GRIT & GF
Declan Carlile

Pittsburgh Penguins, Defence

Declan Carlile

  • Finisher
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2026–27
5
3 G, 2 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
1.0
3 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:50
15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
52.4
share of chances while he's on

Declan Carlile has 3 goals and 2 assists (5 points) in 10 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 18:50 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 24.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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

24.2050100
Rated above 57% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality59thGF91thIntimidation2thChemistry91thClutch96th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.40, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 57% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.78 SD · 96th 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.0.1296th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2254th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 156 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 MTL

    Saturday, October 3

    Drought over

    Declan Carlile scored for the first time in 40 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 20:32 and had three shots on goal. The Penguins beat the Canadiens 6-5 in overtime.

  2. at MTL

    Friday, April 24

    Physical

    Declan Carlile finished 7 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 3 points in 44 games this season. The Lightning fell 3-2 to the Canadiens in overtime.

  3. at BOS

    Saturday, April 11

    Ice time

    Declan Carlile played 21:00, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 40 games this season. The Lightning beat the Bruins 2-1.

  4. vs CBJ

    Tuesday, March 10

    Ice time

    Declan Carlile played 20:35, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 37 games this season. The Lightning lost 5-2 to the Blue Jackets.

  5. vs WPG

    Thursday, January 29

    Volume

    Declan Carlile had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 2.1. The Lightning beat the Jets 4-1.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:50
    45
  • Points per 601.59
    82
  • Goals per 600.96
    98
  • Individual xG per 600.31
    72
  • Shots per 604.8
    75

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.37
    94
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.06
    14
  • xGF%52.4%
    60

Physical

  • Hits per 602.5
    50
  • Blocks per 606.4
    86
  • Penalty minutes per 603.5
    14

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.0 mph
    57
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    53
  • Distance skated25 mi
    74

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.0 mph
    48
  • Shots on goal15
    87
  • Shooting %20.0%
    96

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.3%
    26
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.8%
    59

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
Erik Karlsson10102:40122–1035.8–5.58–951%
Kaedan Korczak1022:3820–191.0–1.32–242%
Kris Letang1011:5515–61.1–0.21–088%
Trevor van Riemsdyk510:4310–90.5–0.40–058%
Spencer Stastney44:073–10.2–0.00–0100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 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
0.000.100.200.30
02-2610-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710325151.018:5082052.4
2025–2642123331.914:47513850.5
2024–25310130.213:001258.2
2023–24100000.011:271269.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1916:051020.16010
2026-10-1721:100010.07005
2026-10-1620:160010.02120
2026-10-1319:160020.01220
2026-10-1017:450000.04012
2026-10-0920:190010.14450
2026-10-0718:040000.00030
2026-10-0518:231130.26030
2026-10-0320:321030.09030
2026-09-3016:300120.16104
2026-04-2411:200000.01720
2026-04-2117:380010.07100
2026-04-1518:460000.05000
2026-04-1320:220020.16050
2026-04-1121:000020.13520
2026-04-095:020000.000117
2026-03-1213:520000.00120
2026-03-1020:350000.00600
2026-03-0518:220000.02120
2026-02-2611:040000.02210