GRIT & GF
Kevin Bahl

Calgary Flames, Defence

Kevin Bahl

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.5
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:38
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
56.1
share of chances while he's on

Kevin Bahl has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 8 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 21:38 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 28.1 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

28.1050100
Rated above 64% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.03
Physicality55thGF20thIntimidation78thChemistry85thClutch28th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.34, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 63.7% of 223 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.35 SD · 85th percentile · weight 13% · +0.1 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.0.0685th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.17088th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 143 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 NJD

    Thursday, March 12

    Drought over

    Kevin Bahl scored for the first time in 40 games. He played 27:33, about 5 minutes over his average. The Flames beat the Devils 5-4.

  2. vs NYR

    Sunday, October 26

    Drought over

    Kevin Bahl scored for the first time in 25 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 5-1 for the Flames.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:38
    77
  • Points per 600.35
    19
  • Goals per 600.35
    70
  • Individual xG per 600.17
    45
  • Shots per 603.1
    47

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.24
    88
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.54
    47
  • xGF%56.1%
    75

Physical

  • Hits per 603.1
    58
  • Blocks per 602.8
    18
  • Penalty minutes per 602.8
    21

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    80
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    69
  • Distance skated25 mi
    73

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.0 mph
    18
  • Shots on goal9
    64
  • Shooting %11.1%
    85

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.1%
    46
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.1%
    63

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
Simon Nemec881:40106–704.7–3.53–257%
Zach Whitecloud845:4461–342.3–1.61–358%
Zayne Parekh88:2615–60.6–0.40–159%
Jake Middleton63:571–60.1–0.10–036%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 11 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
03-1410-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27810190.521:389856.1
2025–267641418572.821:571149943.6
2024–257331720824.021:2310911745.8
2023–248211011632.617:2415110351.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1821:010030.24010
2026-10-1521:580000.00212
2026-10-1323:070000.00120
2026-10-1021:260040.05220
2026-10-0821:591010.15000
2026-10-0419:470000.04110
2026-10-0322:370000.00304
2026-10-0121:070010.01012
2026-04-071:150000.00100
2026-04-0424:170100.00020
2026-04-0223:050000.00212
2026-03-3023:100000.00110
2026-03-2822:120000.00104
2026-03-2626:060000.00210
2026-03-2422:410000.00102
2026-03-2222:460100.06400
2026-03-2020:120000.00000
2026-03-1821:020010.00322
2026-03-1621:070000.00500
2026-03-1423:130100.00000