GRIT & GF
Joel Kiviranta

Dallas Stars, Left wing

Joel Kiviranta

  • Physical
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.1
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:52
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
43.1
share of chances while he's on

Joel Kiviranta has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 4 games for the Dallas Stars in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 11:52 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 58.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

4 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

58.5050100
Rated above 41% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality53thGF40thIntimidation28thChemistry46thClutch47th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.08, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 41.3% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

−0.29 SD · 53th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 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.5.672th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.672th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.7130th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.9466th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.5471th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.6717th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 40 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 SJS

    Monday, October 5

    Drought over

    Joel Kiviranta scored for the first time in 23 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 10:37 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-0 for the Stars.

  2. vs SEA

    Thursday, April 16

    Volume

    Joel Kiviranta had 9 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 1.7. His 1.3 expected goals were the most of anyone who did not score that night. The Avalanche beat the Kraken 2-0.

  3. at MTL

    Thursday, January 29

    Drought over

    Joel Kiviranta scored for the first time in 18 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 11:14 and had one shot on goal. The Avalanche fell 7-3 to the Canadiens.

  4. vs SJS

    Wednesday, November 26

    Drought over

    Joel Kiviranta scored for the first time in 21 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 13:19 and had three shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Sharks 6-0.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards 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 game11:51
    16
  • Points per 601.26
    28
  • Goals per 601.26
    75
  • Individual xG per 600.19
    1
  • Shots per 605.1
    33

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.00
    22
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.63
    38
  • xGF%43.1%
    24

Physical

  • Hits per 6010.1
    83
  • Blocks per 603.8
    83
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    46
  • Bursts over 20 mph5
    22
  • Distance skated8 mi
    16

Shooting

  • Hardest shot81.0 mph
    56
  • Shots on goal4
    19
  • Shooting %25.0%
    92

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.8%
    18
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.5%
    31

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Radek Faksa, Oskar Bäck214:5516–130.7–0.71–051%
Colin Blackwell, Radek Faksa28:437–50.2–0.30–043%
Justin Hryckowian, Arttu Hyry35:103–90.0–0.20–012%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 4 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
0.000.501.001.50
03-2610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27410140.111:528343.1
2025–2651369506.110:22632059.2
2024–2579167238411.512:311144753.6
2023–2456369485.09:50783547.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1712:550010.02310
2026-10-1413:360000.00200
2026-10-0510:371010.05210
2026-10-0210:180020.08110
2026-05-2610:150000.00300
2026-05-139:420010.00210
2026-05-119:000010.05300
2026-04-2110:050020.25400
2026-04-198:260010.08100
2026-04-1614:220061.30010
2026-04-149:440010.18110
2026-04-137:450000.00200
2026-04-119:500000.00100
2026-04-098:580010.10012
2026-04-0511:260010.09100
2026-04-0410:410010.08200
2026-04-018:110000.00010
2026-03-3010:550020.13210
2026-03-287:350000.00000
2026-03-268:230010.14000