GRIT & GF
Max Jones

Edmonton Oilers, Left wing

Max Jones

  • Edgy
  • Stingy
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
0.6
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:28
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.9
share of chances while he's on

Max Jones has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 5 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 10:28 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 59.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

5 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

59.6050100
Rated above 43% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality38thGF56thIntimidation63thChemistry46thClutch84th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.09, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 43.3% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.83 SD · 84th 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.0.0584th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.78th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 51 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 FLA

    Thursday, March 19

    Physical

    Max Jones finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 3 points in 11 games this season. The Oilers lost 4-0 to the Panthers.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:28
    7
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.64
    28
  • Shots per 605.7
    43

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.70
    9
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.93
    86
  • xGF%46.9%
    37

Physical

  • Hits per 6011.5
    87
  • Blocks per 603.4
    78
  • Penalty minutes per 606.9
    5

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed23.1 mph
    96
  • Bursts over 20 mph14
    68
  • Distance skated9 mi
    17

Shooting

  • Hardest shot81.0 mph
    56
  • Shots on goal5
    21
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.6%
    57
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.0%
    64

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
Kasperi Kapanen, Colton Dach316:3016–150.3–0.70–331%
Mathieu Joseph, Colton Dach310:167–100.4–0.30–155%
Isaac Howard, Josh Samanski28:443–100.0–0.30–00%
Kasperi Kapanen, Trent Frederic13:523–30.1–0.10–050%
Kasperi Kapanen, Josh Samanski32:071–30.0–0.00–039%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 9 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
12-2910-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27500050.610:2810346.9
2025–2621325222.28:2156553.7
2024–2526112171.69:23711133.7
2023–245251015769.112:051271846.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1511:160010.08020
2026-10-077:210000.00110
2026-10-039:420010.19204
2026-10-0111:410010.06202
2026-09-2912:180020.23500
2026-04-112:070000.00100
2026-04-0810:220000.00300
2026-04-077:260000.00100
2026-04-0411:000000.10602
2026-04-0210:020030.21000
2026-03-319:531010.09200
2026-03-2810:060120.14110
2026-03-267:410000.00100
2026-03-248:320000.00100
2026-03-219:270000.00502
2026-03-1911:240000.11810
2026-03-176:561020.18400
2026-03-139:460020.08300
2025-12-317:210010.06205
2025-12-298:011020.30200