
Derek
Grant
C · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 7
- WAR
- -0.7
- PTS
- 18
2022-23№ 590 / 617
Derek Grant stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Derek Grant
#38C
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 19, 1990 · Abbotsford, Canada
Drafted : 2008 · OTT · round 4, pick #119
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 27 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 46 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 49 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | Anaheim Ducks | 66 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 2015-16 | Calgary Flames | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | Ottawa Senators | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012-13 | Ottawa Senators | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 427 | 57 | 75 | 132 | 163 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Derek Grant: our analysis
2022-23 season: 46 GP, 5 G, 13 A, 18 PTS, -4 +/-, 14:51 TOI. WAR -0.7 (590th of 617) · PAL 7, very poor.
In 2022-23, Derek Grant, 36, posts a PAL Rating of 7 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.7 ranks 590th among 617 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (90, among the best in the league). On the other hand, shooting (2, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (3, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+0.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.5).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:51
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:05
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:24
- Pts/GP
- 0.39
- EV points
- 16
- Hits
- 36
- Blocks
- 26
- Takeaways
- 18
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 39.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 16.4 %
- Faceoffs
- 55.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 40 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 56
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 74
- Confidence 46 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 70
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 67
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 73
- Confidence 46 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 22 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 51
- Confidence 46 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 81
- Confidence 55 %
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 40 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 60
- Confidence 40 %
- DF
- Defense
- 66
- Confidence 36 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 78
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating56
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 60
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.941 · 63
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.3 · 56
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.6 · 61
ST — Strength74
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.391 · 63
- Body mass (50 %)0.558 · 83
EN — Endurance70
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.8 · 73
- Total ice time (20 %)669 · 63
- Shift length (15 %)43.2 · 67
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.7 · 73
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.086 · 80
DU — Durability67
- Share of games played (100 %)0.75 · 67
CK — Checking73
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.751 · 74
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.994 · 73
- Season volume (10 %)3.611 · 65
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.028 · 77
DI — Discipline51
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.046 · 50
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.877 · 62
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.601 · 66
FO — Faceoffs81
- Faceoff % (85 %)53.3 · 81
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)45.6 · 73
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.736 · 77
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.488 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.012 · 74
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.037 · 67
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.708 · 77
SC — Scoring60
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.657 · 64
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.705 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.526 · 64
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.002 · 63
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 64
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.9 · 73
DF — Defense66
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.06 · 65
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.01 · 72
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)3.136 · 55
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.095 · 85
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.282 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.5 · 58
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.229 · 78
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience78
- Career regular-season games (65 %)85
- Career playoff games (25 %)56
- NHL seasons (10 %)84
OV — Overall58
- SC · Scoring (20 %)60
- PA · Passing (20 %)76
- DF · Defense (20 %)66
- SK · Skating (12 %)56
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)81
- EN · Endurance (8 %)70
- DI · Discipline (5 %)51
- ST · Strength (3 %)74
- CK · Checking (2 %)73
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.7
wins above replacement
590 of 617
PAL Rating
7/ 100
Performance · Very poor
431 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 10
- Defense
- 27
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- Offense
- 35
- Creation
- 23
- Shooting
- 2
- Possession
- 7
- Defense
- 22
- Discipline
- 3
- Power play
- 22
- Penalty kill
- 90
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
42/ 100
Average
better than 42% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
45/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
47/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 244 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 81
- Shot selection
- 16
- Penalties drawn
- 44
- Puck management
- 88
Defense
- Takeaways
- 57
- Discipline
- 32
- Safe zone exits
- 57
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.7
wins above replacement
-1.3 to -0.2 — 90% interval
590 of 617 forwards
-4.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.0
- EV defense
- -1.0
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- +0.3
- Shooting
- -3.5
- Penalties
- -1.3
- Average → replacement
- +1.8
In goals.
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 150.0 km/h84th percentileleague avg. 136.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.2 km/h18th percentileleague avg. 35.5 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1927th percentileleague avg. 70
- Offensive zone time
- 35.4 %1st percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 161.9 km40th percentileleague avg. 196.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.44 km38th percentileleague avg. 4.71 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 34.8 %0th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.1 %10th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 47.5 %0th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 7246th percentile | 537th percentile | 6.9 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 2542nd percentile | 335th percentile | 12.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 1537th percentile | 131st percentile | 6.7 %20th percentile |
| Long range | 856th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2023 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 |
| April 11, 2023 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 |
| April 9, 2023 | vs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:28 |
| April 8, 2023 | @ARI | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:44 |
| April 5, 2023 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 |
Derek Grant: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Derek Grant have in 2022-23?
Derek Grant has 5 goals and 18 points (13 assists) in 46 games in 2022-23.
How old is Derek Grant?
Derek Grant is 36 years old: he was born on April 20, 1990.
How tall is Derek Grant, and how much does he weigh?
Derek Grant is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Derek Grant from?
Canada: Derek Grant was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
How good is Derek Grant?
Derek Grant produced -0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 590th of 617 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 7 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Derek Grant a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 590th of 617 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Derek Grant's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Derek Grant has 427 games, 57 goals, 75 assists and 132 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 29 points in 71 games.
Where was Derek Grant drafted?
Derek Grant was drafted 119th overall (round 4) by Ottawa Senators in 2008.
How does Derek Grant perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Derek Grant has 19 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.11 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.31).
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