GRIT & GF
Drew Helleson

Anaheim Ducks, Defence

Drew Helleson

  • Shot-eater
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 2 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:39
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.5
share of chances while he's on

Drew Helleson has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 2 games for the Anaheim Ducks in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 18:39 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 52.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

2 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

52.7050100
Rated above 85% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.00
Physicality86thGF79thIntimidation60thChemistry51thClutch71th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.00, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 85.2% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.86 SD · 86th 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.3.055th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.767th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.3294th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.7583th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6664th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9048th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 31 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 PIT

    Tuesday, October 14

    Drought over

    Drew Helleson scored for the first time in 20 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 17:12 and had three shots on goal. The Ducks beat the Penguins 4-3.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:38
    42
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.26
    62
  • Shots per 604.8
    76

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.79
    67
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.96
    19
  • xGF%48.5%
    43

Physical

  • Hits per 603.2
    59
  • Blocks per 606.4
    86
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    68
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated5 mi
    8

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.1 mph
    19
  • Shots on goal4
    33
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.3%
    59
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.5%
    71

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
Pavel Mintyukov213:5415–150.6–0.50–151%
Tyson Hinds212:4615–160.4–0.80–034%
Jackson LaCombe24:378–30.5–0.20–069%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 7 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
0.000.100.20
03-0310-16

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27200030.218:392448.5
2025–266021315391.916:58637946.8
2024–25564913631.916:21997338.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1620:120020.06210
2026-10-1317:050010.10030
2026-05-0812:180000.00100
2026-05-0610:270000.06200
2026-05-048:200010.13100
2026-04-309:070000.02100
2026-04-288:490010.01000
2026-04-267:430010.01000
2026-04-249:120110.01102
2026-04-227:520010.03300
2026-04-1414:340000.14110
2026-04-0916:540000.00110
2026-04-0711:460030.15110
2026-04-0413:330000.07100
2026-04-0318:090100.00010
2026-04-0111:540200.00200
2026-03-2812:550010.02020
2026-03-1414:350000.12100
2026-03-1215:120000.08000
2026-03-0318:350000.00130