GRIT & GF
Brett Kulak

Colorado Avalanche, Defence

Brett Kulak

  • Shot-eater
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
4
0 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:02
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
47.4
share of chances while he's on

Brett Kulak has 0 goals and 4 assists (4 points) in 9 games for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 18:02 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 3.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 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

3.3050100
Rated above 9% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.08
Physicality17thGF13thIntimidation1thChemistry89thClutch91th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.96, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 9.4% of 223 rated players

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

Clutch

+1.33 SD · 91th 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.0.0991th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2360th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 145 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 MIN

    Wednesday, May 13

    Drought over

    Brett Kulak scored for the first time in 43 games. He also scored the overtime winner. He played 26:54, about 8 minutes over his average. It finished 4-3 for the Avalanche in overtime.

  2. at SEA

    Monday, January 19

    Drought over

    Brett Kulak scored for the first time in 56 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 20:27 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Penguins.

  3. vs TBL

    Tuesday, January 13

    Ice time

    Brett Kulak played 25:56, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 4 points in 45 games this season. The Penguins lost 2-1 to the Lightning in a shootout.

  4. vs CBJ

    Monday, November 10

    Shot blocker

    Brett Kulak got in front of 6 shots. He has 2 points in 17 games this season. It finished 5-4 for the Oilers in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:02
    35
  • Points per 601.48
    79
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.06
    7
  • Shots per 602.6
    33

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.79
    68
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.10
    12
  • xGF%47.4%
    39

Physical

  • Hits per 601.1
    22
  • Blocks per 606.7
    88
  • Penalty minutes per 600.7
    74

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    75
  • Bursts over 20 mph13
    93
  • Distance skated23 mi
    62

Shooting

  • Hardest shot90.6 mph
    78
  • Shots on goal7
    54
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.1%
    47
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.5%
    40

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
Sam Malinski862:3278–513.7–3.04–355%
Noah Juulsen740:1034–461.2–2.31–036%
Brent Burns917:1216–170.4–1.00–228%
Cale Makar810:4611–210.9–0.72–155%
Devon Toews97:499–60.4–0.21–067%
Josh Manson95:324–60.2–0.40–035%

Last 20 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.050.10
04-2310-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27904470.118:0231847.4
2025–268311112953.318:581910845.7
2024–2582718251356.220:322811853.9
2023–248231316943.715:23778955.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1916:000020.02020
2026-10-1617:470010.03130
2026-10-1419:450000.00022
2026-10-1318:250010.04120
2026-10-1018:020110.00010
2026-10-0818:420200.01030
2026-10-0717:090120.05010
2026-10-0316:480000.00130
2026-09-3019:440000.00010
2026-05-2616:370000.00200
2026-05-2415:040020.05110
2026-05-2220:070010.04040
2026-05-2023:060010.04000
2026-05-1326:541110.08010
2026-05-1121:420010.04000
2026-05-0917:250010.07020
2026-05-0521:040210.01020
2026-05-0325:010010.03010
2026-04-2620:280100.00150
2026-04-2322:030000.00032