GRIT & GF
Mark Kastelic

Boston Bruins, Centre

Mark Kastelic

  • Shot-eater
  • Edgy
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
5
1 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
1.7
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:20
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.0
share of chances while he's on

Mark Kastelic has 1 goal and 4 assists (5 points) in 9 games for the Boston Bruins in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 11:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 84.2 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

84.2050100
Rated above 76% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.02
Physicality86thGF28thIntimidation28thChemistry46thClutch72th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.52, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 76.1% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality

+0.94 SD · 86th 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.7.590th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.494th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.2789th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.2188th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.1.1312th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.6413th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 86 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. vs BUF

    Thursday, April 23

    Physical

    Mark Kastelic threw 8 hits. He has 22 points in 85 games this season. He played 11:15 and had three shots on goal. The Bruins fell 3-1 to the Sabres.

  2. at BUF

    Tuesday, April 21

    Snakebit

    Mark Kastelic had 1.3 expected goals and nothing to show for it. He has 22 points in 84 games this season. It finished 4-2 for the Bruins.

  3. vs NJD

    Tuesday, April 14

    Two goals

    Mark Kastelic scored twice. That was his 12th goal of the season. He played 13:47 and had four shots on goal. It finished 4-0 for the Bruins.

  4. at CBJ

    Sunday, April 12

    Drought over

    Mark Kastelic scored for the first time in 23 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 10 goals this season. It finished 3-2 for the Bruins.

  5. at STL

    Tuesday, December 9

    Two goals

    Mark Kastelic had two goals. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 2.9. His goal stood up as the winner. The Bruins beat the Blues 5-2.

  6. vs CAR

    Saturday, November 1

    Volume

    Mark Kastelic had 9 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.7 attempts a game. It finished 2-1 for the Bruins.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game11:20
    13
  • Points per 602.94
    82
  • Goals per 600.59
    42
  • Individual xG per 600.98
    64
  • Shots per 604.7
    24

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.25
    37
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.17
    70
  • xGF%51.0%
    54

Physical

  • Hits per 6012.4
    88
  • Blocks per 605.3
    94
  • Penalty minutes per 607.1
    5

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.9 mph
    65
  • Bursts over 20 mph12
    59
  • Distance skated17 mi
    37

Shooting

  • Hardest shot74.9 mph
    21
  • Shots on goal8
    37
  • Shooting %12.5%
    51

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time34.5%
    2
  • Offensive zone time, even strength34.9%
    1

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
Tanner Jeannot, Matthew Poitras634:3122–381.0–1.92–135%
Sean Kuraly, Tanner Jeannot431:2329–270.8–0.61–160%
Marat Khusnutdinov, Fraser Minten35:506–30.2–0.01–085%
Elias Lindholm, Tanner Jeannot72:003–30.1–0.00–064%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 14 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
0.000.501.001.50
04-0510-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27914581.711:2021951.0
2025–268212102210013.012:372156645.7
2024–25615914675.710:442184543.8
2023–24635510605.17:431263946.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1711:220010.01105
2026-10-168:590000.21200
2026-10-1312:270110.18220
2026-10-1011:240020.04210
2026-10-0814:050110.29412
2026-10-0510:190000.04400
2026-10-0310:590110.02010
2026-10-029:170110.02315
2026-09-2913:071010.85330
2026-05-019:400000.05100
2026-04-2811:500000.00442
2026-04-2614:340100.00500
2026-04-2311:150030.35802
2026-04-2110:220041.31125
2026-04-1910:510000.00512
2026-04-1413:472040.63210
2026-04-1215:121120.09000
2026-04-1112:120020.42510
2026-04-076:200000.00112
2026-04-0510:040010.02100