GRIT & GF
Simon Benoit

Philadelphia Flyers, Defence

Simon Benoit

  • Heavy
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:26
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
33.5
share of chances while he's on

Simon Benoit has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 9 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 14:26 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 31.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

31.0050100
Rated above 67% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.00
Physicality67thGF25thIntimidation67thChemistry51thClutch20th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.28, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 67.3% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.20 SD · 67th 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.5.292th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.520th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.465th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.9394th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.0817th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7014th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 114 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 NYI

    Saturday, January 3

    Physical

    Simon Benoit finished 7 checks. He has 3 points in 36 games this season. He played 15:44 and had no shots on goal. The Maple Leafs fell 4-3 to the Islanders in overtime.

  2. vs LAK

    Thursday, November 13

    Shot blocker

    Simon Benoit got in front of 6 shots. He has 2 points in 17 games this season. The Maple Leafs fell 4-3 to the Kings in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:26
    9
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.09
    17
  • Shots per 602.8
    39

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.43
    3
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.82
    26
  • xGF%33.5%
    3

Physical

  • Hits per 607.9
    93
  • Blocks per 602.8
    18
  • Penalty minutes per 604.2
    12

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.0 mph
    89
  • Bursts over 20 mph5
    63
  • Distance skated18 mi
    42

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.9 mph
    90
  • Shots on goal6
    48
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.3%
    27
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.6%
    28

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
David Jiricek742:3340–371.3–1.20–451%
Nick Seeler935:4527–250.6–1.30–030%
Jamie Drysdale917:344–240.2–1.60–19%
Helge Grans17:035–50.2–0.50–127%
Travis Sanheim96:035–30.3–0.30–057%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 8 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
03-2410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27900060.214:2617633.5
2025–2673066603.617:1819411440.9
2024–25781910481.616:3320411144.8
2023–2464145522.517:1424610253.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1715:060010.00210
2026-10-1514:300000.00200
2026-10-1312:580040.12100
2026-10-1115:580000.04320
2026-10-1013:370000.00010
2026-10-0813:560000.00312
2026-10-0511:520000.00215
2026-10-0113:290010.02200
2026-09-3018:290000.00202
2026-04-1518:230020.09220
2026-04-1318:270120.06220
2026-04-1119:210020.06220
2026-04-0917:470020.10300
2026-04-0819:440010.04110
2026-04-0414:590000.01400
2026-04-0218:490020.30140
2026-03-3017:020020.08420
2026-03-2817:350010.07410
2026-03-2517:270020.03422
2026-03-2417:010020.03410