GRIT & GF
Justin Kirkland

Calgary Flames, Centre

Justin Kirkland

  • Stingy
  • Physical
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2025–26
2
1 G, 1 A in 20 GP
Individual xG
1.5
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
9:49
11 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
50.5
share of chances while he's on

Justin Kirkland has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 20 games for the Calgary Flames in 2025–26, with 11 shots on goal and 9:49 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 42.6 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

42.6050100
Rated above 25% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality25thGF33thIntimidation46thChemistry63thClutch74th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.11, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 25% of 531 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.49 SD · 74th 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.0.0674th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2810th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 163 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 NYI

    Saturday, January 17

    Drought over

    Justin Kirkland scored for the first time in 22 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. The Flames beat the Islanders 4-2.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game9:49
    8
  • Points per 600.61
    3
  • Goals per 600.31
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.45
    5
  • Shots per 603.4
    2

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.15
    23
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.11
    91
  • xGF%50.5%
    59

Physical

  • Hits per 608.9
    79
  • Blocks per 603.4
    82
  • Penalty minutes per 600.6
    90

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
Ryan Lomberg, Adam Klapka1688:5399–903.4–3.13–452%
Joel Farabee, Adam Klapka817:3115–230.7–0.81–044%
Ryan Lomberg, William Stromgren29:387–110.4–0.50–046%
Ryan Lomberg, Yegor Sharangovich77:453–50.0–0.20–012%
Ryan Lomberg, Matt Coronato135:576–10.2–0.00–0100%
Ryan Lomberg, Joel Farabee124:133–70.3–0.31–044%
Dryden Hunt, Ryan Lomberg13:197–20.1–0.20–138%
Connor Zary, Adam Klapka142:370–20.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 20 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
0.000.100.200.30
10-0801-29

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–2620112111.59:49291150.5
2024–252126890.89:42451940.4
2023–24200010.17:145158.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-01-2910:350010.02000
2026-01-2512:020010.19212
2026-01-219:510000.08200
2026-01-1911:580010.05300
2026-01-1710:451010.14020
2026-01-159:030000.00110
2026-01-139:570000.00000
2026-01-108:000010.01000
2026-01-0810:280010.13410
2026-01-058:470000.00200
2025-12-278:530000.13220
2025-11-0111:350000.00110
2025-10-309:020010.27000
2025-10-288:380100.08200
2025-10-2610:030000.08200
2025-10-228:510010.00010
2025-10-2011:050030.28300
2025-10-159:190000.00100
2025-10-099:230000.02200
2025-10-088:120000.00220