GRIT & GF
Noah Laba

New York Rangers, Centre

Noah Laba

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
1.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:55
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
40.2
share of chances while he's on

Noah Laba has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 11 games for the New York Rangers in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 14:55 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 42.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 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

42.6050100
Rated above 22% of forwards
Goals above average
−1.5
Wins
−0.26
Physicality71thGF1thIntimidation6thChemistry2thClutch35th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.14, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 21.6% of 402 rated players

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Physicality

+0.24 SD · 71th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 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.6.480th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.460th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.8345th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.7848th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.9124th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8448th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 136 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 FLA

    Sunday, March 29

    Snakebit

    Noah Laba generated 1.5 expected goals on four shots and did not score. He has 22 points in 66 games this season. It finished 3-1 for the Rangers.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:55
    47
  • Points per 600.73
    12
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.38
    7
  • Shots per 603.3
    7

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.04
    25
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.03
    19
  • xGF%40.2%
    15

Physical

  • Hits per 608.4
    78
  • Blocks per 602.6
    58
  • Penalty minutes per 602.2
    31

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed23.0 mph
    94
  • Bursts over 20 mph19
    80
  • Distance skated26 mi
    86

Shooting

  • Hardest shot79.3 mph
    44
  • Shots on goal9
    41
  • Shooting %0.0%
    12

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.1%
    9
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.7%
    12

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
Eeli Tolvanen, Will Cuylle1193:3582–1003.9–4.23–249%
Eeli Tolvanen, Tye Kartye93:480–90.0–0.30–00%
Pavel Dorofeyev, Will Cuylle93:451–50.0–0.30–17%
Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle113:160–40.0–0.30–00%
Oliver Bjorkstrand, Eeli Tolvanen83:001–40.0–0.10–011%
Tye Kartye, Jaroslav Chmelar42:340–30.0–0.10–00%
Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jaroslav Chmelar32:126–30.2–0.00–083%
Alexis Lafrenière, Gabe Perreault82:070–20.0–0.00–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 14 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
0.000.501.001.50
03-2910-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–271102291.114:5523740.2
2025–2674915247311.613:281105146.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1915:080010.09210
2026-10-1714:020010.18210
2026-10-1516:370000.04412
2026-10-1317:450020.20200
2026-10-1113:100110.10200
2026-10-0913:420010.24400
2026-10-0614:470000.00120
2026-10-0417:370010.10210
2026-10-0212:050020.10200
2026-10-0116:140100.00012
2026-09-2912:560000.00202
2026-04-1511:270000.00000
2026-04-1311:040120.08100
2026-04-1116:250010.12200
2026-04-0813:330010.13110
2026-04-0515:380120.19205
2026-04-0415:270000.00102
2026-04-0212:050010.15102
2026-03-3111:540010.12300
2026-03-2913:200141.41110