GRIT & GF
Isaac Howard

Edmonton Oilers, Left wing

Isaac Howard

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
9:47
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
30.1
share of chances while he's on

Isaac Howard has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 9:47 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 5.4 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

5.4050100
Rated above 1% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.3
Wins
−0.05
Physicality1thGF6thIntimidation4thChemistry46thClutch59th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.88, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 0.1% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.17 SD · 59th 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.0.0159th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.78th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 66 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 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game9:47
    4
  • Points per 601.53
    36
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.30
    3
  • Shots per 605.4
    38

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.28
    2
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.98
    21
  • xGF%30.1%
    2

Physical

  • Hits per 602.3
    30
  • Blocks per 600.8
    10
  • Penalty minutes per 601.5
    48

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed23.4 mph
    98
  • Bursts over 20 mph26
    92
  • Distance skated14 mi
    27

Shooting

  • Hardest shot88.5 mph
    90
  • Shots on goal7
    31
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.0%
    51
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.7%
    46

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
Trent Frederic, Josh Samanski521:2318–220.7–0.82–149%
Trent Frederic, Owen Michaels68:486–110.1–0.40–020%
Max Jones, Josh Samanski28:443–100.0–0.30–00%
Trent Frederic, Filip Hallander38:0614–110.3–0.70–134%
Filip Hallander, Josh Samanski22:281–20.0–0.10–010%
Connor McDavid, Trent Frederic72:194–40.1–0.10–039%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 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
0.000.200.400.60
01-0310-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27802270.49:473130.1
2025–2629235364.310:197742.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1710:350000.02010
2026-10-1510:220010.01000
2026-10-137:460010.01100
2026-10-108:590100.00000
2026-10-0710:050000.00002
2026-10-038:220010.04100
2026-10-0110:580130.31100
2026-09-2911:060010.01000
2026-04-139:560030.30010
2026-01-249:120010.26000
2026-01-2213:460030.32010
2026-01-2012:460100.00100
2026-01-1814:480010.42010
2026-01-1713:260100.02010
2026-01-1510:080020.06200
2026-01-136:140010.01100
2026-01-1010:240000.00012
2026-01-0812:260040.36000
2026-01-0612:340020.34010
2026-01-0311:520000.00000