GRIT & GF
Kaiden Guhle

Montreal Canadiens, Defence

Kaiden Guhle

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.3
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:40
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.4
share of chances while he's on

Kaiden Guhle has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 4 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 21:40 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 72.7 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

72.7050100
Rated above 94% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.00
Physicality97thGF73thIntimidation29thChemistry51thClutch1th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.28, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 94.6% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.82 SD · 97th percentile · weight 38% · +0.0 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.4.485th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.28th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.3092th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.8489th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.7752th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.0580th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 67 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 TBL

    Sunday, April 26

    Physical

    Kaiden Guhle threw 11 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 12 points in 43 games this season. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Lightning.

  2. at TBL

    Tuesday, April 21

    Ice time

    Kaiden Guhle played 26:24, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 11 points in 41 games this season. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Lightning in overtime.

  3. at NYI

    Sunday, April 12

    Ice time

    Kaiden Guhle played 26:05, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 10 points in 38 games this season. The Canadiens beat the Islanders 4-1.

  4. vs CAR

    Tuesday, March 24

    Physical

    Kaiden Guhle threw 8 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 10 points in 30 games this season. The Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 5-2.

  5. vs NYI

    Saturday, March 21

    Big night

    Kaiden Guhle had three points, one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 25 games. His goal stood up as the winner. The Canadiens beat the Islanders 7-3.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen 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 game21:40
    77
  • Points per 600.69
    38
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.19
    51
  • Shots per 602.8
    38

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.32
    39
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.19
    73
  • xGF%51.4%
    54

Physical

  • Hits per 606.9
    90
  • Blocks per 601.4
    2
  • Penalty minutes per 601.4
    55

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.6 mph
    33
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    41
  • Distance skated12 mi
    25

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.2 mph
    16
  • Shots on goal4
    33
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.4%
    28
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.5%
    40

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
Alexandre Carrier447:0437–391.8–1.71–252%
Arber Xhekaj44:272–40.1–0.20–034%
Adam Engstrom34:245–60.4–0.30–057%
Lane Hutson44:217–10.1–0.00–082%
Noah Dobson44:161–30.0–0.20–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 7 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
04-2610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27401140.321:4010251.4
2025–26392911402.319:28866347.9
2024–255561218713.521:1110412448.3
2023–247061622954.520:5211617844.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1723:210100.00100
2026-10-1422:220020.06422
2026-10-1325:250020.07100
2026-10-1015:330000.16400
2026-05-2916:390000.00210
2026-05-2717:270000.003310
2026-05-2522:230000.06254
2026-05-2319:230100.00000
2026-05-2118:480100.00122
2026-05-1822:520110.01340
2026-05-1619:270000.00000
2026-05-1420:380010.00150
2026-05-1215:160010.05200
2026-05-1017:480000.002214
2026-05-0820:560110.05222
2026-05-0618:220000.02232
2026-05-0320:560210.01322
2026-05-0124:140010.05322
2026-04-2921:410120.13402
2026-04-2622:480110.021120