GRIT & GF
Will Borgen

Boston Bruins, Defence

Will Borgen

  • Heavy
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
3
1 G, 2 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.9
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:45
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
49.5
share of chances while he's on

Will Borgen has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 9 games for the Boston Bruins in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 18:45 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 46.0 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

46.0050100
Rated above 82% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.5
Wins
−0.09
Physicality87thGF71thIntimidation26thChemistry16thClutch85th

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 82.1% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.92 SD · 87th percentile · weight 38% · −0.6 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.6.397th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.459th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9771th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.258th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.525th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.9149th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 146 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 SJS

    Tuesday, October 13

    Drought over

    Will Borgen scored for the first time in 26 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 21:47 and had one shot on goal. The Bruins beat the Sharks 6-3.

  2. vs CBJ

    Monday, March 2

    Physical

    Will Borgen finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. That was his fourth goal of the season. The Rangers fell 5-4 to the Blue Jackets in overtime.

  3. vs BOS

    Monday, January 26

    Drought over

    Will Borgen scored for the first time in 23 games. That was his third goal of the season. It finished 4-3 for the Rangers in overtime.

  4. at TBL

    Wednesday, November 12

    Drought over

    Will Borgen scored for the first time in 29 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his first goal of the season. The Rangers beat the Lightning 7-3.

  5. at CGY

    Sunday, October 26

    Volume

    Will Borgen had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 2.6 attempts a game. The Rangers lost 5-1 to the Flames.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:45
    44
  • Points per 601.07
    62
  • Goals per 600.36
    73
  • Individual xG per 600.34
    78
  • Shots per 601.4
    8

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.38
    42
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.43
    56
  • xGF%49.5%
    45

Physical

  • Hits per 609.2
    95
  • Blocks per 604.6
    59
  • Penalty minutes per 604.3
    11

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.2 mph
    17
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    29
  • Distance skated24 mi
    71

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.9 mph
    18
  • Shots on goal4
    33
  • Shooting %25.0%
    99

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.8%
    13
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.4%
    16

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
Hampus Lindholm986:4282–784.4–3.36–157%
Nikita Zadorov829:5621–370.9–1.72–133%
Jonathan Aspirot312:566–140.3–0.61–131%
Mason Lohrei95:172–50.2–0.21–052%
Frederic Brunet65:170–40.0–0.00–00%
Charlie McAvoy32:180–20.0–0.00–00%
Connor Clifton62:140–00.0–0.00–0–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 5 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
0.000.501.00
03-2510-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27912340.918:45261349.5
2025–267551015692.218:031119945.4
2024–258451015812.817:0512211843.1
2023–248232225973.617:3519511250.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1716:550010.02522
2026-10-1618:020000.00012
2026-10-1321:471010.85520
2026-10-1018:130100.00302
2026-10-0820:470010.06246
2026-10-0516:250000.00300
2026-10-0319:210000.00330
2026-10-0219:320100.00100
2026-09-2917:430010.02410
2026-04-1516:170000.03140
2026-04-1317:350000.00200
2026-04-1115:180010.01010
2026-04-0815:240000.00112
2026-04-0517:240000.00000
2026-04-0418:440000.00120
2026-04-0216:470010.03102
2026-03-3118:300110.04400
2026-03-2917:410100.01120
2026-03-2717:410110.04215
2026-03-2516:480000.00130