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Gilbert Brule

#8 · Centre · Phoenix Coyotes

Born Jan 1, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 5'11", 187 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 6th overall in 2005 by CBJ (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jesse Joensuu NYI · 9 P in 42 GP Benn Ferriero SJS · 9 P in 33 GP Patrick Kaleta BUF · 9 P in 51 GP Zack Smith OTT · 9 P in 55 GP Boyd Gordon WSH · 9 P in 60 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

01020302005-06: 4 points405-062006-07: 19 points1906-072007-08: 9 points907-082008-09: 3 points308-092009-10: 37 points3709-102010-11: 9 points910-112011-12: 14 points1411-122013-14: 0 points013-14

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 CBJ 7 2 2 4 -2 0 11 4 0.57
2006-07 CBJ 78 9 10 19 -21 28 98 80 0.24
2007-08 CBJ 61 1 8 9 -4 24 74 73 0.15
2008-09 EDM 11 2 1 3 -3 12 13 14 0.27
2009-10 EDM 65 17 20 37 -8 38 121 115 0.57
2010-11 EDM 41 7 2 9 -7 41 72 95 0.22
2011-12 PHX 33 5 9 14 7 11 56 55 0.42
2013-14 PHX 3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 0.00
8 seasons Career 299 43 52 95 -39 156 448 439 0.32

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 PHX 12 2 1 3 1 0 12 22 0.25
1 season Playoffs 12 2 1 3 1 0 12 22 0.25

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
41 7 2 9 -7 41 72 95 0.22 9.7 13:48

2010-11 analytics

Rating

-3.3Goals above replacement644th of 672 skaters, 425th of 439 forwards
-0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-2.1 18th percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 18th percentilePower play-0.5 13th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 24th percentilePenalties-0.6 19th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-4-20242010-112011-122013-14Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

42.6Corsi for %377 attempts for, 509 against
-2.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
37.7Expected goals for %14.4 expected for, 23.7 against
-6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.0Goals for %14 for, 21 against
99.0PDO6.9% shooting + 92.1% saves
89Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dustin Penner · Gilbert Brule · Andrew Cogliano18144:0343.741.58-7
Gilbert Brule · Andrew Cogliano · Magnus Paajarvi2060:0944.133.71-1
Gilbert Brule · Andrew Cogliano · Taylor Hall1136:1846.434.90-3
Ryan Jones · Gilbert Brule · Andrew Cogliano1126:3756.863.30-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.9Expected goalsfrom 87 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.62 expected goals per 60 minutes35th
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt34th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected65thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Goals 7Expected 5.9

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 2, 2011 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:32
Mar 31, 2011 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 16:31
Mar 13, 2011 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:56
Mar 11, 2011 @ DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 14:36
Mar 3, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 14:50
Mar 1, 2011 vs NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 18:54
Feb 27, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 11:11
Jan 6, 2011 vs NYI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 4 2 3 12:43
Jan 4, 2011 vs DET L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 16:46
Jan 1, 2011 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:19
Dec 30, 2010 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:03
Dec 16, 2010 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 14:19
Dec 14, 2010 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 13:22
Dec 12, 2010 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 12:28
Dec 10, 2010 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:10
Dec 7, 2010 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:05
Dec 4, 2010 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:01
Dec 2, 2010 @ TOR W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:05
Dec 1, 2010 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:23
Nov 29, 2010 @ OTT W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 15:45
Nov 27, 2010 vs SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:33
Nov 25, 2010 vs COL W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 15:31
Nov 23, 2010 @ PHX L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 08:20
Nov 21, 2010 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 12:51
Nov 17, 2010 vs CHI L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:13
Nov 14, 2010 @ NYR L 2-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 17:58
Nov 12, 2010 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:30
Nov 11, 2010 @ DET L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 13:42
Nov 9, 2010 @ CAR L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 16:06
Nov 7, 2010 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 13:37
Nov 5, 2010 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 7 0 1 11:25
Nov 2, 2010 vs VAN L 3-4 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 10:42
Oct 29, 2010 @ CHI W 7-4 0 1 1 2 4 1 5 12:40
Oct 28, 2010 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:20
Oct 26, 2010 @ CGY L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 17:49
Oct 23, 2010 vs SJS L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 14:37
Oct 21, 2010 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 17:43
Oct 16, 2010 @ CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12:29
Oct 14, 2010 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:31
Oct 10, 2010 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 11:45
Oct 7, 2010 vs CGY W 4-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 12:08