161 G · 210 A · 446 GP
0.832 P/GP · 52 PPP · 18:22 ATOI
Tampa Bay Lightning#38Active
Brandon Hagel
L · 6′2″ / 186 lb · Shoots L · Saskatoon, CAN · Age 28 · 2016 #159 by BUF
371Career points
0.832Career P/GP
446Games played
161Goals
7 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2674points
The latest read.
74 points in 71 games in 2025-26. Career: 371 points across 446 games.
71GP
36goals
38assists
74points
214shots
12PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
12 G · 12 A · 44 GP
0.545 P/GP · 3 PPP · 17:59 ATOI
0.462 → 1.042P/GP by season · 6 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2024-25
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 7 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 · 44 GP · 12 G · 12 A · 24 pts (0.545 P/GP)
85.7
73.8
77.9
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-03vs MTLPlayoff21:53 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
2026-05-01@ MTLPlayoff29:05 TOI0G 1A1 P · 3 S
2026-04-29vs MTLPlayoff23:12 TOI0G 0A0 P · 5 S
2026-04-26@ MTLPlayoff25:34 TOI2G 0A2 P · 3 S
2026-04-24@ MTLPlayoff24:58 TOI1G 0A1 P · 2 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
2016 draft#159round 6 · BUF
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #159, 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
2024-25 peak: 82 GP / 35 G / 55 A / 90 Pts / 1.098 P/GP · 20:45 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82 | 35 | 55 | 90 | 1.098 |
| 2025-26 | 71 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 1.042 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 0.915 |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 0.790 |
| 2021-22 | 77 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 0.571 |
| Prime-five | 393 | 152 | 195 | 347 | 0.883 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
All-Star Team2nd · 2025All-Star Team5th · 2026Frank J. Selke Trophy9th · 2025Frank J. Selke Trophy13th · 2026
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 apart8 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 71 | 36 | 38 | 74 | +34 | 12 | 214 |
| 2024-25Peak | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 35 | 55 | 90 | +33 | 11 | 228 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 26 | 49 | 75 | +1 | 7 | 184 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 81 | 30 | 34 | 64 | +23 | 13 | 178 |
| 2021-22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 55 | 21 | 16 | 37 | -14 | 6 | 94 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 31 |
| 2020-21 | Chicago Blackhawks | 52 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 3 | 91 |
| 2019-20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +6 | 2 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2024-25 is the best season either way: 1.098 raw, 1.083 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71 | 1.042 | 3.13 | 1.000 |
| 2024-25Best adjusted | 82 | 1.098 | 3.04 | 1.083 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 0.915 | 3.11 | 0.881 |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 0.790 | 3.18 | 0.746 |
| 2021-22 | 77 | 0.571 | 3.14 | 0.545 |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 0.462 | 2.94 | 0.472 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Canada | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Canada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | WC | Canada | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | SL | Thurgau | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | WC | Canada | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 59 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | WHL | Red Deer Rebels | 66 | 41 | 61 | 102 |
| 2018-19 | WHL | Red Deer Rebels | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | WHL | Red Deer Rebels | 56 | 18 | 41 | 59 |
| 2017-18 | WHL | Red Deer Rebels | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | WHL | Red Deer Rebels | 65 | 31 | 40 | 71 |
| 2016-17 | WHL | Red Deer Rebels | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015-16 | AJHL | Whitecourt Wolverines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015-16 | M-Cup | Red Deer Rebels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | WHL | Red Deer | 72 | 13 | 34 | 47 |
| 2015-16 | WHL | Red Deer | 17 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014-15 | AJHL | Whitecourt | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | AMHL | Ft. Saskatchewan | 34 | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| 2014-15 | AJHL | Whitecourt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | AMHL | Ft. Saskatchewan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Minor-AB | Ft. Saskatchewan | 37 | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| 2012-13 | AMBHL | Fort Saskatchewan Rang. Bntm AAA | 33 | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 2011-12 | AMBHL | Fort Saskatchewan Rang. Bntm AAA | 33 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
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 446 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 357 to 535); 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: 87 of them cleared the band.
Cole CaufieldR · 2019 #15 · active368 GP · 169 G · 138 A · 307 P0.834 P/GP · +0.002Lucas RaymondL · 2020 #4 · active400 GP · 123 G · 207 A · 330 P0.825 P/GP · −0.007Martin NecasC · 2017 #12 · active519 GP · 162 G · 264 A · 426 P0.821 P/GP · −0.011Roope HintzC · 2015 #49 · active521 GP · 190 G · 231 A · 421 P0.808 P/GP · −0.024Robert ThomasC · 2017 #20 · active530 GP · 132 G · 328 A · 460 P0.868 P/GP · +0.036
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 →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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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 speed87.6mph66.7
140.9 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed23.2mph90.4
37.4 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated334.2km80.5
207.7 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game6.5km94.0
4.0 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph166bursts89.1
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time42.9%59.1
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time18.0%61.2
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time39.1%61.6
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal214shots94.3
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal74shots93.5
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 Slot6318 G92th
L Circle417 G98th
High Slot306 G96th
R Circle211 G87th
Center Point130 G97th
Crease112 G92th
Outside L71 G74th
Outside R60 G69th
R Net Side60 G89th
L Net Side51 G81th
L Point50 G80th
Beyond Red Line40 G84th
Behind the Net10 G56th
R Point10 G33th
L Corner00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
74high danger20 G · 27.0%
92mid danger14 G · 15.2%
19long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 214 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.
Goals / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 78.3 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.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.MTL24 points24 GP · 14 G · 10 A63 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.TOR24 points31 GP · 5 G · 19 A57 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.NJD21 points14 GP · 11 G · 10 A30 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.FLA21 points34 GP · 9 G · 12 A61 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.BUF19 points15 GP · 6 G · 13 A40 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.DET19 points26 GP · 6 G · 13 A48 shots · 1 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.SEA1.89 P/GP9 GP · 7 G · 10 A24 shots · 3 PP pointsPace vs.NJD1.50 P/GP14 GP · 11 G · 10 A30 shots · 1 PP pointsPace vs.BUF1.27 P/GP15 GP · 6 G · 13 A40 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.ANA1.18 P/GP11 GP · 4 G · 9 A29 shots · 4 PP pointsPace vs.MTL1.00 P/GP24 GP · 14 G · 10 A63 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.PHI1.00 P/GP13 GP · 6 G · 7 A27 shots · 2 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
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
638 shots on goal against 81 goaltenders, 85 goals: 13.3% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesMTL | 26 | 6 | 23.1% | snap |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | wrist |
| Jeremy SwaymanBOS | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy SwaymanBOS | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | wrist |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | wrist |
| Jakub DobesMTL | 26 | 6 | 23.1% | snap |
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.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
2.23blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#40Yahoo#21Fantrax#15Roto#22
25-2671 GP36 G38 A2.26 pts/gm
2nd half+0.03Market avg#48.8Point games58%Worst blank run5
This desk has Brandon Hagel No. 40 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 9 seats lower.
The room.
Every current Tampa Bay Lightning teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
