GRIT & GF
Sam Dickinson

San Jose Sharks, Defence

Sam Dickinson

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 7 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:20
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.9
share of chances while he's on

Sam Dickinson has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 7 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 18:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 23.4 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 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

23.4050100
Rated above 55% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality59thGF51thIntimidation57thChemistry22thClutch98th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.41, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 55.2% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+2.41 SD · 98th 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.0.1798th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2358th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 111 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. at OTT

    Sunday, March 15

    Volume

    Sam Dickinson had 8 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. One got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 2.5. The Sharks fell 7-4 to the Senators.

  2. at DET

    Friday, January 16

    Ice time

    Sam Dickinson played 21:42, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 6 points in 38 games this season. The Sharks fell 4-2 to the Red Wings.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:20
    40
  • Points per 600.47
    26
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.17
    44
  • Shots per 602.8
    40

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.41
    44
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.51
    49
  • xGF%48.9%
    44

Physical

  • Hits per 606.5
    89
  • Blocks per 603.7
    37
  • Penalty minutes per 601.9
    37

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.9 mph
    88
  • Bursts over 20 mph15
    96
  • Distance skated18 mi
    42

Shooting

  • Hardest shot84.8 mph
    48
  • Shots on goal6
    47
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.4%
    15
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.6%
    18

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
Jacob Trouba795:0388–933.9–3.91–450%
Michael Kesselring66:475–00.3–0.00–0100%
Dmitry Orlov63:253–20.1–0.10–033%
Luca Cagnoni52:062–20.2–0.20–045%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 9 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
03-2610-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27701160.418:2014848.9
2025–267211314724.316:45747046.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1918:020020.22100
2026-10-1716:480020.06200
2026-10-1524:390010.06152
2026-10-1319:570000.00410
2026-10-1016:400000.00100
2026-10-0815:430100.01410
2026-10-0516:280010.01112
2026-04-1621:080000.00112
2026-04-1516:340000.00310
2026-04-1319:450000.04110
2026-04-1117:020110.03200
2026-04-0915:110010.13112
2026-04-0813:540000.02000
2026-04-0616:220000.00100
2026-04-0420:580020.19030
2026-04-0220:490020.03000
2026-04-0120:360100.00030
2026-03-3020:000010.05200
2026-03-2817:230020.19210
2026-03-2621:330030.33200