GRIT & GF
Justin Brazeau

Pittsburgh Penguins, Right wing

Justin Brazeau

  • Shot-eater
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Points, 2025–26
34
17 G, 17 A in 64 GP
Individual xG
15.3
17 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:39
104 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
50.6
share of chances while he's on

Justin Brazeau has 17 goals and 17 assists (34 points) in 64 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025–26, with 104 shots on goal and 12:39 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 95.0 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

95.0050100
Rated above 93% of forwards
Goals above average
+2.6
Wins
+0.43
Physicality79thGF98thIntimidation59thChemistry50thClutch93th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.98, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 93.2% of 531 rated players

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GF

+1.80 SD · 98th percentile · weight 38% · +2.5 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.6.8799th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.4.3797th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.1.0685th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 737 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 NYI

    Monday, March 30

    Big night

    Three points for Justin Brazeau: three assists. He has 33 points in 56 games this season. He played 14:23 and had three shots on goal. It finished 8-3 for the Penguins.

  2. vs DAL

    Saturday, March 28

    Physical

    Justin Brazeau finished 7 checks. He has 30 points in 55 games this season. He played 12:02 and had no shots on goal. The Penguins lost 6-3 to the Stars.

  3. at CHI

    Sunday, December 28

    Hat trick

    Justin Brazeau scored three goals. That was his 11th goal of the season. He played 11:37 and had three shots on goal. It finished 7-3 for the Penguins.

  4. vs UTA

    Sunday, December 14

    Two goals

    Justin Brazeau scored twice. That was his eighth goal of the season. He played 14:12 and had two shots on goal. The Penguins lost 5-4 to the Mammoth in overtime.

  5. vs VAN

    Tuesday, October 21

    Big night

    Justin Brazeau had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 5 goals this season. He played 11:50 and had two shots on goal. The Penguins beat the Canucks 5-1.

  6. at NYR

    Tuesday, October 7

    Two goals

    Justin Brazeau scored twice. It was his first goal in 17 games. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 3-0 for the Penguins.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:39
    31
  • Points per 602.52
    79
  • Goals per 601.26
    88
  • Individual xG per 601.14
    85
  • Shots per 607.7
    78

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.77
    74
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.70
    27
  • xGF%50.6%
    60

Physical

  • Hits per 606.7
    69
  • Blocks per 604.5
    95
  • Penalty minutes per 601.0
    71

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
Anthony Mantha, Ben Kindel49172:59161–1568.0–7.511–652%
Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha12125:40105–1486.1–7.19–646%
Anthony Mantha, Tommy Novak35110:59114–1045.1–3.86–558%
Kevin Hayes, Anthony Mantha1137:5837–341.7–1.50–353%
Rutger McGroarty, Ben Kindel1234:1730–361.0–1.63–238%
Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell3229:2925–330.8–1.30–239%
Rickard Rakell, Anthony Mantha1422:5222–171.6–0.72–171%
Ville Koivunen, Ben Kindel1021:5526–251.3–1.20–252%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 17 goals from 161 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
0.000.250.500.75
03-0304-22

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–266417173410415.312:39906150.6
2024–25761111228911.311:521235047.9
2023–2419527313.711:07431458.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-04-228:240000.00220
2026-04-1416:410010.16030
2026-04-1213:240020.54010
2026-04-1112:270000.15112
2026-04-0914:190000.00000
2026-04-056:320000.00000
2026-04-0411:370010.07310
2026-04-029:530000.02410
2026-03-3111:431020.27310
2026-03-3014:230330.28330
2026-03-2812:020000.09700
2026-03-2610:360010.16200
2026-03-2410:480010.12020
2026-03-2211:050020.64120
2026-03-2110:280010.05200
2026-03-1810:570020.01110
2026-03-1611:520010.07300
2026-03-0715:220110.19202
2026-03-0514:130030.18220
2026-03-039:040010.17000