GRIT & GF
Maxim Shabanov

Minnesota Wild, Right wing

Maxim Shabanov

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
6
2 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
2.0
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:01
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.8
share of chances while he's on

Maxim Shabanov has 2 goals and 4 assists (6 points) in 9 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 15:01 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 65.7 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

65.7050100
Rated above 51% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.01
Physicality60thGF37thIntimidation47thChemistry46thClutch13th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.18, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 51.2% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

−0.15 SD · 60th percentile · weight 38% · +0.2 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.3.532th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.462th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.1281th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.8655th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.3792th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8549th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 101 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 CAR

    Saturday, April 4

    Drought over

    Maxim Shabanov scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his fifth goal of the season. The Islanders lost 4-3 to the Hurricanes.

  2. at CBJ

    Sunday, December 28

    Drought over

    Maxim Shabanov scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. The Islanders fell 4-2 to the Blue Jackets.

  3. vs VGK

    Tuesday, December 9

    Ice time

    Maxim Shabanov played 20:00, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 10 points in 19 games this season. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.

  4. vs PHI

    Friday, November 28

    Ice time

    Maxim Shabanov played 22:19, about 10 minutes more than his average this season. He has 7 points in 13 games this season. The Islanders lost 4-3 to the Flyers in a shootout.

  5. at DET

    Thursday, November 20

    Big night

    Three points for Maxim Shabanov: two goals and one assist. That was his third goal of the season. He played 14:31 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-0 for the Islanders.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:01
    48
  • Points per 602.67
    75
  • Goals per 600.89
    57
  • Individual xG per 600.88
    56
  • Shots per 604.4
    21

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.70
    62
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.51
    47
  • xGF%51.8%
    58

Physical

  • Hits per 602.7
    34
  • Blocks per 602.7
    60
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.4 mph
    6
  • Bursts over 20 mph8
    39
  • Distance skated21 mi
    64

Shooting

  • Hardest shot80.3 mph
    51
  • Shots on goal10
    48
  • Shooting %20.0%
    83

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time44.9%
    77
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.9%
    34

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
Kirill Kaprizov, Danila Yurov830:1217–300.7–0.80–149%
Blake Coleman, Ryan Hartman419:0712–230.6–1.50–129%
Yakov Trenin, Danila Yurov616:2612–80.9–0.52–064%
Blake Coleman, Danila Yurov713:5021–130.8–0.60–157%
Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov63:245–30.2–0.10–175%
Marcus Foligno, Danila Yurov42:237–00.6–0.00–0100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 19 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
0.000.200.400.60
01-1510-18

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279246102.015:016651.8
2025–264451318566.713:41271843.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1813:320100.27000
2026-10-1514:430100.05000
2026-10-1315:060010.11220
2026-10-1214:071030.32010
2026-10-1013:270110.15000
2026-10-0816:360030.54010
2026-10-0617:301020.29310
2026-10-0314:550100.12110
2026-10-0115:090000.12000
2026-04-0912:510110.29120
2026-04-0413:351010.15200
2026-03-137:120010.00010
2026-03-1010:070020.17000
2026-01-3114:120040.30110
2026-01-297:590120.12000
2026-01-2614:510000.00000
2026-01-2414:430010.16110
2026-01-2113:230020.15000
2026-01-1712:470030.33110
2026-01-1511:010000.00010