GRIT & GF
Ryan Winterton

Seattle Kraken, Centre

Ryan Winterton

  • Shot-eater
  • Playmaker
Points, 2026–27
6
2 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
2.5
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:29
16 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.5
share of chances while he's on

Ryan Winterton has 2 goals and 4 assists (6 points) in 9 games for the Seattle Kraken in 2026–27, with 16 shots on goal and 13:29 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 41.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

41.5050100
Rated above 21% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality26thGF77thIntimidation7thChemistry46thClutch78th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.16, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 20.9% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.68 SD · 78th 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.0.0478th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1434th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 106 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 FLA

    Sunday, March 15

    Drought over

    Ryan Winterton scored for the first time in 25 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his fourth goal of the season. It finished 6-2 for the Kraken.

  2. vs VAN

    Monday, December 29

    Drought over

    Ryan Winterton scored for the first time in 18 games. He has 3 goals this season. The Kraken fell 3-2 to the Canucks in a shootout.

  3. vs SJS

    Wednesday, November 5

    Drought over

    Ryan Winterton scored for the first time in at least 33 games. He has 1 goal this season. The Kraken fell 6-1 to the Sharks.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:29
    30
  • Points per 602.97
    83
  • Goals per 600.99
    64
  • Individual xG per 601.21
    81
  • Shots per 607.9
    74

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.86
    72
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.05
    18
  • xGF%48.5%
    43

Physical

  • Hits per 602.0
    25
  • Blocks per 604.0
    83
  • Penalty minutes per 603.5
    17

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.8 mph
    91
  • Bursts over 20 mph19
    81
  • Distance skated21 mi
    60

Shooting

  • Hardest shot80.4 mph
    51
  • Shots on goal16
    75
  • Shooting %12.5%
    51

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time36.6%
    6
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.0%
    13

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
Frederick Gaudreau, Ben Meyers654:1436–562.6–2.56–252%
Shane Wright, Berkly Catton317:3119–140.9–0.41–070%
Frederick Gaudreau, Curtis Douglas16:377–140.3–0.80–028%
Frederick Gaudreau, Mackie Samoskevich54:523–60.2–0.30–037%
Frederick Gaudreau, Shane Wright42:131–10.0–0.20–03%
Matty Beniers, Ben Meyers52:011–30.1–0.10–059%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 23 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
03-1010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279246162.513:294848.5
2025–266841418878.911:59743747.9
2024–2512011150.410:5020746.0
2023–249000100.79:2010450.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1712:100020.17110
2026-10-1515:181040.91010
2026-10-1313:510010.05000
2026-10-1110:451110.23010
2026-10-0913:220200.00010
2026-10-0612:330010.12305
2026-10-0415:390030.49020
2026-10-0311:260010.05012
2026-10-0116:170130.43010
2026-04-1613:530000.00120
2026-04-1512:570040.33210
2026-04-1315:070020.16310
2026-04-1112:580010.16510
2026-04-0915:020040.30100
2026-04-0613:380020.25300
2026-03-1714:260020.36210
2026-03-1513:371120.24000
2026-03-1414:120020.12300
2026-03-1210:530020.32100
2026-03-109:280020.10210