GRIT & GF
Colton Dach

Edmonton Oilers, Centre

Colton Dach

  • Stingy
  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.8
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:15
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
49.2
share of chances while he's on

Colton Dach has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 4 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 14:15 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 96.2 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

96.2050100
Rated above 94% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.03
Physicality96thGF80thIntimidation54thChemistry46thClutch58th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.04, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 94.3% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.75 SD · 96th percentile · weight 38% · +0.2 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.6.582th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.778th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9765th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.7798th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8036th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8042th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 51 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. at SJS

    Wednesday, April 8

    Physical

    Colton Dach threw 7 hits. He has 11 points in 58 games this season. He played 12:27 and had no shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Oilers.

  2. at UTA

    Tuesday, April 7

    Drought over

    Colton Dach scored for the first time in 31 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. The Oilers lost 6-5 to the Mammoth in overtime.

  3. vs NYI

    Tuesday, December 30

    Physical

    Colton Dach finished 7 checks. He has 7 points in 39 games this season. He played 12:49 and had no shots on goal. The Blackhawks lost 3-2 to the Islanders in a shootout.

  4. vs NJD

    Wednesday, November 12

    Physical

    Colton Dach threw 9 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 3 points in 17 games this season. The Blackhawks lost 4-3 to the Devils in overtime.

  5. vs OTT

    Tuesday, October 28

    Drought over

    Colton Dach scored for the first time in 19 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 17:03 and had two shots on goal. The Blackhawks beat the Senators 7-3.

  6. vs UTA

    Monday, October 13

    Physical

    Colton Dach finished 7 checks. He has 2 points in 4 games this season. He played 15:47 and had no shots on goal. The Blackhawks beat the Mammoth 3-1.

Player card

Percentile among 378 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 game14:15
    40
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.84
    53
  • Shots per 608.4
    80

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.72
    9
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.77
    92
  • xGF%49.2%
    46

Physical

  • Hits per 6012.6
    89
  • Blocks per 604.2
    86
  • Penalty minutes per 602.1
    31

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.2 mph
    75
  • Bursts over 20 mph12
    59
  • Distance skated10 mi
    20

Shooting

  • Hardest shot73.0 mph
    16
  • Shots on goal8
    37
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.9%
    62
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.4%
    70

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
Kasperi Kapanen, Max Jones316:3016–150.3–0.70–331%
Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen112:517–140.3–0.30–046%
Mathieu Joseph, Max Jones310:167–100.4–0.30–155%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 13 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
0.000.200.400.60
02-0210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27400080.814:1512449.2
2025–26615813587.811:292193644.2
2024–2525257273.112:08861741.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1716:520030.41410
2026-10-0312:330010.08422
2026-10-0112:460020.15010
2026-09-2914:490020.17400
2026-04-306:210110.01210
2026-04-289:110000.00602
2026-04-249:140010.09202
2026-04-228:470010.06600
2026-04-208:400010.02700
2026-04-1613:421110.39425
2026-04-1311:500000.03210
2026-04-1112:570020.21610
2026-04-0812:270000.00700
2026-04-0714:011030.59500
2026-03-101:350000.00100
2026-03-085:050100.30300
2026-03-069:320000.13200
2026-02-287:560010.10502
2026-02-045:310000.01100
2026-02-028:470010.11600