GRIT & GF
Nolan Allan

San Jose Sharks, Defence

Nolan Allan

  • Finisher
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.3
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:37
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
50.0
share of chances while he's on

Nolan Allan has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 4 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 16:37 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 23.9 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

23.9050100
Rated above 56% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality57thGF72thIntimidation52thChemistry51thClutch27th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.41, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 55.6% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.88 SD · 72th percentile · weight 38% · +0.0 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.0.4880th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.6468th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2668th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 53 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 LAK

    Saturday, October 3

    Drought over

    Nolan Allan scored for the first time in 18 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Sharks beat the Kings 5-4 in overtime.

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 game16:37
    25
  • Points per 600.90
    54
  • Goals per 600.90
    97
  • Individual xG per 600.29
    69
  • Shots per 602.7
    36

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.31
    39
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.31
    64
  • xGF%50.0%
    47

Physical

  • Hits per 605.4
    83
  • Blocks per 604.5
    54
  • Penalty minutes per 603.6
    13

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.8 mph
    47
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    41
  • Distance skated9 mi
    18

Shooting

  • Hardest shot73.5 mph
    7
  • Shots on goal3
    25
  • Shooting %33.3%
    100

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.0%
    45
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.4%
    69

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
Jacob Trouba427:3418–270.7–1.41–231%
Dmitry Orlov410:2510–70.4–0.30–150%
Michael Kesselring38:4516–80.7–0.21–080%
Luca Cagnoni25:108–30.3–0.12–081%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 8 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
12-2310-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27410130.316:376550.0
2024–2543178171.115:08614939.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1714:150000.06202
2026-10-1515:280000.02230
2026-10-0316:001020.06012
2026-10-0120:440010.18210
2025-02-2512:120010.00140
2025-02-2314:470010.06130
2025-01-3016:580000.00400
2025-01-2612:430000.00010
2025-01-2416:520000.00320
2025-01-1613:520000.00140
2025-01-1317:240020.15420
2025-01-1114:000110.00212
2025-01-1017:010110.01330
2025-01-0813:280000.00200
2025-01-0515:320000.02110
2025-01-0315:020000.20500
2024-12-3114:420000.00002
2024-12-2918:010010.02010
2024-12-2719:430000.04210
2024-12-2317:230010.02210