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Brandon Gignac

Position Center Current Team
Shoots Left Current Contract
Height 5'11" Expires
Weight (lbs) 195 Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age 27 (Nov 7, 1997) Expiry Status
Drafted 2016, Round 3, Overall 80 (NJD)
Date Team Transaction
Oct 7, 2024 Montreal Canadiens Assigned to AHL
Oct 5, 2024 Montreal Canadiens Recalled from AHL
Feb 4, 2024 Montreal Canadiens Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Nov 11, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2018-19 NJD 1 9:04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.45 -0.45 0.00 6.83 -6.83 0.00 0.00
2023-24 MTL 7 62:36 0.96 0.00 0.96 0.81 0.15 14.29 12.05 2.24 0.00 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2018-19 NJD 1 9:04 39.71 0.00 1.61 86.03 13.24 5.43 0.00 22.83 0.61 2.12 -0.29
2023-24 MTL 7 62:36 34.50 0.96 1.81 51.76 3.83 2.79 20.00 39.36 -0.88 0.17 -11.30

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 22.6 2.2 10.1 10.3 75.3 40.9 0.0 0.0 100.0 44.3 16.5 39.2
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Player does not currently have a contract.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $150,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 26 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $350,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $500,000
Signed: Feb 4, 2024
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: Kent Hughes
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.93
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary for 2024-25 is $400,000.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 18 $717,500 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2017-18 19 $728,333 $935,833 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2018-19 20 $714,166 $921,666 $257,500 $92,500 $650,000 $742,500 $67,500 ELC
2019-20 21 $714,166 $921,666 $182,500 - $700,000 $700,000 $67,500 ELC
2020-21 22 $714,166 $921,666 $182,500 - $700,000 $700,000 $67,500 ELC
Total $622,500 $277,500 $2,050,000 $2,327,500 $202,500
Signed: Nov 11, 2016
Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
GM: Jim Rutherford
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2008-09 QC Int PW Lanaudière Pionniers 3 0 2 2
2011-12 LHPS M15 Majeur École Georges-Vanier M15 Maj 23 26 20 46 5 10 3 13
2012-13 QMAAA Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix 42 20 17 37 46 3 1 1 4
2013-14 QMJHL Shawinigan 53 5 9 14 -7 18 65 770.0 4 1 1 6
2014-15 QMJHL Shawinigan 63 9 31 40 +9 18 77 1,170.0 7 2 1 3 +1 4 13 1,540.0
2015-16 QMJHL Shawinigan 67 24 37 61 +9 41 20 7 9 16 -2 8
2016-17 QMJHL Shawinigan Cataractes 59 23 39 62 +23 30 6 4 4 +3 2
2016-17 AHL Albany Devils 2 0 0 0 -1 2
2017-18 AHL Binghamton Devils 21 2 1 3 -6 4
2018-19 NHL New Jersey Devils 1 0 0 0 -2 1 0.0 9:04
2018-19 AHL Binghamton Devils 66 12 24 36 -18 28
2019-20 AHL Binghamton Devils 36 4 10 14 -3 19
2020-21 ECHL Jacksonville Icemen 35 10 17 27 -11 6
2020-21 AHL Binghamton Devils 2 0 0 0 -2 2
2021-22 AHL Laval Rocket 48 10 16 26 +7 12 13 5 4 9 +4 6
2022-23 AHL Laval Rocket 49 13 20 33 +7 14 2 1 1 +1
2023-24 NHL Montréal Canadiens 7 1 0 1 -3 7 14.3 11:39
2023-24 AHL Laval Rocket 61 19 36 55 +2 46
2024-25 AHL Laval Rocket 15 2 4 6 -4 11 12 1 2 3 -4
NHL Career 8 1 0 1 -5 0 8 12.5 11:19