GRIT & GF
Yan Kuznetsov

Calgary Flames, Defence

Yan Kuznetsov

  • Disciplined
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:10
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
40.8
share of chances while he's on

Yan Kuznetsov has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 7 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 18:10 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 11.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 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

11.6050100
Rated above 31% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality32thGF83thIntimidation34thChemistry20thClutch94th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.67, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 30.5% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.48 SD · 94th 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.0.1094th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1218th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 111 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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Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:10
    37
  • Points per 600.47
    26
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.11
    26
  • Shots per 604.7
    74

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.08
    22
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.02
    16
  • xGF%40.8%
    15

Physical

  • Hits per 604.2
    70
  • Blocks per 603.3
    30
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.5 mph
    97
  • Bursts over 20 mph15
    96
  • Distance skated19 mi
    44

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.8 mph
    89
  • Shots on goal10
    68
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.7%
    40
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.4%
    37

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
Zach Whitecloud756:4768–622.5–2.82–347%
Simon Nemec735:1947–401.0–1.90–534%
Zayne Parekh715:0717–190.4–0.70–036%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 13 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
0.000.050.100.15
03-0110-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–277011100.218:109740.8
2025–26574812643.420:067910245.4
2023–24100020.111:580143.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1816:060010.02010
2026-10-1517:190010.02210
2026-10-1318:500110.01120
2026-10-1018:190010.04110
2026-10-0818:510020.05210
2026-10-0419:320030.07100
2026-10-0118:100010.02210
2026-04-1118:020020.02120
2026-04-0920:310020.06220
2026-04-0724:040010.01150
2026-04-0417:200000.00010
2026-04-0216:460010.02030
2026-03-1417:400120.12200
2026-03-1217:090020.04320
2026-03-1017:010000.00020
2026-03-0922:380100.00320
2026-03-0721:370010.04300
2026-03-0516:580020.03320
2026-03-0321:150000.00230
2026-03-0121:560020.09230