Moritz Seider

Stingy
Shot-eater
Physical

Points, 2026–27: 5; 0 G, 5 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.0; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 25:44; 15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 56.9; share of chances while he's on

Moritz Seider has 0 goals and 5 assists (5 points) in 8 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 25:44 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 87.0 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 98% of defencemen

Goals above average: −0.3
Wins: −0.05

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.60, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 98.7% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+2.76 SD · 99th percentile · weight 11% · +0.6 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.2799th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.3.4297th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 137 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 PHI
Thursday, October 15
Shot blocker
Moritz Seider got in front of 6 shots. He has 3 points in 7 games this season. He played 25:47 and had two shots on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Red Wings.
at MTL
Saturday, October 10
Shot blocker
Moritz Seider got in front of 6 shots. He has 2 points in 5 games this season. The Red Wings lost 1-0 to the Canadiens in a shootout.
vs PHI
Thursday, April 9
Big night
Moritz Seider had five points, one goal and four assists. He has 10 goals this season. He played 22:06 and had three shots on goal. The Red Wings beat the Flyers 6-3.
vs CBJ
Tuesday, April 7
Shot blocker
Moritz Seider blocked 8 shots. He has 55 points in 78 games this season. The Red Wings fell 4-3 to the Blue Jackets in a shootout.
vs OTT
Tuesday, March 24
Volume
Moritz Seider had 13 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.9 attempts a game. The Red Wings fell 3-2 to the Senators.
at DAL
Saturday, March 14
Volume
Moritz Seider had 9 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.8 attempts a game. The Red Wings lost 3-2 to the Stars in overtime.
at TBL
Thursday, March 12
Volume
Moritz Seider had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.8 attempts a game. The Red Wings fell 4-1 to the Lightning.
at NJD
Sunday, March 8
Big night
Three points for Moritz Seider: one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 23 games. His goal stood up as the winner. The Red Wings beat the Devils 3-0.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game25:44
97
Points per 601.46
79
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.28
68
Shots per 604.4
67

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.19
30
xG against per 60, on ice1.66
96
xGF%56.9%
79

Physical

Hits per 605.2
81
Blocks per 607.6
94
Penalty minutes per 600.6
83

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.5 mph
80
Bursts over 20 mph9
83
Distance skated29 mi
92

Shooting

Hardest shot96.3 mph
97
Shots on goal15
88
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.7%
66
Offensive zone time, even strength41.7%
44

Who he plays with

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

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Ben Chiarot	8	57:22	60–57	2.1–1.3	2–0	61%
Albert Johansson	8	51:38	59–36	2.1–1.0	1–1	67%
Anton Johansson	7	7:41	6–7	0.0–0.7	0–0	7%
Andreas Englund	4	6:34	5–6	0.1–0.1	0–0	33%
William Wallinder	4	6:18	5–6	0.3–0.4	0–1	43%
Axel Sandin-Pellikka	4	2:47	2–4	0.1–0.1	0–0	46%

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

03-2410-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	0	5	5	15	1.0	25:44	18	26	56.9
2025–26	82	10	50	60	187	10.2	25:40	128	180	54.7
2024–25	82	8	38	46	162	11.3	25:04	212	181	49.5
2023–24	82	9	33	42	135	7.8	22:22	211	214	44.2

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	29:46	0	2	2	0.11	4	4	0
2026-10-15	25:47	0	0	2	0.22	1	6	0
2026-10-13	23:25	0	1	2	0.10	3	1	0
2026-10-10	29:33	0	0	0	0.00	6	6	0
2026-10-09	22:23	0	1	1	0.05	0	1	0
2026-10-06	24:01	0	0	3	0.20	3	0	2
2026-10-04	25:41	0	1	3	0.26	1	5	0
2026-10-02	25:16	0	0	2	0.04	0	3	0
2026-04-15	16:51	0	0	3	0.21	0	1	0
2026-04-13	25:50	0	0	4	0.10	1	1	0
2026-04-11	26:47	0	0	0	0.08	2	3	0
2026-04-09	22:06	1	4	3	0.12	2	0	2
2026-04-07	29:33	0	1	0	0.01	3	8	0
2026-04-05	27:54	0	0	2	0.07	2	2	0
2026-04-04	28:04	0	0	2	0.17	2	1	0
2026-04-02	28:47	0	1	1	0.87	3	3	0
2026-03-31	21:51	0	0	2	0.17	3	1	0
2026-03-28	28:12	0	2	5	0.06	1	1	0
2026-03-27	29:48	0	2	1	0.00	1	3	0
2026-03-24	28:38	0	1	7	0.25	2	2	0