GRIT & GF
Johnathan Kovacevic

New Jersey Devils, Defence

Johnathan Kovacevic

  • Edgy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 3 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:10
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
41.2
share of chances while he's on

Johnathan Kovacevic has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 3 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 15:10 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 12.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

3 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

12.7050100
Rated above 33% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality50thGF37thIntimidation12thChemistry51thClutch53th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.64, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 33.2% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.02 SD · 53th 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.-0.0053th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.66th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 43 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 BOS

    Tuesday, April 14

    Volume

    Johnathan Kovacevic had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. One reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 2.2 attempts a game. The Devils lost 4-0 to the Bruins.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:10
    16
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.09
    21
  • Shots per 602.6
    35

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.72
    10
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.45
    55
  • xGF%41.2%
    17

Physical

  • Hits per 601.3
    29
  • Blocks per 604.0
    44
  • Penalty minutes per 609.2
    2

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed19.2 mph
    2
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated7 mi
    12

Shooting

  • Hardest shot76.2 mph
    13
  • Shots on goal2
    17
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.4%
    30
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.0%
    22

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
Declan Chisholm335:3523–320.9–1.10–146%
Jonas Siegenthaler32:182–00.2–0.00–0100%
Luke Hughes22:051–00.0–0.00–0100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 4 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
03-1410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27300020.115:101341.2
2025–2634088301.617:52573948.2
2024–258111617763.819:4910210053.6
2023–24626713462.916:31748446.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:290000.03100
2026-10-1516:000020.03017
2026-10-1316:000000.01020
2026-04-1419:430010.18010
2026-04-1216:400000.00100
2026-04-1118:420100.00210
2026-04-0919:240010.13330
2026-04-0720:170000.16000
2026-04-0517:290010.023110
2026-04-0421:080000.00210
2026-04-0221:130110.04210
2026-03-3117:340010.02110
2026-03-2920:100100.00200
2026-03-2819:180110.13220
2026-03-2617:250000.00200
2026-03-2419:120000.00230
2026-03-2015:100010.04222
2026-03-1820:530020.06212
2026-03-1616:100020.21117
2026-03-1421:250010.12210