GRIT & GF
Eetu Luostarinen

Florida Panthers, Centre

Eetu Luostarinen

  • Stingy
  • Play-driver
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
2
2 G, 0 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
2.0
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:55
13 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
61.0
share of chances while he's on

Eetu Luostarinen has 2 goals and 0 assists (2 points) in 9 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026–27, with 13 shots on goal and 15:55 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 80.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

80.7050100
Rated above 71% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality70thGF59thIntimidation59thChemistry46thClutch97th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.41, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 71.1% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.68 SD · 97th 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.0.1197th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2272th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 106 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 SJS

    Thursday, October 1

    Two goals

    Eetu Luostarinen scored twice. He has 2 goals this season. He played 16:28 and had three shots on goal. The Panthers fell 4-3 to the Sharks in overtime.

  2. at TOR

    Saturday, April 11

    Big night

    Eetu Luostarinen had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his 11th goal of the season. He played 15:10 and had one shot on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Panthers.

  3. at NYI

    Saturday, March 28

    Ice time

    Eetu Luostarinen played 23:06, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 26 points in 63 games this season. The Panthers lost 5-2 to the Islanders.

  4. at UTA

    Wednesday, December 10

    Volume

    Eetu Luostarinen had 10 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.1. The Panthers beat the Mammoth 4-3.

  5. vs WSH

    Thursday, November 13

    Big night

    Eetu Luostarinen had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his third goal of the season. He played 19:23 and had three shots on goal. The Panthers beat the Capitals 6-3.

  6. at SJS

    Saturday, November 8

    Streak

    Eetu Luostarinen has a point in 5 straight games. He has 7 points in 15 games this season. The Panthers fell 3-1 to the Sharks.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:55
    58
  • Points per 600.84
    15
  • Goals per 600.84
    54
  • Individual xG per 600.82
    52
  • Shots per 605.4
    40

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.58
    55
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.65
    96
  • xGF%61.0%
    90

Physical

  • Hits per 606.7
    68
  • Blocks per 604.2
    86
  • Penalty minutes per 603.4
    19

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.1 mph
    24
  • Bursts over 20 mph12
    59
  • Distance skated23 mi
    73

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.2 mph
    31
  • Shots on goal13
    62
  • Shooting %15.4%
    60

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.8%
    59
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.5%
    71

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
Anton Lundell, Sandis Vilmanis980:3185–603.8–2.22–364%
Lars Eller, Sandis Vilmanis64:268–00.1–0.00–0100%
Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell42:300–40.0–0.20–00%
Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk82:071–10.0–0.00–0–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 17 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
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279202132.015:55161061.0
2025–267311223310714.716:341217151.4
2024–2580915248711.715:171837852.0
2023–248212152711916.915:561297154.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1716:270020.06100
2026-10-1513:560000.17202
2026-10-1318:470010.20010
2026-10-1216:370020.11412
2026-10-1015:040020.37120
2026-10-0615:430020.19334
2026-10-0416:120000.00120
2026-10-0116:282030.50010
2026-09-2913:580010.36400
2026-04-1513:000110.11000
2026-04-1312:270000.06100
2026-04-1115:101210.03000
2026-04-0918:530130.13200
2026-04-0720:231020.47020
2026-04-0516:590010.23114
2026-04-0416:210010.10212
2026-04-0215:570020.07140
2026-03-3115:510120.17020
2026-03-2917:230020.31120
2026-03-2823:060010.42000