Fabian Zetterlund

Stingy
Two-way
Play-driver

Points, 2026–27: 3; 1 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 1.4; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 13:00; 15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 58.6; share of chances while he's on

Fabian Zetterlund has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 9 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 13:00 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 69.8 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

Rated above 57% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.1
Wins: +0.02

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 56.7% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+1.48 SD · 95th 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.0.0995th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1643th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 96 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 FLA
Thursday, April 9
Two goals
Fabian Zetterlund scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 16th goal of the season. It finished 5-1 for the Senators.
vs CBJ
Monday, December 29
Volume
Fabian Zetterlund had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.5. The Senators fell 4-1 to the Blue Jackets.
at BOS
Sunday, December 21
Big night
Three points for Fabian Zetterlund: two goals and one assist. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his ninth goal of the season. It finished 6-2 for the Senators.
vs CHI
Saturday, December 20
Volume
Fabian Zetterlund had 11 shot attempts. Six reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 3.2 attempts a game. It finished 6-4 for the Senators.
at MIN
Saturday, December 13
Volume
Fabian Zetterlund had 7 shots on goal. His average this season was 1.6. He has 10 points in 31 games this season. The Senators fell 3-2 to the Wild.
at WSH
Saturday, October 25
Volume
Fabian Zetterlund had 11 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 2.5 attempts a game. The Senators beat the Capitals 7-1.
at TBL
Thursday, October 9
Physical
Fabian Zetterlund threw 7 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. It was his first game of the season. It finished 5-4 for the Senators.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game13:00
26
Points per 601.54
36
Goals per 600.51
37
Individual xG per 600.73
39
Shots per 607.7
71

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.74
65
xG against per 60, on ice1.93
86
xGF%58.6%
84

Physical

Hits per 6011.3
86
Blocks per 602.1
45
Penalty minutes per 600.0
88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed22.6 mph
85
Bursts over 20 mph13
64
Distance skated18 mi
48

Shooting

Hardest shot82.8 mph
65
Shots on goal15
71
Shooting %6.7%
23

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.7%
59
Offensive zone time, even strength40.9%
49

Who he plays with

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

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Dylan Cozens, William Eklund	4	23:08	19–17	1.0–0.7	0–0	59%
Warren Foegele, Ridly Greig	5	17:12	14–13	0.6–0.2	0–0	78%
Dylan Cozens, Ridly Greig	5	10:45	9–9	0.2–0.8	0–0	23%
Nick Cousins, Stephen Halliday	3	8:09	4–12	0.1–0.3	0–0	30%
Warren Foegele, Tim Stützle	8	3:40	6–1	0.4–0.0	0–0	92%
Warren Foegele, Stephen Halliday	6	3:17	1–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%
Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle	6	3:04	2–2	0.1–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 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

0.000.200.400.60

04-0410-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	1	2	3	15	1.4	13:00	22	4	58.6
2025–26	82	17	16	33	132	15.9	12:55	155	52	55.1
2024–25	84	19	22	41	181	19.9	16:21	154	102	44.1
2023–24	82	24	20	44	204	22.6	18:51	120	92	41.8

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	13:29	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-10-15	13:39	0	0	1	0.11	2	0	0
2026-10-13	12:55	1	0	4	0.31	0	0	0
2026-10-12	11:26	0	0	4	0.28	3	1	0
2026-10-10	8:30	0	0	0	0.15	3	1	0
2026-10-08	13:13	0	0	3	0.34	4	0	0
2026-10-06	15:00	0	1	0	0.18	4	2	0
2026-10-05	16:42	0	0	2	0.01	4	0	0
2026-10-03	12:06	0	1	1	0.06	1	0	0
2026-04-25	9:37	0	0	3	0.18	2	0	0
2026-04-23	8:28	0	0	1	0.06	4	0	0
2026-04-20	15:27	0	0	2	0.07	2	1	0
2026-04-18	11:26	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	2
2026-04-15	12:51	0	1	3	0.43	2	0	0
2026-04-12	16:44	1	0	1	0.19	3	1	0
2026-04-11	9:32	0	0	2	0.25	3	0	0
2026-04-09	11:48	2	0	2	0.17	1	2	0
2026-04-07	9:23	1	0	2	0.18	1	0	0
2026-04-05	13:02	0	1	0	0.00	4	1	0
2026-04-04	9:39	0	0	1	0.07	2	0	0