GRIT & GF
Carter Yakemchuk

Ottawa Senators, Defence

Carter Yakemchuk

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.6
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:53
13 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
44.2
share of chances while he's on

Carter Yakemchuk has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 9 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2026–27, with 13 shots on goal and 18:53 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 18.8 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

2026-27

18.8050100
Rated above 46% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality56thGF16thIntimidation47thChemistry15thClutch76th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.51, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 46.6% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.54 SD · 76th 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.0.0477th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2357th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 128 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. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:53
    46
  • Points per 600.71
    41
  • Goals per 600.35
    73
  • Individual xG per 600.22
    56
  • Shots per 604.6
    72

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.99
    18
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.52
    49
  • xGF%44.2%
    26

Physical

  • Hits per 600.4
    7
  • Blocks per 602.8
    19
  • Penalty minutes per 601.4
    54

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.2 mph
    64
  • Bursts over 20 mph10
    88
  • Distance skated26 mi
    79

Shooting

  • Hardest shot93.8 mph
    92
  • Shots on goal13
    83
  • Shooting %7.7%
    63

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time47.4%
    94
  • Offensive zone time, even strength45.0%
    85

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
Tyler Kleven968:4244–711.6–3.32–433%
Thomas Chabot933:2629–301.6–1.01–162%
Jordan Spence810:315–50.3–0.40–142%
Nikolas Matinpalo56:106–50.2–0.10–063%
Cameron Crotty22:390–00.0–0.00–0–
Jake Sanderson12:120–70.0–0.50–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 16 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 14 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.100.200.30
03-2410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279112130.618:531844.2
2025–26411250.414:320443.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1721:450020.18002
2026-10-1518:510010.01000
2026-10-1322:250020.07040
2026-10-1222:250010.06012
2026-10-1019:520010.01010
2026-10-0814:451020.08100
2026-10-0617:070120.09000
2026-10-0514:580010.04000
2026-10-0317:500010.09020
2026-04-2519:340230.23000
2026-03-3113:420010.03010
2026-03-2813:580000.00002
2026-03-2617:420020.30010
2026-03-2412:461120.11020