GRIT & GF
Matthew Robertson

New York Rangers, Defence

Matthew Robertson

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2025–26
18
6 G, 12 A in 72 GP
Individual xG
3.4
6 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:24
79 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.5
share of chances while he's on

Matthew Robertson has 6 goals and 12 assists (18 points) in 72 games for the New York Rangers in 2025–26, with 79 shots on goal and 17:24 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 10.6 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

10.6050100
Rated above 30% of defencemen
Goals above average
−1.9
Wins
−0.32
Physicality37thGF14thIntimidation23thChemistry72thClutch89th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.72, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 29.5% of 281 rated players

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Clutch

+1.19 SD · 89th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.1789th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.20050th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 1,114 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. vs CHI

    Friday, March 27

    Drought over

    Matthew Robertson scored for the first time in 19 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his fifth goal of the season. It finished 6-1 for the Rangers.

  2. vs PHI

    Thursday, February 26

    Volume

    Matthew Robertson had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 2.9. The Rangers fell 3-2 to the Flyers in overtime.

  3. vs BOS

    Monday, January 26

    Overtime winner

    Matthew Robertson won it in overtime. He played 22:01, about 5 minutes over his average. He has 4 goals this season. It finished 4-3 for the Rangers in overtime.

  4. vs ANA

    Monday, December 15

    Drought over

    Matthew Robertson scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 17:27 and had one shot on goal. The Rangers lost 4-1 to the Ducks.

  5. vs MTL

    Saturday, December 13

    Volume

    Matthew Robertson had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.9 attempts a game. The Rangers beat the Canadiens 5-4 in overtime.

  6. at CAR

    Wednesday, November 26

    Shot blocker

    Matthew Robertson got in front of 6 shots. He has 2 points in 16 games this season. He played 19:00 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Rangers.

Player card

Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:24
    37
  • Points per 600.86
    50
  • Goals per 600.29
    73
  • Individual xG per 600.16
    35
  • Shots per 603.8
    62

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.35
    28
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.50
    58
  • xGF%48.5%
    41

Physical

  • Hits per 605.1
    83
  • Blocks per 603.9
    41
  • Penalty minutes per 601.8
    33

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
Will Borgen62435:39375–41416.0–18.118–2347%
Braden Schneider66243:47217–2278.1–9.211–847%
Scott Morrow29203:49226–2239.8–10.15–649%
Vincent Iorio652:0848–481.7–2.21–244%
Urho Vaakanainen2451:5449–471.6–2.01–345%
Vladislav Gavrikov7148:3125–520.8–2.62–124%
Adam Fox4231:0352–192.5–0.54–384%
Carson Soucy3524:0921–211.5–0.80–165%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 6 goals from 129 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
03-0904-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–267261218793.417:241078148.5
2024–25200020.017:382140.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1516:410000.02210
2026-04-1317:051010.03200
2026-04-1113:190000.03102
2026-04-0815:520010.01110
2026-04-0517:500020.07110
2026-04-0418:180100.00110
2026-04-0217:340000.02210
2026-03-3118:320010.00120
2026-03-2916:220000.02210
2026-03-2715:531030.15100
2026-03-2516:340010.05202
2026-03-2318:410100.00210
2026-03-2223:160020.04112
2026-03-1915:210030.05020
2026-03-1821:110110.19210
2026-03-1618:240020.03012
2026-03-1416:160010.10100
2026-03-1221:220130.05110
2026-03-1019:150030.30310
2026-03-0919:270120.04000