Kiefer Sherwood — 2025–26 stats and season rank | IceSheet
Kiefer Sherwood
San Jose Sharks·#44·Left wing · Shoots right
Age 31 · 6′0″ · 194 lb · Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Games72T-309th in NHL
Goals230.32/GP▲0.08T-90th in NHL
Assists130.18/GP▼0.09T-401st in NHL
Points360.50/GP▼0.01…
5v5 xG share…
Avg TOI17:16…
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T-218th in NHL
T-295th in NHL
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Recent NHL history, carried across seasons. The radar compares this broader profile with a fixed position-group reference.
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Recent scoring against his own season
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Every metric name opens its definition; the full list lives in Metrics.
Traditional statistics cover all situations. Supporting five-on-five analyses use completed games, raw adjustment and exposure from xG model v4. The two samples can differ.
An em dash means unavailable, not zero. A partial season remains partial. Where a panel reports evidence coverage, its rates use only the covered games. History never substitutes a different model, and a missing appearance interrupts a rolling model window.
Shot maps use the same shot model as Game Center and show which model version scored recent shots beside the rink. Older seasons can use earlier model versions. High danger means a model scoring probability of at least 0.20 on an unblocked attempt; for goalies, medium danger is 0.08 to 0.20 and low is below 0.08.
Special-team buckets include the wider recorded man-advantage and man-down states, read from the player’s own team; for a goalie, penalty kill means facing a power play. Their ranks need 100 recorded minutes and at least 30 qualified peers; below 100 minutes, penalty-kill percentiles are provisional. Playoff values have no ranks or percentiles. Team share is player ice time divided by team ice time in that situation, over the games the player dressed. Zone starts describe faceoff-started five-on-five shifts and exclude on-the-fly starts.
Penalties count events, including one for a double minor; bench and served-by roles are excluded, and victimless infractions have no drawn role. EPV added sums changes in the probability that the possessing team scores next; it is not standings points or an isolated player grade. Rolling windows never cross seasons or season types, and a missed game is not a zero-performance appearance. Career rates use summed counts and exposure, never an average of season rates; a missing contributing season withholds its career metric, and Performance begins in 2023–24.
Most often with Drew O'Connor: 241 five-on-five minutes, 47.4% xG share together
Most often with Drew O'Connor: 241 five-on-five minutes, 47.4% xG share together
Five-on-five · time together from shift charts (970:39 of his 5v5 ice time) · xG share together and apart
Teammate
Pos
TOI together
xG share together
GF–GA
CF%
Him without
Teammate without
Drew O'Connor
L
240:44
47.4%
9–7
58.9%
47.6%
41.0%
Alexander Wennberg
C
238:21
42.6%
12–14
53.9%
49.1%
46.5%
Filip Hronek
D
207:41
51.1%
7–6
58.1%
46.6%
44.1%
Tyler Myers
D
205:33
42.9%
8–12
51.6%
48.6%
43.0%
William Eklund
L
203:14
52.9%
10–12
61.1%
46.1%
46.3%
Marcus Pettersson
D
197:33
48.0%
9–13
46.3%
47.4%
42.2%
Evander Kane
L
180:08
47.5%
9–12
54.2%
47.6%
41.4%
Aatu Räty
C
162:12
42.9%
7–5
52.9%
48.4%
42.2%
Mario Ferraro
D
157:17
50.8%
8–6
52.2%
46.8%
44.3%
Elias Pettersson
D
137:10
43.1%
4–5
49.4%
48.3%
39.0%
Dmitry Orlov
D
135:09
50.6%
6–14
54.7%
46.9%
48.6%
Shakir Mukhamadullin
D
131:46
47.4%
4–6
50.2%
47.6%
43.9%
Without columns are five-on-five xG share apart: him on the ice without that teammate, and the teammate without him (with this club). Bars are centred on an even 50%.
Expected goals against while the player is on the ice (fewer is better)
Chance creation
Expected goals from the player’s own shots
Finishing
Goals minus expected goals on the player’s own shots
Assisting
Primary assists plus half of secondary assists
Each is measured against expectation, per 60 rated minutes: plus is above, minus below.
How this is calculated
Score breakdown
Component
Weight
Scaled
Contribution
Offense
25%
−0.160
−0.040
Defense
25%
−0.055
−0.014
Chance creation
20%
−0.070
−0.014
Finishing
10%
0.401
+0.040
Assisting
20%
−0.483
−0.097
Performance rate
−0.124
Per 60 rated minutes, over the scored appearances. Each component is scaled separately, then weighted; the contributions add to the performance rate at full precision, so rounded figures may differ.
Scoring
Season grade is the qualified peer percentile on the same letter bands as Game Grade — A+ ≥88, A ≥78, A− ≥68, B+ ≥58, B ≥50, B− ≥42, C+ ≥35, C ≥28, C− ≥22, D ≥15, F below 15 — and needs qualification plus at least 30 eligible peers. The letter describes this season’s performance, not permanent ability.
Comparisons
Rank and component percentiles compare this season’s qualified forwards on unrounded rates over every checked appearance; Game Grade compares one appearance with frozen historical games.
Component percentiles are never averaged into the score. Recent history is optional, from up to three completed prior seasons; small samples are provisional.
Coverage
Qualification: 14 covered appearances, 226.5 rated minutes, and 90% appearance and workload coverage. Minimums advance with league progress; valid low-sample results stay visible.
Rated minutes exclude play with a goalie pulled: 9.1 min excluded; official TOI 526.9 min.
Coverage: partial. Updated .
Method
Five weighted components add to the performance rate. Five-on-five offense and defense account for recorded teammates, opponents and game state, so shared on-ice results are not isolated individual ability. Finishing is scored against the shot model’s historical-shooter expectation and assisting counts primary assists plus half of secondary assists; both use the strength baseline, chance creation its positional baseline.
Legacy rating
Legacy season score: 20.5 / 100. The fixed exposure baseline is 50; this is separate from the season peer grade.
Average 0.70 individual expected goals per 60 (66th of 112)
Average 0.70 individual expected goals per 60 (66th of 112)
47.4%74th of 112
Average 47.4% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (74th of 112)
Average 47.4% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (74th of 112)
Average 2.61 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (71st of 112)
Average 2.61 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (71st of 112)
Defensive metrics
Five-on-five on-ice suppression; individual events in all situations.
Suppression
Player
Percentile
Rank
52.61
21 / 11282nd
—
—
—
0.067
102 / 1129th
Puck management
Player
Percentile
Rank
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Physical style
Player
Percentile
Rank
—
—
—
—
—
—
Context · not graded
Player value: 52.61 Peer range: 44.88 – 66.40 / 60
MeanKiefer Sherwood
Lower (better)Higher
Player 52.61 · mean 56.60. Lower raw values are better.
On-ice attempts against per 60, including blocks.
Evidence coverage: high danger 41 of 72 games.
Discipline & puck management
Recorded season event counts · all situations
Penaltiesnet —
Taken —Drawn —
Puck eventsnet —
Giveaways —Takeaways —
Blocks
—
all situations
Hits
—
all situations
Both penalty counts cover 43 of 72 games with every drawn role recorded.
Strong 5.60 power-play points per 60 (13th of 54)
Strong 5.60 power-play points per 60 (13th of 54)
Power play
128:29 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes
Share of team PP
—
in games dressed
PP points
12
goals + assists
Unit xGF / 60
8.05
team without: —
Power play rates
Player
Percentile
Rank
5.60
13 / 5477th
—
—
—
12.61
20 / 5464th
1.90
25 / 5455th
8.05
31 / 5443rd
—
—
—
Player value: 5.60 Peer range: 0.73 – 7.74 / 60
MeanKiefer Sherwood
Lower Higher (better)
Player 5.60 · mean 4.36. Higher raw values rank higher.
Recorded goals plus assists per 60 in this scope; widened power-play and penalty-kill scopes.
Evidence coverage: goals 40 of 67 games · team time 43 of 72 games.
Penalty kill
108:04 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes
Share of team PK
—
in games dressed
SH points
1
goals + assists
Unit xGA / 60
8.18
team without: —
Penalty kill rates
Player
Percentile
Rank
8.18
—
—
—
—
93.83
—
—
—
—
1.42
—
No rank yet
Player value: 8.18 Peer range: 6.04 – 10.66 / 60
MeanKiefer Sherwood
Lower (better)Higher
Player 8.18 · mean 8.15. Lower raw values are better. Fewer than 30 qualified peers.
Raw on-ice expected goals against per 60; the Season metrics sample.
Fewer than 30 qualified peers.
Evidence coverage: goals 34 of 61 games · high danger 34 of 61 games · team time 43 of 72 games.
17:16 TOI per game (13:11 at five-on-five · 1:47 PP · 1:30 PK)
17:16 TOI per game (13:11 at five-on-five · 1:47 PP · 1:30 PK)
Elite finishing, though he offers limited playmaking.
Results vs expected
Five-on-five · what happened beside the chances created and allowed
Chances
Player
Percentile
Rank
2.36
76 / 11232nd
2.61
71 / 11237th
47.4
74 / 11234th
Goals
Player
Percentile
Rank
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Luck & variance
Player
Percentile
Rank
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Context · not graded
Player value: 2.36 Peer range: 1.64 – 3.92 / 60
MeanKiefer Sherwood
Lower Higher (better)
Player 2.36 · mean 2.51. Higher raw values rank higher.
Raw on-ice expected goals for per 60; the Season metrics sample.
5v5 goals
—
42 of 72 games
5v5 expected
37.3–41.4
xG for–against
EPV added
+7.86
44 attributed games · all situations
On ice vs off ice
Team share with Kiefer Sherwood on the ice against the same team without him.
Share
On ice and off ice
On-minus-off gap in percentage points
xGF%
On ice 47.4% · Off ice unavailable
—
CF%
On ice 53.8% · Off ice unavailable
—
GF%
On ice unavailable · Off ice unavailable
—
On iceOff ice
Scale 40–65% · marker at 50% · right column is the on-minus-off gap in points
Hot 6 points in the last 10 games (0.60 per game vs 0.50 this season)
Hot 6 points in the last 10 games (0.60 per game vs 0.50 this season)
0.50 points per game at home · 0.50 away
0.50 points per game at home · 0.50 away
72 games · most recent at WPG, W 6–1: 0 G, 1 A
72 games · most recent at WPG, W 6–1: 0 G, 1 A
Shot map
All 279 attempts
Kiefer Sherwood
279 attempts18.30 xG23 G
Goal23Shot on goal149Missed shot107Blocked shot0Larger dot = higher xG
Shooting by zone
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Zone
Att
G
xG
Goal rate
Exp.
Goals vs expected
G−xG
Inner slot
57
11
6.2
19.3%
10.9%
+4.8
Right circle
32
3
0.7
9.4%
2.2%
+2.3
Left circle
15
1
0.5
6.7%
3.0%
+0.5
Outer slot
25
2
2.1
8.0%
8.4%
−0.1
High slot
81
5
6.3
6.2%
7.8%
−1.3
Point
69
1
2.5
1.4%
3.6%
−1.5
All zones
279
23
18.3
8.2%
6.6%
+4.7
Finishing evidence. Scoring 8.2% on chances vs 6.6% expected (+1.7 points), led by inner slot volume and backhand finishing.
Sorted by goals minus expected goals. Goal rate is goals per unblocked attempt against the expected rate.
Shot profile
Context · not graded
On-net rate
61.6%
172 of 279 attempts on goal
Slot share
49.5%
138 from the inner or high slot
Average distance
32.6 ft
from the centre of the net
Rebound attempts / 60
1.06
22 this season · all situations
Shot types
279 attempts
Type
Share
Sh%
G−xG
Wrist
49.1%
10.6%
+1.7
Snap
18.3%
14.7%
+0.3
Tip-in
12.9%
16.7%
+0.2
Slap
9.0%
14.3%
+0.4
Backhand
8.6%
23.5%
+2.5
Deflected
1.8%
0.0%
−0.5
Other
0.4%
—
0.0
Share is context, not a grade. Sh% counts shots on goal only.
High-danger chances
Model goal probability ≥ 0.20
Conversion50.0%+18.0 pts vs expected
Actual50.0%
Expected32.0%
Attempts
10
3.6% of these attempts
Goals
5
22% of all goals
Expected goals
3.2
0.32 xG per attempt
G−xG
+1.8
above model
Usage by situation
Ice time, share of team ice time, scoring and scoring rate, with where shifts start.
Scope
TOI/GP
Team share
G
A
P
P/60
Five-on-five
13:11
—
13
8
21
1.33
Power play
1:47
—
7
5
12
5.60
Penalty kill
1:30
—
1
0
1
0.56
Other
0:48
—
2
0
2
2.08
All situations
17:16
—
23
13
36
1.74
Where the 36 points come from · All situations
Goals23 · 1.11/60
Primary assists— · —/60
Secondary assists— · —/60
Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ
Offensive —Neutral —Defensive —
Shifts
— a game · — average
Zone starts: five-on-five · Shifts: all situations
9 NHL seasons: 347 games, 137 points
9 NHL seasons: 347 games, 137 points
Totals cover all situations; rates are five-on-five.
Elite90+Strong70–89Average30–69Weak10–29Poor<10Bar length is the peer percentile, so longer is always better · tick at the 50th
Player value: 1.33 Peer range: 0.35 – 3.06 / 60
MeanKiefer Sherwood
Lower Higher (better)
Player 1.33 · mean 1.63. Higher raw values rank higher.
Recorded five-on-five goals plus assists per 60 minutes.
How to read these comparisons
Player values are recorded season results. Peer averages are arithmetic means of qualified players in the selected group; each row uses the same peers for its average and rank. Ranks use unrounded values, with tied players sharing a rank and the next rank skipped. Lower xG against ranks better. Bar colours are the five performance tiers; context rows are blue and not graded. Differences from the average describe the season, not isolated player impact.
Goals above expected is the raw goals-minus-xG rate, without the shrinkage used in the older finishing comparison. On-ice measures include teammates, opponents and deployment. These recorded metrics describe different quantities from the adjusted Season score components beside them.
Skaters need 20 appearances and 300 five-on-five minutes; quality and finishing also need 75 unblocked attempts. Early in a season these minimums scale down with games played so far. At least 30 peers must qualify. Playoff ranks are withheld. A reviewed axis whose own evidence fails is withheld and shown with its reason rather than ranked. These workload rules do not express statistical confidence.
Position uses the NHL listed primary position available now; it does not establish historical position or actual deployment. Broad groups are forwards, defence and goalies. This version uses the current model’s covered games only.
Season vs reference
Per game · all situations
Metric2025–26ReferenceDiff
0.320.24+0.08
0.180.27-0.09
0.500.51-0.01
2.391.81+0.58
Reference: 2024–25 · 78 games.
Each game against his own season
Points in each game, coloured by how good the game wasTrailing 10 games, per gameSeason 0.50
