GRIT & GF
Oskar Bäck

Dallas Stars, Centre

Oskar Bäck

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:24
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
43.9
share of chances while he's on

Oskar Bäck has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 7 games for the Dallas Stars in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 11:24 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 50.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 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

50.0050100
Rated above 31% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.3
Wins
−0.04
Physicality46thGF18thIntimidation21thChemistry46thClutch63th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.05, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 30.6% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.23 SD · 63th 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.0.0163th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.812th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 61 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

    Monday, December 15

    Drought over

    Oskar Bäck scored for the first time in 22 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. It finished 4-1 for the Stars.

  2. at NSH

    Sunday, October 26

    Drought over

    Oskar Bäck scored for the first time in 22 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 8:28 and had one shot on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Stars.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game11:24
    13
  • Points per 600.75
    13
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.21
    2
  • Shots per 603.0
    5

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.96
    21
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.51
    46
  • xGF%43.9%
    25

Physical

  • Hits per 603.8
    47
  • Blocks per 606.8
    99
  • Penalty minutes per 601.5
    49

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    34
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    12
  • Distance skated13 mi
    25

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.5 mph
    40
  • Shots on goal4
    19
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time36.9%
    8
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.4%
    27

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
Colin Blackwell, Radek Faksa417:3713–110.7–0.50–057%
Radek Faksa, Joel Kiviranta214:5516–130.7–0.71–051%
Justin Hryckowian, Arttu Hyry46:224–20.1–0.00–084%
Colin Blackwell, Arttu Hyry32:443–30.1–0.10–053%
Radek Faksa, Arttu Hyry32:411–20.0–0.00–061%
Tyler Seguin, Justin Hryckowian32:064–60.1–0.30–033%

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
0.000.100.200.30
04-0210-14

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27701140.311:245943.9
2025–26725712425.912:22294252.4
2024–257341216446.211:42284749.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-143:040000.00000
2026-10-1314:410000.00300
2026-10-1014:140010.02020
2026-10-0814:220000.00110
2026-10-0511:480110.24012
2026-10-039:380020.02110
2026-10-0212:030000.00040
2026-04-3011:520010.01020
2026-04-2812:460000.05000
2026-04-2516:460000.07210
2026-04-2219:380020.03010
2026-04-2011:360100.00110
2026-04-1810:200000.00010
2026-04-1513:360010.15000
2026-04-1314:270020.03010
2026-04-1111:360000.00200
2026-04-0913:240110.02000
2026-04-0713:530000.00110
2026-04-0416:350010.05100
2026-04-0216:170000.00000