Centre · #29
Brian Gibbons
Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
Anaheim Ducks
Ottawa Senators
Carolina Hurricanes(traded during the season)- Age
- 38
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- Braintree, USA
- Draft
- Undrafted
Career · 5 seasons
- Games
- 204
- Goals
- 25
- Points
- 67
- TOI per game
- 12:25
- xGF% (5v5)
- 46.5%
- Goals above expected
- +7.8
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2013–14 | PIT | 41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +5 | 11:57 | 29 | 17.2% | 1 | 2.9 | 54.8% |
| 2014–15 | CBJ | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 13:49 | 21 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.9 | 51.8% |
| After a break: 2017–18 | NJD | 59 | 12 | 14 | 26 | +10 | 14:26 | 72 | 16.7% | 0 | 6.7 | 49.1% |
| 2018–19 | ANA | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −8 | 10:20 | 29 | 6.9% | 0 | 2.7 | 36.1% |
| 2018–19 | OTT | 20 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +3 | 12:13 | 21 | 28.6% | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8% |
| 2018–19 | All teams | 64 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −5 | 10:55 | 50 | 16.0% | 0 | 5.0 | 39.2% |
| 2019–20 | CAR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 9:46 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.7 | 39.2% |
| Total | 6 teams | 204 | 25 | 42 | 67 | +5 | 12:25 | 181 | 13.8% | 2 | 17.2 | 46.5% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 5 seasons compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
4th line
36th percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
3rd line- Goals /600.5941st pct
- Assists /601.0061st pct
- ixG /600.416th pct
- Goals above expected+7.888th pct
Play-driving
4th line- xGF% (5v5)46.5%25th pct
- CF% (5v5)46.0%20th pct
- Relative xGF%−1.243rd pct
- Penalty diff /600.2466th pct
Usage
4th line- TOI per game12:2535th pct
- PP time share3.8%26th pct
- Offensive zone starts44.7%24th pct
- Quality of competition23.9%47th pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Most similar players this season
Faceoffs
How often Gibbons wins the draw over 5 seasons, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 985+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
40.0%
48–72 · below the 985 draws of a regular
Against an average centre
40.7%
Opponents won 50.7% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.3% against them.
Wins above average
−11
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
2.6
120 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone45.2% 19–23
- Neutral zone40.4% 19–28
- Defensive zone32.3% 10–21
By strength
- Even strength42.7% 41–55
- Power play50.0% 1–1
- Shorthanded27.3% 6–16
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +15 after a win, −15 after a loss. Each win was worth 0.7 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Kyle Turris50.0% 6–6
- Jason Spezza50.0% 3–3
- Nick Bonino40.0% 2–3
- Frederik Gauthier60.0% 3–2
- Zack Smith50.0% 2–2
- Tyler Johnson0.0% 0–4
- Mark Jankowski100.0% 4–0
- Michael Raffl33.3% 1–2
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 22 | 40.9% | 42.7% |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 44.4% | 43.3% |
| 2017–18 | 51 | 43.1% | 43.8% |
| 2018–19 | 38 | 34.2% | 34.8% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
+7.8 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games