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Essentials

BGrade

PS5 / Xbox Series · defenseMen · Defense

T E M P OEA roster

Grade B · NHL 27

Last game Nov 1, 2026

High confidence · 77

Better than 87.3% of eligible defenses

Essentials has 37 EASHL career games on EA's records: 12 goals, 35 assists and 47 points (1.27 per game) with a +55 plus/minus (1.49 per game), for a ChelScan grade of B (+1.49 +/- per game) for the defense role. ChelScan also tracks 10 recent games for the trend charts.

Key numbers

EA career totals
Games37
Points471.27 / game
Goals120.32 / game
Assists350.95 / game
Plus / minus+551.49 / game
Hits752.03 / game

ChelScan role rating

+1.49 +/- per game · defense
BDefense

Grade B

34 games at this role · season NHL 27

Better than 87.3% · #3,176 of 24,911

Rating breakdown

EA career · role formula
Plus/minus per game100%70
+1.49 / game

* Missing optional data receives a neutral score and is never treated as zero.

At this role

Games at role34
Points471.27 / game
Plus / minus+551.49 / game
Hits752.03 / game
What do A+ to F mean?
  • A+Skaters ≥ +2.75 / game · Goalies ≥ 81.5% (top ~1.5%)
  • A+1.50 to +2.74 · 76.0% to 81.4%
  • B+0.50 to +1.49 · 72.0% to 75.9%
  • C-0.50 to +0.49 · 67.0% to 71.9%
  • D-1.25 to -0.51 · 63.0% to 66.9%
  • E-2.00 to -1.26 · 60.0% to 62.9%
  • F< -2.00 · < 60.0% (bottom ~5%)

Skaters are graded on plus/minus per game, goalies on save %. A+ is about the top 1.5%, F the bottom 5%. Needs at least 10 games at that role.

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