Brandon Montour

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Points, 2026–27: 5; 0 G, 5 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.2; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 22:28; 13 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 52.3; share of chances while he's on

Brandon Montour has 0 goals and 5 assists (5 points) in 8 games for the Seattle Kraken in 2026–27, with 13 shots on goal and 22:28 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 53.5 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

Rated above 86% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.5
Wins: +0.09

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.01, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 86.1% of 223 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+0.67 SD · 88th percentile · weight 13% · +0.3 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.0.1288th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.5255th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 144 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.

at PHI
Tuesday, October 13
Ice time
Brandon Montour played 30:09, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 5 points in 7 games this season. The Kraken beat the Flyers 3-2 in a shootout.
vs LAK
Monday, April 13
Volume
Brandon Montour had 10 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.8 attempts a game. The Kraken lost 5-3 to the Kings.
at BUF
Saturday, March 28
Volume
Brandon Montour put 7 shots on goal. He came in averaging 2.5 shots on goal a game. The Kraken lost 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
at TBL
Thursday, March 26
Overtime winner
Brandon Montour won it in overtime. He scored twice. That was his tenth goal of the season. It finished 4-3 for the Kraken in overtime.
at BOS
Thursday, January 15
Volume
Brandon Montour had 11 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 6.1 attempts a game. The Kraken lost 4-2 to the Bruins.
vs MIN
Monday, December 8
Volume
Brandon Montour had 11 shot attempts. One reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 6.1. The Kraken lost 4-1 to the Wild.
vs DET
Saturday, December 6
Volume
Brandon Montour had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and one went in. His average this season was 5.9. The Kraken lost 4-3 to the Red Wings.
at PIT
Saturday, November 22
Overtime winner
Brandon Montour scored the overtime winner. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 21:27 and had two shots on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Kraken in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game22:28
83
Points per 601.67
86
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.40
87
Shots per 604.3
66

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.79
67
xG against per 60, on ice2.54
46
xGF%52.3%
59

Physical

Hits per 602.3
46
Blocks per 604.3
51
Penalty minutes per 609.0
2

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.7 mph
84
Bursts over 20 mph17
98
Distance skated27 mi
85

Shooting

Hardest shot92.6 mph
87
Shots on goal13
83
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.7%
65
Offensive zone time, even strength42.4%
56

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Ryker Evans	8	122:04	108–111	5.2–5.0	8–6	51%
Vince Dunn	7	6:20	12–7	0.8–0.3	0–0	75%
Adam Larsson	7	5:16	3–6	0.3–0.2	1–0	62%
Josh Mahura	4	4:17	2–6	0.0–0.4	0–1	4%
Cale Fleury	2	2:03	2–2	0.0–0.2	0–1	16%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 24 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

03-2610-15

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	0	5	5	13	1.2	22:28	7	13	52.3
2025–26	64	11	21	32	174	10.2	22:34	75	78	47.3
2024–25	81	18	23	41	231	13.9	22:59	84	100	48.0
2023–24	66	8	25	33	168	10.1	23:27	104	69	54.2

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-15	8:05	0	0	2	0.29	0	2	0
2026-10-13	30:09	0	0	3	0.22	1	0	0
2026-10-11	24:38	0	1	1	0.02	0	0	0
2026-10-09	26:03	0	2	0	0.16	0	3	0
2026-10-06	20:05	0	0	0	0.01	1	2	17
2026-10-04	23:12	0	2	3	0.18	0	2	0
2026-10-03	23:21	0	0	0	0.15	5	2	10
2026-10-01	24:11	0	0	4	0.16	0	2	0
2026-04-16	21:57	0	0	4	0.26	0	2	0
2026-04-15	21:19	0	0	3	0.13	5	1	0
2026-04-13	23:58	0	0	5	0.15	0	0	0
2026-04-11	20:11	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0
2026-04-09	24:09	0	0	2	0.02	5	2	2
2026-04-07	19:43	1	0	3	0.09	0	1	2
2026-04-06	21:38	0	0	2	0.11	2	1	0
2026-04-04	25:03	0	0	4	0.27	1	1	0
2026-04-02	21:37	0	0	5	0.27	1	0	0
2026-03-31	20:41	0	0	3	0.13	2	0	0
2026-03-28	26:25	0	0	7	0.19	2	0	0
2026-03-26	23:04	2	0	5	0.36	0	3	4