GRIT & GF
David Jiricek

Philadelphia Flyers, Defence

David Jiricek

  • Physical
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:48
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.2
share of chances while he's on

David Jiricek has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 9 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 14:48 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 35.4 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

35.4050100
Rated above 72% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.04
Physicality74thGF53thIntimidation61thChemistry51thClutch37th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.23, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 72.6% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.31 SD · 74th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.3.977th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.076th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.3092th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4949th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.4393th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7217th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 111 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 game14:48
    12
  • Points per 600.45
    25
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.17
    46
  • Shots per 602.7
    36

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.03
    19
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.36
    61
  • xGF%46.2%
    33

Physical

  • Hits per 605.0
    78
  • Blocks per 605.9
    76
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed19.2 mph
    3
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated19 mi
    43

Shooting

  • Hardest shot93.6 mph
    91
  • Shots on goal6
    47
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.0%
    68
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.3%
    37

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
Simon Benoit742:3340–371.3–1.20–451%
Nick Seeler731:2428–380.9–1.51–038%
Cam York314:5413–90.4–0.60–142%
Travis Sanheim97:5110–110.7–0.61–153%
Hunter McDonald17:327–110.5–0.30–064%
Jamie Drysdale93:262–30.0–0.10–01%

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
0.000.050.100.15
12-1810-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27901160.414:48111346.2
2025–2626000160.512:0181945.5
2024–251212390.512:0712741.5
2023–24431910381.514:36234645.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-199:200000.00320
2026-10-1714:080000.07100
2026-10-1515:290000.04210
2026-10-1313:020000.00210
2026-10-1114:140010.05010
2026-10-1017:460110.01040
2026-10-0818:250020.08210
2026-10-0517:420010.11020
2026-10-0313:100010.02110
2026-04-1419:370010.06002
2026-01-3113:510000.00110
2026-01-2912:380020.02000
2026-01-2710:330010.00110
2026-01-247:240000.00000
2026-01-228:040010.12010
2026-01-1912:490000.00010
2026-01-179:120000.00112
2025-12-216:590000.00000
2025-12-2015:030000.01110
2025-12-189:040000.00020