GRIT & GF
Nathan Bastian

Dallas Stars, Right wing

Nathan Bastian

  • Heavy
  • Finisher
  • Edgy
Points, 2025–26
7
6 G, 1 A in 36 GP
Individual xG
3.5
6 goals from it
Ice time per game
8:39
25 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.1
share of chances while he's on

Nathan Bastian has 6 goals and 1 assist (7 points) in 36 games for the Dallas Stars in 2025–26, with 25 shots on goal and 8:39 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 43.9 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

43.9050100
Rated above 27% of forwards
Goals above average
−1.1
Wins
−0.18
Physicality35thGF53thIntimidation10thChemistry56thClutch62th

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 26.9% of 531 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.24 SD · 62th 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.0.0362th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.4115th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 309 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 EDM

    Tuesday, November 25

    Two goals

    Nathan Bastian had two goals. He played 13:17, about 5 minutes over his average. He has 3 goals this season. It finished 8-3 for the Stars.

Player card

Percentile among 476 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game8:39
    3
  • Points per 601.35
    28
  • Goals per 601.16
    84
  • Individual xG per 600.67
    25
  • Shots per 604.8
    19

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.08
    16
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.33
    75
  • xGF%47.1%
    30

Physical

  • Hits per 6016.4
    94
  • Blocks per 602.1
    38
  • Penalty minutes per 604.0
    10

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
Colin Blackwell, Radek Faksa1261:3046–532.1–2.14–450%
Oskar Bäck, Arttu Hyry850:2555–352.7–1.91–059%
Radek Faksa, Oskar Bäck1328:2015–230.5–1.11–032%
Radek Faksa, Adam Erne926:1317–200.6–0.61–047%
Radek Faksa, Justin Hryckowian1222:5913–220.4–1.20–125%
Adam Erne, Oskar Bäck616:406–220.1–0.60–012%
Adam Erne, Justin Hryckowian1313:2812–91.0–0.51–069%
Colin Blackwell, Oskar Bäck212:0815–50.5–0.51–146%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 6 goals from 36 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
0.000.200.400.60
11-2603-28

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–2636617253.58:39851147.1
2024–25594610446.910:561383546.3
2023–24545712577.110:101434245.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-03-284:020000.00110
2026-03-268:320020.41100
2026-03-228:430000.00400
2026-03-219:160000.00002
2026-03-189:140100.04510
2026-03-147:330000.00202
2026-03-0811:321020.21200
2026-03-068:160000.09202
2026-03-0311:331010.06100
2026-03-0213:500000.17610
2026-02-288:331030.32400
2026-02-259:290010.20200
2026-01-227:370020.20010
2026-01-209:270000.00205
2026-01-129:110000.04300
2026-01-078:350010.02210
2025-12-278:590000.07300
2025-12-058:100010.34410
2025-12-0310:500000.09200
2025-11-266:320000.00100