GRIT & GF
Ethan Cardwell

San Jose Sharks, Right wing

Ethan Cardwell

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2025–26
1
1 G, 0 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
0.9
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:56
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
31.2
share of chances while he's on

Ethan Cardwell has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 7 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2025–26, with 6 shots on goal and 11:56 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 35.6 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

2025-26

35.6050100
Rated above 16% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.6
Wins
−0.10
Physicality39thGF32thIntimidation5thChemistry34thClutch37th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.24, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 15.8% of 531 rated players

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

Physicality

−0.42 SD · 39th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 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.6.163th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.447th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.3792th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.5420th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.7743th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8028th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 79 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 476 forwards 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 game11:56
    24
  • Points per 600.72
    5
  • Goals per 600.72
    46
  • Individual xG per 600.62
    18
  • Shots per 604.3
    12

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.61
    1
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.54
    0
  • xGF%31.2%
    0

Physical

  • Hits per 606.5
    68
  • Blocks per 602.2
    40
  • Penalty minutes per 601.4
    51

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
Jeff Skinner, Ty Dellandrea634:4228–350.8–2.20–426%
Ty Dellandrea, Collin Graf510:2811–90.1–0.30–016%
Adam Gaudette, Ty Dellandrea18:373–120.1–0.61–011%
Jeff Skinner, Macklin Celebrini53:372–40.0–0.30–10%
Macklin Celebrini, Collin Graf42:513–40.2–0.20–040%
Jeff Skinner, Alexander Wennberg52:473–20.2–0.21–047%
Alexander Wennberg, William Eklund32:306–60.4–0.30–060%
Barclay Goodrow, Ty Dellandrea62:181–40.0–0.10–012%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 14 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 13 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.100.200.30
10-2912-23

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–26710160.911:569331.2
2024–25610150.511:328438.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2025-12-239:480010.03000
2025-12-1811:220020.28300
2025-12-1612:560000.05210
2025-11-0810:280000.07100
2025-11-0711:380010.18000
2025-11-0512:141010.12202
2025-11-0215:050010.13120
2024-12-0711:250010.07100
2024-11-309:200000.05230
2024-11-2910:151010.03000
2024-11-0216:230010.13010
2024-10-319:510020.23200
2024-10-2911:570000.00302