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Brandon Saad has 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 39 games for the Vegas Golden Knights this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 43) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 536 points (268 goals, 268 assists) in 974 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Colorado Avalanche, the St. Louis Blues and the Vegas Golden Knights.

He also has 57 points (27 goals, 30 assists) in 111 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 33.2 yrs (27.10.1992)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 43rd in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: Stanley Cup (2x)
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The 33-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Golden Knights controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brandon Saad is off the ice, the Golden Knights control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 27% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 63

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 209th of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 119th of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.88
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.22
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.44
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.11
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.82
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.53
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.66
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.22
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.27
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.62
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.22
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.78
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.88
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.89
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.88
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
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Actual AAV: $2.000M
Player Contract Value: $1.300M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 34.7 yrs (27.10.1992)
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Brandon Saad
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 14:46 5 0.0% 0
02.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 13:22 1 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 0 1 1 12:13 1 100.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 1 1 1 16:10 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 13:40 0 0
Total 5 1 1 2 2 9 11.1% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Blackhawks 2 0 0 0 0 14:01 3 0.0% 0
2012-13 Team Logo Blackhawks 46 10 17 27 17 16:28 98 10.2% 12
2013-14 Team Logo Blackhawks 78 19 28 47 20 16:16 159 11.9% 20
2014-15 Team Logo Blackhawks 82 23 29 52 7 17:15 203 11.3% 12
2015-16 Team Logo Blue Jackets 78 31 22 53 1 17:13 233 13.3% 14
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 82 24 29 53 23 17:01 210 11.4% 8
2017-18 Team Logo Blackhawks 82 18 17 35 -10 17:30 237 7.6% 14
2018-19 Team Logo Blackhawks 80 23 24 47 -9 17:40 195 11.8% 12
2019-20 Team Logo Blackhawks 58 21 12 33 2 16:45 140 15.0% 16
2020-21 Team Logo Avalanche 44 15 9 24 1 14:05 68 22.1% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 78 24 25 49 11 16:16 158 15.2% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Blues 71 19 18 37 -8 16:38 127 15.0% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Blues 82 26 16 42 -4 15:30 144 18.1% 20
2024-25 Team Logo Blues 43 7 9 16 -14 14:35 75 9.3% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 29 6 8 14 6 15:09 52 11.5% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Golden Knights 39 2 5 7 -1 13:52 64 3.1% 14
Season Projection 79 4 10 14 -2 13:52 130 3.1% 28
Total 974 268 268 536 42 2166 12.4% 182
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Blackhawks 2 0 1 1 2 12:20 0 0
2012-13 Team Logo Blackhawks 23 1 5 6 -1 16:23 50 2.0% 4
2013-14 Team Logo Blackhawks 19 6 10 16 10 17:31 35 17.1% 6
2014-15 Team Logo Blackhawks 23 8 3 11 5 20:16 59 13.6% 6
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 5 1 2 3 -5 15:58 10 10.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Blackhawks 9 2 3 5 2 16:31 20 10.0% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Avalanche 10 7 1 8 3 15:15 19 36.8% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 12 2 3 5 1 16:31 23 8.7% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 8 0 2 2 0 14:25 13 0.0% 2
Total 111 27 30 57 17 229 11.8% 36
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brandon Saad Team Logo LW 33.2 yrs 185 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.55 56 76 $2.000M
87% Alex Killorn Team Logo LW 36.3 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.30 0.56 60 77 $6.250M
86% Adam Henrique Team Logo C 35.9 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.23 0.55 55 82 $3.000M
85% Ondrej Palat Team Logo LW 34.8 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.18 0.59 60 80 $6.000M
84% Phillip Danault Team Logo C 32.9 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.21 0.54 53 71 $5.500M
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