GRIT & GF
Sandis Vilmanis

Florida Panthers, Left wing

Sandis Vilmanis

  • Stingy
  • Play-driver
  • Two-way
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
1.9
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:06
11 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
63.7
share of chances while he's on

Sandis Vilmanis has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 9 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026–27, with 11 shots on goal and 13:06 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 92.1 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

92.1050100
Rated above 88% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.04
Physicality87thGF55thIntimidation79thChemistry46thClutch95th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.77, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 88.3% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.46 SD · 95th 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.0.0995th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2273th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 111 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 CHI

    Sunday, January 25

    Physical

    Sandis Vilmanis threw 7 hits. He played 15:29, about 5 minutes over his average. He has 1 point in 8 games this season. The Panthers beat the Blackhawks 5-1.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:06
    27
  • Points per 600.51
    9
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.96
    61
  • Shots per 605.6
    41

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.79
    68
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.58
    97
  • xGF%63.7%
    95

Physical

  • Hits per 6014.3
    92
  • Blocks per 603.1
    70
  • 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 speed21.8 mph
    59
  • Bursts over 20 mph13
    64
  • Distance skated20 mi
    57

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.2 mph
    38
  • Shots on goal11
    54
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.6%
    67
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.2%
    78

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
Eetu Luostarinen, Anton Lundell980:3185–603.8–2.22–364%
Lars Eller, Eetu Luostarinen64:268–00.1–0.00–0100%
Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell73:042–20.1–0.00–0100%
Lars Eller, Garnet Hathaway32:375–50.1–0.20–039%
Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart42:331–30.0–0.10–037%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 18 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
01-2710-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279011111.913:0628663.7
2025–2619325151.910:2438557.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1716:350020.15420
2026-10-1512:470010.00400
2026-10-1313:250010.50400
2026-10-1212:210100.00010
2026-10-1013:330000.00300
2026-10-0611:490010.31300
2026-10-0413:380040.46300
2026-10-0112:190020.45400
2026-09-2911:230000.01330
2026-03-0510:340000.07200
2026-03-0313:450020.22500
2026-03-017:451020.18010
2026-02-277:520010.20100
2026-02-2611:130000.00310
2026-02-0514:570000.03100
2026-02-042:350000.11002
2026-02-0214:131020.09300
2026-01-3111:140000.12212
2026-01-298:320100.00000
2026-01-278:031020.39500