GRIT & GF
Alexander Romanov

New York Islanders, Defence

Alexander Romanov

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 3 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:34
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.4
share of chances while he's on

Alexander Romanov has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 3 games for the New York Islanders in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 16:34 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 39.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

3 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

39.6050100
Rated above 76% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality76thGF68thIntimidation65thChemistry51thClutch73th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.19, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 75.8% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.37 SD · 76th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 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.3.773th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.386th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.2489th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4034th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6270th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8029th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 38 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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Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:34
    24
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.10
    21
  • Shots per 603.6
    53

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.03
    79
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.36
    4
  • xGF%47.4%
    39

Physical

  • Hits per 606.0
    87
  • Blocks per 608.5
    98
  • 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 speed19.5 mph
    7
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated7 mi
    14

Shooting

  • Hardest shot86.1 mph
    55
  • Shots on goal3
    25
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time33.2%
    0
  • Offensive zone time, even strength33.7%
    0

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
Ryan Pulock328:5115–411.2–1.70–142%
Logan Stanley34:094–70.3–0.10–066%
Tony DeAngelo32:072–20.2–0.20–046%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 3 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
04-1210-06

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27300030.116:345747.4
2025–2615011170.619:27313138.1
2024–2564416201003.622:1914716748.7
2023–2481715221173.920:5115717348.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-0613:200010.01120
2026-10-0319:130000.00230
2026-09-3017:090020.07220
2025-11-1820:390030.11330
2025-11-1620:030020.14320
2025-11-1422:410110.04010
2025-11-1320:370000.01120
2025-11-1022:010010.01010
2025-11-0817:410020.04400
2025-11-0716:380000.00010
2025-11-0417:320000.00200
2025-11-0221:380040.12032
2025-10-3119:430000.00140
2025-10-3019:400000.01220
2025-10-1619:470010.04642
2025-10-1316:050020.02020
2025-10-1116:320010.02440
2025-10-0920:240000.03522
2025-04-1322:270020.00110
2025-04-1221:330010.00010