GRIT & GF
Martin Fehérváry

Washington Capitals, Defence

Martin Fehérváry

  • Shot-eater
  • Physical
  • Net-front
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
22:15
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.0
share of chances while he's on

Martin Fehérváry has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 8 games for the Washington Capitals in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 22:15 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 75.4 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

75.4050100
Rated above 95% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.4
Wins
+0.07
Physicality95thGF34thIntimidation94thChemistry24thClutch91th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.31, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 95.5% of 223 rated players

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Physicality

+1.40 SD · 95th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 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.3.979th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.6.799th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.392th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4341th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.7454th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.0883th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 136 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 TOR

    Wednesday, April 8

    Drought over

    Martin Fehérváry scored for the first time in 21 games. That was his fifth goal of the season. He played 18:16 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-0 for the Capitals.

  2. at BOS

    Saturday, March 7

    Shot blocker

    Martin Fehérváry blocked 7 shots. He has 20 points in 63 games this season. He played 20:35 and had one shot on goal. The Capitals fell 3-1 to the Bruins.

  3. vs NYI

    Monday, February 2

    Drought over

    Martin Fehérváry scored for the first time in 20 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 19:00 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Capitals.

  4. vs CBJ

    Monday, November 24

    Drought over

    Martin Fehérváry scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 17:54 and had one shot on goal. The Capitals beat the Blue Jackets 5-1.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game22:15
    81
  • Points per 600.34
    18
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.38
    86
  • Shots per 600.7
    1

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.54
    55
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.44
    56
  • xGF%51.0%
    53

Physical

  • Hits per 604.7
    76
  • Blocks per 608.8
    99
  • Penalty minutes per 601.3
    55

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.1 mph
    93
  • Bursts over 20 mph7
    77
  • Distance skated23 mi
    65

Shooting

  • Hardest shot88.5 mph
    68
  • Shots on goal2
    17
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time36.2%
    5
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.9%
    13

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
Vincent Desharnais859:4546–712.5–1.95–056%
Cole Hutson838:4541–392.0–1.62–256%
Timothy Liljegren721:1811–300.6–1.50–228%
Jakob Chychrun88:279–40.7–0.20–074%
Dylan McIlrath22:282–10.0–0.30–10%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 6 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
03-2210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27801121.122:15142651.0
2025–268152227734.319:1711017748.7
2024–258152025763.519:0013915151.3
2023–246631316613.019:3818811045.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1722:300110.03240
2026-10-1421:540000.00040
2026-10-1324:330000.00420
2026-10-1123:320000.00140
2026-10-0923:570000.85440
2026-10-0723:560000.01110
2026-10-0318:110000.00122
2026-10-0219:290010.23152
2026-04-1418:170010.19020
2026-04-1218:500200.00104
2026-04-1119:370010.01300
2026-04-0818:161120.03020
2026-04-0518:590110.04110
2026-04-0421:100000.000410
2026-04-0216:310000.00110
2026-03-3121:530000.00150
2026-03-2820:140010.00150
2026-03-2620:520110.19230
2026-03-2417:450010.06340
2026-03-2220:340000.07120