GRIT & GF
Tyler Kleven

Ottawa Senators, Defence

Tyler Kleven

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
1.1
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:10
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
39.1
share of chances while he's on

Tyler Kleven has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 9 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 21:10 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 61.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

61.7050100
Rated above 91% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.8
Wins
−0.14
Physicality97thGF48thIntimidation31thChemistry8thClutch89th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.12, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 91% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.75 SD · 97th percentile · weight 38% · −0.3 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.4.689th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.6.398th 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.0.4137th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.0719th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.0372th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 153 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 NJD

    Monday, October 12

    Drought over

    Tyler Kleven scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 23:37 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Senators.

  2. at TBL

    Saturday, March 28

    Ice time

    Tyler Kleven played 27:04, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 18 points in 68 games this season. The Senators lost 4-2 to the Lightning.

  3. vs PIT

    Thursday, March 26

    Ice time

    Tyler Kleven played 27:00, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 17 points in 67 games this season. The Senators fell 4-3 to the Penguins in a shootout.

  4. at DET

    Tuesday, March 24

    Ice time

    Tyler Kleven played 28:11, about 11 minutes more than his average this season. He has 16 points in 66 games this season. The Senators beat the Red Wings 3-2.

  5. at NYR

    Monday, March 23

    Ice time

    Tyler Kleven played 24:30, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.7. The Senators beat the Rangers 2-1.

  6. at CBJ

    Tuesday, January 20

    Drought over

    Tyler Kleven scored for the first time in 66 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 15:30 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Senators.

  7. vs NJD

    Tuesday, December 9

    Volume

    Tyler Kleven had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.3 attempts a game. The Senators lost 4-3 to the Devils.

  8. vs DAL

    Tuesday, November 11

    Ice time

    Tyler Kleven played 25:27, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 1 point in 15 games this season. The Senators lost 3-2 to the Stars in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:10
    69
  • Points per 600.63
    34
  • Goals per 600.31
    66
  • Individual xG per 600.34
    79
  • Shots per 602.8
    41

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.64
    7
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.55
    45
  • xGF%39.1%
    10

Physical

  • Hits per 606.0
    86
  • Blocks per 607.9
    96
  • Penalty minutes per 602.5
    25

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.9 mph
    50
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    54
  • Distance skated26 mi
    79

Shooting

  • Hardest shot96.8 mph
    98
  • Shots on goal9
    65
  • Shooting %11.1%
    84

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.8%
    20
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.7%
    29

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
Carter Yakemchuk968:4244–711.6–3.32–433%
Jordan Spence840:0525–421.2–2.00–037%
Nikolas Matinpalo720:3715–120.7–0.41–064%
Artem Zub29:388–110.5–0.31–060%
Hoyt Stanley47:113–120.0–0.50–10%
Thomas Chabot64:564–40.1–0.00–074%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 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
0.000.501.00
03-1810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27911291.121:10192539.1
2025–267031518903.817:211269455.1
2024–25794610782.614:281059844.1
2023–24901170.312:398947.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1722:290010.08532
2026-10-1521:180010.00110
2026-10-1319:320000.00130
2026-10-1223:371020.93442
2026-10-1021:060010.03230
2026-10-0818:290100.00222
2026-10-0618:580020.03150
2026-10-0523:210010.00020
2026-10-0321:430010.00322
2026-04-2519:400010.01502
2026-04-2318:130000.00430
2026-04-021:480000.00000
2026-03-3122:390030.01202
2026-03-2827:040110.11340
2026-03-2627:000110.01100
2026-03-2428:110010.00300
2026-03-2324:300060.15100
2026-03-2118:130220.05210
2026-03-1921:060120.05300
2026-03-1820:070020.06142