GRIT & GF
Cole Hutson

Washington Capitals, Defence

Cole Hutson

  • Net-front
  • Trigger-happy
Points, 2026–27
4
1 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.4
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:29
19 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
52.4
share of chances while he's on

Cole Hutson has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the Washington Capitals in 2026–27, with 19 shots on goal and 18:29 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 14.2 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

14.2050100
Rated above 37% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.03
Physicality20thGF98thIntimidation72thChemistry51thClutch58th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.60, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 36.3% of 223 rated players

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

GF

−0.72 SD · 98th percentile · weight 38% · +0.3 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.0.2622th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.1.1999th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.3698th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 122 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 NJD

    Thursday, April 2

    Volume

    Cole Hutson had 11 shot attempts. Seven got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 2.6 attempts a game. The Capitals lost 7-3 to the Devils.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:29
    41
  • Points per 601.62
    83
  • Goals per 600.41
    78
  • Individual xG per 600.58
    98
  • Shots per 607.7
    97

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.27
    90
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.98
    17
  • xGF%52.4%
    60

Physical

  • Hits per 602.4
    49
  • Blocks per 602.8
    20
  • Penalty minutes per 602.4
    26

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.1 mph
    92
  • Bursts over 20 mph7
    77
  • Distance skated23 mi
    63

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.7 mph
    88
  • Shots on goal19
    94
  • Shooting %5.3%
    49

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.1%
    79
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.4%
    68

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
Martin Fehérváry838:4541–392.0–1.62–256%
Vincent Desharnais824:2628–201.6–1.13–160%
Justin Holl321:0217–230.6–1.52–127%
Jakob Chychrun813:5319–90.8–0.50–158%
Timothy Liljegren811:1014–110.9–0.51–168%
Dylan McIlrath39:589–120.7–0.61–256%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 23 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
0.000.501.00
03-2210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278134191.418:296752.4
2025–26143710223.617:2716648.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:290020.14200
2026-10-1417:070130.26100
2026-10-1319:120000.04112
2026-10-1120:020150.25110
2026-10-0918:180020.18000
2026-10-0716:290130.25020
2026-10-0321:030010.05010
2026-10-0217:081030.24124
2026-04-1419:540010.10310
2026-04-1217:190000.00010
2026-04-1119:020220.31200
2026-04-0818:051020.96210
2026-04-0518:380000.01010
2026-04-0418:580120.02002
2026-04-0218:481070.75010
2026-03-3110:580000.04114
2026-03-2815:110220.13100
2026-03-2614:560100.02300
2026-03-2421:120030.09000
2026-03-2217:550100.00002