GRIT & GF
Jean-Gabriel Pageau

New York Islanders, Centre

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

  • Physical
  • Shot-eater
  • Stingy
Points, 2026–27
4
1 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.9
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:27
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.9
share of chances while he's on

Jean-Gabriel Pageau has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the New York Islanders in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 15:27 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 93.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

93.2050100
Rated above 90% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.2
Wins
−0.04
Physicality95thGF24thIntimidation67thChemistry46thClutch72th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.86, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 90% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.59 SD · 95th 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.7.187th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.695th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9561th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.468th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.3989th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8754th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 94 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 MTL

    Thursday, February 26

    Overtime winner

    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won it in overtime. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 1.9. The Islanders beat the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime.

  2. at PHI

    Monday, January 26

    Two goals

    Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his tenth goal of the season. It finished 4-0 for the Islanders.

  3. at MIN

    Saturday, January 10

    Drought over

    Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the first time in 19 games. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Islanders beat the Wild 4-3 in overtime.

  4. at VGK

    Thursday, November 13

    Overtime winner

    Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the overtime winner. That was his sixth goal of the season. He played 14:57 and had one shot on goal. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime.

  5. at NYR

    Saturday, November 8

    Big night

    Jean-Gabriel Pageau had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 5 goals this season. He played 16:23 and had two shots on goal. The Islanders beat the Rangers 5-0.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:26
    52
  • Points per 601.94
    49
  • Goals per 600.49
    35
  • Individual xG per 600.46
    11
  • Shots per 604.4
    20

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.81
    13
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.97
    82
  • xGF%47.9%
    39

Physical

  • Hits per 6010.7
    84
  • Blocks per 605.3
    94
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.1 mph
    26
  • Bursts over 20 mph8
    40
  • Distance skated20 mi
    58

Shooting

  • Hardest shot79.5 mph
    47
  • Shots on goal9
    43
  • Shooting %11.1%
    42

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.8%
    27
  • Offensive zone time, even strength42.1%
    65

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
Anthony Duclair, Simon Holmstrom529:3012–290.3–1.41–217%
Ondrej Palat, Anthony Duclair722:3528–121.2–0.33–278%
Anthony Duclair, Emil Heineman69:057–60.4–0.31–057%
Ondrej Palat, Simon Holmstrom35:068–30.1–0.20–036%
Emil Heineman, Victor Eklund25:033–50.1–0.40–123%
Simon Holmstrom, Victor Eklund73:242–50.0–0.10–016%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 12 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
0.000.501.00
03-2210-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27813490.915:27221147.9
2025–26741718358214.615:401155946.3
2024–257914284212017.716:601406452.5
2023–248211223310113.115:551968744.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1719:310110.12320
2026-10-1515:340020.29310
2026-10-1314:590020.17340
2026-10-1014:411010.23310
2026-10-0815:180100.00310
2026-10-0614:500000.00310
2026-10-0314:490120.13210
2026-09-3013:500010.01200
2026-04-1414:560000.00000
2026-04-1216:300010.02000
2026-04-1119:000020.27300
2026-04-0914:281020.58400
2026-04-0415:480110.35220
2026-04-0320:011010.21010
2026-03-3115:190010.03200
2026-03-3014:550100.00002
2026-03-2814:250000.85110
2026-03-2618:060020.39000
2026-03-2415:040020.40120
2026-03-2215:190010.04410