JustinKirkland
6'3", 201 lb, shoots L, born August 2, 1996
Compare Kirkland with another player- 16
- Games
- 2
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 7
- Points
- -8
- Plus/Minus
Against the league
Fewer than 20 games, so nothing here is ranked. The numbers above are real.
Where he shoots
By danger
| Zone | Shots | Goals | Sh% |
|---|---|---|---|
| High danger | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Medium | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Low | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| All attempts | 42 | 2 | 4.76% |
Average shot distance 35.1 ft. Danger is charted on every attempt, so this is where the shots came from, not an estimate.
Finishing
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Expected goals | 5.25 |
| Goals above expected | -3.25 |
| Shooting % | 4.76% |
| Power play goals | 2 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 |
| Penalty minutes | 16 |
Goals above expected is the gap between what his chances were worth and what he actually scored.
How the goals came
| Shots | Goals | Sh% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off the rush | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Off the cycle | 25 | 1 | 4.0% |
| In a scramble | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| All attempts | 42 | 2 | 4.8% |
A rush is the first shot of a possession, taken inside 40 ft up the middle; the cycle is a shot after sustained pressure, or a first shot from distance or the wall; a scramble is a second attempt inside four seconds. League-wide they convert at about 17%, 8% and 23%. The feed records only shots, so these are read from the shape of the sequence, not from tracking.
Where the goals came from
In the AHL
| Season | Club | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CGY | 42 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | TUC | 43 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | SD | 32 | 18 |
| 2021-22 | STK | 66 | 48 |
| 2020-21 | STK | 16 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | STK | 53 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 75 | 30 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 67 | 18 |
| Career | 8 seasons | 394 | 201 |
Every AHL season on file. A career total is only the AHL portion — junior, college and NHL games are not in this database.
Recent games
| Date | Opp | Result | G | Shots | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-23 | vs LAV | L 4-2 | 1 | 4 | 0.41 |
| 03-21 | vs LAV | L 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 |
| 03-20 | vs LAV | L 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 03-18 | vs LAV | OTL 4-3 | 0 | 5 | 0.73 |
| 03-13 | @ MB | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 |
| 03-11 | @ MB | W 2-1 | 0 | 4 | 0.20 |
| 03-08 | @ MB | W 6-5 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 |
| 03-06 | @ TOR | W 4-3 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 03-03 | @ BEL | W 4-1 | 1 | 3 | 0.83 |
| 02-26 | vs TOR | W 1-8 | 0 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 02-24 | vs TOR | W 2-4 | 0 | 5 | 0.70 |
| 02-23 | vs TOR | L 5-1 | 0 | 4 | 0.41 |
Assists are absent per game: the feed names the shooter on every attempt but not the passers. Season assist totals come from the official box score and appear above.