GRIT & GF
Adam Edstrom

Nashville Predators, Centre

Adam Edstrom

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
  • Net-front
Points, 2026–27
4
4 G, 0 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
3.5
4 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:42
15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.5
share of chances while he's on

Adam Edstrom has 4 goals and 0 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the Nashville Predators in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 13:42 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 99.8 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

99.8050100
Rated above 99% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.7
Wins
+0.11
Physicality99thGF97thIntimidation78thChemistry46thClutch36th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.90, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 99.8% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+3.37 SD · 99th 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.11.799th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.898th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.2386th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.7240th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.4184th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7735th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 99 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 STL

    Saturday, October 17

    Physical

    Adam Edstrom finished 8 checks. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his fourth goal of the season. The Predators beat the Blues 5-2.

  2. at OTT

    Saturday, October 10

    Physical

    Adam Edstrom finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 2 points in 5 games this season. The Predators fell 3-2 to the Senators in a shootout.

  3. at MTL

    Thursday, October 8

    Two goals

    Adam Edstrom had two goals. His 1.8 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. He has 2 goals this season. The Predators beat the Canadiens 5-2.

  4. at TOR

    Tuesday, October 6

    Physical

    Adam Edstrom threw 7 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 0 points in 3 games this season. The Predators fell 5-4 to the Maple Leafs in overtime.

  5. at COL

    Thursday, November 20

    Drought over

    Adam Edstrom scored for the first time in 21 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 5:52 and had one shot on goal. The Rangers lost 6-3 to the Avalanche.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:42
    33
  • Points per 602.19
    62
  • Goals per 602.19
    97
  • Individual xG per 601.90
    98
  • Shots per 608.2
    77

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.92
    18
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.04
    79
  • xGF%48.5%
    43

Physical

  • Hits per 6021.9
    98
  • Blocks per 606.0
    97
  • 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 speed22.7 mph
    89
  • Bursts over 20 mph26
    92
  • Distance skated17 mi
    41

Shooting

  • Hardest shot80.2 mph
    50
  • Shots on goal15
    71
  • Shooting %26.7%
    93

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.3%
    23
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.8%
    32

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
Jack Drury, Reid Schaefer527:1525–261.3–1.01–157%
Ross Colton, Jack Drury719:2719–200.5–0.70–139%
Alexander Kerfoot, Jack Drury411:5912–80.9–0.30–078%
Filip Forsberg, Jack Drury89:503–110.0–0.30–07%
Jack Drury, Nils Hoglander49:093–110.1–0.20–134%
Steven Stamkos, Jack Drury62:300–40.0–0.10–00%
Ryan O'Reilly, Reid Schaefer32:240–30.0–0.10–00%
Steven Stamkos, Ryan O'Reilly72:122–30.0–0.20–015%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 4 goals from 22 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
0.001.002.00
11-2910-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278404153.513:42401148.5
2025–2635325313.99:28653043.4
2024–2551549405.99:16943946.3
2023–241120270.68:2530430.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1717:251030.21810
2026-10-1512:580010.24420
2026-10-1315:581010.26430
2026-10-1013:570000.05810
2026-10-0810:192021.79220
2026-10-0614:110030.29710
2026-10-0313:590040.39600
2026-10-0110:500010.24110
2026-03-235:060000.05300
2026-03-227:120000.00420
2026-03-198:210020.48010
2026-03-188:330010.08210
2026-03-1610:420000.01130
2026-03-147:330010.05000
2026-03-1213:451020.06110
2026-03-1010:220010.36130
2026-03-0913:300010.09100
2026-03-077:340020.16210
2026-03-058:540000.00210
2025-11-297:010010.02000