GRIT & GF
Morgan Barron

Winnipeg Jets, Centre

Morgan Barron

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
2
0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
1.8
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
14:54
9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
41.6
share of chances while he's on

Morgan Barron has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the Winnipeg Jets in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 14:54 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 95.8 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

95.8050100
Rated above 94% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality96thGF57thIntimidation77thChemistry46thClutch81th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.01, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 93.5% of 402 rated players

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Physicality

+1.70 SD · 96th 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.7.589th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.999th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.7437th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.6936th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6259th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8448th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 100 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

    Sunday, March 1

    Drought over

    Morgan Barron scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 8 goals this season. The Jets lost 2-1 to the Sharks in overtime.

  2. at UTA

    Sunday, December 21

    Physical

    Morgan Barron threw 7 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 7 goals this season. The Jets fell 4-3 to the Mammoth in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game14:54
    46
  • Points per 601.01
    20
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.90
    57
  • Shots per 604.5
    22

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.68
    8
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.35
    56
  • xGF%41.6%
    19

Physical

  • Hits per 6011.6
    87
  • Blocks per 606.0
    97
  • Penalty minutes per 601.0
    59

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.8 mph
    92
  • Bursts over 20 mph20
    83
  • Distance skated19 mi
    50

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.3 mph
    78
  • Shots on goal9
    43
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.2%
    9
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.8%
    21

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
Adam Lowry, Brad Lambert426:1116–380.4–1.40–025%
Gabriel Vilardi, Viggo Björck818:1924–140.9–0.40–067%
Adam Lowry, Alex Iafallo613:0310–140.3–0.61–032%
Cole Koepke, Brad Lambert313:0012–80.2–0.31–144%
Vladislav Namestnikov, Cole Koepke28:458–120.5–0.41–053%
Adam Lowry, Cole Koepke32:113–20.1–0.10–042%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 17 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
03-1010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27802291.814:54231241.6
2025–26651112239311.312:481325045.6
2024–257487159312.010:231224354.8
2023–248011718948.910:301224648.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1710:510010.10300
2026-10-1513:110110.05230
2026-10-1314:020020.28320
2026-10-0914:120010.16010
2026-10-0717:250000.10240
2026-10-0515:550010.04600
2026-10-0417:460010.09600
2026-10-0215:530120.97122
2026-04-0412:590010.03200
2026-04-0214:050010.16110
2026-03-2611:270000.00105
2026-03-2413:470020.26200
2026-03-2213:460010.05120
2026-03-2115:251010.45100
2026-03-1911:300000.00030
2026-03-1714:000010.05100
2026-03-1516:020200.88020
2026-03-1413:190020.07510
2026-03-1213:310000.18330
2026-03-1011:501020.13110