GRIT & GF
Joona Koppanen

Pittsburgh Penguins, Left wing

Joona Koppanen

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2025–26
1
0 G, 1 A in 13 GP
Individual xG
0.7
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:08
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
45.8
share of chances while he's on

Joona Koppanen has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 13 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025–26, with 7 shots on goal and 12:08 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 41.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

13 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

41.8050100
Rated above 24% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.7
Wins
−0.11
Physicality35thGF27thIntimidation45thChemistry39thClutch29th

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 24.3% of 531 rated players

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

Intimidation

−0.17 SD · 45th percentile · weight 11% · +0.0 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0150th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.-1.2043th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 136 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 game12:08
    26
  • Points per 600.38
    1
  • Goals per 600.00
    0
  • Individual xG per 600.27
    0
  • Shots per 602.7
    1

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.13
    21
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.52
    50
  • xGF%45.8%
    23

Physical

  • Hits per 604.2
    49
  • Blocks per 602.3
    44
  • Penalty minutes per 600.8
    85

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
Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte632:1738–281.3–2.00–141%
Danton Heinen, Blake Lizotte528:2427–231.1–0.71–061%
Kevin Hayes, Ville Koivunen213:4912–120.6–0.50–056%
Noel Acciari, Rafael Harvey-Pinard18:526–70.4–0.40–048%
Noel Acciari, Elmer Soderblom28:126–150.4–0.71–136%
Elmer Soderblom, Rutger McGroarty17:2411–50.3–0.20–063%
Blake Lizotte, Sam Poulin24:113–50.1–0.00–090%
Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha93:153–40.1–0.20–141%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 15 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
0.000.100.20
03-2704-14

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–261301170.712:0811645.8
2024–2511101100.413:2340439.0
2023–24400040.17:493233.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-1410:510000.00000
2026-04-1210:070000.00100
2026-04-1112:100010.00100
2025-11-2913:280000.00220
2025-11-2812:240010.12000
2025-11-2613:020020.18110
2025-11-2210:310000.18120
2025-11-2114:150000.03100
2025-11-1613:270110.15000
2025-11-1413:520010.01110
2025-11-0910:380000.00302
2025-11-0811:360000.03000
2025-11-0611:270010.00000
2025-04-1715:490010.09610
2025-04-138:440020.00300
2025-04-1113:510000.00100
2025-04-0814:230020.00410
2025-04-0611:160010.05600
2025-04-0311:240000.03200
2025-03-2716:080000.02310