GRIT & GF
Tim Stützle

Ottawa Senators, Centre

Tim Stützle

  • Workhorse
  • Finisher
Points, 2026–27
12
5 G, 7 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
2.2
5 goals from it
Ice time per game
22:10
16 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.4
share of chances while he's on

Tim Stützle has 5 goals and 7 assists (12 points) in 9 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 16 shots on goal and 22:10 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 96.1 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

96.1050100
Rated above 94% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.4
Wins
+0.07
Physicality98thGF7thIntimidation41thChemistry90thClutch73th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.04, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 94.3% of 402 rated players

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Physicality

+2.05 SD · 98th percentile · weight 38% · +0.6 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.5.671th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.033th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.7437th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.3994th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.4780th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.2599th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 120 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 BOS

    Monday, October 5

    Big night

    Tim Stützle had three points, two goals and one assist. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. The Senators beat the Bruins 4-1.

  2. at CAR

    Saturday, April 18

    Volume

    Tim Stützle had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.5. The Senators lost 2-0 to the Hurricanes.

  3. vs TBL

    Tuesday, April 7

    Big night

    Tim Stützle had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his 34th goal of the season. He played 18:31 and had four shots on goal. The Senators beat the Lightning 6-2.

  4. vs MTL

    Wednesday, March 11

    Streak

    Tim Stützle has a point in 14 straight games. He has 70 points in 64 games this season. The Senators lost 3-2 to the Canadiens.

  5. at VAN

    Monday, March 9

    Streak

    Tim Stützle has a point in 13 straight games. He has 68 points in 63 games this season. He played 19:46 and had two shots on goal. It finished 2-0 for the Senators.

  6. at SEA

    Saturday, March 7

    Streak

    Tim Stützle has a point in 12 straight games. That was his 30th goal of the season. He played 17:51 and had two shots on goal. The Senators beat the Kraken 7-4.

  7. at CGY

    Thursday, March 5

    Streak

    Tim Stützle has a point in 11 straight games. He also had 11 shot attempts against an average of 4.5. The Senators beat the Flames 4-1.

  8. at EDM

    Tuesday, March 3

    Streak

    Tim Stützle has a point in 10 straight games. He has 65 points in 60 games this season. The Senators lost 5-4 to the Oilers in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game22:10
    99
  • Points per 603.61
    92
  • Goals per 601.50
    84
  • Individual xG per 600.66
    31
  • Shots per 604.8
    28

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.45
    49
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.32
    59
  • xGF%51.4%
    56

Physical

  • Hits per 606.6
    67
  • Blocks per 601.8
    36
  • Penalty minutes per 600.6
    76

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.3 mph
    78
  • Bursts over 20 mph39
    98
  • Distance skated31 mi
    99

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.3 mph
    78
  • Shots on goal16
    75
  • Shooting %31.3%
    96

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.1%
    71
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.8%
    61

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
Warren Foegele, Drake Batherson833:3921–371.1–1.72–040%
Drake Batherson, Stephen Halliday320:117–250.3–0.90–026%
Andre Burakovsky, Drake Batherson48:054–90.2–0.20–055%
Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson56:516–110.5–0.11–084%
Drake Batherson, William Eklund45:225–30.0–0.00–077%
Drake Batherson, Ridly Greig54:444–80.2–0.31–139%
Claude Giroux, Michael Amadio74:292–20.2–0.31–035%
Nick Cousins, Drake Batherson64:016–10.2–0.10–066%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 5 goals from 21 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
03-3110-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2795712162.222:1022651.4
2025–268034498319431.820:161264855.1
2024–258224557916220.319:491305154.0
2023–247518527019223.921:071004349.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1723:030110.06410
2026-10-1523:500020.26300
2026-10-1322:030110.10200
2026-10-1220:461110.07120
2026-10-1026:061140.78110
2026-10-0820:140000.00200
2026-10-0621:371120.34500
2026-10-0518:562130.44110
2026-10-0322:510120.15312
2026-04-2525:570110.24210
2026-04-2323:570010.19300
2026-04-2029:050020.97200
2026-04-1823:050040.33100
2026-04-1121:000110.09100
2026-04-0916:490040.63010
2026-04-0718:311240.31014
2026-04-0516:561120.34110
2026-04-0416:310110.03200
2026-04-0219:570020.12500
2026-03-3121:050120.20200