Noah Cates

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 1; 0 G, 1 A in 11 GP
Individual xG: 1.1; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 12:54; 10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 46.4; share of chances while he's on

Noah Cates has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 11 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 12:54 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 64.2 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

Rated above 49% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.3
Wins: +0.04

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.16, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 49% 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%

Intimidation

+0.97 SD · 92th percentile · weight 11% · +0.5 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.0.2499th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.-1.6015th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 114 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.

at WPG
Saturday, April 11
Big night
Three points for Noah Cates: one goal and two assists. That was his 18th goal of the season. He played 13:33 and had two shots on goal. It finished 7-1 for the Flyers.
at SJS
Saturday, March 21
Streak
Noah Cates has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 15th goal of the season. He played 18:11 and had four shots on goal. The Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1.
at ANA
Wednesday, March 18
Overtime winner
Noah Cates scored the overtime winner. That was his 13th goal of the season. He played 16:25 and had two shots on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Flyers in overtime.
at WSH
Wednesday, February 25
Drought over
Noah Cates scored for the first time in 18 games. He has 11 goals this season. He played 15:10 and had two shots on goal. The Flyers fell 3-1 to the Capitals.
vs NJD
Saturday, November 22
Big night
Three points for Noah Cates: one goal and two assists. He has 5 goals this season. He played 16:28 and had four shots on goal. The Flyers beat the Devils 6-3.
vs MIN
Saturday, October 18
Overtime winner
Noah Cates scored the overtime winner. He has 2 goals this season. He played 19:20 and had three shots on goal. The Flyers beat the Wild 2-1 in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game12:54
25
Points per 600.42
8
Goals per 600.00
11
Individual xG per 600.47
13
Shots per 604.2
18

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice1.78
12
xG against per 60, on ice2.06
78
xGF%46.4%
34

Physical

Hits per 603.8
47
Blocks per 603.4
77
Penalty minutes per 600.8
68

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed20.8 mph
15
Bursts over 20 mph7
34
Distance skated23 mi
70

Shooting

Hardest shot82.0 mph
60
Shots on goal10
48
Shooting %0.0%
12

Zone time

Offensive zone time37.9%
13
Offensive zone time, even strength39.2%
23

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
Matvei Michkov, Porter Martone	6	32:43	30–24	1.5–0.7	2–2	67%
Tyson Foerster, Porter Martone	7	14:23	9–17	0.1–0.9	0–1	15%
Tyson Foerster, Matvei Michkov	6	8:57	8–9	0.5–0.1	0–1	82%
Noel Acciari, Carl Grundstrom	2	6:53	4–3	0.3–0.1	0–0	64%
Michael Bunting, Noel Acciari	4	6:18	7–8	0.2–0.5	0–0	26%
Denver Barkey, Porter Martone	4	5:58	5–4	0.1–0.0	0–0	99%
Alex Bump, Matvei Michkov	2	4:27	3–4	0.0–0.3	0–0	8%
Noel Acciari, Alex Bump	1	3:29	2–0	0.1–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 13 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

04-1410-19

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	11	0	1	1	10	1.1	12:54	9	8	46.4
2025–26	82	18	29	47	132	20.4	16:15	102	63	52.6
2024–25	78	16	21	37	110	16.2	15:53	87	62	52.6
2023–24	59	6	12	18	78	8.6	13:48	52	41	59.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-19	13:47	0	1	0	0.00	2	1	0
2026-10-17	14:00	0	0	0	0.04	1	1	0
2026-10-15	13:22	0	0	1	0.18	0	2	0
2026-10-13	14:33	0	0	2	0.22	1	1	2
2026-10-11	13:27	0	0	2	0.26	2	0	0
2026-10-10	10:57	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0
2026-10-08	11:50	0	0	1	0.23	0	2	0
2026-10-05	11:12	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0
2026-10-03	9:13	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0
2026-10-01	15:12	0	0	2	0.10	0	1	0
2026-09-30	14:17	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0
2026-05-04	20:53	0	0	1	0.00	3	2	0
2026-05-02	15:51	0	0	1	0.09	6	0	0
2026-04-29	16:43	0	1	1	0.17	4	0	0
2026-04-27	16:19	0	1	0	0.00	3	1	0
2026-04-25	14:35	0	0	2	0.10	0	2	0
2026-04-22	13:08	1	1	3	0.47	1	0	0
2026-04-20	17:43	0	0	1	0.03	1	2	0
2026-04-18	15:30	0	0	2	0.14	1	0	0
2026-04-14	17:50	0	0	2	0.11	2	1	0