GRIT & GF
Arshdeep Bains

Vancouver Canucks, Left wing

Arshdeep Bains

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
3
1 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.8
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:20
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
34.6
share of chances while he's on

Arshdeep Bains has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 8 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 11:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 37.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

37.0050100
Rated above 16% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality31thGF44thIntimidation7thChemistry46thClutch58th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.22, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 16.2% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.15 SD · 58th 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.0.0158th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1330th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 82 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 UTA

    Friday, December 5

    Drought over

    Arshdeep Bains scored for the first time in 31 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Canucks lost 4-1 to the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game11:20
    13
  • Points per 601.98
    53
  • Goals per 600.66
    47
  • Individual xG per 600.56
    18
  • Shots per 603.3
    8

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.94
    19
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.67
    4
  • xGF%34.6%
    6

Physical

  • Hits per 604.0
    48
  • Blocks per 604.6
    90
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.5 mph
    8
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    17
  • Distance skated14 mi
    28

Shooting

  • Hardest shot72.1 mph
    13
  • Shots on goal5
    21
  • Shooting %20.0%
    83

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time36.0%
    5
  • 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
Brendan Gallagher, Max Sasson522:4819–320.9–1.41–140%
Brendan Gallagher, Paul Cotter313:308–170.2–0.90–115%
Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Max Sasson612:1312–150.4–0.20–068%
Drew O'Connor, Max Sasson56:4912–50.3–0.40–043%
Drew O'Connor, Aatu Räty15:290–70.0–0.50–10%
Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimäki14:3110–20.4–0.32–156%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 9 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
0.000.200.40
11-0910-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27812350.811:206734.6
2025–2628145182.39:1224849.5
2024–251310181.210:3017946.9
2023–24800040.411:487242.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1711:400010.24010
2026-10-1310:550110.17200
2026-10-1011:000000.00110
2026-10-089:380000.00110
2026-10-0414:040020.15200
2026-10-0311:040000.00020
2026-10-0111:291110.21000
2026-09-2910:520000.06020
2026-01-1710:010020.23100
2026-01-159:560020.40100
2025-12-119:200000.12002
2025-12-0810:000000.00100
2025-12-067:270000.00010
2025-12-059:231010.07110
2025-12-0211:440100.00210
2025-11-297:380000.00000
2025-11-285:580000.00002
2025-11-264:580000.00100
2025-11-115:320010.02100
2025-11-099:140010.12010