GRIT & GF
Declan Chisholm

New Jersey Devils, Defence

Declan Chisholm

  • Stingy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:36
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
57.5
share of chances while he's on

Declan Chisholm has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 8 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 14:36 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 9.4 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

9.4050100
Rated above 24% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality27thGF9thIntimidation42thChemistry51thClutch21th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.74, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 24.2% of 223 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.03 SD · 51th 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.0.0051th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.027th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen 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 DET

    Thursday, January 29

    Drought over

    Declan Chisholm scored for the first time in 53 games. He has 1 goal this season. It finished 4-3 for the Capitals in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:36
    11
  • Points per 600.51
    30
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.05
    6
  • Shots per 601.0
    5

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.54
    54
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.88
    90
  • xGF%57.5%
    81

Physical

  • Hits per 601.5
    30
  • Blocks per 603.6
    34
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.0 mph
    91
  • Bursts over 20 mph9
    83
  • Distance skated16 mi
    36

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.3 mph
    40
  • Shots on goal2
    17
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.6%
    81
  • Offensive zone time, even strength44.9%
    83

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
Brenden Dillon552:5460–442.3–1.70–157%
Johnathan Kovacevic335:3523–320.9–1.10–146%
Dougie Hamilton711:2122–51.1–0.42–172%
Brett Pesce84:545–10.1–0.00–0100%
Luke Hughes84:212–20.1–0.20–022%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 5 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
12-2310-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27801120.114:363757.5
2025–2626167200.713:44112245.0
2024–256621012692.516:60336952.0
2023–2431369292.116:32123954.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:260000.00000
2026-10-1516:250000.00100
2026-10-1315:320000.00020
2026-10-1214:220000.00100
2026-10-1014:470000.00110
2026-10-0615:060100.02020
2026-10-0312:400000.03000
2026-10-0114:320020.05020
2026-03-0913:590100.00010
2026-03-0711:380000.00010
2026-02-2813:000110.02100
2026-02-2710:590000.02210
2026-02-2515:080100.00000
2026-01-3110:040010.08010
2026-01-299:221020.10000
2026-01-2712:530000.03102
2026-01-1911:510010.01030
2026-01-1111:110000.02210
2026-01-0917:430030.04010
2025-12-2314:110040.09030