GRIT & GF
Hendrix Lapierre

Pittsburgh Penguins, Centre

Hendrix Lapierre

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
3
1 G, 2 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.7
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
11:59
3 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
54.9
share of chances while he's on

Hendrix Lapierre has 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 6 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 3 shots on goal and 11:59 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 47.8 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

47.8050100
Rated above 28% of forwards
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.02
Physicality34thGF49thIntimidation26thChemistry46thClutch45th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.08, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 27.6% of 402 rated players

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GF

+0.93 SD · 49th percentile · weight 38% · −0.1 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.4.1347th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.3.0962th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.0.9534th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 62 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 CGY

    Friday, January 23

    Drought over

    Hendrix Lapierre scored for the first time in 75 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 9:32 and had three shots on goal. It finished 3-1 for the Capitals.

  2. at CBJ

    Friday, October 24

    Volume

    Hendrix Lapierre had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 1.7. The Capitals beat the Blue Jackets 5-1.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game11:59
    17
  • Points per 602.50
    70
  • Goals per 600.83
    54
  • Individual xG per 600.56
    19
  • Shots per 602.5
    3

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.49
    92
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.87
    26
  • xGF%54.9%
    70

Physical

  • Hits per 605.0
    59
  • Blocks per 602.5
    56
  • Penalty minutes per 601.7
    44

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.8 mph
    56
  • Bursts over 20 mph10
    50
  • Distance skated12 mi
    24

Shooting

  • Hardest shot77.0 mph
    30
  • Shots on goal3
    14
  • Shooting %33.3%
    98

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time43.1%
    64
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.3%
    39

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
Ville Koivunen, Ben Kindel212:3314–121.0–0.60–064%
Andrei Kuzmenko, Ben Kindel17:264–70.1–0.40–111%
Elmer Soderblom, Ben Kindel17:083–20.1–0.00–0100%
Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell36:527–150.3–1.10–223%
Filip Hallander, Ville Koivunen16:2811–21.2–0.03–098%
Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte24:139–50.4–0.20–069%
Ville Koivunen, Andrei Kuzmenko13:482–40.1–0.10–062%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 6 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-1110-10

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27612330.711:596354.9
2025–267441216537.68:50492656.9
2024–2527088182.49:48121643.4
2023–245181422515.411:26263444.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1011:290000.00012
2026-10-0912:030010.09000
2026-10-0713:020010.24100
2026-10-0510:580000.17110
2026-10-0311:220100.00000
2026-09-3013:021110.16410
2026-04-1413:180000.00110
2026-04-0510:330010.02215
2026-04-0411:050000.00100
2026-04-0212:460100.252112
2026-03-3111:590010.06200
2026-03-288:051010.16100
2026-03-269:140100.00000
2026-03-247:050000.00000
2026-03-225:440000.00110
2026-03-2011:020000.00000
2026-03-1811:190000.09000
2026-03-1412:100110.09002
2026-03-1213:170010.11110
2026-03-116:550000.05100