GRIT & GF
Simon Edvinsson

Detroit Red Wings, Defence

Simon Edvinsson

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2025–26
25
9 G, 16 A in 72 GP
Individual xG
8.2
9 goals from it
Ice time per game
22:21
88 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.4
share of chances while he's on

Simon Edvinsson has 9 goals and 16 assists (25 points) in 72 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2025–26, with 88 shots on goal and 22:21 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 74.0 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

74.0050100
Rated above 97% of defencemen
Goals above average
+10.5
Wins
+1.75
Physicality88thGF85thIntimidation96thChemistry91thClutch62th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.38, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 97.2% of 281 rated players

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Intimidation

+1.78 SD · 96th percentile · weight 11% · +5.1 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.2292th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.2.1280th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 1,399 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 BOS

    Tuesday, January 13

    Shot blocker

    Simon Edvinsson got in front of 6 shots. He has 16 points in 45 games this season. The Red Wings lost 3-0 to the Bruins.

  2. vs CAR

    Monday, January 12

    Shot blocker

    Simon Edvinsson got in front of 8 shots. He has 16 points in 44 games this season. It finished 4-3 for the Red Wings in overtime.

  3. vs TOR

    Sunday, December 28

    Overtime winner

    Simon Edvinsson won it in overtime. He has 5 goals this season. He played 25:57 and had four shots on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Red Wings in overtime.

  4. at EDM

    Thursday, December 11

    Drought over

    Simon Edvinsson scored for the first time in 19 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. The Red Wings lost 4-1 to the Oilers.

  5. vs STL

    Saturday, October 25

    Two goals

    Simon Edvinsson scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his third goal of the season. The Red Wings beat the Blues 6-4.

  6. vs TOR

    Saturday, October 11

    Drought over

    Simon Edvinsson scored for the first time in 25 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 6-3 for the Red Wings.

Player card

Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game22:21
    79
  • Points per 600.93
    55
  • Goals per 600.34
    80
  • Individual xG per 600.30
    82
  • Shots per 603.3
    40

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.65
    73
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.51
    56
  • xGF%51.4%
    65

Physical

  • Hits per 603.5
    60
  • Blocks per 605.6
    85
  • Penalty minutes per 602.8
    15

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
Moritz Seider721077:541069–95250.4–42.051–3855%
Axel Sandin-Pellikka56137:30131–1384.5–6.93–840%
Albert Johansson7160:2949–432.1–1.80–154%
Ben Chiarot7054:1751–562.5–3.20–544%
Jacob Bernard-Docker4825:3217–270.6–1.41–229%
Justin Faulk1718:3916–280.7–2.21–124%
Travis Hamonic167:488–60.2–0.20–053%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 9 goals from 138 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-0604-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–267291625888.222:219414951.4
2024–257872431865.521:078614548.6
2023–2416112130.718:15262548.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1514:290010.01210
2026-04-1321:170020.04200
2026-04-1122:120020.07310
2026-04-0920:340100.00012
2026-04-0726:490040.17010
2026-04-0523:130100.04230
2026-04-0420:590000.00130
2026-04-0223:350100.00030
2026-03-3122:090000.06150
2026-03-2820:320030.29110
2026-03-2724:060010.00200
2026-03-2421:320130.10332
2026-03-2118:040010.13210
2026-03-1926:410000.03410
2026-03-1619:350000.00010
2026-03-1421:241030.26110
2026-03-1224:120010.17040
2026-03-1021:200020.11022
2026-03-0820:270000.18120
2026-03-0620:280020.04112