GRIT & GF
Tanner Pearson

Buffalo Sabres, Left wing

Tanner Pearson

  • Physical
  • Steady
Points, 2025–26
15
7 G, 8 A in 56 GP
Individual xG
6.8
7 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:50
52 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.3
share of chances while he's on

Tanner Pearson has 7 goals and 8 assists (15 points) in 56 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025–26, with 52 shots on goal and 10:50 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 28.2 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

28.2050100
Rated above 10% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.8
Wins
−0.14
Physicality18thGF3thIntimidation26thChemistry71thClutch48th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.37, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 9.8% of 531 rated players

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Chemistry

+0.49 SD · 71th percentile · weight 13% · +1.4 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.0.1671th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.160825th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 536 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. vs DAL

    Wednesday, April 15

    Ice time

    Tanner Pearson played 17:04, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 15 points in 56 games this season. The Sabres fell 4-3 to the Stars in a shootout.

  2. at NYI

    Monday, October 13

    Drought over

    Tanner Pearson scored for the first time in 21 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 11:39 and had two shots on goal. The Jets beat the Islanders 5-2.

Player card

Percentile among 476 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:50
    14
  • Points per 601.48
    37
  • Goals per 600.69
    43
  • Individual xG per 600.67
    27
  • Shots per 605.1
    26

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.24
    31
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.60
    40
  • xGF%46.3%
    26

Physical

  • Hits per 607.3
    73
  • Blocks per 603.1
    73
  • Penalty minutes per 602.7
    22

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
Morgan Barron, Cole Koepke26135:59119–1454.7–6.18–443%
Adam Lowry, Morgan Barron2257:4568–443.3–2.03–362%
Gustav Nyquist, Morgan Barron1233:3329–371.2–1.40–046%
Cole Koepke, Danil Zhilkin424:4411–320.4–1.02–026%
Jonathan Toews, Gustav Nyquist1618:3018–200.7–0.81–048%
Nino Niederreiter, Morgan Barron2118:1112–160.4–0.50–047%
Jonathan Toews, Alex Iafallo1017:3411–250.7–1.20–137%
Vladislav Namestnikov, Cole Perfetti617:2115–210.2–0.70–121%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 7 goals from 79 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
0.000.200.400.60
01-0904-15

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–26567815526.810:50743146.3
2024–257812152710913.011:47965048.2
2023–24545813778.612:56503742.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1517:040100.20210
2026-04-088:520000.00300
2026-03-275:430100.05110
2026-03-128:580030.31002
2026-03-0513:300210.19100
2026-03-039:420020.07200
2026-03-0110:470130.41010
2026-02-2712:020020.12002
2026-02-2510:390000.00210
2026-01-299:090000.01200
2026-01-2711:590010.02110
2026-01-2410:570000.00310
2026-01-228:480010.01300
2026-01-2011:240020.31100
2026-01-199:020000.02100
2026-01-178:550010.13110
2026-01-1513:511020.42100
2026-01-138:430000.00100
2026-01-118:161020.19210
2026-01-0911:420100.00100