GRIT & GF
Ryan Ufko

Nashville Predators, Defence

Ryan Ufko

  • Stingy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 1 GP
Individual xG
0.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:27
1 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.3
share of chances while he's on

Ryan Ufko has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 1 game for the Nashville Predators in 2026–27, with 1 shots on goal and 15:27 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 2.7 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

2.7050100
Rated above 7% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.8
Wins
−0.13
Physicality5thGF73thIntimidation35thChemistry42thClutch41th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −1.12, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 6.8% of 281 rated players

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GF

−1.20 SD · 73th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 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.0.7794th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.5350th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2157th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 217 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 ANA

    Thursday, April 16

    Ice time

    Ryan Ufko played 20:29, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 11 points in 18 games this season. The Predators fell 5-4 to the Ducks.

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 game15:27
    19
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.12
    27
  • Shots per 603.9
    57

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.93
    16
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.07
    80
  • xGF%48.3%
    42

Physical

  • Hits per 600.0
    2
  • Blocks per 603.9
    43
  • 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 speed19.7 mph
    9
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated2 mi
    3

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.3 mph
    16
  • Shots on goal1
    11
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.8%
    76
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.7%
    59

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
Roman Josi19:538–70.2–0.30–038%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 1 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
0.000.050.100.15
04-1410-01

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27100010.015:270148.3
2025–26182911110.813:53101341.3
2024–25100000.015:3710–

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-0115:270010.03010
2026-04-1620:290200.00012
2026-04-1316:300220.03100
2026-04-1113:210010.04100
2026-04-0918:020010.14010
2026-04-0715:350110.14312
2026-04-0613:250010.01010
2026-03-2810:150100.00120
2026-03-2613:010000.01000
2026-03-2412:510000.00010
2026-03-2213:170000.14120
2026-03-2110:550000.06020
2026-03-1913:581010.03110
2026-03-1711:390110.03012
2026-03-1511:290000.00100
2026-03-1213:550110.03000
2026-03-1013:051010.13000
2026-03-0713:440000.00100
2026-03-0514:230110.04000
2025-04-1415:370000.00100