000.00000
2026-05-0610:360000.00512
2026-05-0110:360010.00500
2026-04-2812:250000.00210
2026-04-2613:241010.11440
2026-04-239:270010.01500