GRIT & GF
Braden Schneider

New York Rangers, Defence

Braden Schneider

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
0.6
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:35
16 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
50.2
share of chances while he's on

Braden Schneider has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 11 games for the New York Rangers in 2026–27, with 16 shots on goal and 17:35 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 36.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 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

36.9050100
Rated above 74% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.4
Wins
−0.07
Physicality83thGF32thIntimidation18thChemistry80thClutch63th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.22, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 74% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.68 SD · 83th percentile · weight 38% · −0.2 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.5.393th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.350th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9063th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4135th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8836th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8537th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 160 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. at WSH

    Wednesday, December 31

    Drought over

    Braden Schneider scored for the first time in 29 games. That was his second goal of the season. The Rangers lost 6-3 to the Capitals.

  2. at EDM

    Thursday, October 30

    Drought over

    Braden Schneider scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 4-3 for the Rangers in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:35
    32
  • Points per 600.62
    34
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.19
    50
  • Shots per 605.0
    77

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.75
    66
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.72
    34
  • xGF%50.2%
    49

Physical

  • Hits per 607.1
    90
  • Blocks per 604.3
    52
  • Penalty minutes per 601.9
    37

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.9 mph
    87
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    69
  • Distance skated26 mi
    78

Shooting

  • Hardest shot87.3 mph
    61
  • Shots on goal17
    90
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.4%
    30
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.4%
    38

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
Alberts Smits11121:2098–1285.3–6.05–447%
Vladislav Gavrikov1120:1323–201.5–0.62–069%
Marcus Pettersson117:597–70.2–0.10–058%
Sean Durzi113:492–50.1–0.20–041%
Adam Fox103:482–50.1–0.00–076%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 23 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
03-2910-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2711022160.617:35231450.2
2025–2682216181024.720:2716314144.0
2024–258061521954.417:5214614546.3
2023–248251419954.715:5416713348.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1919:010120.13110
2026-10-1719:190030.06100
2026-10-1517:580020.17230
2026-10-1315:490010.01402
2026-10-1116:470100.00320
2026-10-0917:370000.03220
2026-10-0617:390020.03010
2026-10-0417:420000.02210
2026-10-0216:360010.01220
2026-10-0118:480030.03214
2026-09-2916:140020.13410
2026-04-1519:410010.02110
2026-04-1315:280000.01020
2026-04-1119:580010.01130
2026-04-0822:350030.06520
2026-04-0520:100120.02012
2026-04-0420:130010.00220
2026-04-0220:180000.07020
2026-03-3118:350110.03430
2026-03-2918:490030.18032