GRIT & GF
Matthew Poitras

Boston Bruins, Centre

Matthew Poitras

  • Finisher
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
5
3 G, 2 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
1.2
3 goals from it
Ice time per game
10:42
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.9
share of chances while he's on

Matthew Poitras has 3 goals and 2 assists (5 points) in 6 games for the Boston Bruins in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 10:42 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 39.3 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

2026-27

39.3050100
Rated above 19% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.1
Wins
+0.01
Physicality21thGF64thIntimidation20thChemistry46thClutch83th

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 19.2% of 402 rated players

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

Clutch

+0.81 SD · 83th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0583th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.79th 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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Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game10:42
    8
  • Points per 604.67
    99
  • Goals per 602.80
    99
  • Individual xG per 601.15
    76
  • Shots per 607.5
    69

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.59
    56
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.93
    24
  • xGF%46.9%
    37

Physical

  • Hits per 605.6
    61
  • Blocks per 601.9
    39
  • Penalty minutes per 601.9
    37

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    44
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    29
  • Distance skated11 mi
    22

Shooting

  • Hardest shot74.3 mph
    19
  • Shots on goal8
    37
  • Shooting %37.5%
    99

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time37.1%
    9
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.3%
    8

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
Tanner Jeannot, Mark Kastelic634:3122–381.0–1.92–135%
JJ Peterka, Marat Khusnutdinov46:109–50.3–0.20–057%
Tanner Jeannot, James Hagens35:214–90.4–0.21–065%
Morgan Geekie, Marat Khusnutdinov12:534–50.2–0.11–065%
David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie62:091–70.0–0.20–010%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 goals from 14 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
0.000.200.40
02-0110-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27632581.210:426246.9
2025–26310180.612:070249.5
2024–253311011293.713:05121249.6
2023–243351015404.013:24171553.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1710:290100.21010
2026-10-169:181020.23000
2026-10-1310:531030.28300
2026-10-1012:140010.03100
2026-10-089:511120.27010
2026-10-0511:280000.20202
2026-02-0413:050010.01002
2026-02-0111:481020.21010
2026-01-2911:280050.38012
2025-03-0612:470020.10012
2025-03-0415:420000.00100
2025-03-0214:300000.07000
2025-03-0112:110010.08000
2025-02-277:080000.00010
2025-02-2513:540010.21000
2025-02-2215:280020.27000
2025-02-0814:200000.00110
2025-02-0514:220000.00000
2025-02-0413:300230.22110
2025-02-0112:330220.13000