GRIT & GF
Stephen Halliday

Ottawa Senators, Centre

Stephen Halliday

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
3
2 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
2.1
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:36
12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
40.0
share of chances while he's on

Stephen Halliday has 2 goals and 1 assist (3 points) in 9 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 11:36 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 57.5 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

57.5050100
Rated above 40% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.03
Physicality50thGF70thIntimidation12thChemistry46thClutch99th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.07, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 40% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+2.24 SD · 99th 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.0.1499th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1435th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 76 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 NYI

    Thursday, October 15

    Ice time

    Stephen Halliday played 16:52, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 8 games this season. The Senators beat the Islanders 2-1 in a shootout.

  2. vs VGK

    Sunday, January 25

    Big night

    Stephen Halliday had three points, two goals and one assist. He has 3 goals this season. He played 7:39 and had three shots on goal. The Senators beat the Golden Knights 7-1.

  3. at NSH

    Thursday, January 22

    Drought over

    Stephen Halliday scored for the first time in at least 18 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Senators fell 5-3 to the Predators.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game11:36
    14
  • Points per 601.73
    42
  • Goals per 601.15
    71
  • Individual xG per 601.20
    79
  • Shots per 606.9
    62

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.83
    14
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.76
    32
  • xGF%40.0%
    14

Physical

  • Hits per 602.9
    36
  • Blocks per 605.2
    93
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    32
  • Bursts over 20 mph9
    45
  • Distance skated16 mi
    35

Shooting

  • Hardest shot76.8 mph
    29
  • Shots on goal12
    59
  • Shooting %16.7%
    67

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.7%
    58
  • Offensive zone time, even strength36.9%
    7

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
Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle320:117–250.3–0.90–026%
Nick Cousins, Warren Foegele58:223–90.1–0.41–223%
Nick Cousins, Fabian Zetterlund38:094–120.1–0.30–030%
Nick Cousins, Hayden Hodgson27:487–140.1–0.60–111%
Warren Foegele, Fabian Zetterlund63:171–20.0–0.00–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 17 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
0.000.250.500.75
01-2410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279213122.111:365940.0
2025–26304711343.48:31301057.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1714:270040.44100
2026-10-1516:520010.42110
2026-10-1314:320100.00000
2026-10-128:261020.17030
2026-10-107:570000.00110
2026-10-0811:430010.18010
2026-10-0610:370020.25100
2026-10-059:390000.00110
2026-10-0310:071020.63020
2026-04-1513:420020.11100
2026-04-1212:270020.22100
2026-03-036:560010.02000
2026-02-2812:060020.12010
2026-02-266:380000.00000
2026-02-057:340010.23000
2026-02-037:121010.10302
2026-02-026:460010.24000
2026-01-315:470000.00100
2026-01-257:392130.46110
2026-01-2411:520000.00010