GRIT & GF
Nils Lundkvist

Dallas Stars, Defence

Nils Lundkvist

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:24
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.4
share of chances while he's on

Nils Lundkvist has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the Dallas Stars in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 17:24 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 2.8 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

2.8050100
Rated above 8% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.3
Wins
−0.06
Physicality5thGF74thIntimidation38thChemistry81thClutch3th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.98, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 8.1% of 223 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.14 SD · 81th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 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.0.0281th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.5864th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 131 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 WPG

    Monday, February 2

    Drought over

    Nils Lundkvist scored for the first time in 16 games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 18:06 and had one shot on goal. The Stars beat the Jets 4-3 in overtime.

  2. at WPG

    Thursday, October 9

    Drought over

    Nils Lundkvist scored for the first time in 74 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 16:45 and had two shots on goal. The Stars beat the Jets 5-4.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:24
    31
  • Points per 600.86
    51
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.17
    46
  • Shots per 602.6
    32

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.29
    36
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.17
    75
  • xGF%51.4%
    54

Physical

  • Hits per 601.7
    34
  • Blocks per 604.3
    51
  • Penalty minutes per 602.6
    23

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    79
  • Bursts over 20 mph10
    88
  • Distance skated21 mi
    52

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.9 mph
    44
  • Shots on goal6
    48
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.4%
    74
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.4%
    70

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
Thomas Harley894:2595–754.0–2.86–459%
Esa Lindell822:0920–180.6–0.90–043%
Lian Bichsel75:412–100.1–0.30–024%
Miro Heiskanen83:454–10.2–0.10–072%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 13 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
0.000.050.100.15
03-2610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27802260.417:2441051.4
2025–26523811462.016:29264850.9
2024–2539055522.215:01233452.8
2023–245921719733.014:07443854.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:040110.12022
2026-10-1417:020000.00220
2026-10-1317:480000.12110
2026-10-1016:270000.00012
2026-10-0818:080100.00102
2026-10-0517:220010.01010
2026-10-0319:010020.05020
2026-10-0215:220020.11010
2026-04-2510:320010.02012
2026-04-2223:060000.00120
2026-04-2015:250200.00010
2026-04-1817:550010.01120
2026-04-1520:260000.01010
2026-04-0714:000100.00030
2026-04-0413:430000.06000
2026-04-0215:390000.03000
2026-03-3117:530010.02000
2026-03-2917:560000.00000
2026-03-2814:470000.00032
2026-03-2618:140020.11100