269 G · 269 A · 984 GP
0.547 P/GP · 69 PPP · 16:22 ATOI
Vegas Golden Knights#20Retired
Brandon Saad
L · 6′1″ / 207 lb · Shoots L · Pittsburgh, USA · Age 33 · 2011 #43 by CHI
538Career points
0.547Career P/GP
984Games played
269Goals
15 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-269points
The latest read.
9 points in 49 games in 2025-26. Career: 538 points across 984 games.
49GP
3goals
6assists
9points
78shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
27 G · 32 A · 116 GP
0.509 P/GP · 6 PPP · 16:43 ATOI
0.587 → 0.184P/GP by season · 14 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2015-16
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 15 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 116 GP · 27 G · 32 A · 59 pts (0.509 P/GP)
87.8
92.1
92.6
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-22@ COLPlayoff9:18 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-05-20@ COLPlayoff8:10 TOI0G 1A1 P · 0 S
2026-05-14@ ANAPlayoff7:01 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-05-12vs ANAPlayoff11:38 TOI0G 1A1 P · 2 S
2026-05-10@ ANAPlayoff7:20 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2011 draft#43round 2 · CHI
Rates: insufficient sample (n=6 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 6 forwards taken #43, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2015-16 peak: 78 GP / 31 G / 22 A / 53 Pts / 0.679 P/GP · 17:13 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 78 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 0.679 |
| 2016-17 | 82 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 0.646 |
| 2014-15 | 82 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 0.634 |
| 2021-22 | 78 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 0.628 |
| 2013-14 | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 0.603 |
| Prime-five | 398 | 121 | 133 | 254 | 0.638 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2014-15 · 2012-13Calder Memorial Trophy3rd · 2013Lady Byng Memorial Trophy7th · 2017All-Star Team16th · 2013Lady Byng Memorial Trophy17th · 2016
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart16 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 0 | 78 |
| 2024-25 | St. Louis Blues | 43 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 2 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 29 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +6 | 1 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 26 | 16 | 42 | -4 | 5 | 144 |
| 2022-23 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 19 | 18 | 37 | -8 | 4 | 127 |
| 2021-22 | St. Louis Blues | 78 | 24 | 25 | 49 | +11 | 13 | 158 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 44 | 15 | 9 | 24 | +1 | 3 | 68 |
| 2019-20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 58 | 21 | 12 | 33 | +2 | 1 | 140 |
| 2018-19 | Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 23 | 24 | 47 | -9 | 6 | 195 |
| 2017-18 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 18 | 17 | 35 | -10 | 1 | 237 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 24 | 29 | 53 | +23 | 3 | 210 |
| 2015-16Peak | Columbus Blue Jackets | 78 | 31 | 22 | 53 | +1 | 8 | 233 |
| 2014-15 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 29 | 52 | +7 | 10 | 203 |
| 2013-14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | +20 | 9 | 159 |
| 2012-13 | Chicago Blackhawks | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | +17 | 3 | 98 |
| 2011-12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | St. Louis Blues | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 1 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +3 | 1 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2014-15 | Chicago Blackhawks | 23 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +5 | 0 | 59 |
| 2013-14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +10 | 3 | 35 |
| 2012-13 | Chicago Blackhawks | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2011-12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2015-16 is the best season either way: 0.679 raw, 0.752 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49 | 0.184 | 3.13 | 0.176 |
| 2024-25 | 72 | 0.417 | 3.04 | 0.411 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 0.512 | 3.11 | 0.494 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 0.521 | 3.18 | 0.492 |
| 2021-22 | 78 | 0.628 | 3.14 | 0.599 |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 0.545 | 2.94 | 0.557 |
| 2019-20 | 58 | 0.569 | 3.02 | 0.565 |
| 2018-19 | 80 | 0.588 | 3.01 | 0.585 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 0.427 | 2.97 | 0.431 |
| 2016-17 | 82 | 0.646 | 2.77 | 0.701 |
| 2015-16Best adjusted | 78 | 0.679 | 2.71 | 0.752 |
| 2014-15 | 82 | 0.634 | 2.73 | 0.697 |
| 2013-14 | 78 | 0.603 | 2.74 | 0.659 |
| 2012-13 | 46 | 0.587 | 2.72 | 0.647 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | WCup | Team North America | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Rockford | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Saginaw | 44 | 34 | 42 | 76 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | USA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Saginaw | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2010-11 | OHL | Saginaw | 59 | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| 2010-11 | OHL | Saginaw | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2009-10 | U-18 | USNTDP | 39 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2009-10 | USHL | USNTDP | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2009-10 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | Mahoning Valley | 47 | 29 | 18 | 47 |
| 2008-09 | U-17 | USNTDP | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | Mahoning Valley | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007-08 | MWEHL | Pittsburgh | 26 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 984 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 787 to 1,181); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 71 of them cleared the band.
Ryan StromeC · 2011 #5 · active916 GP · 174 G · 327 A · 501 P0.547 P/GP · +0.000Adam HenriqueC · 2008 #82 · retired1,058 GP · 278 G · 294 A · 572 P0.541 P/GP · −0.006Kevin HayesR · 2010 #24 · retired805 GP · 185 G · 261 A · 446 P0.554 P/GP · +0.007Alex KillornL · 2007 #77 · active1,032 GP · 250 G · 322 A · 572 P0.554 P/GP · +0.008Marcus JohanssonL · 2009 #24 · retired1,058 GP · 200 G · 366 A · 566 P0.535 P/GP · −0.012
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
The complete game ledger.
Per-game official box scoresofficial NHL game log
There is no 2025-26 game-log receipt on file for Brandon Saad. The complete ledger is only collected for players who dressed for an NHL club in that season, so nothing here is reported as a run of zeroes. The most recent official appearances on the player landing are below.
Recent form.
Last five official NHL gamesofficial game log
| Date | Opponent | TOI | G | A | PTS | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | at COL | 9:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-05-20 | at COL | 8:10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | at ANA | 7:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-12 | vs ANA | 11:38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-05-10 | at ANA | 7:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed81.1mph25.6
130.5 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.6mph69.9
36.4 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated171.2km42.2
106.4 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game5.1km61.4
3.2 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph74bursts58.8
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time39.6%16.5
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time18.9%98.6
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time41.5%27.8
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal78shots52.1
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal33shots56.2
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot311 G60th
High Slot91 G59th
R Circle91 G60th
L Circle70 G52th
Center Point40 G70th
L Net Side40 G74th
Outside L40 G54th
L Point30 G61th
Crease20 G39th
R Net Side20 G50th
R Point20 G50th
Behind the Net10 G56th
Beyond Red Line00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
33high danger1 G · 3.0%
25mid danger2 G · 8.0%
9long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 78 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 1 top-three finish · 8 ballot appearances · 32 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Points / game
5 consecutive qualified seasons · 70.4 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
366 shots on goal against 72 goaltenders, 41 goals: 11.2% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 1 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip GustavssonMIN | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip GustavssonMIN | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
The room.
Every current Vegas Golden Knights teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
