GRIT & GF
Samuel Honzek

Calgary Flames, Left wing

Samuel Honzek

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:39
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
37.0
share of chances while he's on

Samuel Honzek has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 4 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 15:39 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 74.5 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

74.5050100
Rated above 63% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality69thGF17thIntimidation61thChemistry46thClutch42th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.30, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 62.9% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.20 SD · 69th 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.6.178th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.461th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.6623th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.5920th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.5078th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8855th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 51 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 378 forwards 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 game15:39
    53
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.38
    7
  • Shots per 602.9
    5

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.66
    7
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.81
    28
  • xGF%37.0%
    9

Physical

  • Hits per 6010.5
    84
  • Blocks per 602.9
    67
  • 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 speed22.2 mph
    75
  • Bursts over 20 mph11
    56
  • Distance skated10 mi
    21

Shooting

  • Hardest shot87.0 mph
    86
  • Shots on goal3
    14
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.9%
    39
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.3%
    81

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
Mikael Backlund, Joel Farabee316:3317–170.9–0.90–149%
Ryan Strome, Martin Pospisil214:4711–160.3–0.80–229%
Ryan Strome, Connor Zary17:469–50.1–0.20–027%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 4 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
0.000.501.00
10-1510-08

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27400030.415:3911337.0
2025–2618224223.112:2135756.7
2024–25500061.112:246247.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-0815:530010.02410
2026-10-0415:290000.00210
2026-10-0315:400000.14100
2026-10-0115:320020.25410
2025-11-157:050000.00200
2025-11-1315:181010.85110
2025-11-1111:230000.00002
2025-11-0912:080010.11110
2025-11-0712:420000.09300
2025-11-0515:090120.26110
2025-11-0214:440000.00400
2025-11-0111:540040.30000
2025-10-3011:100010.14100
2025-10-2811:411010.28500
2025-10-2615:050010.16320
2025-10-2413:270110.05110
2025-10-229:390010.03000
2025-10-209:190000.11400
2025-10-1812:510030.20200
2025-10-1513:000020.24210