GRIT & GF
Zack Ostapchuk

San Jose Sharks, Centre

Zack Ostapchuk

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
1.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:27
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.7
share of chances while he's on

Zack Ostapchuk has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 9 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 10:27 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 87.6 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

87.6050100
Rated above 81% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality86thGF33thIntimidation55thChemistry46thClutch90th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.61, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 81.6% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.09 SD · 90th 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.0.0791th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1955th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 78 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 EDM

    Saturday, October 10

    Physical

    Zack Ostapchuk finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 0 points in 5 games this season. The Sharks fell 3-1 to the Oilers.

  2. vs TOR

    Thursday, April 2

    Drought over

    Zack Ostapchuk scored for the first time in 26 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 11:15 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Sharks.

  3. at ANA

    Monday, December 29

    Drought over

    Zack Ostapchuk scored for the first time in 40 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his first goal of the season. The Sharks beat the Ducks 5-4.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:27
    7
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.67
    33
  • Shots per 606.4
    54

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.06
    27
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.35
    56
  • xGF%46.7%
    36

Physical

  • Hits per 6017.2
    96
  • Blocks per 606.4
    98
  • Penalty minutes per 605.7
    6

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.1 mph
    71
  • Bursts over 20 mph16
    74
  • Distance skated16 mi
    32

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.6 mph
    33
  • Shots on goal10
    48
  • Shooting %0.0%
    12

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time35.0%
    3
  • Offensive zone time, even strength36.4%
    4

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
Barclay Goodrow, Collin Graf626:1225–251.2–1.00–155%
Barclay Goodrow, Kiefer Sherwood619:2317–260.7–1.11–038%
Barclay Goodrow, Ty Dellandrea18:135–50.1–0.30–024%
Kiefer Sherwood, Collin Graf66:374–60.2–0.11–060%
Barclay Goodrow, Igor Chernyshov25:325–30.2–0.00–094%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 15 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
03-3010-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279000101.110:27271046.7
2025–2659437444.810:061403542.9
2024–2556134262.69:251103043.1
2023–24700050.410:3013635.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-198:050000.00300
2026-10-1711:090030.18200
2026-10-1510:140010.10309
2026-10-1310:480010.07320
2026-10-108:010000.11800
2026-10-0812:300010.19400
2026-10-0511:350010.19140
2026-10-0310:140030.19310
2026-10-0111:290000.00030
2026-04-1614:400020.24100
2026-04-1510:530010.14200
2026-04-1312:010010.10200
2026-04-1110:510000.00400
2026-04-098:210000.03200
2026-04-0811:240000.00210
2026-04-068:090010.03300
2026-04-0410:090000.00324
2026-04-0211:151110.13420
2026-04-019:370000.09205
2026-03-3011:580020.08210