GRIT & GF
Max Crozier

Tampa Bay Lightning, Defence

Max Crozier

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:46
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
53.0
share of chances while he's on

Max Crozier has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 5 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 16:46 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 26.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

5 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

26.2050100
Rated above 60% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality73thGF87thIntimidation7thChemistry51thClutch67th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.37, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 60.5% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.83 SD · 87th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.0.3036th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.1.0898th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2454th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 79 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 FLA

    Monday, December 15

    Drought over

    Max Crozier scored for the first time in at least 35 games. He played 19:59, about 6 minutes over his average. The Lightning lost 5-2 to the Panthers.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:46
    25
  • Points per 601.43
    78
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.19
    50
  • Shots per 605.7
    85

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.08
    82
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.74
    33
  • xGF%53.0%
    64

Physical

  • Hits per 607.9
    94
  • Blocks per 604.3
    50
  • Penalty minutes per 601.4
    53

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.8 mph
    85
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    54
  • Distance skated12 mi
    27

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.0 mph
    50
  • Shots on goal8
    60
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.0%
    78
  • Offensive zone time, even strength44.6%
    80

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
Charle-Edouard D'Astous443:1442–331.5–1.50–251%
Victor Hedman526:3727–271.6–2.04–245%
Ryan McDonagh54:0411–10.3–0.01–099%
J.J. Moser52:333–10.5–0.00–096%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 11 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
01-0310-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27502280.316:4611653.0
2025–26351910461.716:01393155.1
2024–25500080.316:4111755.9
2023–2413022130.412:56161158.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1512:330010.01200
2026-10-1318:190010.00400
2026-10-1016:300220.02110
2026-10-0821:020020.11142
2026-10-0515:240020.13310
2026-04-2917:400010.11000
2026-04-2611:540020.10112
2026-04-1516:300020.06100
2026-02-0113:360020.29100
2026-01-2918:430010.03100
2026-01-2619:540010.08110
2026-01-2315:160030.04200
2026-01-2019:060000.00110
2026-01-1820:160000.01110
2026-01-1616:290030.26210
2026-01-1315:590000.00000
2026-01-1213:540010.000015
2026-01-1018:470020.03300
2026-01-0615:330120.04010
2026-01-0316:490110.04200