Jack Quinn

Two-way
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Points, 2026–27: 9; 5 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 3.7; 5 goals from it
Ice time per game: 19:34; 24 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 60.5; share of chances while he's on

Jack Quinn has 5 goals and 4 assists (9 points) in 9 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026–27, with 24 shots on goal and 19:34 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 87.8 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 82% of forwards

Goals above average: +1.3
Wins: +0.21

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.62, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 81.6% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.74 SD · 98th 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.0.0985th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.3.6899th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 130 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.

at TOR
Thursday, October 15
Big night
Jack Quinn had four points, two goals and two assists. He has 4 goals this season. The Sabres beat the Maple Leafs 5-4 in overtime.
vs CHI
Saturday, October 3
Volume
Jack Quinn had 12 shot attempts. Five reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 9.0 attempts a game. It finished 4-3 for the Sabres.
at CBJ
Thursday, October 1
Volume
Jack Quinn had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and one went in. He has 1 goal this season. The Sabres lost 6-3 to the Blue Jackets.
at MTL
Saturday, May 16
Big night
Three points for Jack Quinn: two goals and one assist. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 22nd goal of the season. The Sabres beat the Canadiens 8-3.
vs BOS
Tuesday, April 21
Volume
Jack Quinn had 12 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.6 attempts a game. The Sabres fell 4-2 to the Bruins.
vs DAL
Wednesday, April 15
Volume
Jack Quinn had 11 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.5 attempts a game. The Sabres lost 4-3 to the Stars in a shootout.
vs SJS
Tuesday, March 10
Hat trick
Jack Quinn scored three goals and added one assist. That was his 15th goal of the season. He played 15:09 and had four shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Sabres.
vs PIT
Thursday, February 5
Volume
Jack Quinn had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. The Sabres lost 5-2 to the Penguins.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game19:34
88
Points per 603.07
85
Goals per 601.70
89
Individual xG per 601.27
85
Shots per 608.2
77

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.20
86
xG against per 60, on ice2.09
74
xGF%60.5%
89

Physical

Hits per 603.1
39
Blocks per 601.0
15
Penalty minutes per 603.1
21

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed22.9 mph
94
Bursts over 20 mph22
87
Distance skated27 mi
90

Shooting

Hardest shot86.7 mph
85
Shots on goal24
92
Shooting %20.8%
83

Zone time

Offensive zone time47.6%
94
Offensive zone time, even strength45.2%
91

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
Noah Ostlund, Zach Benson	9	95:37	111–54	5.6–2.8	6–1	66%
Tage Thompson, Josh Norris	4	11:14	3–13	0.2–0.4	0–0	32%
Josh Norris, Zach Benson	7	3:05	6–3	0.4–0.1	0–1	83%
Peyton Krebs, Noah Ostlund	8	2:37	1–6	0.0–0.1	0–0	18%
Ryan McLeod, Zach Benson	9	2:36	8–0	0.4–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 5 goals from 41 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

04-2310-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	5	4	9	24	3.7	19:34	9	3	60.5
2025–26	82	20	31	51	191	25.3	15:39	52	26	49.9
2024–25	74	15	24	39	123	13.5	14:52	39	25	45.5
2023–24	27	9	10	19	56	8.0	15:38	31	13	50.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	21:30	1	0	2	0.40	0	0	0
2026-10-15	18:04	2	2	4	0.70	0	1	5
2026-10-13	19:01	0	0	3	0.35	3	0	0
2026-10-12	17:35	0	2	1	0.09	0	0	0
2026-10-10	20:20	0	0	2	0.38	0	0	2
2026-10-08	18:01	0	0	1	0.08	3	0	2
2026-10-06	21:45	0	0	2	0.26	1	1	0
2026-10-03	19:07	1	0	5	0.94	1	1	0
2026-10-01	20:46	1	0	4	0.51	1	0	0
2026-05-18	19:12	0	0	2	0.54	0	0	0
2026-05-16	18:18	2	1	3	0.34	1	2	0
2026-05-14	16:10	0	1	3	0.33	0	0	0
2026-05-12	14:06	0	0	3	0.61	2	0	0
2026-05-10	15:28	0	0	1	0.21	0	0	0
2026-05-08	14:30	0	0	0	0.19	1	1	0
2026-05-06	15:19	0	0	1	0.46	0	0	0
2026-05-01	13:52	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-04-28	17:29	0	0	1	0.28	4	1	0
2026-04-26	17:10	0	1	1	0.06	1	0	0
2026-04-23	16:52	0	1	5	0.49	1	0	0