GRIT & GF
Sean Kuraly

Boston Bruins, Centre

Sean Kuraly

  • Stingy
  • Play-driver
  • Physical
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 4 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:45
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
68.4
share of chances while he's on

Sean Kuraly has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 4 games for the Boston Bruins in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 12:45 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 78.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

4 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

78.2050100
Rated above 68% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality71thGF34thIntimidation57thChemistry46thClutch47th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.36, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 67.7% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.27 SD · 71th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.5.875th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.882th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.7027th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.2289th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8333th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.7225th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 46 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 CBJ

    Sunday, April 12

    Big night

    Three points for Sean Kuraly: one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 22 games. The Bruins beat the Blue Jackets 3-2.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:45
    24
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.48
    13
  • Shots per 609.4
    89

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.92
    17
  • xG against per 60, on ice0.89
    100
  • xGF%68.4%
    99

Physical

  • Hits per 6010.6
    84
  • Blocks per 604.7
    91
  • Penalty minutes per 602.4
    29

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.0 mph
    67
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    12
  • Distance skated8 mi
    16

Shooting

  • Hardest shot70.4 mph
    11
  • Shots on goal8
    37
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time34.8%
    3
  • Offensive zone time, even strength35.0%
    1

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Tanner Jeannot, Mark Kastelic431:2329–270.8–0.61–160%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27400080.412:459468.4
2025–2682616221109.913:21875349.2
2024–258261117888.611:461635446.8
2023–24629918927.213:441564243.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1714:190020.08210
2026-10-0310:360030.03010
2026-10-0211:020010.06602
2026-09-2915:010020.24120
2026-05-019:400000.00000
2026-04-2813:300000.00200
2026-04-2615:591020.18420
2026-04-2310:410000.00010
2026-04-2112:480100.00000
2026-04-1913:160010.05102
2026-04-1417:530220.14010
2026-04-1214:541220.24310
2026-04-1113:020000.00000
2026-04-079:150020.12000
2026-04-0511:200020.22010
2026-04-0412:040000.01100
2026-04-0211:090020.22010
2026-03-3115:430020.02300
2026-03-2914:410020.07420
2026-03-2811:270010.23120