GRIT & GF
Zachary L'Heureux

Colorado Avalanche, Left wing

Zachary L'Heureux

  • Heavy
  • Trigger-happy
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.6
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
6:49
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
53.5
share of chances while he's on

Zachary L'Heureux has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 4 games for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 6:49 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 93.0 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

93.0050100
Rated above 90% of forwards
Goals above average
+1.2
Wins
+0.21
Physicality90thGF70thIntimidation83thChemistry54thClutch41th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.90, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 90.6% of 531 rated players

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Physicality

+1.30 SD · 90th 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.9.884th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.486th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9151th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.0073th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8634th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9043th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 274 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 CHI

    Sunday, March 22

    Volume

    Zachary L'Heureux had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.1 attempts a game. It finished 3-2 for the Predators in overtime.

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 game6:49
    0
  • Points per 602.20
    62
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 601.37
    88
  • Shots per 6013.2
    99

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice4.06
    100
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.52
    6
  • xGF%53.5%
    66

Physical

  • Hits per 6022.0
    98
  • Blocks per 602.2
    48
  • Penalty minutes per 6015.4
    1

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.1 mph
    3
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    3
  • Distance skated4 mi
    7

Shooting

  • Hardest shot81.2 mph
    57
  • Shots on goal6
    27
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time47.5%
    94
  • Offensive zone time, even strength47.9%
    99

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
Nicolas Roy, Parker Kelly321:2733–221.0–1.41–243%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 7 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
0.000.501.00
03-1710-13

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27401160.66:4910153.5
2025–2625415324.813:23642150.5
2024–2562510157810.912:031983850.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-130:000000.00000
2026-10-107:570010.18302
2026-10-0810:560120.25205
2026-10-078:220030.19510
2026-04-1616:460000.09000
2026-04-1310:020010.07310
2026-04-1113:090000.00300
2026-04-0915:190150.77200
2026-04-0713:441010.29000
2026-04-0613:490020.19420
2026-04-0415:230010.10200
2026-04-0216:551020.22410
2026-03-2914:240040.37100
2026-03-2813:451020.405112
2026-03-2614:080000.00630
2026-03-2415:510000.00332
2026-03-2215:120050.60602
2026-03-2115:150000.00220
2026-03-1912:340030.27400
2026-03-1713:070000.00320