GRIT & GF
Marc Gatcomb

Vegas Golden Knights, Centre

Marc Gatcomb

  • Heavy
  • Trigger-happy
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
1.2
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:51
19 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
35.2
share of chances while he's on

Marc Gatcomb has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 10 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026–27, with 19 shots on goal and 10:51 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 59.3 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

59.3050100
Rated above 43% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.08
Physicality74thGF36thIntimidation1thChemistry46thClutch43th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.08, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 42.8% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.36 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.9.997th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.249th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.549th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.1887th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.1114th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.619th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 105 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 CHI

    Tuesday, September 29

    Physical

    Marc Gatcomb finished 8 checks. It was his first game of the season. He played 10:31 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Golden Knights.

  2. vs FLA

    Saturday, March 28

    Drought over

    Marc Gatcomb scored for the first time in 36 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 9:44 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Islanders.

  3. vs TOR

    Saturday, January 3

    Physical

    Marc Gatcomb threw 7 hits. He has 2 points in 15 games this season. He played 13:16 and had one shot on goal. The Islanders beat the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime.

  4. vs ANA

    Thursday, December 11

    Physical

    Marc Gatcomb finished 7 checks. He has 2 points in 6 games this season. He played 10:21 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Islanders.

  5. vs VGK

    Tuesday, December 9

    Physical

    Marc Gatcomb finished 9 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 1 goal this season. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.

  6. vs WSH

    Saturday, October 11

    Physical

    Marc Gatcomb finished 7 checks. It was his first game of the season. He played 8:33 and had one shot on goal. The Islanders fell 4-2 to the Capitals.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:51
    9
  • Points per 601.11
    22
  • Goals per 600.55
    40
  • Individual xG per 600.68
    34
  • Shots per 6010.5
    94

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.77
    12
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.25
    11
  • xGF%35.2%
    7

Physical

  • Hits per 6017.7
    96
  • Blocks per 602.2
    49
  • Penalty minutes per 605.0
    8

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.4 mph
    81
  • Bursts over 20 mph17
    77
  • Distance skated18 mi
    47

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.7 mph
    71
  • Shots on goal19
    83
  • Shooting %5.3%
    17

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.5%
    35
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.4%
    43

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
Nic Dowd, Braeden Bowman1077:5365–882.0–4.21–332%
Nic Dowd, Brett Howden910:217–90.5–0.21–065%
Nic Dowd, Ivan Barbashev92:544–20.0–0.10–012%
Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel82:272–10.3–0.00–098%
Jack Eichel, Braeden Bowman92:000–50.0–0.60–10%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 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
0.000.200.400.60
03-2410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710112191.210:5132435.2
2025–2649347555.710:051923052.2
2024–2539819413.49:471492542.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1715:200030.18400
2026-10-1514:510010.00610
2026-10-1311:140010.23300
2026-10-129:430000.00310
2026-10-1010:530050.18000
2026-10-0810:080010.14100
2026-10-069:090030.17117
2026-10-049:071010.15400
2026-10-027:330010.02210
2026-09-2910:310130.17802
2026-04-128:570010.02100
2026-04-118:190010.04210
2026-04-0910:200050.53600
2026-04-0410:311020.18302
2026-04-0310:380010.15122
2026-03-3111:070020.11320
2026-03-3011:290010.16100
2026-03-289:441110.02300
2026-03-267:460010.11100
2026-03-247:060010.32500