GRIT & GF
Ben Meyers

Seattle Kraken, Centre

Ben Meyers

  • Playmaker
  • Edgy
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
5
1 G, 4 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
0.5
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:37
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
45.7
share of chances while he's on

Ben Meyers has 1 goal and 4 assists (5 points) in 7 games for the Seattle Kraken in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 12:37 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 73.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 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

73.0050100
Rated above 61% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality81thGF11thIntimidation14thChemistry46thClutch47th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.28, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 60.7% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.57 SD · 81th 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.5.774th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.985th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.8447th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.7998th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.454th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7124th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 75 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 DET

    Friday, October 9

    Big night

    Ben Meyers had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his first goal of the season. The Kraken beat the Red Wings 6-3.

  2. at VAN

    Friday, January 2

    Volume

    Ben Meyers had 8 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Eight got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 2.4 attempts a game. It finished 4-3 for the Kraken in a shootout.

  3. at UTA

    Friday, December 12

    Drought over

    Ben Meyers scored for the first time in 40 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Kraken fell 5-3 to the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:37
    22
  • Points per 603.40
    91
  • Goals per 600.68
    47
  • Individual xG per 600.35
    5
  • Shots per 603.4
    9

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.39
    45
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.85
    27
  • xGF%45.7%
    31

Physical

  • Hits per 608.2
    77
  • Blocks per 604.1
    84
  • Penalty minutes per 6012.9
    2

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed23.3 mph
    97
  • Bursts over 20 mph8
    40
  • Distance skated15 mi
    31

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.5 mph
    68
  • Shots on goal5
    21
  • Shooting %20.0%
    83

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time35.7%
    4
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.6%
    11

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
Frederick Gaudreau, Ryan Winterton654:1436–562.6–2.56–252%
Frederick Gaudreau, Mackie Samoskevich69:203–110.1–0.40–018%
Frederick Gaudreau, Shane Wright62:051–30.0–0.20–00%
Matty Beniers, Ryan Winterton52:011–30.1–0.10–059%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 6 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
03-1410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27714550.512:3712645.7
2025–26527815617.811:56661551.0
2024–25800040.68:219143.5
2023–2423123121.610:0734543.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:360010.06110
2026-10-1514:250000.00302
2026-10-1311:480000.00010
2026-10-1113:060210.01200
2026-10-0913:371230.45312
2026-10-0610:480000.002215
2026-10-0310:590000.00110
2026-04-1614:350020.01310
2026-04-1511:490000.03012
2026-04-0713:110000.00300
2026-04-0411:260010.04200
2026-03-3111:230010.18300
2026-03-2811:440010.19120
2026-03-2611:180010.15200
2026-03-249:120000.02100
2026-03-2111:210010.20100
2026-03-199:180000.00000
2026-03-1711:520000.00005
2026-03-1515:461110.49110
2026-03-1413:380030.32200