GRIT & GF
Zach Whitecloud

Calgary Flames, Defence

Zach Whitecloud

  • Physical
  • Shot-eater
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
20:39
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.2
share of chances while he's on

Zach Whitecloud has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 8 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 20:39 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 56.7 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

56.7050100
Rated above 89% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.04
Physicality85thGF11thIntimidation70thChemistry91thClutch85th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.06, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 88.3% of 223 rated players

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Chemistry

+1.00 SD · 91th percentile · weight 13% · +0.4 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.1891th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.10578th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 129 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. vs LAK

    Thursday, April 16

    Shot blocker

    Zach Whitecloud got in front of 6 shots. He has 17 points in 78 games this season. He played 20:30 and had two shots on goal. The Flames beat the Kings 3-1.

  2. at DAL

    Tuesday, April 7

    Ice time

    Zach Whitecloud played 29:52, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 14 points in 73 games this season. The Flames fell 4-3 to the Stars in overtime.

  3. vs ANA

    Thursday, March 26

    Shot blocker

    Zach Whitecloud blocked 7 shots. He played 25:34, about 6 minutes over his average. He has 12 points in 68 games this season. The Flames lost 3-2 to the Ducks in overtime.

  4. vs LAK

    Tuesday, March 24

    Ice time

    Zach Whitecloud played 27:42, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 12 points in 67 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Flames in a shootout.

  5. vs WSH

    Friday, January 23

    Ice time

    Zach Whitecloud played 25:16, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 8 points in 50 games this season. The Flames lost 3-1 to the Capitals.

  6. at PHI

    Thursday, December 11

    Drought over

    Zach Whitecloud scored for the first time in 65 games. He has 1 goal this season. It finished 3-2 for the Golden Knights in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game20:39
    63
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.07
    12
  • Shots per 602.5
    31

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.71
    63
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.91
    21
  • xGF%48.2%
    41

Physical

  • Hits per 604.7
    76
  • Blocks per 606.2
    81
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.7 mph
    40
  • Bursts over 20 mph5
    62
  • Distance skated23 mi
    62

Shooting

  • Hardest shot79.1 mph
    23
  • Shots on goal7
    54
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.5%
    17
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.2%
    36

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
Yan Kuznetsov756:4768–622.5–2.82–347%
Kevin Bahl845:4461–342.3–1.61–358%
Jake Middleton815:3315–210.6–1.01–238%
Simon Nemec85:338–10.4–0.20–069%
Joel Hanley12:090–30.0–0.00–0–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 10 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
0.000.501.00
03-2410-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27800070.220:39131748.2
2025–267821517674.920:1912414047.2
2024–25744913723.217:3111710353.7
2023–246121214512.717:3512910552.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1819:070010.01140
2026-10-1521:240020.02030
2026-10-1324:160010.04310
2026-10-1019:010000.00510
2026-10-0818:120010.03110
2026-10-0418:590000.00010
2026-10-0325:010020.09150
2026-10-0119:140000.00210
2026-04-1620:300220.01360
2026-04-1414:360000.00130
2026-04-1222:410100.00030
2026-04-1124:520010.09020
2026-04-0923:310000.04130
2026-04-0729:520110.00010
2026-04-0425:450010.89332
2026-04-0225:160010.02320
2026-03-3024:040010.13112
2026-03-2824:100100.00310
2026-03-2625:340010.02170
2026-03-2427:420010.00030