Quinton Byfield

Stingy
Play-driver
Workhorse

Points, 2026–27: 2; 1 G, 1 A in 6 GP
Individual xG: 2.1; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 21:03; 14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 63.4; share of chances while he's on

Quinton Byfield has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 6 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 21:03 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 95.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

Rated above 94% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.3
Wins: +0.05

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.02, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 93.8% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.13 SD · 94th percentile · weight 11% · +0.1 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0984th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.2.0793th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 89 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.

at CGY
Thursday, April 16
Streak
Quinton Byfield has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 24th goal of the season. He played 21:51 and had two shots on goal. The Kings fell 3-1 to the Flames.
at SEA
Monday, April 13
Volume
Quinton Byfield had 11 shot attempts. Eight reached the net and two went in. His average this season was 4.4. It finished 5-3 for the Kings.
vs TOR
Saturday, April 4
Overtime winner
Quinton Byfield won it in overtime. He scored twice. He has 20 goals this season. He played 21:16 and had three shots on goal. It finished 7-6 for the Kings in overtime.
at VAN
Thursday, March 26
Streak
Quinton Byfield has scored in 3 straight games. He has 18 goals this season. He played 17:53 and had four shots on goal. It finished 4-0 for the Kings.
at CGY
Tuesday, March 24
Two goals
Quinton Byfield had two goals. He has 17 goals this season. He played 19:50 and had three shots on goal. The Kings lost 3-2 to the Flames in a shootout.
vs VGK
Wednesday, February 25
Two goals
Quinton Byfield scored twice. That was his 13th goal of the season. He played 21:08 and had four shots on goal. The Kings fell 6-4 to the Golden Knights.
at VGK
Thursday, February 5
Volume
Quinton Byfield had 9 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.4. The Kings fell 4-1 to the Golden Knights.
at PHI
Saturday, January 31
Overtime winner
Quinton Byfield scored the overtime winner. That was his tenth goal of the season. He played 18:48 and had two shots on goal. The Kings beat the Flyers 3-2 in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game21:03
95
Points per 600.95
18
Goals per 600.47
34
Individual xG per 601.01
67
Shots per 606.6
58

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.72
64
xG against per 60, on ice1.57
98
xGF%63.4%
94

Physical

Hits per 600.5
4
Blocks per 601.4
26
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 speed22.2 mph
73
Bursts over 20 mph21
85
Distance skated20 mi
55

Shooting

Hardest shot79.0 mph
43
Shots on goal14
67
Shooting %7.1%
25

Zone time

Offensive zone time48.4%
96
Offensive zone time, even strength46.3%
96

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Adrian Kempe, Artemi Panarin	6	58:00	78–36	2.8–1.4	1–4	67%
Artemi Panarin, Trevor Moore	2	4:38	11–0	0.4–0.0	0–0	100%
Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore	5	2:59	1–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%
Corey Perry, Artemi Panarin	4	2:36	1–5	0.0–0.1	0–0	16%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 26 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

03-2810-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	6	1	1	2	14	2.1	21:03	1	3	63.4
2025–26	79	24	25	49	181	24.5	20:02	66	52	52.7
2024–25	81	23	31	54	158	23.5	18:37	80	44	55.9
2023–24	80	20	35	55	161	22.4	16:29	66	34	55.7

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	21:55	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0
2026-10-13	21:34	0	0	3	0.93	0	1	0
2026-10-10	20:02	0	0	3	0.25	0	0	0
2026-10-06	21:10	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-10-03	22:40	1	1	4	0.52	0	0	0
2026-09-30	18:59	0	0	3	0.28	0	2	0
2026-04-26	20:46	0	0	4	0.30	3	2	0
2026-04-23	20:57	0	1	4	0.44	2	1	4
2026-04-21	23:51	0	1	6	0.50	0	2	0
2026-04-19	21:07	0	0	3	0.44	3	1	2
2026-04-16	21:51	1	0	2	0.41	0	1	0
2026-04-14	19:19	1	1	3	0.58	2	0	2
2026-04-13	20:17	2	0	8	0.93	1	0	0
2026-04-11	21:01	0	0	1	0.12	1	2	0
2026-04-09	18:33	0	0	1	0.28	1	1	0
2026-04-06	20:52	0	0	2	0.17	1	1	0
2026-04-04	21:16	2	0	3	0.60	0	0	0
2026-04-02	22:07	0	0	2	0.23	2	2	0
2026-04-01	20:52	0	0	3	0.32	1	0	2
2026-03-28	19:03	0	0	3	0.41	2	1	0