Peyton Krebs

Edgy
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 4; 0 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 1.3; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 14:06; 6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 50.3; share of chances while he's on

Peyton Krebs has 0 goals and 4 assists (4 points) in 9 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 14:06 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 54.6 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

Rated above 37% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.0
Wins: +0.01

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.03, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 36.8% of 402 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+0.38 SD · 89th percentile · weight 13% · +0.3 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.1489th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.11086th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 124 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.

vs BOS
Tuesday, April 28
Ice time
Peyton Krebs played 24:28, about 11 minutes more than his average this season. He has 44 points in 87 games this season. The Sabres lost 2-1 to the Bruins in overtime.
vs VGK
Tuesday, March 3
Ice time
Peyton Krebs played 20:04, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 29 points in 61 games this season. The Sabres beat the Golden Knights 3-2.
at FLA
Monday, February 2
Big night
Three points for Peyton Krebs: one goal and two assists. He also threw 7 hits. He played 19:27, about 6 minutes over his average. It finished 5-3 for the Sabres.
at NJD
Sunday, December 21
Drought over
Peyton Krebs scored for the first time in 34 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 17:54 and had three shots on goal. It finished 3-1 for the Sabres.
at UTA
Wednesday, November 12
Physical
Peyton Krebs finished 7 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 3 points in 16 games this season. The Sabres fell 5-2 to the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game14:06
38
Points per 601.89
47
Goals per 600.00
11
Individual xG per 600.59
23
Shots per 602.8
5

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.31
42
xG against per 60, on ice2.28
63
xGF%50.3%
52

Physical

Hits per 606.6
67
Blocks per 601.9
40
Penalty minutes per 604.3
12

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed22.7 mph
88
Bursts over 20 mph15
72
Distance skated20 mi
60

Shooting

Hardest shot77.1 mph
31
Shots on goal6
27
Shooting %0.0%
13

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.1%
30
Offensive zone time, even strength40.1%
37

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Tage Thompson, Josh Doan	9	38:51	37–35	1.4–1.3	2–1	51%
Ryan McLeod, Konsta Helenius	6	19:04	10–16	1.1–0.8	0–2	56%
Tage Thompson, Jiri Kulich	2	12:08	14–9	1.0–0.3	1–0	77%
Jiri Kulich, Konsta Helenius	4	9:13	7–3	0.2–0.0	1–0	88%
Beck Malenstyn, Justin Danforth	4	8:47	6–6	0.1–0.3	0–0	26%
Josh Norris, Konsta Helenius	3	8:17	7–5	0.2–0.2	0–1	41%
Justin Danforth, Ryan McLeod	2	7:09	8–7	0.4–0.5	0–0	45%
Josh Doan, Noah Ostlund	7	2:40	4–3	0.2–0.0	0–0	84%

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

0.000.200.400.60

04-2310-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	0	4	4	6	1.3	14:06	14	4	50.3
2025–26	82	12	27	39	93	14.1	13:46	201	47	49.3
2024–25	81	10	18	28	80	10.0	13:56	136	35	47.1
2023–24	80	4	13	17	74	6.3	12:30	108	27	47.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	9:04	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-10-15	16:22	0	0	1	0.02	3	0	0
2026-10-13	13:12	0	0	0	0.05	1	0	2
2026-10-12	15:08	0	2	0	0.06	2	2	0
2026-10-10	12:49	0	0	2	0.18	1	1	5
2026-10-08	16:16	0	0	1	0.40	3	1	0
2026-10-06	15:21	0	1	1	0.17	0	0	2
2026-10-03	13:42	0	1	1	0.31	0	0	0
2026-10-01	14:58	0	0	0	0.06	3	0	0
2026-05-18	11:13	0	0	1	0.01	2	3	0
2026-05-16	6:25	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	12
2026-05-14	14:46	0	0	1	0.17	0	0	0
2026-05-12	15:47	0	0	0	0.08	1	0	2
2026-05-10	16:53	0	0	1	0.28	2	0	0
2026-05-08	12:25	0	0	1	0.04	4	1	0
2026-05-06	14:02	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0
2026-05-01	16:58	0	1	0	0.11	1	3	0
2026-04-28	24:28	0	0	0	0.13	2	0	0
2026-04-26	14:32	1	1	3	0.43	2	1	4
2026-04-23	12:47	0	1	2	0.16	4	0	2