GRIT & GF
David Spacek

Minnesota Wild, Defence

David Spacek

  • Stingy
  • Disciplined
  • Trigger-happy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:32
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
53.1
share of chances while he's on

David Spacek has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 5 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 13:32 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 5.8 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

2026-27

5.8050100
Rated above 15% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality16thGF52thIntimidation22thChemistry51thClutch41th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.87, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 15.2% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.94 SD · 52th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 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.0.3241th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.6467th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2237th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 58 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. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:32
    7
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.11
    25
  • Shots per 606.2
    88

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.19
    30
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.93
    88
  • xGF%53.1%
    65

Physical

  • Hits per 603.5
    63
  • Blocks per 605.3
    68
  • 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 speed21.4 mph
    68
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    42
  • Distance skated10 mi
    20

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.5 mph
    52
  • Shots on goal7
    54
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.6%
    19
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.0%
    8

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
Daemon Hunt522:0118–300.5–0.70–141%
Matt Kiersted221:1319–151.0–0.22–084%
Quinn Hughes55:5511–40.4–0.50–043%
Olli Maatta23:026–30.1–0.20–022%
Jonas Brodin32:221–40.0–0.00–012%
Zach Bogosian42:012–10.1–0.10–146%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 8 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 7 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.050.10
01-1510-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27500070.113:324653.1
2025–26200000.010:451231.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1814:060010.01010
2026-10-1519:310030.05020
2026-10-1315:510020.03000
2026-10-109:510000.00410
2026-10-088:230010.03020
2026-01-209:310000.00120
2026-01-1511:590000.00000