GRIT & GF
Mike Benning

Florida Panthers, Defence

Mike Benning

  • Finisher
  • Steady
Points, 2025–26
6
2 G, 4 A in 18 GP
Individual xG
1.4
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:54
15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.4
share of chances while he's on

Mike Benning has 2 goals and 4 assists (6 points) in 18 games for the Florida Panthers in 2025–26, with 15 shots on goal and 16:54 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 5.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

18 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

2025-26

5.7050100
Rated above 17% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.6
Wins
+0.10
Physicality9thGF61thIntimidation36thChemistry77thClutch34th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.92, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 17.4% of 281 rated players

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

Chemistry

+0.68 SD · 77th percentile · weight 13% · +0.6 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.1477th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.73114th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 271 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 DET

    Wednesday, April 15

    Two goals

    Mike Benning scored twice. It was his first goal in at least 17 games. He has 2 goals this season. The Panthers beat the Red Wings 8-1.

Player card

Percentile among 239 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 game16:54
    30
  • Points per 601.18
    72
  • Goals per 600.39
    86
  • Individual xG per 600.27
    74
  • Shots per 603.0
    25

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.61
    66
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.90
    9
  • xGF%47.4%
    33

Physical

  • Hits per 600.8
    7
  • Blocks per 603.2
    16
  • Penalty minutes per 600.4
    98

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
Donovan Sebrango1792:4985–1054.4–5.27–746%
Gustav Forsling1568:1584–563.1–2.63–354%
Dmitry Kulikov1148:0148–442.5–2.42–150%
Tobias Bjornfot824:5522–230.8–1.41–238%
Niko Mikkola423:3518–190.7–1.00–142%
Marek Alscher45:353–60.1–0.10–145%
Seth Jones82:521–20.1–0.10–044%
Aaron Ekblad82:121–10.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 28 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 18 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.200.30
03-1204-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–2618246151.416:5441647.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1521:342020.19030
2026-04-1320:000010.02000
2026-04-1121:380010.02000
2026-04-0917:220000.02000
2026-04-0715:290020.21100
2026-04-0512:580010.08010
2026-04-0418:090020.06022
2026-04-0216:280000.07010
2026-03-3115:090010.02010
2026-03-2916:410120.10000
2026-03-2814:300000.02010
2026-03-2614:500010.07010
2026-03-2416:350000.15010
2026-03-2018:120010.22010
2026-03-1915:430200.00100
2026-03-1714:430000.10030
2026-03-1517:240010.03100
2026-03-1216:490100.00110