GRIT & GF
Josh Samanski

Edmonton Oilers, Centre

Josh Samanski

  • Shot-eater
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
7:44
0 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
27.6
share of chances while he's on

Josh Samanski has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 6 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 0 shots on goal and 7:44 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 5.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

5.5050100
Rated above 1% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.04
Physicality1thGF22thIntimidation15thChemistry46thClutch54th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.88, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 0.5% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.06 SD · 54th 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.0.0054th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.53th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 44 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 TBL

    Saturday, March 21

    First of the year

    Josh Samanski scored his first goal of the season, 14 games in. That was his first goal of the season. The Oilers lost 5-2 to the Lightning.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game7:44
    0
  • Points per 601.29
    29
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.10
    1
  • Shots per 600.0
    0

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.05
    1
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.76
    32
  • xGF%27.6%
    1

Physical

  • Hits per 601.3
    14
  • Blocks per 605.2
    93
  • Penalty minutes per 6010.3
    3

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.2 mph
    27
  • Bursts over 20 mph5
    22
  • Distance skated8 mi
    14

Shooting

  • Hardest shot59.3 mph
    4
  • Shots on goal0
    2

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.8%
    12
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.0%
    7

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
Trent Frederic, Isaac Howard521:2318–220.7–0.82–149%
Max Jones, Isaac Howard28:443–100.0–0.30–00%
Filip Hallander, Isaac Howard22:281–20.0–0.10–010%
Kasperi Kapanen, Max Jones32:071–30.0–0.00–039%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 2 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
0.000.200.40
03-2610-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27601100.17:441427.6
2025–2624224101.310:34271850.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-158:530000.00004
2026-10-136:230000.00030
2026-10-106:190100.04010
2026-10-079:500000.00004
2026-10-036:180000.05100
2026-10-018:410000.00000
2026-04-305:140100.04000
2026-04-289:150000.11000
2026-04-267:310000.00102
2026-04-2411:420000.00202
2026-04-2211:111020.13100
2026-04-1614:271010.19120
2026-04-1313:050010.09330
2026-04-1111:050010.01100
2026-04-0811:190020.31100
2026-04-0410:400000.00210
2026-04-0210:130000.00110
2026-03-319:480010.12000
2026-03-2811:170010.10130
2026-03-2613:280000.00110