GRIT & GF
Emil Andrae

Columbus Blue Jackets, Defence

Emil Andrae

  • Shot-eater
  • Edgy
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:36
1 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
36.6
share of chances while he's on

Emil Andrae has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 4 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026–27, with 1 shots on goal and 10:36 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 0.9 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

0.9050100
Rated above 2% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality2thGF33thIntimidation49thChemistry51thClutch80th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −1.14, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 2.2% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.65 SD · 80th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0480th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.67th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 42 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 MIN

    Thursday, March 12

    Drought over

    Emil Andrae scored for the first time in 33 games. That was his second goal of the season. The Flyers beat the Wild 3-2 in a shootout.

  2. at FLA

    Wednesday, November 26

    Drought over

    Emil Andrae scored for the first time in 41 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 18:37 and had one shot on goal. The Flyers beat the Panthers 4-2.

  3. at DAL

    Saturday, November 15

    Ice time

    Emil Andrae played 21:08, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 2 points in 8 games this season. The Flyers lost 5-1 to the Stars.

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 game10:36
    0
  • Points per 601.42
    77
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.03
    3
  • Shots per 601.4
    8

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.63
    7
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.80
    27
  • xGF%36.6%
    6

Physical

  • Hits per 604.2
    70
  • Blocks per 608.5
    98
  • Penalty minutes per 605.7
    5

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.7 mph
    37
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated6 mi
    11

Shooting

  • Hardest shot71.7 mph
    5
  • Shots on goal1
    11
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.4%
    52
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.4%
    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
Carson Soucy315:4313–140.5–0.92–038%
Erik Gudbranson414:1410–180.2–0.40–134%
Zach Werenski46:252–130.1–0.41–024%
Denton Mateychuk44:025–40.2–0.20–049%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 1 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-2110-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27401110.010:363636.6
2025–266121113363.215:20685952.6
2024–2542167522.417:21465055.7
2023–24400000.013:005630.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-175:230000.00210
2026-10-097:400010.02012
2026-10-0313:430000.00032
2026-10-0115:370100.00110
2026-05-0710:590100.00130
2026-05-0412:400000.00202
2026-04-2711:000000.00312
2026-04-189:390010.01100
2026-04-1421:190010.00010
2026-04-1311:370000.00100
2026-04-1115:480000.08110
2026-04-0912:570000.00220
2026-04-0713:230000.00100
2026-04-0512:010000.05020
2026-04-0212:580020.09210
2026-03-3112:590000.00112
2026-03-2911:120010.00000
2026-03-2814:140000.00222
2026-03-2613:120020.25130
2026-03-215:240000.00002