GRIT & GF
Connor Zary

Calgary Flames, Centre

Connor Zary

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 2 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:38
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.5
share of chances while he's on

Connor Zary has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 2 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 13:38 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 45.0 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

45.0050100
Rated above 28% of forwards
Goals above average
+1.0
Wins
+0.17
Physicality18thGF56thIntimidation67thChemistry48thClutch90th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.07, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 27.9% of 531 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.23 SD · 90th 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.0.1590th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.16855th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 910 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 NYI

    Saturday, January 17

    Streak

    Connor Zary has a point in 5 straight games. He has 19 points in 46 games this season. He played 16:20 and had one shot on goal. The Flames beat the Islanders 4-2.

  2. at CBJ

    Tuesday, January 13

    Snakebit

    Connor Zary generated 1.5 expected goals on seven shots and did not score. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 2.5. The Flames fell 5-3 to the Blue Jackets.

  3. vs BOS

    Monday, December 29

    Overtime winner

    Connor Zary scored the overtime winner. He has 5 goals this season. He played 14:32 and had two shots on goal. The Flames beat the Bruins 2-1 in overtime.

  4. vs VGK

    Saturday, December 20

    Big night

    Three points for Connor Zary: three assists. He has 10 points in 34 games this season. He played 16:14 and had one shot on goal. The Flames beat the Golden Knights 6-3.

  5. at VAN

    Sunday, November 23

    Drought over

    Connor Zary scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 14:27 and had one shot on goal. The Flames beat the Canucks 5-2.

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 game13:38
    33
  • Points per 602.20
    62
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.84
    53
  • Shots per 604.4
    20

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.80
    69
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.96
    21
  • xGF%48.5%
    43

Physical

  • Hits per 602.2
    28
  • Blocks per 602.2
    48
  • 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 speed19.8 mph
    2
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated5 mi
    9

Shooting

  • Hardest shot73.5 mph
    18
  • Shots on goal2
    11
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.3%
    53
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.1%
    65

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
Ryan Strome, Yegor Sharangovich110:5414–80.7–0.71–252%
Ryan Strome, Samuel Honzek17:469–50.1–0.20–027%
Adam Klapka, Maxim Tsyplakov13:261–20.0–0.10–033%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 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
0.000.200.400.60
03-0110-04

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27201120.413:381148.5
2025–267412132511114.014:22452447.1
2024–255413142711114.116:04263150.7
2023–2463142034909.915:16293351.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-0413:560010.00110
2026-10-0113:190110.38000
2026-04-1415:220020.06002
2026-04-1214:451030.38000
2026-04-1111:230030.14000
2026-04-0914:180030.28100
2026-04-0713:480000.00002
2026-04-0411:470000.00010
2026-04-029:280000.01000
2026-03-2013:200000.01300
2026-03-1817:331040.36100
2026-03-1610:000000.00304
2026-03-1410:410000.00100
2026-03-1212:150000.00000
2026-03-1016:090000.00110
2026-03-0913:330020.30000
2026-03-0715:280010.12000
2026-03-0516:340000.08100
2026-03-0314:100020.20010
2026-03-0118:110040.53100