GRIT & GF
Brenden Dillon

New Jersey Devils, Defence

Brenden Dillon

  • Edgy
  • Heavy
  • Stingy
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 5 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:26
1 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
55.9
share of chances while he's on

Brenden Dillon has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 5 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2026–27, with 1 shots on goal and 14:26 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 31.1 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

5 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

31.1050100
Rated above 67% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality71thGF46thIntimidation55thChemistry79thClutch41th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.28, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 67.7% of 223 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.09 SD · 79th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0179th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.5357th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 63 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 NYR

    Tuesday, March 31

    Physical

    Brenden Dillon threw 7 hits. He has 15 points in 74 games this season. He played 17:37 and had no shots on goal. The Devils fell 4-1 to the Rangers.

  2. at TOR

    Tuesday, October 21

    Drought over

    Brenden Dillon scored for the first time in 54 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. It finished 5-2 for the Devils.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:26
    9
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.06
    9
  • Shots per 600.8
    4

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.54
    55
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.01
    84
  • xGF%55.9%
    74

Physical

  • Hits per 608.3
    94
  • Blocks per 603.3
    30
  • Penalty minutes per 609.1
    2

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.8 mph
    46
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    41
  • Distance skated10 mi
    20

Shooting

  • Hardest shot78.7 mph
    21
  • Shots on goal1
    11
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.7%
    76
  • Offensive zone time, even strength46.1%
    92

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
Declan Chisholm552:5460–442.3–1.70–157%
Jonas Siegenthaler55:242–50.0–0.30–16%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 4 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
0.000.050.100.15
03-1810-12

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27500010.114:2610455.9
2025–268231215552.017:6020210448.9
2024–258221416482.518:3519110950.9
2023–247781220793.018:4524111349.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1215:410000.03102
2026-10-1016:370010.01400
2026-10-0611:510000.00209
2026-10-0313:130000.03230
2026-10-0114:480000.00110
2026-04-1419:370020.06210
2026-04-1220:580000.00440
2026-04-1120:520020.11110
2026-04-0921:240000.00200
2026-04-0717:320010.03300
2026-04-0514:070000.002017
2026-04-0415:150000.00004
2026-04-0218:440010.05102
2026-03-3117:370000.11702
2026-03-2919:310020.02020
2026-03-2815:020100.00210
2026-03-2619:310000.00530
2026-03-2418:320000.00322
2026-03-2016:180000.03420
2026-03-1818:430120.07330