GRIT & GF
Zayne Parekh

Calgary Flames, Defence

Zayne Parekh

  • Net-front
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Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:49
14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.3
share of chances while he's on

Zayne Parekh has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 17:49 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 8.7 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

8.7050100
Rated above 23% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.4
Wins
−0.07
Physicality24thGF72thIntimidation25thChemistry51thClutch24th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.76, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 22.9% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.88 SD · 72th percentile · weight 38% · +0.2 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.0.5487th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.0.4017th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.3293th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 121 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 UTA

    Sunday, April 12

    Ice time

    Zayne Parekh played 23:49, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 8 points in 35 games this season. It finished 4-1 for the Flames.

  2. vs LAK

    Tuesday, March 24

    Drought over

    Zayne Parekh scored for the first time in 25 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Flames in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:49
    34
  • Points per 600.84
    49
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.47
    93
  • Shots per 605.9
    87

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.85
    72
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.31
    5
  • xGF%46.3%
    34

Physical

  • Hits per 602.5
    50
  • Blocks per 603.8
    40
  • Penalty minutes per 605.0
    8

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    78
  • Bursts over 20 mph9
    82
  • Distance skated22 mi
    57

Shooting

  • Hardest shot79.7 mph
    24
  • Shots on goal14
    84
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time47.5%
    96
  • Offensive zone time, even strength45.5%
    89

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
Jake Middleton790:3291–1114.6–4.73–749%
Yan Kuznetsov715:0717–190.4–0.70–036%
Kevin Bahl88:2615–60.6–0.40–159%
Simon Nemec73:464–40.1–0.30–120%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 27 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
03-2410-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278022141.117:496946.3
2025–2637459493.817:09153043.9
2024–25110120.220:311149.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1816:490110.07110
2026-10-1517:250040.18132
2026-10-1313:300000.02002
2026-10-1017:480010.06102
2026-10-0821:170010.18124
2026-10-0420:590020.14010
2026-10-0317:000140.37112
2026-10-0117:470010.10110
2026-04-1622:101020.07310
2026-04-1422:210020.17010
2026-04-1223:490140.38020
2026-04-1122:060040.19010
2026-04-0917:570010.13010
2026-04-0718:501030.19120
2026-04-0415:490000.18010
2026-04-0218:120020.08000
2026-03-3015:370000.04110
2026-03-2816:291120.14112
2026-03-2617:060010.14040
2026-03-2417:431050.39100