GRIT & GF
Adam Engstrom

Montreal Canadiens, Defence

Adam Engstrom

  • Two-way
  • Play-driver
  • Stingy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.2
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:01
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
69.8
share of chances while he's on

Adam Engstrom has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 4 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 11:01 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 5.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

4 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

5.0050100
Rated above 14% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.00
Physicality9thGF48thIntimidation58thChemistry51thClutch27th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.90, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 13.9% of 223 rated players

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

Intimidation

−0.07 SD · 58th percentile · weight 11% · +0.0 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0154th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.0.1550th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 42 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. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game11:00
    1
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.25
    58
  • Shots per 604.1
    61

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice4.01
    99
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.73
    94
  • xGF%69.8%
    99

Physical

  • Hits per 601.4
    29
  • Blocks per 604.1
    46
  • 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 speed21.1 mph
    61
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated7 mi
    13

Shooting

  • Hardest shot74.0 mph
    8
  • Shots on goal3
    25
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time46.8%
    93
  • Offensive zone time, even strength47.3%
    96

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
Arber Xhekaj426:3331–132.1–0.62–277%
Lane Hutson36:245–40.2–0.12–075%
Kaiden Guhle34:245–60.4–0.30–057%
Mike Matheson22:564–50.1–0.20–038%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 3 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 19 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
11-2610-14

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27400030.211:011369.8
2025–2615011110.713:037851.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1411:570000.00010
2026-10-1313:220020.03100
2026-10-106:540010.15020
2026-10-0811:490000.00000
2026-04-1415:280010.09100
2026-04-1117:210010.02020
2026-04-099:120010.07110
2026-04-0715:500110.13102
2026-01-0113:040010.00020
2025-12-3011:290000.00002
2025-12-2110:400000.00002
2025-12-2011:120020.04000
2025-12-1816:130020.15100
2025-12-1615:450000.02010
2025-12-1412:360000.03000
2025-12-1311:160000.03200
2025-12-1111:300000.00002
2025-11-2913:290010.03120
2025-11-2610:420010.03000