Brock Faber

Finesse
Finisher
Workhorse

Points, 2025–26: 51; 15 G, 36 A in 80 GP
Individual xG: 9.2; 15 goals from it
Ice time per game: 24:41; 173 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 52.9; share of chances while he's on

Brock Faber has 15 goals and 36 assists (51 points) in 80 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2025–26, with 173 shots on goal and 24:41 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 37.2 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

Rated above 77% of defencemen

Goals above average: +11.3
Wins: +1.88

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.19, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 77.2% of 281 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+1.47 SD · 94th percentile · weight 13% · +10.3 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.0.3394th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.656098th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 1,855 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 COL
Saturday, May 9
Big night
Brock Faber had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 19 goals this season. He played 29:37 and had four shots on goal. The Wild beat the Avalanche 5-1.
vs DAL
Saturday, April 25
Ice time
Brock Faber played 35:47, about 11 minutes more than his average this season. That was his 18th goal of the season. The Wild beat the Stars 3-2 in overtime.
at DAL
Monday, April 20
Volume
Brock Faber had 11 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and two went in. He came in averaging 4.5 attempts a game. The Wild fell 4-2 to the Stars.
at CHI
Tuesday, March 17
Big night
Three points for Brock Faber: three assists. He has 46 points in 69 games this season. He played 21:48 and had five shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Wild in overtime.
vs NJD
Monday, January 12
Streak
Brock Faber has a point in 5 straight games. He has 28 points in 47 games this season. The Wild fell 5-2 to the Devils.
at LAK
Saturday, January 3
Shot blocker
Brock Faber got in front of 6 shots. He has 9 goals this season. He played 23:20 and had three shots on goal. The Wild fell 5-4 to the Kings in a shootout.
at ANA
Friday, January 2
Volume
Brock Faber had 10 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.3 attempts a game. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
at CBJ
Thursday, December 18
Ice time
Brock Faber played 30:57, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 19 points in 35 games this season. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.

Player card

Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game24:41
95
Points per 601.55
89
Goals per 600.46
91
Individual xG per 600.28
76
Shots per 605.3
86

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.82
84
xG against per 60, on ice2.51
56
xGF%52.9%
78

Physical

Hits per 601.0
13
Blocks per 604.6
60
Penalty minutes per 601.2
61

Who he plays with

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

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Quinn Hughes	59	1038:57	1112–1001	52.9–41.9	66–53	56%
Jonas Brodin	65	552:36	524–576	21.9–21.9	22–20	50%
Jake Middleton	82	76:57	72–93	2.7–4.1	3–3	40%
Zeev Buium	30	61:13	56–70	2.5–3.3	1–2	43%
Jared Spurgeon	82	50:52	62–51	2.6–2.2	1–1	54%
Daemon Hunt	28	26:32	16–38	0.9–0.9	1–0	50%
Zach Bogosian	43	18:04	22–16	1.3–1.0	0–1	57%
David Jiricek	21	7:18	2–13	0.0–1.1	0–1	1%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 15 goals from 255 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

03-2405-13

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2025–26	80	15	36	51	173	9.2	24:41	33	150	52.9
2024–25	78	10	19	29	124	5.9	25:32	36	116	45.6
2023–24	82	8	39	47	136	7.9	24:59	65	152	49.4

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-05-13	32:06	0	0	0	0.01	0	2	0
2026-05-11	29:19	0	1	1	0.17	0	2	0
2026-05-09	29:37	1	2	4	0.24	1	2	2
2026-05-05	28:31	0	0	2	0.07	1	4	0
2026-05-03	25:31	0	0	5	0.15	0	0	6
2026-04-30	29:53	0	1	0	0.03	1	1	0
2026-04-28	26:10	0	0	1	0.02	0	2	0
2026-04-25	35:47	1	1	5	0.05	2	4	2
2026-04-22	38:56	0	0	2	0.04	0	3	0
2026-04-20	26:42	2	0	6	0.55	0	0	0
2026-04-18	24:35	0	1	3	0.24	0	1	0
2026-04-11	26:45	0	0	1	0.09	1	2	0
2026-04-09	24:38	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0
2026-04-07	23:10	0	0	1	0.11	0	1	2
2026-04-05	23:33	0	1	1	0.03	0	4	0
2026-04-04	24:05	0	0	1	0.05	0	1	0
2026-04-02	23:08	0	0	3	0.06	2	0	0
2026-03-28	26:34	0	1	1	0.24	1	2	0
2026-03-26	24:53	0	1	5	0.11	1	2	0
2026-03-24	24:39	1	0	3	0.10	0	1	2