GRIT & GF
Luca Cagnoni

San Jose Sharks, Defence

Luca Cagnoni

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.8
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:54
12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
40.6
share of chances while he's on

Luca Cagnoni has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 8 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 17:54 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 17.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

17.5050100
Rated above 44% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality47thGF83thIntimidation30thChemistry51thClutch9th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.54, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 43.9% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.85 SD · 83th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 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.0.5386th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.6772th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.2882th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 112 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

    Thursday, October 1

    Overtime winner

    Luca Cagnoni scored the overtime winner. That was his first goal of the season. He played 21:17 and had three shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Sharks in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:54
    34
  • Points per 600.84
    48
  • Goals per 600.42
    79
  • Individual xG per 600.35
    82
  • Shots per 605.0
    78

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.92
    16
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.81
    27
  • xGF%40.6%
    14

Physical

  • Hits per 600.4
    9
  • Blocks per 604.6
    58
  • Penalty minutes per 601.7
    44

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.4 mph
    26
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated21 mi
    55

Shooting

  • Hardest shot83.4 mph
    41
  • Shots on goal12
    77
  • Shooting %8.3%
    65

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.4%
    71
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.9%
    50

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
Dmitry Orlov892:1770–962.9–4.41–540%
Nolan Allan25:108–30.3–0.12–081%
Darnell Nurse74:342–40.0–0.40–04%
Michael Kesselring73:452–30.2–0.11–158%
Jacob Trouba82:401–20.0–0.10–022%
Sam Dickinson52:062–20.2–0.20–045%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 17 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 17 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.200.400.60
03-2010-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278112120.817:5411140.6
2025–26300040.418:025343.1
2024–25602270.617:391938.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1912:520010.10032
2026-10-1516:350020.05010
2026-10-1315:410010.03010
2026-10-1020:210000.01000
2026-10-0816:060020.12010
2026-10-0519:010000.00000
2026-10-0321:210030.11120
2026-10-0121:171130.41032
2026-04-1618:060010.01100
2026-04-1521:060020.09212
2026-04-1314:530010.34220
2025-04-1417:440100.00014
2025-03-3016:410020.19042
2025-03-2918:320010.03020
2025-03-2714:230020.08000
2025-03-2215:160110.19002
2025-03-2023:150010.07120