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Brayden McNabb has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assists) in 38 games for the Vegas Golden Knights this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 66) of the 2009 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 182 points (35 goals, 147 assists) in 860 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres, the Los Angeles Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights.

He also has 26 points (5 goals, 21 assists) in 104 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 35 yrs (21.01.1991)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 66th in 2009
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
    Injury: Day to Day with Upper Body Injury
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The 35-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Golden Knights controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brayden McNabb is off the ice, the Golden Knights control 58% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 39% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 196th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 7th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    82.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    -0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    19.35
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.15
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.34
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.49
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.14
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.73
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.80
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.32
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.95
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.64
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    7.83
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.17
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    0.79
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.40
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.74
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    6.75
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Actual AAV: $3.650M
Player Contract Value: $6.200M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 38.4 yrs (21.01.1991)
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Brayden McNabb
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
21.12.2025 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 0 16:37 3 0.0% 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 1 17:15 0 0
27.12.2025 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -2 21:21 0 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 1 0 1 1 23:45 4 25.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 10:24 0 0
Total 5 1 0 1 0 7 14.3% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Sabres 25 1 7 8 -1 17:49 23 4.3% 15
2013-14 Team Logo Sabres 12 0 0 0 1 17:13 10 0.0% 6
2014-15 Team Logo Kings 71 2 22 24 11 15:54 74 2.7% 52
2015-16 Team Logo Kings 81 2 12 14 11 18:49 91 2.2% 92
2016-17 Team Logo Kings 49 2 2 4 1 15:04 47 4.3% 54
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 76 5 10 15 26 20:08 88 5.7% 52
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 81 4 12 16 11 19:28 84 4.8% 52
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 71 2 7 9 1 20:01 73 2.7% 40
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 41 2 6 8 10 19:18 39 5.1% 16
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 69 3 15 18 10 19:41 85 3.5% 42
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 1 16 17 17 19:51 89 1.1% 51
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 4 22 26 18 19:21 86 4.7% 37
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 5 15 20 42 20:07 97 5.2% 32
2025-26 Team Logo Golden Knights 38 2 1 3 -5 20:48 33 6.1% 18
Season Projection 80 4 2 6 -11 20:47 69 5.8% 38
Total 860 35 147 182 153 919 3.8% 559
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Kings 5 0 0 0 -4 16:53 6 0.0% 2
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 2 3 5 2 21:22 13 15.4% 20
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 0 1 1 4 23:16 5 0.0% 8
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 0 3 3 -1 19:52 27 0.0% 14
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 13 1 3 4 5 17:11 15 6.7% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 21 0 4 4 7 19:08 12 0.0% 10
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 2 3 5 5 21:15 14 14.3% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 11 0 4 4 -7 21:13 10 0.0% 6
Total 104 5 21 26 11 102 4.9% 60
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brayden McNabb Team Logo D 35 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.08 0.21 59 88 $3.650M
86% Braden Schneider Team Logo D 24.3 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.23 60 85 $2.200M
85% Carson Soucy Team Logo D 31.4 yrs 193 cm / 96 kg 0.15 0.23 59 81 $3.250M
85% Ben Chiarot Team Logo D 34.7 yrs 191 cm / 100 kg 0.20 0.23 62 83 $4.750M
83% Derek Forbort Team Logo D 33.8 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.00 0.19 56 82 $2.000M
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