Cole Caufield

Finisher
Trigger-happy
Workhorse

Points, 2026–27: 6; 5 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 3.2; 5 goals from it
Ice time per game: 19:41; 29 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 54.9; share of chances while he's on

Cole Caufield has 5 goals and 1 assist (6 points) in 8 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026–27, with 29 shots on goal and 19:41 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 61.0 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

Rated above 45% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.5
Wins: +0.08

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.11, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 44.5% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+0.31 SD · 88th percentile · weight 13% · +0.2 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.0.1388th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.5876th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 107 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.

vs BUF
Saturday, October 17
Overtime winner
Cole Caufield scored the overtime winner. He scored twice. That was his fifth goal of the season. It finished 4-3 for the Canadiens in overtime.
vs DET
Saturday, October 10
Volume
Cole Caufield had 12 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.2 attempts a game. It finished 1-0 for the Canadiens in a shootout.
at BUF
Thursday, May 14
Streak
Cole Caufield has scored in 3 straight games. He has 55 goals this season. He played 16:48 and had three shots on goal. The Canadiens beat the Sabres 6-3.
vs BUF
Tuesday, May 12
Volume
Cole Caufield had 10 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 5.5 attempts a game. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Sabres.
at PHI
Tuesday, April 14
Volume
Cole Caufield had 15 shot attempts. Ten got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 5.6. The Canadiens fell 4-2 to the Flyers.
vs TBL
Thursday, April 9
Volume
Cole Caufield had 10 shot attempts. Five reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 5.6 attempts a game. The Canadiens beat the Lightning 2-1.
at NJD
Saturday, April 4
Streak
Cole Caufield has a point in 5 straight games. He has 85 points in 75 games this season. The Canadiens beat the Devils 4-3 in a shootout.
at NYR
Thursday, April 2
Streak
Cole Caufield has scored in 4 straight games. He scored twice. He put 7 shots on goal, against an average of 3.1. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game19:41
88
Points per 602.29
65
Goals per 601.90
92
Individual xG per 601.23
82
Shots per 6011.0
95

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.94
77
xG against per 60, on ice2.42
51
xGF%54.9%
70

Physical

Hits per 602.3
29
Blocks per 600.4
3
Penalty minutes per 602.3
29

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed20.9 mph
19
Bursts over 20 mph11
56
Distance skated26 mi
86

Shooting

Hardest shot85.4 mph
80
Shots on goal29
97
Shooting %17.2%
68

Zone time

Offensive zone time46.3%
87
Offensive zone time, even strength41.1%
52

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský	8	65:48	84–45	4.1–1.9	2–1	68%
Chris Kreider, Nick Suzuki	3	26:24	28–22	0.8–1.1	3–1	42%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 5 goals from 42 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

0.000.501.00

05-0610-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	5	1	6	29	3.2	19:41	6	1	54.9
2025–26	81	51	37	88	258	36.8	18:11	50	30	53.1
2024–25	82	37	33	70	240	28.5	18:05	66	36	49.4
2023–24	82	28	37	65	314	31.8	19:26	56	24	48.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	18:03	2	0	5	0.89	0	0	0
2026-10-14	19:53	0	0	0	0.16	0	0	2
2026-10-13	19:46	1	1	5	0.47	1	0	0
2026-10-10	21:17	0	0	6	0.52	0	0	0
2026-10-08	18:00	0	0	6	0.66	0	0	0
2026-10-06	21:45	0	0	1	0.05	1	1	2
2026-10-03	22:50	2	0	3	0.30	1	0	0
2026-09-29	15:55	0	0	3	0.19	3	0	2
2026-05-29	18:19	1	0	3	0.32	0	0	0
2026-05-27	19:14	0	0	2	0.23	3	0	0
2026-05-25	19:33	0	1	2	0.07	1	1	0
2026-05-23	17:53	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0
2026-05-21	15:19	1	1	1	0.30	0	0	0
2026-05-18	21:16	0	0	5	0.55	3	2	0
2026-05-16	16:01	0	1	2	0.37	0	0	0
2026-05-14	16:48	1	0	3	0.46	1	0	0
2026-05-12	21:21	1	0	5	0.52	0	0	0
2026-05-10	17:17	1	1	3	0.84	1	0	0
2026-05-08	17:06	0	0	2	0.61	0	0	0
2026-05-06	19:08	0	0	2	0.09	1	0	0