GRIT & GF
Nick Blankenburg

Toronto Maple Leafs, Defence

Nick Blankenburg

  • Physical
  • Net-front
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
0.6
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:25
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.7
share of chances while he's on

Nick Blankenburg has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 5 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 13:25 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 11.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

5 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

11.3050100
Rated above 30% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality24thGF67thIntimidation50thChemistry51thClutch23th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.68, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 30% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.89 SD · 67th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.0.4879th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.4834th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.3087th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 62 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. at EDM

    Tuesday, January 6

    Drought over

    Nick Blankenburg scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his fifth goal of the season. The Predators lost 6-2 to the Oilers.

  2. vs CAR

    Wednesday, December 17

    Shot blocker

    Nick Blankenburg got in front of 6 shots. He has 14 points in 23 games this season. He played 21:30 and had three shots on goal. The Predators fell 4-1 to the Hurricanes.

  3. at NYR

    Monday, November 10

    Volume

    Nick Blankenburg had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.3 attempts a game. The Predators lost 6-3 to the Rangers.

  4. vs DAL

    Saturday, November 8

    Streak

    Nick Blankenburg has a point in 5 straight games. He has 6 points in 7 games this season. The Predators lost 5-4 to the Stars.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:25
    6
  • Points per 600.89
    53
  • Goals per 600.89
    97
  • Individual xG per 600.51
    95
  • Shots per 605.4
    81

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.47
    49
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.60
    40
  • xGF%48.7%
    43

Physical

  • Hits per 605.4
    83
  • Blocks per 601.8
    5
  • 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 speed20.7 mph
    36
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    53
  • Distance skated10 mi
    20

Shooting

  • Hardest shot80.9 mph
    29
  • Shots on goal6
    47
  • Shooting %16.7%
    93

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.4%
    81
  • Offensive zone time, even strength44.0%
    76

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
Oliver Ekman-Larsson531:3631–311.6–1.90–346%
Morgan Rielly524:4418–170.9–0.62–058%
Jake McCabe42:282–30.1–0.10–043%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 12 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
03-1610-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27510160.613:256248.7
2025–266181624724.816:48555951.8
2024–256041216846.419:33537550.8
2023–2412101100.516:13211548.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1910:160020.08010
2026-10-1713:390010.08100
2026-10-1515:370020.25000
2026-10-1311:210000.01210
2026-10-1016:111010.14300
2026-05-229:210000.01100
2026-05-097:540000.00000
2026-05-057:080000.03000
2026-05-0310:061020.25000
2026-04-2612:350000.00212
2026-04-1615:241030.12100
2026-04-1414:280030.06100
2026-04-1310:140030.15100
2026-04-1114:061020.19030
2026-04-0914:370000.03010
2026-04-0713:270010.01020
2026-04-0511:380110.10100
2026-04-0411:570000.00100
2026-04-0111:080000.00100
2026-03-1611:100000.00000