GRIT & GF
Martin Pospisil

Calgary Flames, Centre

Martin Pospisil

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.1
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:07
15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.2
share of chances while he's on

Martin Pospisil has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 8 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 13:07 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 89.7 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

89.7050100
Rated above 84% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.04
Physicality89thGF55thIntimidation30thChemistry46thClutch48th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.67, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 84.3% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.17 SD · 89th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 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.10.798th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.251th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.0273th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.7341th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.1213th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7429th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 92 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 VGK

    Thursday, October 15

    Physical

    Martin Pospisil threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 2 points in 7 games this season. The Flames fell 6-2 to the Golden Knights.

  2. at ANA

    Tuesday, October 13

    Drought over

    Martin Pospisil scored for the first time in 17 games. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. The Flames beat the Ducks 4-2.

  3. at SEA

    Sunday, October 4

    Physical

    Martin Pospisil finished 8 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 0 points in 3 games this season. The Flames lost 6-1 to the Kraken.

  4. at ANA

    Saturday, April 4

    Physical

    Martin Pospisil finished 7 checks. He has 3 points in 20 games this season. He played 12:46 and had no shots on goal. The Flames beat the Ducks 5-3.

  5. at VGK

    Thursday, April 2

    Physical

    Martin Pospisil finished 9 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 2 points in 19 games this season. The Flames fell 6-3 to the Golden Knights.

  6. vs OTT

    Thursday, March 5

    Drought over

    Martin Pospisil scored for the first time in 33 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 11:29 and had one shot on goal. The Flames lost 4-1 to the Senators.

  7. vs ANA

    Sunday, January 25

    Physical

    Martin Pospisil finished 8 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 0 points in 3 games this season. The Flames fell 4-3 to the Ducks in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:07
    28
  • Points per 601.14
    24
  • Goals per 600.57
    41
  • Individual xG per 600.62
    26
  • Shots per 608.6
    82

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.43
    47
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.83
    27
  • xGF%46.2%
    33

Physical

  • Hits per 6020.0
    97
  • Blocks per 602.3
    51
  • Penalty minutes per 603.4
    17

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.8 mph
    92
  • Bursts over 20 mph20
    82
  • Distance skated17 mi
    38

Shooting

  • Hardest shot87.5 mph
    87
  • Shots on goal15
    69
  • Shooting %6.7%
    23

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.2%
    22
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.1%
    36

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
Ryan Strome, Matvei Gridin536:3641–401.7–1.50–254%
Adam Klapka, Maxim Tsyplakov421:5131–190.8–1.00–143%
Ryan Strome, Samuel Honzek214:4711–160.3–0.80–229%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 21 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
03-0710-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278112151.113:0735446.2
2025–2622123191.510:0984740.9
2024–25814212511410.713:493014346.3
2023–24638162411711.512:432383553.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1813:200010.04200
2026-10-1513:400110.06814
2026-10-1313:251040.25300
2026-10-1011:020020.29320
2026-10-0814:460020.05300
2026-10-0413:310010.20800
2026-10-0312:310020.13410
2026-10-0112:400020.06402
2026-04-119:590000.00600
2026-04-077:580000.00402
2026-04-0412:460100.00710
2026-04-028:150010.06900
2026-03-268:520010.03300
2026-03-249:120000.00300
2026-03-2210:340010.01400
2026-03-209:380000.00512
2026-03-1810:220000.00412
2026-03-169:390020.05205
2026-03-109:530000.05300
2026-03-0712:100120.26300