GRIT & GF
Kaedan Korczak

Pittsburgh Penguins, Defence

Kaedan Korczak

  • Playmaker
  • Two-way
Points, 2026–27
5
0 G, 5 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
0.6
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:14
10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
57.4
share of chances while he's on

Kaedan Korczak has 0 goals and 5 assists (5 points) in 10 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 18:14 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 29.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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

29.7050100
Rated above 66% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.04
Physicality58thGF80thIntimidation81thChemistry51thClutch55th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.31, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 65.9% of 223 rated players

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

Intimidation

+0.63 SD · 81th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0984th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.0.6060th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 154 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 VGK

    Saturday, October 17

    Ice time

    Kaedan Korczak played 23:53, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 4 points in 9 games this season. The Penguins lost 6-2 to the Golden Knights.

  2. at LAK

    Wednesday, February 25

    Shot blocker

    Kaedan Korczak got in front of 6 shots. He has 12 points in 58 games this season. He played 21:13 and had no shots on goal. It finished 6-4 for the Golden Knights.

  3. at FLA

    Saturday, October 25

    Shot blocker

    Kaedan Korczak got in front of 6 shots. He has 2 points in 8 games this season. The Golden Knights lost 3-0 to the Panthers.

  4. at CGY

    Tuesday, October 14

    Drought over

    Kaedan Korczak scored for the first time in 68 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 17:26 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Golden Knights.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:14
    38
  • Points per 601.65
    84
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.20
    51
  • Shots per 603.3
    48

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.12
    85
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.32
    63
  • xGF%57.4%
    80

Physical

  • Hits per 602.3
    44
  • Blocks per 605.9
    77
  • Penalty minutes per 600.7
    79

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.4 mph
    71
  • Bursts over 20 mph7
    76
  • Distance skated26 mi
    76

Shooting

  • Hardest shot91.3 mph
    82
  • Shots on goal10
    68
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.6%
    31
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.5%
    39

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
Samuel Girard9110:56109–976.4–4.18–861%
Declan Carlile1022:3820–191.0–1.32–242%
Spencer Stastney56:055–10.3–0.00–192%
Kris Letang85:422–60.1–0.00–073%
Erik Karlsson73:522–30.1–0.20–028%
Trevor van Riemsdyk52:360–50.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 13 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
0.000.100.20
04-2710-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710055100.618:1471857.4
2025–267831316603.315:581029556.4
2024–254001010341.015:06594054.1
2023–2426189321.216:30433152.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1916:270100.01130
2026-10-1723:530010.01202
2026-10-1619:320010.01010
2026-10-1319:140010.08110
2026-10-1017:150010.13110
2026-10-0919:050010.03020
2026-10-0717:230110.14130
2026-10-0513:220000.02010
2026-10-0317:390110.00040
2026-09-3018:310230.18120
2026-06-1413:580000.00000
2026-05-2611:280000.00200
2026-05-249:380200.02110
2026-05-2211:130000.00120
2026-05-1410:260000.01110
2026-05-0611:310000.00210
2026-05-0413:140000.00210
2026-05-0111:420110.04400
2026-04-2914:240000.00100
2026-04-2715:550000.11320