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Ottawa Senators · Center · Shoots L

Ridly Greig

Age 24 · 6'0" · 184 lb · Born in Lethbridge, CAN

Cap hit

$3.25M

3.1% of $104M cap

Term

3 yrs

Through 2028-29, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

GP

77

Goals

13

10.1% shooting

Assists

22

12 primary

Points

35

0.45 per game

TOI/GP

16:42

PP 1:00 · PK 2:04

xGF%

53.2

5v5, +4.2 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.05

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

51.2

262 W · 250 L

Plus/minus

+12

Blocks 52 · Hits 96

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Apr 25
vs CAR · L 4-2
0002217:503:553:094-00100-0.02
Apr 23
vs CAR · L 2-1
0033015:040:064:014-160000-0.08
Apr 20
@ CAR · OTL 3-2
0146527:090:140:473-47501+1-0.10
Apr 18
@ CAR · L 2-0
0011014:470:033:582-3100100-0.16
Apr 15
vs TOR · W 3-1
0001017:101:101:166-457010-0.51

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 997 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%53.2%

77th percentile

Relative xGF%-4.4

21st percentile

HDCF%54.0%

75th percentile

CF%52.5%

78th percentile

Relative CF%-0.7

44th percentile

FF%53.3%

82nd percentile

GF%52.7%

67th percentile

CF/6057.6

61st percentile

CA/6052.2

85th percentile

ixG/601.11

64th percentile

Goals above expected-5.5

6th percentile

IPP58.3%

30th percentile

PDO99.5

48th percentile

OZS%45.1%

27th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleSkilled puck-moving center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Greig excels at controlling the puck and creating space with his speed, making him dangerous in transition. His defensive instincts lag behind his puck skills, limiting his overall impact despite solid underlying metrics.

Puck moverTransition threatDual-threat
Shooting volume
53
Playmaking
50
Zone entries(est.)
38
Forechecking
45
Physicality
55
Defensive impact
15
Puck management
71
Speed
68

Where he shoots from

Slot 56% · Mid-range 26% · Perimeter 17%(193 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Puck management in the 71st percentile keeps possession flowing
  • Speed in the 68th percentile fuels transition opportunities
  • Solid physical play at 55th percentile adds net-front presence

Watch-outs

  • Defensive impact at 15th percentile is his biggest weakness
  • Rush chance creation in the 38th percentile leaves room for improvement

Similar style: Anthony Cirelli (TBL), Elias Pettersson (VAN)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 77 GP · goals above average

Season total -4.1 goals, or -0.05 per game.

Even strength offense
+0.4
Even strength defense
+0.7
Power play
-0.6
Penalty kill
+0.8
Finishing
-5.4
Playmaking
-1.5
Penalties
+1.5
Faceoffs
+0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2025-26OTT77132235+1212916:4251.2%-0.05
2024-25OTT78132134-1111917:0554.7%-0.10
2023-24OTT72131326+109714:4543.9%-0.04
2022-23OTT20279+13012:5439.4%-0.06

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed
22.9 mph
82nd pct
20+ mph bursts
109
Hardest shot
86.0 mph
56th pct
Distance
198.4 mi
OZ time
41.6%
44th pct
DZ time
40.8%