#50 · Centre · BOS
BrendanGaunce
Next milestone 65 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 25
- G
- 2
- A
- 4
- P
- 6
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 12
- SOG
- 29
- S%
- 6.9
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- March 25, 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Sudbury, Ontario, CAN
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 223 lb (101 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2012 VAN, round 1, #26 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed22.1 mphleague avg 22.2 mph41st percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph24league avg 75.228th percentile
- Distance skated44.8 mileague avg 123.5 mi26th percentile
- Hardest shot83.0 mphleague avg 83.6 mph37th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone37.3%league avg 43.1%3rd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2 | 3.14 | -1.14 | 61 | 11 | .051 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 25 games · 244:19 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 46.4% | 51.9% | -5.5 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 50.1% | 50.8% | -0.7 |
- Goals for–against
- 8–11
- xG for–against
- 8.3–9.5
- Average rating
- 5.7
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Aston-Reese | 12 | 82:43 | 46.3% |
| Egor Chinakhov | 10 | 69:35 | 42.7% |
| Kent Johnson | 10 | 50:52 | 38.9% |
| Danton Heinen | 8 | 47:30 | 57.6% |
| Mikael Pyyhtia | 5 | 40:08 | 64.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.7 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 1 G · 1 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | vs OTT | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 9:30 |
| Jan 17 | @ PIT | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 9:25 |
| Jan 15 | vs VAN | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 |
| Jan 13 | vs CGY | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:13 |
| Jan 11 | @ UTA | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 14:32 |
| Jan 10 | @ COL | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 11:29 |
| Jan 8 | @ VGK | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 11:06 |
| Jan 6 | @ SJS | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:29 |
| Jan 4 | vs PIT | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 14:13 |
| Jan 3 | vs BUF | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 16:14 |
| Dec 31 | vs NJD | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:27 |
| Dec 29 | @ OTT | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 |
| Dec 28 | vs NYI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:17 |
| Dec 16 | vs ANA | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 |
| Dec 13 | vs VGK | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 |
| Dec 11 | vs OTT | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 |
| Dec 9 | @ CAR | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 |
| Dec 7 | @ WSH | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:03 |
| Dec 6 | @ FLA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 11:57 |
| Dec 4 | vs DET | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 11:19 |
| Dec 1 | @ NJD | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:37 |
| Nov 28 | vs PIT | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:59 |
| Nov 26 | vs TOR | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 |
| Nov 24 | @ WSH | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:53 |
| Nov 22 | @ DET | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 214 | 15 | 20 | 35 | -18 | 83 | 259 | 5.8 | 1 |
Season by season (10)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Blue Jackets | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 12 | 29 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Wild | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Blue Jackets | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 6 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Blue Jackets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Blue Jackets | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +2 | 12 | 44 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Bruins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Canucks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Canucks | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Canucks | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 33 | 51 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Canucks | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 34 | 2.9 | 0 |