Matt Coronato

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 5; 2 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.8; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 17:39; 19 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 42.7; share of chances while he's on

Matt Coronato has 2 goals and 3 assists (5 points) in 8 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 19 shots on goal and 17:39 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 47.1 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

Rated above 27% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.3
Wins: −0.05

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.10, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 26.9% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+0.33 SD · 65th 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.0.0265th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1748th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 115 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.

at SEA
Sunday, October 4
Volume
Matt Coronato had 11 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 5.0. The Flames fell 6-1 to the Kraken.
vs LAK
Thursday, April 16
Streak
Matt Coronato has a point in 6 straight games. He has 45 points in 80 games this season. He played 19:24 and had two shots on goal. The Flames beat the Kings 3-1.
vs UTA
Sunday, April 12
Streak
Matt Coronato has a point in 5 straight games. That was his 18th goal of the season. He played 17:28 and had three shots on goal. The Flames beat the Mammoth 4-1.
at COL
Thursday, April 9
Volume
Matt Coronato had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.1 attempts a game. The Flames fell 3-1 to the Avalanche.
vs VAN
Saturday, March 28
Big night
Matt Coronato had three points, one goal and two assists. That makes 5 straight games with a point. He has 17 goals this season. It finished 7-3 for the Flames.
at NYR
Tuesday, March 10
Volume
Matt Coronato had 10 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.0 attempts a game. The Flames lost 4-0 to the Rangers.
vs TOR
Monday, February 2
Volume
Matt Coronato had 13 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Seven reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.8. The Flames fell 4-2 to the Maple Leafs.
vs DET
Wednesday, December 10
Volume
Matt Coronato put 7 shots on goal. He came in averaging 2.8 shots on goal a game. The Flames lost 4-3 to the Red Wings.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game17:39
75
Points per 602.12
59
Goals per 600.85
56
Individual xG per 600.76
44
Shots per 608.1
76

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.54
53
xG against per 60, on ice3.41
8
xGF%42.7%
23

Physical

Hits per 600.0
1
Blocks per 600.8
12
Penalty minutes per 603.8
14

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed22.4 mph
79
Bursts over 20 mph4
17
Distance skated22 mi
67

Shooting

Hardest shot84.6 mph
74
Shots on goal19
82
Shooting %10.5%
38

Zone time

Offensive zone time43.1%
63
Offensive zone time, even strength40.4%
41

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Morgan Frost, Matvei Gridin	5	31:01	48–31	1.7–1.4	0–4	53%
Morgan Frost, Aydar Suniev	5	30:00	25–49	1.2–2.2	2–1	36%
Mikael Backlund, Joel Farabee	6	15:03	25–20	0.9–1.0	0–0	46%
Morgan Frost, Yegor Sharangovich	4	13:37	22–9	0.4–0.7	0–0	40%
Mikael Backlund, Aydar Suniev	4	2:22	1–4	0.0–0.1	0–0	25%
Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee	5	2:03	1–4	0.0–0.1	0–1	16%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 27 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

0.000.250.500.75

03-2210-18

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	2	3	5	19	1.8	17:39	0	2	42.7
2025–26	80	18	27	45	197	24.0	16:39	23	26	45.4
2024–25	77	24	23	47	180	20.9	17:35	36	39	49.7
2023–24	34	3	6	9	58	6.4	12:37	7	8	45.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-18	19:31	0	1	3	0.40	0	0	2
2026-10-15	16:01	1	0	3	0.33	0	0	0
2026-10-13	17:09	0	0	5	0.62	0	0	2
2026-10-10	19:45	0	2	1	0.01	0	0	0
2026-10-08	16:24	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	5
2026-10-04	22:02	0	0	5	0.22	0	1	0
2026-10-03	16:48	1	0	1	0.11	0	1	0
2026-10-01	13:34	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	0
2026-04-16	19:24	0	1	2	0.17	2	0	0
2026-04-12	17:28	1	0	3	0.41	0	0	2
2026-04-11	16:33	0	1	0	0.30	1	0	0
2026-04-09	19:15	0	1	5	0.70	0	1	4
2026-04-07	17:17	0	1	3	0.16	0	0	2
2026-04-04	15:11	0	1	1	0.08	1	0	0
2026-04-02	15:34	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0
2026-03-30	15:00	0	0	2	0.29	1	0	2
2026-03-28	15:42	1	2	1	0.04	0	0	0
2026-03-26	15:38	0	1	3	0.43	0	0	0
2026-03-24	19:12	0	1	0	0.24	0	1	2
2026-03-22	14:54	0	1	4	0.27	0	0	0