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Brandon Saad

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team	Vegas Golden Knights
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	207	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	33
Age	32 (Oct 27, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2011, Round 2, Overall 43 (CHI)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 27, 2025	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 1 year @ $2.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jan 31, 2025	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 1 year @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jan 31, 2025	St. Louis Blues	Cleared Waivers
Jan 30, 2025	St. Louis Blues	Placed on Waivers
Jan 29, 2025	St. Louis Blues	Cleared Waivers
Jan 28, 2025	St. Louis Blues	Placed on Waivers
Oct 15, 2024	St. Louis Blues	Activated from IR
Oct 7, 2024	St. Louis Blues	Placed on IR
Jul 29, 2021	St. Louis Blues	Signed 5 years @ $4.500M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 3, 2015	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 6 years @ $6.000M AAV starting in 2015-16
Oct 5, 2011	Chicago Blackhawks	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.
2015-16	CBJ	78	1046:34	1.03	1.03	2.06	1.05	-0.02	10.53	10.75	-0.23	14.78	3.48
2016-17	CBJ	82	1120:08	1.07	1.07	2.14	0.92	0.15	11.76	10.11	1.65	10.26	6.41
2017-18	CHI	82	1039:30	0.81	0.81	1.62	1.09	-0.28	8.09	10.91	-2.82	5.93	5.08
2018-19	CHI	80	1071:22	0.73	0.95	1.68	0.84	-0.11	8.97	10.34	-1.38	6.77	1.56
2019-20	CHI	58	743:57	1.21	0.89	2.10	0.98	0.23	13.89	11.26	2.63	5.07	7.25
2020-21	COL	44	508:38	1.42	0.83	2.24	0.80	0.62	20.00	11.30	8.70	5.88	5.88
2021-22	STL	78	1005:51	0.78	0.95	1.73	0.65	0.13	12.87	10.79	2.08	5.19	2.96
2022-23	STL	71	923:51	0.78	0.91	1.69	0.69	0.09	12.37	10.96	1.41	6.02	5.26
2023-24	STL	82	1054:29	1.02	0.91	1.93	0.65	0.38	16.36	10.34	6.02	6.71	7.38
2024-25	VGK	29	398:00	0.90	1.06	1.96	0.90	0.01	13.04	12.96	0.09	2.94	14.71
2024-25	STL	43	538:46	0.78	0.67	1.45	0.83	-0.05	9.86	10.51	-0.65	1.08	7.53
2024-25	STL, VGK	72	936:46	0.83	0.83	1.67	0.86	-0.03	11.11	11.47	-0.36	1.86	10.56
2025-26	VGK	6	73:09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.36	-0.36	0.00	8.75	-8.75	12.50	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
2015-16	CBJ	78	1046:34	41.62	2.87	2.74	41.85	2.18	2.44	56.82	52.83	0.35	0.10	2.36
2016-17	CBJ	82	1120:08	45.32	2.68	2.65	37.07	1.71	2.21	60.98	54.57	0.16	-0.38	5.49
2017-18	CHI	82	1039:30	48.66	2.42	2.95	43.06	2.83	2.60	46.15	53.19	0.47	-0.01	4.47
2018-19	CHI	80	1071:22	45.42	2.52	2.67	44.13	2.91	2.83	46.39	48.54	0.30	-0.04	3.34
2019-20	CHI	58	743:57	45.33	2.74	2.91	45.24	2.42	3.02	53.12	49.06	0.58	0.27	3.23
2020-21	COL	44	508:38	47.66	3.30	2.76	38.46	3.42	2.20	49.12	55.66	-0.04	0.43	-5.62
2021-22	STL	78	1005:51	37.70	2.74	2.41	43.55	1.91	2.80	58.97	46.28	-0.12	0.06	-1.76
2022-23	STL	71	923:51	40.33	2.66	2.50	45.53	3.05	2.77	46.59	47.41	0.29	0.06	2.44
2023-24	STL	82	1054:29	39.94	2.67	2.29	50.07	2.96	2.94	47.47	43.82	0.09	0.21	-0.83
2024-25	VGK	29	398:00	48.54	3.02	2.85	36.93	2.11	1.94	58.82	59.49	0.29	-0.30	6.15
2024-25	STL	43	538:46	39.87	2.00	2.39	44.55	3.23	2.50	38.30	48.92	0.27	0.32	-0.49
2024-25	STL, VGK	72	936:46	43.55	2.43	2.59	41.31	2.75	2.26	46.91	53.36	0.28	0.06	2.22
2025-26	VGK	6	73:09	34.45	1.64	1.52	42.65	3.28	2.59	33.33	36.99	-0.98	0.71	-20.03

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%
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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.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% 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

3 Golden Knights that must pick it up in the 2025-26 season at Vegas Hockey Knight (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Sharks at Golden Knights preseason game 5: Lines, game thread and how to watch at Fear the Fin (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Golden Knights Preseason Finale: Lines, Notes & How to Watch vs Sharks at Vegas Hockey Now (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
The absences of Pavel Dorofeyev and Jeremy Lauzon opens the door for two players at Vegas Hockey Knight (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Golden Knights Lineup Projection 3.0: Preseason Underway, Season Around the Corner at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Trade targets for Maple Leafs from every Pacific Division team at Editor in Leaf (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
7 Observations: Golden Knights Stifled in Preseason Home Opener at Vegas Hockey Now (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
7 Observations: Kings Stifle Golden Knights in Preseason Home Opener at Vegas Hockey Now (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
20 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #20 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Which Golden Knights Will Provide the Best Bang for the Buck in 2025-26? at The Hockey Writers (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
3 Burning Questions Heading Into Golden Knights Training Camp at Vegas Hockey Now (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
Why Pavel Dorofeyev playing on this line works so well at Vegas Hockey Knight (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Pavel Dorofeyev's goal output could be determined by a small factor at Vegas Hockey Knight (Sat Sep 13, 2025)
Bruce Cassidy has a good problem on his hands with the Golden Knights lineup at Vegas Hockey Knight (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
One Golden Knights group has flipped the narrative in a year at Vegas Hockey Knight (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Predicting the 2025-26 lines for the Vegas Golden Knights at Vegas Hockey Knight (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Which Pokemon starters would the Golden Knights pick? at Vegas Hockey Knight (Sun Aug 31, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	32	NTC	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000

Signed: June 27, 2025

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.09

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	31		$1,500,000	$1,500,000	-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000

Signed: Jan 31, 2025

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.7

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	28	NTC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA
2022-23	29	NTC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA
2023-24	30	NTC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA
2024-25	31	NTC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$4,375,000	$4,375,000	$4,375,000	UFA
2025-26	32		$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$3,625,000	$3,625,000	$3,625,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$22,500,000	$22,500,000	$22,500,000

Signed: July 29, 2021

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.52

Clause: Player can submit a 12 team no trade list for 2025-26.

Termination: This contract was terminated by St. Louis Blues on January 31, 2025

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	22		$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	RFA
2016-17	23		$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	RFA-arb
2017-18	24		$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	RFA-arb
2018-19	25		$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	26		$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	27	M-NTC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$36,000,000	$36,000,000	$36,000,000

Signed: July 3, 2015

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.4

Clause: Player can submit a 10 team trade list in 2020-21.

Retained Salary: Chicago Blackhawks retained 16.7% of total salary on October 10, 2020

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2011-12	18	$795,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2012-13	19	$764,167	$894,167	$307,500	$92,500	$525,000	$617,500	$70,000	ELC
2013-14	20	$764,167	$894,167	$82,500	$92,500	$750,000	$842,500	$70,000	ELC
2014-15	21	$764,167	$894,167	-	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$390,000	$277,500	$2,107,500	$2,385,000	$210,000

Signed: Oct 5, 2011

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season 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
2007-08	MWEHL	Pittsburgh	26	11	19	30		16
2008-09	U-17	USNTDP	7	6	5	11		2
2008-09	NAHL	Mahoning Valley	47	29	18	47	+21	48				7	5	1	6		10
2009-10	U-18	USNTDP	39	17	15	32		16
2009-10	USHL	USNTDP	24	12	14	26	+15	18
2009-10	WJ18-A	USA	7	3	3	6	+6	4
2010-11	OHL	Saginaw	59	27	28	55	+8	47				12	3	9	12	+1	10
2011-12	WJC-A	USA	6	1	5	6	+8
2011-12	OHL	Saginaw	44	34	42	76	+35	38				12	8	9	17	+3	4
2011-12	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	0	0			3	0.0	14:01	2		1	1	+2			0.0	12:21
2012-13	AHL	Rockford	31	8	12	20	+1	10	95	842.0
2012-13	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	46	10	17	27	+17	12	98	10.2	16:28	23	1	5	6	-1	4	50	2.0	16:24
2013-14	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	78	19	28	47	+20	20	159	12.0	16:17	19	6	10	16	+10	6	35	17.1	17:31
2014-15	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	82	23	29	52	+7	12	203	11.3	17:15	23	8	3	11	+5	6	59	13.6	20:16
2015-16	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	78	31	22	53	+1	14	233	13.3	17:13
2016-17	WCup	Team North America	3	0	0	0	-2	2
2016-17	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	24	29	53	+23	8	210	11.4	17:02	5	1	2	3	-5		10	10.0	15:58
2017-18	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	82	18	17	35	-10	14	237	7.6	17:30
2018-19	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	80	23	24	47	-9	12	195	11.8	17:41
2019-20	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	58	21	12	33	+2	16	140	15.0	16:45	9	2	3	5	+2	2	20	10.0	16:31
2020-21	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	44	15	9	24	+1	12	68	22.1	14:06	10	7	1	8	+3	12	19	36.8	15:15
2021-22	NHL	St. Louis Blues	78	24	25	49	+11	10	158	15.2	16:16	12	2	3	5	+1	4	23	8.7	16:32
2022-23	NHL	St. Louis Blues	71	19	18	37	-8	12	127	15.0	16:39
2023-24	NHL	St. Louis Blues	82	26	16	42	-4	20	144	18.1	15:30
2024-25	NHL	St. Louis Blues	43	7	9	16	-14	6	75	9.3	14:36
2024-25	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	29	6	8	14	+6		52	11.5	15:09	8		2	2		2	13	0.0	14:26
2025-26	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	6	0	0	0	-2		5	0.0	13:04
NHL Career			941	266	263	529	+41	168	2107	12.6	16:30	111	27	30	57	+17	36	229	11.8	17:05