GRIT & GF
William Wallinder

Detroit Red Wings, Defence

William Wallinder

  • Finisher
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.1
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:14
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
52.8
share of chances while he's on

William Wallinder has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 4 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 14:14 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 4.6 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

2026-27

4.6050100
Rated above 13% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality10thGF56thIntimidation36thChemistry51thClutch60th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.94, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 13% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.14 SD · 60th 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.0.0160th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.78th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 48 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. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:14
    8
  • Points per 602.11
    93
  • Goals per 601.05
    99
  • Individual xG per 600.11
    25
  • Shots per 604.2
    63

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.60
    59
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.32
    63
  • xGF%52.8%
    63

Physical

  • Hits per 603.2
    58
  • Blocks per 603.2
    26
  • 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 speed20.4 mph
    25
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    29
  • Distance skated8 mi
    17

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.1 mph
    40
  • Shots on goal4
    33
  • Shooting %25.0%
    99

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.3%
    60
  • Offensive zone time, even strength44.6%
    81

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
Justin Faulk433:5341–201.6–1.13–359%
Moritz Seider46:185–60.3–0.40–143%
Anton Johansson32:351–30.1–0.20–021%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 6 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 4 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.050.10
10-0610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27411240.114:143352.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1712:410000.00100
2026-10-1516:510010.04100
2026-10-0918:161030.06120
2026-10-069:070100.00010