GRIT & GF
Artem Zub

Ottawa Senators, Defence

Artem Zub

  • Shot-eater
  • Stingy
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 2 GP
Individual xG
0.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
19:27
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.6
share of chances while he's on

Artem Zub has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 2 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 19:27 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 41.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

2 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

41.2050100
Rated above 78% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality83thGF59thIntimidation28thChemistry51thClutch58th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.17, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 78.5% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.69 SD · 83th 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.3.054th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.6.298th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9974th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4241th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6565th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9455th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 33 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. vs NYI

    Thursday, October 15

    Shot blocker

    Artem Zub blocked 6 shots. It was his first game of the season. He played 18:29 and had one shot on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Senators in a shootout.

  2. vs FLA

    Thursday, April 9

    Drought over

    Artem Zub scored for the first time in 33 games. That was his fifth goal of the season. He played 22:32 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Senators.

  3. vs VAN

    Tuesday, January 13

    Drought over

    Artem Zub scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 4 goals this season. He played 22:22 and had two shots on goal. The Senators beat the Canucks 2-1.

  4. at TBL

    Thursday, October 9

    Drought over

    Artem Zub scored for the first time in 41 games. He finished with one goal and two assists. He also had 9 shot attempts. The Senators beat the Lightning 5-4.

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 game19:27
    51
  • Points per 601.54
    80
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.05
    5
  • Shots per 603.1
    47

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.04
    20
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.91
    89
  • xGF%51.6%
    55

Physical

  • Hits per 603.1
    58
  • Blocks per 6013.9
    100
  • 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 speed20.8 mph
    44
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated5 mi
    10

Shooting

  • Hardest shot75.1 mph
    9
  • Shots on goal2
    17
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.0%
    8
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.7%
    20

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
Thomas Chabot212:437–140.4–0.50–042%
Tyler Kleven29:388–110.5–0.31–060%
Jordan Spence23:311–00.0–0.00–0100%
Cameron Crotty13:000–50.0–0.20–00%
Nikolas Matinpalo12:023–20.1–0.01–074%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 3 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
0.000.100.20
03-1510-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27201120.019:272951.6
2025–268152530924.320:486612153.5
2024–255621113573.620:385811954.8
2023–246952025856.221:0113912352.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1720:250010.03230
2026-10-1518:290110.00060
2026-04-187:440000.00300
2026-04-1522:130040.12022
2026-04-1226:280110.02000
2026-04-1124:450000.02120
2026-04-0922:321030.19020
2026-04-0723:580000.00050
2026-04-0523:080120.06010
2026-04-0421:510010.00012
2026-04-0224:240100.00020
2026-03-3115:430010.03302
2026-03-2824:020110.07030
2026-03-2622:220010.01002
2026-03-2425:100100.02015
2026-03-2323:440010.01022
2026-03-2124:070020.05120
2026-03-1922:070010.00242
2026-03-1820:410040.10110
2026-03-1519:540210.01032