Jordan Spence

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 1; 0 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 0.3; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 22:24; 8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 50.7; share of chances while he's on

Jordan Spence has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 9 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 22:24 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 21.2 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

Rated above 51% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.1
Wins: +0.01

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.48, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 50.7% 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%

Clutch

+2.61 SD · 99th 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.0.1899th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.3385th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 172 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.

at CAR
Monday, April 20
Ice time
Jordan Spence played 39:01, about 20 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 10 shot attempts against an average of 3.8. The Senators lost 3-2 to the Hurricanes in overtime.
at NJD
Sunday, April 12
Ice time
Jordan Spence played 26:36, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 30 points in 72 games this season. The Senators fell 4-3 to the Devils in overtime.
vs BUF
Thursday, April 2
Ice time
Jordan Spence played 30:48, about 13 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.7. The Senators beat the Sabres 4-1.
vs PIT
Thursday, March 26
Ice time
Jordan Spence played 27:48, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 25 points in 63 games this season. The Senators fell 4-3 to the Penguins in a shootout.
at DET
Tuesday, March 24
Ice time
Jordan Spence played 26:24, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 24 points in 62 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Senators.
at NYR
Monday, March 23
Ice time
Jordan Spence played 26:44, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 24 points in 61 games this season. The Senators beat the Rangers 2-1.
vs TOR
Saturday, March 21
Volume
Jordan Spence had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.5 attempts a game. It finished 5-2 for the Senators.
at WSH
Wednesday, March 18
Ice time
Jordan Spence played 24:04, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 20 points in 58 games this season. The Senators lost 4-1 to the Capitals.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game22:24
82
Points per 600.30
17
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.10
23
Shots per 602.4
27

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.68
62
xG against per 60, on ice2.61
39
xGF%50.7%
52

Physical

Hits per 601.8
37
Blocks per 604.8
60
Penalty minutes per 601.2
60

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed20.5 mph
28
Bursts over 20 mph4
54
Distance skated28 mi
87

Shooting

Hardest shot90.1 mph
76
Shots on goal8
60
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.2%
48
Offensive zone time, even strength42.0%
53

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
Thomas Chabot	9	94:30	96–102	4.6–4.3	5–4	52%
Tyler Kleven	8	40:05	25–42	1.2–2.0	0–0	37%
Carter Yakemchuk	8	10:31	5–5	0.3–0.4	0–1	42%
Nikolas Matinpalo	7	7:42	11–10	1.2–0.3	0–0	79%
Cameron Crotty	3	6:03	10–6	0.2–0.1	0–0	82%
Jorian Donovan	1	3:54	2–1	0.1–0.0	0–0	84%
Hoyt Stanley	3	3:41	2–9	0.0–0.4	0–1	6%
Artem Zub	2	3:31	1–0	0.0–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 12 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

04-0410-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	0	1	1	8	0.3	22:24	6	16	50.7
2025–26	73	7	24	31	108	6.3	18:44	55	60	61.6
2024–25	79	4	24	28	86	4.1	16:47	80	77	56.2
2023–24	71	2	22	24	80	4.0	14:26	67	56	55.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	20:18	0	0	1	0.03	1	4	0
2026-10-15	23:54	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0
2026-10-13	20:49	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	2
2026-10-12	21:31	0	1	0	0.00	1	3	0
2026-10-10	24:30	0	0	2	0.03	1	1	0
2026-10-08	20:44	0	0	0	0.00	2	4	2
2026-10-06	22:29	0	0	1	0.13	1	1	0
2026-10-05	24:49	0	0	1	0.04	0	2	0
2026-10-03	22:30	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0
2026-04-25	17:00	0	0	1	0.00	0	3	2
2026-04-23	20:29	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0
2026-04-20	39:01	0	0	3	0.17	3	3	0
2026-04-18	23:40	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	0
2026-04-15	23:22	0	1	2	0.09	0	1	0
2026-04-12	26:36	0	0	5	0.22	0	1	2
2026-04-11	18:13	0	0	1	0.03	2	1	4
2026-04-09	19:23	0	1	0	0.14	1	0	0
2026-04-07	22:59	1	0	2	0.13	1	0	0
2026-04-05	19:57	0	0	1	0.14	0	1	2
2026-04-04	22:51	0	0	1	0.16	0	1	0