GRIT & GF
Mario Ferraro

Winnipeg Jets, Defence

Mario Ferraro

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.3
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
19:56
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
40.4
share of chances while he's on

Mario Ferraro has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 8 games for the Winnipeg Jets in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 19:56 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 22.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

22.0050100
Rated above 53% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.8
Wins
−0.14
Physicality76thGF7thIntimidation13thChemistry13thClutch46th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.45, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 52.9% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.35 SD · 76th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 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.3.873th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.663th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9974th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.2611th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.5975th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9759th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 141 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 ANA

    Monday, December 29

    Drought over

    Mario Ferraro scored for the first time in 36 games. That was his second goal of the season. He played 23:34 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Sharks.

  2. vs VAN

    Friday, November 28

    Ice time

    Mario Ferraro played 27:36, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 6 points in 25 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Sharks.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game19:56
    54
  • Points per 600.38
    20
  • Goals per 600.38
    76
  • Individual xG per 600.11
    27
  • Shots per 603.4
    50

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.20
    31
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.25
    7
  • xGF%40.4%
    13

Physical

  • Hits per 604.5
    73
  • Blocks per 604.9
    62
  • Penalty minutes per 600.8
    73

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.5 mph
    30
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated22 mi
    60

Shooting

  • Hardest shot94.4 mph
    95
  • Shots on goal9
    65
  • Shooting %11.1%
    84

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.2%
    50
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.6%
    58

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
Dylan DeMelo856:0849–562.6–3.01–046%
Neal Pionk830:0330–321.1–1.94–337%
Jack St. Ivany422:2718–200.7–1.11–139%
Tyrel Bauer413:429–130.2–0.50–032%
Dylan Samberg89:585–150.4–0.60–041%
Josh Morrissey44:505–90.1–0.50–115%
Haydn Fleury42:261–10.1–0.00–059%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 13 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
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27810190.319:56121340.4
2025–268271623944.321:0213715046.0
2024–257851217794.321:2415012646.0
2023–2478318211245.222:5212419542.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:040020.02140
2026-10-1521:040010.02302
2026-10-1321:400000.01110
2026-10-0919:580010.04040
2026-10-0723:360000.01200
2026-10-0516:530020.06110
2026-10-0420:170000.00300
2026-10-0217:581030.14130
2026-04-1621:230110.02330
2026-04-1518:441030.28110
2026-04-1322:420010.08422
2026-04-1124:270020.01220
2026-04-0923:330010.02120
2026-04-0823:410010.02010
2026-04-0621:510020.02320
2026-04-0416:340000.00430
2026-04-0220:440000.01220
2026-04-0120:480000.00000
2026-03-3020:200110.04110
2026-03-2820:580000.00020