GRIT & GF
Cole Koepke

Winnipeg Jets, Left wing

Cole Koepke

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.7
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
9:43
7 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
36.6
share of chances while he's on

Cole Koepke has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 6 games for the Winnipeg Jets in 2026–27, with 7 shots on goal and 9:43 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 43.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

6 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

43.8050100
Rated above 23% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality40thGF52thIntimidation4thChemistry46thClutch60th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.13, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 23.1% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.18 SD · 60th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0160th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1328th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 53 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 VGK

    Tuesday, March 24

    Ice time

    Cole Koepke played 16:10, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 14 points in 55 games this season. The Jets beat the Golden Knights 4-1.

  2. at PIT

    Saturday, March 21

    Drought over

    Cole Koepke scored for the first time in 16 games. He has 6 goals this season. The Jets lost 5-4 to the Penguins in a shootout.

  3. vs BOS

    Thursday, December 11

    Volume

    Cole Koepke had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 2.1 attempts a game. The Jets lost 6-3 to the Bruins.

  4. vs BUF

    Friday, December 5

    Drought over

    Cole Koepke scored for the first time in 20 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 11:34 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Jets.

  5. vs MIN

    Sunday, November 23

    Physical

    Cole Koepke threw 7 hits. He has 2 points in 16 games this season. He played 7:02 and had no shots on goal. The Jets fell 3-0 to the Wild.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game9:43
    4
  • Points per 601.03
    21
  • Goals per 601.03
    66
  • Individual xG per 600.75
    41
  • Shots per 607.2
    65

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.03
    25
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.51
    6
  • xGF%36.6%
    8

Physical

  • Hits per 6012.3
    88
  • Blocks per 604.1
    85
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.7 mph
    90
  • Bursts over 20 mph23
    89
  • Distance skated10 mi
    19

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.8 mph
    35
  • Shots on goal7
    31
  • Shooting %14.3%
    56

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.4%
    17
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.1%
    23

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
Vladislav Namestnikov, Brad Lambert315:0012–290.3–1.80–312%
Morgan Barron, Brad Lambert313:0012–80.2–0.31–144%
Vladislav Namestnikov, Morgan Barron28:458–120.5–0.41–053%
Vladislav Namestnikov, Alex Iafallo23:387–40.4–0.10–075%
Adam Lowry, Morgan Barron32:113–20.1–0.10–042%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 10 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
03-2110-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27610170.79:4312436.6
2025–26668917869.510:281862441.7
2024–257310717859.511:151773347.8
2023–24902290.96:4223244.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-176:550000.00300
2026-10-1510:580030.28300
2026-10-1311:401030.20320
2026-10-097:320000.00000
2026-10-0712:460000.04310
2026-10-058:290010.22010
2026-04-1611:521020.23210
2026-04-1412:460000.00410
2026-04-1316:060010.13220
2026-04-1113:370130.31200
2026-04-0911:460010.08310
2026-04-0610:540030.14330
2026-04-0411:550030.11230
2026-04-0212:340000.06000
2026-03-3114:120030.23402
2026-03-2812:291021.03610
2026-03-269:490030.12100
2026-03-2416:100010.20300
2026-03-2211:120030.05300
2026-03-2110:081010.54100