GRIT & GF
Theo Lindstein

St Louis Blues, Defence

Theo Lindstein

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:33
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
32.0
share of chances while he's on

Theo Lindstein has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 4 games for the St Louis Blues in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 14:33 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 6.5 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

6.5050100
Rated above 17% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality24thGF54thIntimidation11thChemistry51thClutch75th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.83, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 17% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.52 SD · 75th 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.0.0375th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.43th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 55 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. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:32
    10
  • Points per 601.03
    61
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.06
    10
  • Shots per 603.1
    47

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.50
    4
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.18
    9
  • xGF%32.0%
    2

Physical

  • Hits per 601.0
    22
  • Blocks per 602.1
    8
  • 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 speed20.5 mph
    29
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated8 mi
    17

Shooting

  • Hardest shot71.8 mph
    5
  • Shots on goal3
    25
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.4%
    29
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.0%
    14

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
Colton Parayko432:3729–330.9–1.71–135%
Brandon Carlo49:509–150.4–0.91–129%
Adam Jiricek35:201–60.0–0.30–10%
Philip Broberg43:196–10.1–0.00–079%
Cam Fowler32:461–10.0–0.10–016%

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
0.000.200.400.60
03-1210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27401130.114:331232.0
2025–2617224201.415:4781454.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:420010.02000
2026-10-0614:490010.02100
2026-10-0314:260100.02010
2026-10-0215:130010.00010
2026-04-1315:341030.45010
2026-04-1118:090010.03020
2026-04-0918:450020.04110
2026-04-0715:590100.00110
2026-04-0514:010000.00000
2026-04-0317:010020.10010
2026-04-0115:590010.00010
2026-03-3017:121020.08000
2026-03-2816:310030.19132
2026-03-2617:170000.00210
2026-03-2415:200000.05012
2026-03-2115:390010.04100
2026-03-1814:110010.18100
2026-03-1515:120020.07110
2026-03-1312:450000.03010
2026-03-1214:590020.14002