Miro Heiskanen

Finisher
Stingy
Workhorse

Points, 2026–27: 6; 3 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 0.8; 3 goals from it
Ice time per game: 25:10; 13 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 58.4; share of chances while he's on

Miro Heiskanen has 3 goals and 3 assists (6 points) in 8 games for the Dallas Stars in 2026–27, with 13 shots on goal and 25:10 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 31.4 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

Rated above 68% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.2
Wins: +0.04

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.27, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 67.7% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.02 SD · 88th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1187th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.4880th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 131 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.

vs MIN
Tuesday, April 28
Streak
Miro Heiskanen has a point in 5 straight games. That was his 11th goal of the season. He played 28:22 and had two shots on goal. The Stars fell 4-2 to the Wild.
at MIN
Saturday, April 25
Volume
Miro Heiskanen had 11 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and one went in. He played 33:33, about 8 minutes over his average. It was his first goal in 19 games. The Stars lost 3-2 to the Wild in overtime.
at MIN
Wednesday, April 22
Ice time
Miro Heiskanen played 43:05, about 18 minutes more than his average this season. He has 66 points in 80 games this season. The Stars beat the Wild 4-3 in overtime.
vs MIN
Monday, April 20
Volume
Miro Heiskanen had 11 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.4. It finished 4-2 for the Stars.
at MIN
Saturday, March 21
Volume
Miro Heiskanen had 10 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.5 attempts a game. The Stars fell 2-1 to the Wild in overtime.
vs EDM
Thursday, March 12
Big night
Miro Heiskanen had three points, three assists. He has 56 points in 63 games this season. He played 23:00 and had no shots on goal. The Stars beat the Oilers 7-2.
vs CHI
Sunday, March 8
Overtime winner
Miro Heiskanen won it in overtime. That was his ninth goal of the season. He played 24:26 and had five shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Stars in overtime.
vs COL
Friday, March 6
Drought over
Miro Heiskanen scored for the first time in 27 games. He played 31:46, about 6 minutes over his average. The Stars lost 5-4 to the Avalanche in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game25:10
93
Points per 601.79
88
Goals per 600.89
96
Individual xG per 600.25
59
Shots per 603.9
56

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.44
45
xG against per 60, on ice1.74
93
xGF%58.4%
85

Physical

Hits per 601.2
25
Blocks per 603.0
23
Penalty minutes per 601.8
39

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.6 mph
82
Bursts over 20 mph8
82
Distance skated28 mi
89

Shooting

Hardest shot81.1 mph
30
Shots on goal13
83
Shooting %23.1%
99

Zone time

Offensive zone time43.0%
67
Offensive zone time, even strength42.5%
57

Who he plays with

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

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Esa Lindell	8	86:02	70–76	3.4–2.8	3–1	55%
Thomas Harley	8	29:01	36–12	1.5–0.4	3–0	81%
Lian Bichsel	6	6:15	3–6	0.1–0.3	0–1	17%
Nils Lundkvist	8	3:45	4–1	0.2–0.1	0–0	72%
Tyler Myers	6	2:13	1–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 goals from 18 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

0.000.200.40

03-2910-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	3	3	6	13	0.8	25:10	4	10	58.4
2025–26	77	9	54	63	148	11.5	25:29	21	132	55.0
2024–25	50	5	20	25	108	8.7	25:10	17	85	54.1
2023–24	71	9	45	54	162	10.9	24:32	55	97	58.2

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	24:09	0	0	1	0.11	0	2	0
2026-10-14	30:03	1	0	2	0.13	1	0	2
2026-10-13	25:09	0	2	1	0.03	2	1	0
2026-10-10	30:24	0	1	0	0.00	1	1	2
2026-10-08	19:40	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	2
2026-10-05	20:37	1	0	2	0.08	0	0	0
2026-10-03	24:35	1	0	5	0.29	0	1	0
2026-10-02	26:45	0	0	1	0.19	0	4	0
2026-04-30	28:01	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0
2026-04-28	28:22	1	1	2	0.08	1	1	0
2026-04-25	33:33	1	0	6	0.36	0	1	0
2026-04-22	43:05	0	1	2	0.10	0	5	0
2026-04-20	26:06	0	1	5	0.20	0	0	2
2026-04-18	23:55	0	1	4	0.33	0	0	0
2026-04-09	5:45	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-04-07	27:09	0	1	1	0.17	0	0	0
2026-04-04	23:51	0	0	1	0.08	0	2	0
2026-04-02	24:34	0	1	1	0.05	0	0	2
2026-03-31	25:03	0	1	0	0.04	0	2	0
2026-03-29	24:07	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0