Brendan

Gaunce

CAge : 32Shoots : L

#50

Brendan Gaunce (Boston Bruins) stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.

Brendan Gaunce

#50CBoston Bruins

HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 101 kg · SHOOTS : L

Born : March 24, 1994 · Sudbury, Canada

Drafted : 2012 · VAN · round 1, pick #26

Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · UFA (CapWages)

NHL recordFiche dans la LNH

YearAnnée	TeamÉquipe	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2025-26	Columbus Blue Jackets	25	2	4	6	12
2024-25	Minnesota Wild	12	0	1	1	4
2023-24	Columbus Blue Jackets	24	2	2	4	6
2022-23	Columbus Blue Jackets	5	0	1	1	2
2021-22	Columbus Blue Jackets	30	5	2	7	12
2019-20	Boston Bruins	1	0	1	1	2
2018-19	Vancouver Canucks	3	1	2	3	0
2017-18	Vancouver Canucks	37	4	2	6	10
2016-17	Vancouver Canucks	57	0	5	5	33
2015-16	Vancouver Canucks	20	1	0	1	2
NHL totals		214	15	20	35	83

Advanced stats

TOI/GP: 11:54
PP TOI/GP: 0:03
SH TOI/GP: 1:41
Pts/GP: 0.24
EV points: 4
Hits: 44
Blocks: 21
Takeaways: 6
Corsi % (SAT): 50.5 %
Off. zone starts: 20.5 %
Faceoffs: 56.9 %

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2026-27 projection

Projected points

7between 3 and 10 (80% range)

Goals: 3
Assists: 4
Games: 24

So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 3 of 82 games. Projected pace: 0.28 pts per game.

Trend

Stable

Points per game: 0.17 in 23-24, 0.24 in 25-26
Age 32: the age when production usually declines
PAL Rating: 17 → 28

This is only a projection. It extends the pace of recent seasons, pulled toward the league average and adjusted for age. It knows nothing about future injuries, trades, or line and power-play changes. About one player in five finishes outside the range. The trend is a hint, not a verdict.

WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR

-0.2

wins above replacement
526 of 615

PAL Rating

28/ 100

Performance · Below average
327 of 476 at the position

Value Rating

39/ 100

Poor return
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 36

ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense

Offense: 21
Defense: 70

Offense: 33
Creation: 17
Shooting: 22
Possession: 33
Defense: 75
Discipline: 4
Power play: 38
Penalty kill: 80

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	Value	Cap hit
2025-26	CBJ	-0.2	28	39	0.78 M$
2023-24	CBJ	-0.2	17	22	0.76 M$

WAR, 2025-26How it's calculated →

-0.2

wins above replacement

-0.6 to 0.0 — 90% interval

526 of 615 forwards

-1.3 goals above replacement

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EV offense: -0.4
EV defense: -0.2
Power play: 0.0
Penalty kill: -0.0
Shooting: -0.9
Penalties: -0.5
Average → replacement: +0.8

Season by season
Season	Team	GP	WAR	90% interval	Rank
2025-26	CBJ	25	-0.2	-0.6 to 0.0	526/615
2024-25	MIN	12	-0.3	-0.4 to -0.1	521/596
2023-24	CBJ	24	-0.2	-0.5 to 0.2	499/608
2022-23	CBJ	5	-0.1	-0.2 to -0.0	469/617

Player tracking (NHL EDGE)League EDGE leaderboards →

Hardest shot: 133.6 km/h37th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
Top skating speed: 35.5 km/h41st percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
Bursts over 20 mph, season: 2428th percentileleague avg. 75
Total distance, season: 72.1 km26th percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
Distance, single-game high: 3.84 km24th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
Offensive zone time: 37.3 %3rd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
Offensive zone at 5v5: 39.1 %9th percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
Neutral zone time: 18.1 %71st percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
Defensive zone time: 44.5 %7th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %

Shooting

	Shots on goal	Goals	Shooting %
All	2927th percentile	223rd percentile	6.9 %5th percentile
High danger	722nd percentile	120th percentile	14.3 %17th percentile
Mid range	625th percentile	130th percentile	16.7 %81st percentile
Long range	755th percentile	00th percentile	0.0 %0th percentile

Shots on goal by zone

Beyond the red line : 0

2025-26 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.

Game log, 2025-26

Date	Opponent	G	A	PTS	+/-	Shots	TOI
Jan 20	vsOTT	0	0	0	-2	2	9:30
Jan 17	@PIT	0	1	1	+2	2	9:25
Jan 15	vsVAN	0	0	0	0	0	11:06
Jan 13	vsCGY	0	0	0	0	1	11:13
Jan 11	@UTA	0	0	0	+1	1	14:32
Jan 10	@COL	0	0	0	-2	2	11:29
Jan 8	@VGK	0	0	0	-1	2	11:06
Jan 6	@SJS	0	0	0	0	2	13:29
Jan 4	vsPIT	0	0	0	-1	3	14:13
Jan 3	vsBUF	1	0	1	+3	1	16:14
Dec 31	vsNJD	0	0	0	0	2	13:27
Dec 29	@OTT	0	0	0	0	0	15:02
Dec 28	vsNYI	0	0	0	-1	0	7:17
Dec 16	vsANA	0	1	1	+1	0	13:02
Dec 13	vsVGK	0	0	0	+1	0	10:44
Dec 11	vsOTT	0	0	0	0	0	12:20
Dec 9	@CAR	0	0	0	-1	0	11:44
Dec 7	@WSH	0	0	0	0	2	11:03
Dec 6	@FLA	0	0	0	-1	1	11:57
Dec 4	vsDET	0	1	1	+1	2	11:19
Dec 1	@NJD	0	0	0	0	2	12:37
Nov 28	vsPIT	1	0	1	0	1	9:59
Nov 26	vsTOR	0	0	0	0	0	11:30
Nov 24	@WSH	0	1	1	0	3	12:53
Nov 22	@DET	0	0	0	-1	0	10:23

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News

AnalysisBoston Bruins

Boston Bruins lean on depth and rising prospects for 2026-27 push

Fresh off a 45-27-10 campaign and a playoff berth, the Boston Bruins head into 2026-27 with a stable core, key rebound candidates and prospects ready to step in.

September 29, 2026 at 6:31 a.m. · La Presse

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