GRIT & GF
Harrison Brunicke

Pittsburgh Penguins, Defence

Harrison Brunicke

  • Finisher
  • Shot-eater
Points, 2025–26
1
1 G, 0 A in 9 GP
Individual xG
0.5
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:43
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.1
share of chances while he's on

Harrison Brunicke has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 9 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025–26, with 8 shots on goal and 15:43 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 9.5 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

2025-26

9.5050100
Rated above 28% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.4
Wins
−0.06
Physicality40thGF45thIntimidation16thChemistry55thClutch35th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.75, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 27.8% of 281 rated players

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

Chemistry

+0.10 SD · 55th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 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.0.0055th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.01th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 136 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 239 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:43
    21
  • Points per 600.42
    8
  • Goals per 600.42
    88
  • Individual xG per 600.21
    58
  • Shots per 603.4
    44

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.62
    67
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.06
    3
  • xGF%46.1%
    21

Physical

  • Hits per 601.7
    31
  • Blocks per 605.5
    83
  • Penalty minutes per 602.5
    19

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Caleb Jones670:5265–763.5–4.04–247%
Ryan Shea816:4414–140.5–0.80–038%
Mathew Dumba114:0911–160.5–0.80–238%
Owen Pickering213:1415–100.3–0.80–429%
Parker Wotherspoon97:2511–50.5–0.40–059%
Erik Karlsson97:151–60.2–0.00–091%
Kris Letang95:147–60.3–0.20–063%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 15 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 9 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
10-0711-03

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2025–26910180.515:4341346.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2025-11-0312:390010.04000
2025-11-0115:380000.00100
2025-10-2715:430020.04032
2025-10-2116:340010.05250
2025-10-1817:150000.15020
2025-10-1617:500000.00010
2025-10-1117:430000.05002
2025-10-0912:431030.16100
2025-10-0715:210010.01022