GRIT & GF
Ville Ottavainen

Seattle Kraken, Defence

Ville Ottavainen

  • Finisher
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.4
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:58
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
49.9
share of chances while he's on

Ville Ottavainen has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 6 games for the Seattle Kraken in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 12:58 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 1.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

2026-27

1.5050100
Rated above 4% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality6thGF45thIntimidation14thChemistry51thClutch45th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −1.08, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 4.5% of 223 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.03 SD · 51th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0051th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.027th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 75 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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Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:58
    5
  • Points per 600.77
    44
  • Goals per 600.77
    94
  • Individual xG per 600.34
    79
  • Shots per 605.4
    82

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.03
    79
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.04
    15
  • xGF%49.9%
    47

Physical

  • Hits per 602.3
    44
  • Blocks per 603.9
    43
  • Penalty minutes per 601.5
    51

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    68
  • Bursts over 20 mph7
    77
  • Distance skated12 mi
    26

Shooting

  • Hardest shot81.0 mph
    29
  • Shots on goal7
    55
  • Shooting %14.3%
    88

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.0%
    45
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.9%
    34

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
Josh Mahura546:3239–452.8–2.44–353%
Ryan Lindgren114:5913–180.8–0.81–050%
Ryker Evans54:172–10.1–0.10–054%
Vince Dunn53:432–40.0–0.10–021%
Adam Larsson63:061–50.0–0.40–07%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 7 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 7 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
04-1510-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27610170.412:583549.9
2024–25101110.014:243177.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1717:070020.20000
2026-10-1511:160010.01110
2026-10-139:331010.05100
2026-10-1110:190010.11100
2026-10-0913:390020.06030
2026-10-0415:510000.00012
2025-04-1514:240110.02310