GRIT & GF
Neal Pionk

Winnipeg Jets, Defence

Neal Pionk

  • Net-front
  • Physical
  • Playmaker
Points, 2026–27
6
1 G, 5 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.8
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
23:41
14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
43.4
share of chances while he's on

Neal Pionk has 1 goal and 5 assists (6 points) in 8 games for the Winnipeg Jets in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 23:41 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 60.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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

60.9050100
Rated above 90% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality93thGF70thIntimidation42thChemistry19thClutch12th

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 90.1% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality

+1.37 SD · 93th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 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.4.181th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.245th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9163th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4137th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.5485th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.1590th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 148 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 CHI

    Thursday, October 15

    Big night

    Three points for Neal Pionk: one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 16 games. The Jets fell 4-3 to the Blackhawks in overtime.

  2. at NYR

    Sunday, March 22

    Volume

    Neal Pionk had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.3. The Jets beat the Rangers 3-2 in a shootout.

  3. vs CBJ

    Tuesday, November 18

    Drought over

    Neal Pionk scored for the first time in 28 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. The Jets beat the Blue Jackets 5-2.

  4. vs SEA

    Thursday, October 23

    Volume

    Neal Pionk had 12 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 3.5 attempts a game. The Jets lost 3-0 to the Kraken.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game23:41
    89
  • Points per 601.90
    89
  • Goals per 600.32
    67
  • Individual xG per 600.57
    98
  • Shots per 604.4
    68

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.36
    41
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.08
    13
  • xGF%43.4%
    23

Physical

  • Hits per 605.1
    79
  • Blocks per 604.1
    46
  • Penalty minutes per 600.6
    81

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.7 mph
    36
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    29
  • Distance skated27 mi
    82

Shooting

  • Hardest shot91.1 mph
    81
  • Shots on goal14
    86
  • Shooting %7.1%
    58

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.0%
    68
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.0%
    61

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
Dylan Samberg888:2578–993.3–4.15–344%
Mario Ferraro830:0330–321.1–1.94–337%
Josh Morrissey417:2423–180.7–0.91–045%
Haydn Fleury44:489–00.3–0.00–0100%
Dylan DeMelo73:162–50.1–0.60–116%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 24 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
01-1310-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278156141.823:41161343.4
2025–26513912974.322:431117545.4
2024–25691029391235.222:0411410150.9
2023–2482528331466.620:5022112048.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1723:210010.00412
2026-10-1525:301240.52210
2026-10-1323:500210.14120
2026-10-0925:020000.00210
2026-10-0723:100110.04320
2026-10-0520:040020.95110
2026-10-0423:530030.10240
2026-10-0224:370020.05110
2026-04-1120:000000.04010
2026-04-0924:040050.16322
2026-04-0622:150110.03500
2026-04-0423:560120.08200
2026-04-0218:500010.082112
2026-03-3122:550100.01310
2026-03-2825:040020.14620
2026-03-2620:380000.00312
2026-03-2420:570030.95112
2026-03-2225:270050.18100
2026-03-2122:301020.03120
2026-01-1320:210100.00210