GRIT & GF
Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Minnesota Wild, Right wing

Nicolas Aube-Kubel

  • Shot-eater
  • Two-way
  • Edgy
Points, 2025–26
2
0 G, 2 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.9
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:37
5 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
53.6
share of chances while he's on

Nicolas Aube-Kubel has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 6 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2025–26, with 5 shots on goal and 11:37 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 61.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

2025-26

61.7050100
Rated above 48% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality46thGF51thIntimidation69thChemistry52thClutch73th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.18, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 48.4% of 531 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.47 SD · 73th 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.0.0673th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.81th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 66 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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Percentile among 476 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 game11:37
    20
  • Points per 601.72
    47
  • Goals per 600.00
    0
  • Individual xG per 600.81
    47
  • Shots per 604.3
    12

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.68
    68
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.33
    75
  • xGF%53.6%
    79

Physical

  • Hits per 606.0
    65
  • Blocks per 604.3
    93
  • Penalty minutes per 605.2
    5

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
Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman218:3526–190.9–0.50–066%
Robby Fabbri, Ben Jones216:1011–210.9–0.91–151%
Ryan Hartman, Yakov Trenin49:014–160.1–0.40–023%
Yakov Trenin, Nico Sturm24:332–30.2–0.10–072%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 11 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
0.000.200.40
12-0304-14

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–26602250.911:377553.6
2024–2522112182.09:2540548.2
2023–246061016586.212:121593141.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1411:580110.15210
2026-04-139:120000.04100
2025-12-1810:390010.10002
2025-12-1614:170020.15130
2025-12-1413:400100.20114
2025-12-139:560010.31200
2025-03-2911:240000.21212
2025-03-289:100000.08300
2025-03-255:390000.00200
2025-01-206:500000.08100
2025-01-066:190010.04002
2025-01-0410:260010.03310
2024-12-2111:310020.17200
2024-12-1711:120010.20310
2024-12-149:460000.00000
2024-12-116:430000.00405
2024-12-0910:351010.11212
2024-12-0714:210010.01500
2024-12-059:090020.04002
2024-12-0311:440120.21200