GRIT & GF
Brian Dumoulin

Los Angeles Kings, Defence

Brian Dumoulin

  • Net-front
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.6
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:22
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
44.2
share of chances while he's on

Brian Dumoulin has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 6 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 15:22 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 6.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

6.2050100
Rated above 16% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.03
Physicality14thGF93thIntimidation23thChemistry51thClutch95th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.83, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 16.1% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.67 SD · 95th 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.0.1295th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1940th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 80 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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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at COL

    Wednesday, September 30

    Drought over

    Brian Dumoulin scored for the first time in 23 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 16:30 and had two shots on goal. The Kings lost 8-4 to the Avalanche.

  2. at CBJ

    Monday, March 9

    Big night

    Brian Dumoulin had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 2 goals this season. The Kings beat the Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime.

  3. at STL

    Saturday, January 24

    Drought over

    Brian Dumoulin scored for the first time in 55 games. He has 1 goal this season. It finished 5-4 for the Kings in a shootout.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:21
    17
  • Points per 600.65
    35
  • Goals per 600.65
    91
  • Individual xG per 600.42
    88
  • Shots per 604.6
    71

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.05
    20
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.58
    43
  • xGF%44.2%
    26

Physical

  • Hits per 603.9
    67
  • Blocks per 603.3
    28
  • Penalty minutes per 601.3
    56

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.5 mph
    30
  • Bursts over 20 mph4
    54
  • Distance skated13 mi
    29

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.6 mph
    21
  • Shots on goal7
    55
  • Shooting %14.3%
    90

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.6%
    39
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.8%
    47

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Drew Doughty644:3243–451.2–2.32–335%
Cody Ceci614:1319–150.8–0.80–250%
Mikey Anderson69:237–50.4–0.10–077%
Joel Edmundson55:223–50.1–0.10–047%
Erik Gustafsson43:240–10.0–0.00–00%
Brandt Clarke52:083–20.2–0.10–164%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 10 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.200.40
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27610170.615:226544.2
2025–268221517613.017:45368951.2
2024–258031922693.519:337410942.3
2023–248061016693.417:01728054.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:010030.38320
2026-10-1313:570000.00010
2026-10-1019:160010.02102
2026-10-0614:290010.15100
2026-10-0314:560000.01100
2026-09-3016:301020.09020
2026-04-2616:250000.00202
2026-04-2318:350010.01100
2026-04-2116:520000.00000
2026-04-1913:580010.07210
2026-04-1616:080000.00012
2026-04-1417:150000.00000
2026-04-1318:250000.02020
2026-04-1115:550000.00100
2026-04-0917:270000.00030
2026-04-0616:030000.00000
2026-04-0413:280010.01102
2026-04-0217:330100.01120
2026-04-0117:480000.07312
2026-03-2816:030000.00010