GRIT & GF
Eeli Tolvanen

New York Rangers, Right wing

Eeli Tolvanen

  • Shot-eater
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
4
3 G, 1 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
3.0
3 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:05
14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.1
share of chances while he's on

Eeli Tolvanen has 3 goals and 1 assist (4 points) in 11 games for the New York Rangers in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 13:05 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 69.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 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

69.7050100
Rated above 56% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality64thGF61thIntimidation27thChemistry11thClutch60th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.23, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 56.5% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.02 SD · 64th 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.5.672th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.897th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.483th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.6325th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.7741th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7428th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 116 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 UTA

    Sunday, October 4

    Streak

    Eeli Tolvanen has scored in 3 straight games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 14:15 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Rangers.

  2. vs TBL

    Thursday, October 1

    Drought over

    Eeli Tolvanen scored for the first time in 18 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 14:18 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Rangers.

  3. vs VAN

    Monday, December 29

    Volume

    Eeli Tolvanen had 10 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.8. He played 22:37, about 7 minutes over his average. The Kraken lost 3-2 to the Canucks in a shootout.

  4. vs PHI

    Sunday, December 28

    Big night

    Three points for Eeli Tolvanen: two goals and one assist. That makes 6 straight games with a point. His 1.7 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. The Kraken beat the Flyers 4-1.

  5. at LAK

    Tuesday, December 23

    Streak

    Eeli Tolvanen has a point in 5 straight games. He has 22 points in 35 games this season. He played 19:33 and had two shots on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Kraken.

  6. at STL

    Saturday, November 8

    Big night

    Three points for Eeli Tolvanen: one goal and two assists. It was his first of the season, 14 games in. It finished 4-3 for the Kraken in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:05
    27
  • Points per 601.67
    40
  • Goals per 601.25
    75
  • Individual xG per 601.25
    84
  • Shots per 605.8
    44

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.52
    53
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.72
    34
  • xGF%48.1%
    41

Physical

  • Hits per 607.1
    71
  • Blocks per 605.4
    95
  • Penalty minutes per 601.7
    44

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    33
  • Bursts over 20 mph9
    45
  • Distance skated23 mi
    69

Shooting

  • Hardest shot82.9 mph
    65
  • Shots on goal14
    66
  • Shooting %21.4%
    85

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.3%
    15
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.5%
    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
Will Cuylle, Noah Laba1193:3582–1003.9–4.23–249%
Tye Kartye, Noah Laba93:480–90.0–0.30–00%
Oliver Bjorkstrand, Noah Laba83:001–40.0–0.10–011%
Mika Zibanejad, Gabe Perreault112:220–60.0–0.40–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 goals from 20 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
0.000.501.001.50
03-3110-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2711314143.013:05171348.1
2025–267812243614115.816:031878742.8
2024–258123123513715.314:192376746.5
2023–248116254115317.315:392108250.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1913:490010.16112
2026-10-1711:040020.02210
2026-10-1512:540000.00110
2026-10-1314:200010.13000
2026-10-1112:070120.38310
2026-10-0911:490020.13010
2026-10-0613:570000.00342
2026-10-0414:151021.00020
2026-10-0211:261010.97310
2026-10-0114:181010.04010
2026-09-2913:560020.17400
2026-04-1614:540020.01300
2026-04-1516:570020.10310
2026-04-1314:440030.50202
2026-04-1113:130010.22100
2026-04-0710:430020.18000
2026-04-0617:060040.47110
2026-04-0414:220100.08500
2026-04-0213:040010.15120
2026-03-3112:300030.24002