GRIT & GF
Owen Michaels

Edmonton Oilers, Right wing

Owen Michaels

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
3
2 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.3
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
13:12
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
33.0
share of chances while he's on

Owen Michaels has 2 goals and 1 assist (3 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 13:12 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 16.4 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

2026-27

16.4050100
Rated above 3% of forwards
Goals above average
−1.0
Wins
−0.17
Physicality30thGF1thIntimidation5thChemistry3thClutch96th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.55, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 2.5% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.52 SD · 96th 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.0.1096th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.813th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 93 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 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game13:12
    28
  • Points per 601.70
    41
  • Goals per 601.14
    70
  • Individual xG per 600.19
    1
  • Shots per 604.0
    14

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.55
    4
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.14
    15
  • xGF%33.0%
    4

Physical

  • Hits per 604.5
    54
  • Blocks per 602.3
    50
  • Penalty minutes per 601.1
    56

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    31
  • Bursts over 20 mph16
    75
  • Distance skated17 mi
    42

Shooting

  • Hardest shot80.5 mph
    52
  • Shots on goal7
    31
  • Shooting %28.6%
    94

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time33.3%
    0
  • Offensive zone time, even strength34.5%
    0

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
Mathieu Joseph, Alex Formenton766:3937–751.9–3.14–538%
Trent Frederic, Isaac Howard68:486–110.1–0.40–020%
Kasperi Kapanen, Mathieu Joseph52:101–20.0–0.10–022%
Mathieu Joseph, Trent Frederic52:061–30.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 9 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 8 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.100.200.30
09-2910-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27821370.313:128433.0

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:060010.01110
2026-10-1512:020100.01000
2026-10-1316:500000.00212
2026-10-1014:150010.00200
2026-10-0713:410010.02000
2026-10-0313:581030.07110
2026-10-0113:231010.21200
2026-09-298:220000.02010