GRIT & GF
Vince Dunn

Seattle Kraken, Defence

Vince Dunn

  • Finisher
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
7
2 G, 5 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
1.1
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
23:07
16 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
43.8
share of chances while he's on

Vince Dunn has 2 goals and 5 assists (7 points) in 9 games for the Seattle Kraken in 2026–27, with 16 shots on goal and 23:07 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 25.2 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

25.2050100
Rated above 59% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality66thGF39thIntimidation39thChemistry51thClutch7th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.39, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 58.7% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.09 SD · 66th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.1.916th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.936th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.6935th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.8993th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8541th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.1288th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 164 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 PHI

    Tuesday, October 13

    Volume

    Vince Dunn had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.0. The Kraken beat the Flyers 3-2 in a shootout.

  2. at CGY

    Thursday, October 1

    Big night

    Three points for Vince Dunn: one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. It finished 6-1 for the Kraken.

  3. at EDM

    Tuesday, March 31

    Volume

    Vince Dunn had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.6 attempts a game. The Kraken lost 3-0 to the Oilers.

  4. vs COL

    Thursday, March 12

    Volume

    Vince Dunn had 11 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.5 attempts a game. The Kraken fell 5-1 to the Avalanche.

  5. vs MIN

    Thursday, January 8

    Volume

    Vince Dunn had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.8. The Kraken lost 3-2 to the Wild in overtime.

  6. at UTA

    Friday, December 12

    Volume

    Vince Dunn had 14 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Six reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.9 attempts a game. The Kraken fell 5-3 to the Mammoth.

  7. vs LAK

    Wednesday, December 10

    Big night

    Vince Dunn had three points, one goal and two assists. He also scored the overtime winner. That was his fifth goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Kraken in overtime.

  8. vs DET

    Saturday, December 6

    Volume

    Vince Dunn had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.8. The Kraken fell 4-3 to the Red Wings.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game23:07
    86
  • Points per 602.02
    92
  • Goals per 600.58
    88
  • Individual xG per 600.31
    74
  • Shots per 604.6
    73

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.54
    53
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.25
    6
  • xGF%43.8%
    24

Physical

  • Hits per 601.2
    22
  • Blocks per 603.7
    38
  • Penalty minutes per 601.7
    41

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.7 mph
    37
  • Bursts over 20 mph7
    77
  • Distance skated29 mi
    91

Shooting

  • Hardest shot88.2 mph
    65
  • Shots on goal16
    89
  • Shooting %12.5%
    87

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.6%
    13
  • Offensive zone time, even strength35.7%
    1

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
Adam Larsson9136:03111–1945.3–7.47–442%
Ryker Evans97:195–60.4–0.50–144%
Brandon Montour76:2012–70.8–0.30–075%
Cale Fleury35:084–40.2–0.00–088%
Ville Ottavainen53:432–40.0–0.10–021%
Josh Mahura53:230–90.0–0.30–10%

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
03-2810-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–279257161.123:0741343.8
2025–268111334417910.121:40278745.1
2024–25621128391376.322:05297948.8
2023–24591135461208.023:05396449.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1720:300030.06020
2026-10-1528:240110.20110
2026-10-1326:080040.20030
2026-10-1124:120120.10020
2026-10-0921:511020.24000
2026-10-0624:010010.05022
2026-10-0418:340100.03010
2026-10-0323:500010.04114
2026-10-0120:371220.16210
2026-04-1620:360010.18326
2026-04-1519:410040.09010
2026-04-1315:440050.14022
2026-04-1118:560120.27022
2026-04-0922:500220.12130
2026-04-0722:180010.06020
2026-04-0619:090010.05100
2026-04-0419:250010.03002
2026-04-0219:080040.11012
2026-03-3122:010050.23020
2026-03-2823:070010.15010