GRIT & GF
Kiefer Sherwood

San Jose Sharks, Left wing

Kiefer Sherwood

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
1.9
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:58
11 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
41.7
share of chances while he's on

Kiefer Sherwood has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 9 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 11 shots on goal and 14:58 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 95.4 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

95.4050100
Rated above 93% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality98thGF8thIntimidation28thChemistry46thClutch91th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.00, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 93.3% of 402 rated players

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Physicality

+2.36 SD · 98th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.12.599th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.1.820th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9157th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.8656th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.0018th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8549th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 111 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 NSH

    Thursday, October 15

    Snakebit

    Kiefer Sherwood had 1.4 expected goals without scoring. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 2.8. The Sharks beat the Predators 3-2 in a shootout.

  2. at STL

    Thursday, October 8

    Physical

    Kiefer Sherwood threw 10 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 1 point in 4 games this season. The Sharks beat the Blues 3-2 in overtime.

  3. at DAL

    Monday, October 5

    Physical

    Kiefer Sherwood finished 7 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 1 point in 3 games this season. The Sharks lost 5-0 to the Stars.

  4. vs FLA

    Thursday, October 1

    Physical

    Kiefer Sherwood threw 8 hits. It was his first game of the season. He played 14:01 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Sharks in overtime.

  5. at ANA

    Thursday, April 9

    Physical

    Kiefer Sherwood threw 12 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 33 points in 68 games this season. The Sharks lost 6-1 to the Ducks.

  6. at MTL

    Saturday, March 14

    Volume

    Kiefer Sherwood had 12 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.1 attempts a game. His 1.3 expected goals came up empty. The Sharks beat the Canadiens 4-2.

  7. vs STL

    Friday, March 6

    Physical

    Kiefer Sherwood finished 8 checks. That was his 19th goal of the season. He played 15:34 and had one shot on goal. The Sharks lost 3-2 to the Blues in overtime.

  8. vs WPG

    Sunday, March 1

    Physical

    Kiefer Sherwood threw 9 hits. He has 23 points in 48 games this season. He played 17:31 and had three shots on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Sharks in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:58
    47
  • Points per 600.89
    16
  • Goals per 600.45
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.85
    54
  • Shots per 604.9
    28

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.08
    28
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.90
    25
  • xGF%41.7%
    20

Physical

  • Hits per 6021.8
    98
  • Blocks per 601.3
    23
  • Penalty minutes per 603.6
    16

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.3 mph
    77
  • Bursts over 20 mph16
    74
  • Distance skated22 mi
    66

Shooting

  • Hardest shot90.8 mph
    95
  • Shots on goal11
    53
  • Shooting %9.1%
    31

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.7%
    18
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.2%
    24

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
Michael Misa, Ivar Stenberg630:3624–340.9–1.80–332%
Alexander Wennberg, Ivar Stenberg722:3821–130.8–0.90–147%
Barclay Goodrow, Zack Ostapchuk619:2317–260.7–1.11–038%
Zack Ostapchuk, Collin Graf66:374–60.2–0.11–060%
Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Wennberg16:265–50.4–0.40–054%
Mason Marchment, Michael Misa63:167–40.3–0.10–083%
Collin Graf, Michael Misa62:400–60.0–0.40–00%
Macklin Celebrini, Ivar Stenberg42:191–30.1–0.40–121%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 19 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
0.000.501.001.50
03-3010-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279112111.914:5849341.7
2025–267223133617220.417:163393648.9
2024–257819214014112.914:534623848.1
2023–246810172711010.112:102342553.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1913:350000.00302
2026-10-1712:550000.00200
2026-10-1519:160051.34310
2026-10-1313:550110.04500
2026-10-1016:150000.00612
2026-10-0817:570010.021010
2026-10-0515:020010.18700
2026-10-0311:491020.15500
2026-10-0114:010010.20804
2026-04-1614:050140.17110
2026-04-1518:170200.00600
2026-04-1316:330030.29400
2026-04-1117:260010.07300
2026-04-0918:390010.121202
2026-04-0818:011020.42400
2026-04-0613:151020.22500
2026-04-0413:000010.17502
2026-04-0217:050110.15200
2026-04-0115:040030.24400
2026-03-3016:340050.31300