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Brett Howden

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Vegas Golden Knights
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	5 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	201	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	32
Age	27 (Mar 29, 1998)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2016, Round 1, Overall 27 (TBL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 22, 2024	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 5 years @ $2.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 19, 2023	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 2 years @ $1.900M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 13, 2022	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 1 year @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 9, 2021	New York Rangers	Signed 1 year @ $885K AAV starting in 2021-22
Dec 27, 2016	Tampa Bay Lightning	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	NYR	66	767:01	0.39	1.17	1.56	0.59	-0.20	9.43	14.20	-4.77	4.65	3.49
2019-20	NYR	70	728:08	0.58	0.49	1.07	0.56	0.02	11.86	11.46	0.40	1.32	13.16
2020-21	NYR	42	419:20	0.00	0.72	0.72	0.57	-0.57	0.00	13.26	-13.26	9.30	4.65
2021-22	VGK	47	471:03	1.02	1.15	2.17	0.67	0.35	22.86	14.99	7.86	3.64	12.73
2022-23	VGK	54	646:50	0.46	0.65	1.11	0.64	-0.18	9.62	13.30	-3.69	6.10	9.76
2023-24	VGK	72	833:43	0.43	0.65	1.08	0.61	-0.18	8.57	12.09	-3.52	7.14	12.24
2024-25	VGK	80	1053:57	0.91	0.68	1.59	0.73	0.18	14.29	11.48	2.80	3.61	9.04

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	NYR	66	767:01	38.64	2.35	2.35	53.19	3.29	3.28	41.67	41.78	0.12	0.77	-5.34
2019-20	NYR	70	728:08	35.43	1.98	2.00	50.35	2.97	2.96	40.00	40.27	-0.63	0.22	-8.63
2020-21	NYR	42	419:20	37.63	1.72	2.18	42.07	2.15	2.43	44.44	47.38	-0.14	0.01	-1.71
2021-22	VGK	47	471:03	40.38	3.06	2.72	38.21	2.17	2.38	58.54	53.36	0.07	-0.20	2.64
2022-23	VGK	54	646:50	33.21	2.04	2.23	43.97	1.67	2.60	55.00	46.16	-0.58	0.04	-6.19
2023-24	VGK	72	833:43	36.70	2.23	2.27	45.84	3.02	2.66	42.47	46.06	-0.29	0.32	-6.12
2024-25	VGK	80	1053:57	42.41	2.68	2.40	41.10	2.56	2.34	51.09	50.69	-0.19	0.05	-2.44

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	47	21.7	0.6	3.8	4.1	81.1	34.3	5.9	32.4	61.8	40.0	19.1	40.8
2022-23	54	22.3	0.6	9.9	10.0	85.4	32.5	2.6	39.5	57.9	41.1	18.7	40.2
2023-24	72	22.3	0.6	9.7	9.8	84.6	42.7	9.0	38.8	52.2	43.2	19.0	37.8
2024-25	80	22.7	0.9	9.8	9.9	84.5	54.0	9.1	34.1	56.8	40.2	18.9	40.9

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	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	VGK	3.46	3.96	46.67	2.33	2.68	46.45	-0.23	0.42	-6.65
2024-25	VGK	1.98	3.29	37.50	2.01	3.23	38.31	-0.55	0.98	-14.91
2024-25	VGK	2.85	2.14	57.14	3.20	2.06	60.90	0.78	-0.19	9.02
2024-25	VGK	0.00	2.20	0.00	2.69	2.46	52.16	0.27	0.12	1.37
2024-25	VGK	2.25	2.25	50.00	2.19	2.08	51.31	-0.22	-0.29	0.88
2024-25	VGK	2.40	1.20	66.67	3.64	1.83	66.53	1.05	-0.25	11.17
2024-25	VGK	2.86	4.29	40.00	1.90	1.62	54.04	-0.49	-0.73	3.58
2024-25	VGK	3.16	1.58	66.67	1.85	1.87	49.68	-0.67	-0.30	-3.99
2024-25	VGK	3.35	1.67	66.67	2.33	2.67	46.60	-0.19	0.51	-7.28
2024-25	VGK	5.96	1.99	75.00	3.08	2.20	58.37	0.41	-0.00	3.56
2024-25	VGK	2.01	2.01	50.00	2.40	1.02	70.28	-0.11	-1.21	17.22
2024-25	VGK	2.25	0.00	100.00	2.01	2.64	43.22	-0.82	0.60	-14.88
2024-25	VGK	2.28	0.00	100.00	2.10	1.32	61.36	-0.46	-0.80	6.72
2024-25	VGK	12.14	0.00	100.00	1.63	1.00	62.01	-1.05	-1.20	7.09
2024-25	VGK	2.75	2.75	50.00	2.15	4.51	32.21	-0.40	2.22	-20.43
2023-24	VGK	3.35	3.35	50.00	2.28	2.93	43.77	-0.35	0.65	-9.76
2023-24	VGK	1.43	4.29	25.00	2.28	3.09	42.51	-0.30	0.61	-8.51
2023-24	VGK	2.27	1.51	60.00	2.16	3.08	41.20	-0.61	0.85	-14.20
2023-24	VGK	1.87	0.00	100.00	1.96	2.09	48.32	-0.47	-0.53	0.24
2023-24	VGK	0.00	4.96	0.00	2.04	2.79	42.28	-0.35	0.43	-8.03
2023-24	VGK	3.79	5.06	42.86	2.30	2.96	43.78	-0.26	0.61	-8.48
2023-24	VGK	1.32	1.32	50.00	3.28	3.14	51.10	0.54	0.66	-1.44
2023-24	VGK	4.60	2.30	66.67	1.31	2.40	35.31	-1.26	-0.05	-15.90
2023-24	VGK	0.00	4.61	0.00	1.81	2.05	46.88	-0.36	-0.54	1.27
2023-24	VGK	0.00	2.49	0.00	2.22	1.43	60.69	-0.33	-0.65	5.66
2023-24	VGK	5.49	2.74	66.67	1.28	2.79	31.49	-1.00	0.28	-16.19
2023-24	VGK	5.54	8.31	40.00	4.70	4.49	51.14	2.29	2.20	-0.14
2023-24	VGK	2.88	0.00	100.00	2.46	0.65	79.23	-0.15	-1.80	27.63
2022-23	VGK	2.56	2.56	50.00	1.78	2.09	45.94	-1.07	-0.32	-8.18
2022-23	VGK	1.38	1.38	50.00	2.02	2.24	47.44	-0.51	-0.78	1.89
2022-23	VGK	2.69	0.90	75.00	3.25	3.31	49.57	0.55	0.99	-4.30
2022-23	VGK	2.23	3.35	40.00	2.21	3.18	40.98	-0.63	0.57	-11.11
2022-23	VGK	4.38	1.46	75.00	3.16	1.82	63.51	0.54	-0.75	13.00
2022-23	VGK	4.41	1.47	75.00	3.18	2.32	57.81	0.76	-0.78	13.99
2022-23	VGK	1.69	0.00	100.00	2.28	2.86	44.35	-0.28	0.34	-6.01
2022-23	VGK	1.79	1.79	50.00	3.25	1.25	72.25	0.54	-1.09	18.67
2022-23	VGK	1.85	0.00	100.00	0.65	2.91	18.26	-2.00	0.51	-34.13
2022-23	VGK	1.85	1.85	50.00	1.26	2.92	30.13	-1.61	0.07	-20.06
2022-23	VGK	0.00	0.00	-	2.80	1.29	68.53	0.34	-1.46	21.29
2021-22	VGK	5.64	2.42	70.00	3.92	2.19	64.18	1.45	-0.33	14.64
2021-22	VGK	1.52	1.52	50.00	3.04	1.51	66.74	0.46	-0.88	14.94
2021-22	VGK	3.57	0.00	100.00	2.37	1.31	64.47	-0.23	-1.40	15.42
2021-22	VGK	0.00	2.00	0.00	2.72	1.65	62.35	-0.38	-1.25	10.64
2021-22	VGK	2.13	2.13	50.00	1.55	2.86	35.06	-1.05	0.29	-15.20
2021-22	VGK	2.72	2.72	50.00	1.88	1.66	53.19	-0.85	-0.62	-1.35
2020-21	NYR	1.66	1.66	50.00	2.65	2.51	51.35	0.34	-0.21	5.45
2020-21	NYR	3.72	3.72	50.00	1.98	3.26	37.82	-0.12	0.81	-8.34
2020-21	NYR	0.00	2.00	0.00	1.11	1.48	42.87	-1.25	-1.10	-4.91
2020-21	NYR	0.00	2.21	0.00	2.50	2.62	48.86	0.22	0.13	1.01
2020-21	NYR	0.00	2.52	0.00	3.01	3.65	45.17	0.79	1.42	-4.74
2020-21	NYR	2.53	0.00	100.00	2.55	1.53	62.50	0.40	-0.95	16.11
2020-21	NYR	2.62	2.62	50.00	1.65	2.39	40.85	-0.70	-0.17	-6.94
2020-21	NYR	0.00	0.00	-	1.30	3.43	27.52	-1.08	1.09	-22.89
2019-20	NYR	0.89	4.44	16.67	2.06	2.88	41.78	-0.58	0.40	-9.84
2019-20	NYR	1.16	2.33	33.33	2.61	3.50	42.68	0.25	0.66	-2.67
2019-20	NYR	1.24	1.24	50.00	1.97	3.03	39.39	-0.64	0.25	-9.05
2019-20	NYR	3.59	3.59	50.00	2.69	3.19	45.72	0.28	0.25	0.70
2019-20	NYR	2.25	6.74	25.00	1.31	3.08	29.89	-1.22	0.09	-16.00
2019-20	NYR	0.00	4.56	0.00	0.83	2.78	23.05	-1.49	-0.36	-19.44
2019-20	NYR	0.00	0.00	-	1.45	2.79	34.19	-1.22	-0.38	-11.51
2018-19	NYR	2.00	2.66	42.86	2.39	2.84	45.70	0.11	0.02	1.00
2018-19	NYR	2.46	3.28	42.86	2.29	2.48	48.00	0.24	-0.07	3.50
2018-19	NYR	2.78	4.64	37.50	1.56	4.93	23.98	-0.67	2.20	-20.89
2018-19	NYR	2.17	1.08	66.67	1.91	2.73	41.10	-0.29	0.11	-4.45
2018-19	NYR	7.05	7.05	50.00	3.08	4.05	43.18	0.74	1.15	-1.45
2018-19	NYR	0.00	0.00	-	1.47	1.49	49.67	-0.71	-1.35	6.28
2018-19	NYR	0.00	2.72	0.00	1.75	2.41	42.06	-0.35	-0.41	-0.69
2018-19	NYR	5.53	0.00	100.00	1.95	2.57	43.14	-0.50	-0.27	-3.19
2018-19	NYR	0.00	8.48	0.00	1.18	4.53	20.75	-0.91	1.77	-22.46

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

Sharks at Golden Knights preseason game 5: Lines, game thread and how to watch at Fear the Fin (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
7 Observations: Golden Knights Topple Avalanche in Penultimate Preseason Contest at Vegas Hockey Now (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Golden Knights Lineup Projection 3.0: Preseason Underway, Season Around the Corner at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Which Golden Knights Will Provide the Best Bang for the Buck in 2025-26? at The Hockey Writers (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
Forechecking & Face-Offs: An Underrated Golden Knights Addition at Vegas Hockey Now (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
10 NHLers Due to Regress During the 2025-26 Season at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
Kelly McCrimmon would laugh this Brett Howden trade proposal out of the building at Vegas Hockey Knight (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
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3 nightmare scenarios that could derail the Vegas Golden Knights 2025-26 season at Vegas Hockey Knight (Fri Aug 29, 2025)
From Contender to Collapse, How the Rangers’ 2024-25 Season Fell Apart at The Hockey Writers (Sat Aug 16, 2025)
5 worst Rangers trades, post lockout at Blue Seat Blogs (Wed Aug 13, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	27	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2026-27	28	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
2027-28	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
2028-29	30	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
2029-30	31	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$2,000,000	$10,500,000	$12,500,000	$12,500,000

Signed: Nov 22, 2024

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.62

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	25	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	$1,375,000	$775,000	$2,150,000	$2,150,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	26	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$1,375,000	$2,425,000	$3,800,000	$3,800,000

Signed: July 19, 2023

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.28

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	24		$1,500,000	$1,500,000	-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000

Signed: July 13, 2022

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.82

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	23		$885,000	$885,000	-	-	$885,000	$885,000	$885,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$885,000	$885,000	$885,000

Signed: July 9, 2021

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Chris Drury

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 1.09

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	18	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2017-18	19	$894,167	$894,167	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2018-19	20	$863,333	$863,333	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	21	$863,333	$863,333	-	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	22	$863,333	$863,333	-	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				-	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Dec 27, 2016

Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

GM: Steve Yzerman

Exp. Status: RFA

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
2012-13	MMHL	Eastman Selects Midget AAA	30	11	13	24		16
2013-14	WHL	Moose Jaw	5	1	0	1		2
2013-14	MMHL	Eastman	38	24	34	58		38				12	5	9	14		20
2014-15	WHL	Moose Jaw	68	22	24	46	-31	24
2015-16	WJC-18	Canada U18	6	5	3	8	+2	8
2015-16	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	4	0	1	1		4
2015-16	U18-Dev	Team Red	3	1	2	3		2
2015-16	WHL	Moose Jaw	68	24	40	64	-7	61				10	4	11	15		4
2016-17	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	58	38	43	81	+14	73				7	2	1	3	-4	12
2016-17	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	5	3	1	4	+1	2				3		2	2	+1
2017-18	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	3	4	7	+9	4
2017-18	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	49	24	51	75	+28	42				14	7	8	15	+2	8
2018-19	NHL	New York Rangers	66	6	17	23	-16	14	74	8.1	14:56
2019-20	NHL	New York Rangers	70	9	10	19	-11	28	64	14.1	13:09	3				-3	4	2	0.0	15:36
2020-21	NHL	New York Rangers	42	1	6	7	-2	11	33	3.0	12:34
2021-22	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	47	9	11	20	+9	12	39	23.1	10:39
2022-23	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	54	6	7	13	+5	55	53	11.3	13:04	22	5	5	10	+4	31	30	16.7	13:59
2023-24	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	72	8	11	19	-11	39	76	10.5	13:14	7	1	1	2	+1		7	14.3	13:02
2024-25	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	80	23	17	40	+17	46	125	18.4	14:52	11	3		3	-2	4	15	20.0	13:50
NHL Career			431	62	79	141	-9	205	464	13.4	13:25	43	9	6	15		39	54	16.7	13:54