GRIT & GF
Connor Brown

New Jersey Devils, Right wing

Connor Brown

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2025–26
43
18 G, 25 A in 75 GP
Individual xG
20.4
18 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:33
116 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
48.5
share of chances while he's on

Connor Brown has 18 goals and 25 assists (43 points) in 75 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2025–26, with 116 shots on goal and 17:33 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 39.2 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

39.2050100
Rated above 20% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality14thGF58thIntimidation58thChemistry46thClutch68th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.15, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 20.2% of 531 rated players

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Clutch

+0.36 SD · 68th 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.0.0468th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.18964th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 1,006 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 WSH

    Friday, March 20

    Ice time

    Connor Brown played 23:04, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.6. The Devils fell 2-1 to the Capitals.

  2. at NYR

    Wednesday, March 18

    Big night

    Three points for Connor Brown: one goal and two assists. He has 13 goals this season. He played 16:03 and had one shot on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Devils.

  3. vs CBJ

    Tuesday, February 3

    Ice time

    Connor Brown played 24:10, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 22 points in 49 games this season. The Devils lost 3-0 to the Blue Jackets.

  4. at OTT

    Saturday, January 31

    Ice time

    Connor Brown played 22:37, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 22 points in 48 games this season. The Devils lost 4-1 to the Senators.

  5. at OTT

    Tuesday, December 9

    Big night

    Connor Brown had three points, three assists. He has 12 points in 23 games this season. He played 15:36 and had no shots on goal. The Devils beat the Senators 4-3.

  6. at TBL

    Saturday, October 11

    Two goals

    Connor Brown scored twice. That was his second goal of the season. He played 14:45 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-3 for the Devils.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:33
    77
  • Points per 601.96
    60
  • Goals per 600.82
    56
  • Individual xG per 600.93
    64
  • Shots per 605.3
    28

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.51
    53
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.67
    31
  • xGF%48.5%
    42

Physical

  • Hits per 601.1
    10
  • Blocks per 602.0
    32
  • Penalty minutes per 601.0
    72

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
Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes33245:29266–20814.0–12.313–1253%
Cody Glass, Arseny Gritsyuk38162:28172–1197.0–6.39–653%
Ondrej Palat, Cody Glass2782:5352–842.6–3.53–442%
Cody Glass, Paul Cotter2965:1432–681.4–3.22–230%
Jack Hughes, Arseny Gritsyuk2656:4753–402.5–2.03–356%
Paul Cotter, Dawson Mercer1834:0941–371.7–1.33–156%
Timo Meier, Dawson Mercer1833:4316–420.5–2.10–221%
Timo Meier, Cody Glass2430:3636–251.0–1.62–040%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 18 goals from 190 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
0.000.501.001.50
03-0704-14

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–267518254311620.417:33254348.5
2024–258213173012311.614:01194951.0
2023–2471481210811.112:48322650.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1418:100010.14010
2026-04-1219:131020.45010
2026-04-1118:170110.13000
2026-04-0918:090120.29020
2026-04-0720:050020.32010
2026-04-0520:571021.133110
2026-04-0422:170040.77200
2026-04-0219:030100.23010
2026-03-3121:061030.48010
2026-03-2919:271031.20010
2026-03-2820:010000.09010
2026-03-2620:360100.00000
2026-03-2418:081040.44010
2026-03-2023:040030.42100
2026-03-1816:031210.27000
2026-03-1619:501130.62102
2026-03-1416:210120.27000
2026-03-1217:200010.25000
2026-03-0820:490010.45010
2026-03-0717:440220.10000