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Brett Howden

Position Center / Left Wing Current Team Vegas Golden Knights
Shoots Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'2" Expires 2024-25
Weight (lbs) 201 Extended Through 2029-30
Age 27 (Mar 29, 1998) Expiry Age (Jun 30) 32
Drafted 2016, Round 1, Overall 27 (TBL) Expiry Status UFA
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
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2018-19 NYR 66 6 17 23 -16 14 74 8.1 14:56
2019-20 NYR 70 9 10 19 -11 28 64 14.1 13:09 3 -3 4 2 0.0 15:36
2020-21 NYR 42 1 6 7 -2 11 33 3.0 12:34
2021-22 VGK 47 9 11 20 +9 12 39 23.1 10:39
2022-23 VGK 54 6 7 13 +5 55 53 11.3 13:04 22 5 5 10 +4 31 30 16.7 13:59
2023-24 VGK 72 8 11 19 -11 39 76 10.5 13:14 7 1 1 2 +1 7 14.3 13:02
2024-25 VGK 71 22 14 36 +14 44 114 19.3 14:48
Career 422 61 76 137 -12 203 453 13.5 13:22 32 6 6 12 +2 35 39 15.4 13:56

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 62 824:46 0.87 0.80 1.67 0.78 0.09 12.24 10.92 1.33 3.57 9.29

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 62 824:46 44.74 2.76 2.53 40.96 2.76 2.36 50.00 51.75 -0.04 0.05 -0.93

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 55 22.0 0.8 9.7 9.8 84.5 52.9 11.3 29.0 59.7 39.5 19.0 41.5

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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause 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: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 2.28

Contract Extension

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause 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: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 2.62

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

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: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.82

Standard Contract (RFA)

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: -
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 1.09

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause 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: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15