GRIT & GF
Alberts Smits

New York Rangers, Defence

Alberts Smits

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
0.6
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:04
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.3
share of chances while he's on

Alberts Smits has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 11 games for the New York Rangers in 2026–27, with 5 shots on goal and 15:04 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 4.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 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

4.7050100
Rated above 13% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.08
Physicality13thGF28thIntimidation15thChemistry51thClutch7th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.94, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 13.5% of 223 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.03 SD · 51th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0051th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.027th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 162 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 game15:04
    14
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.20
    52
  • Shots per 601.8
    15

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.59
    59
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.78
    28
  • xGF%48.3%
    42

Physical

  • Hits per 603.3
    60
  • Blocks per 602.5
    13
  • Penalty minutes per 602.9
    19

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.5 mph
    28
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated24 mi
    67

Shooting

  • Hardest shot92.0 mph
    84
  • Shots on goal5
    41
  • Shooting %0.0%
    –

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.8%
    42
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.9%
    34

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
Braden Schneider11121:2098–1285.3–6.05–447%
Adam Fox1115:3315–120.8–0.51–063%
Marcus Pettersson108:476–50.4–0.30–060%
Vladislav Gavrikov117:430–60.0–0.30–20%
Sean Durzi106:315–60.3–0.40–042%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 11 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 11 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
09-2910-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–271100050.615:049748.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1915:580000.02114
2026-10-1714:460010.01010
2026-10-1517:010020.11000
2026-10-1311:550000.00000
2026-10-1117:320000.05100
2026-10-0914:240010.16200
2026-10-0615:270000.13012
2026-10-0416:120010.06020
2026-10-0211:260000.00102
2026-10-0114:090000.00210
2026-09-2916:540000.00210