GRIT & GF
Andrei Kuzmenko

Pittsburgh Penguins, Left wing

Andrei Kuzmenko

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 6 GP
Individual xG
0.7
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:29
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
51.9
share of chances while he's on

Andrei Kuzmenko has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 6 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 12:29 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 30.5 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

30.5050100
Rated above 11% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.0
Wins
+0.00
Physicality15thGF18thIntimidation52thChemistry46thClutch39th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.29, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 10.4% of 402 rated players

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

Intimidation

−0.27 SD · 52th percentile · weight 11% · +0.0 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.0.0464th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.-0.7330th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 65 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. vs SEA

    Wednesday, February 4

    Two goals

    Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 3.3. That was his 13th goal of the season. The Kings lost 4-2 to the Kraken.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:29
    20
  • Points per 600.80
    14
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.58
    21
  • Shots per 604.8
    27

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.62
    58
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.43
    50
  • xGF%51.9%
    58

Physical

  • Hits per 604.0
    49
  • Blocks per 600.8
    11
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.2 mph
    4
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    3
  • Distance skated11 mi
    23

Shooting

  • Hardest shot79.7 mph
    48
  • Shots on goal6
    26
  • Shooting %0.0%
    12

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.3%
    54
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.4%
    55

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
Nick Robertson, Ben Kindel318:2225–121.0–0.30–076%
Ville Koivunen, Ben Kindel413:3012–141.0–0.71–257%
Hendrix Lapierre, Ben Kindel17:264–70.1–0.40–111%
Rickard Rakell, Ben Kindel25:373–50.0–0.20–020%
Egor Chinakhov, Ben Kindel24:435–30.3–0.41–140%
Hendrix Lapierre, Ville Koivunen13:482–40.1–0.10–062%
Evgeni Malkin, Ben Kindel52:060–20.0–0.10–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 9 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
01-1210-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27601160.712:295151.9
2025–26521312256910.214:55182154.4
2024–25661126378310.615:38193149.9
2023–247222244612117.014:53142452.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1914:190100.11010
2026-10-1713:380000.09200
2026-10-1611:030020.20200
2026-10-1311:550010.17000
2026-10-0512:170010.10100
2026-10-0311:430020.04000
2026-04-2310:300000.00000
2026-02-2513:350200.05000
2026-02-058:230010.09000
2026-02-0417:572040.46000
2026-02-0114:050000.03000
2026-01-3112:090010.08000
2026-01-2915:390010.13010
2026-01-2714:461010.38012
2026-01-2414:120020.21020
2026-01-2016:191040.31010
2026-01-1714:200100.00000
2026-01-1617:260020.29000
2026-01-1417:440110.19000
2026-01-1218:000010.01000