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Justin Brazeau

Position	Right Wing	Current Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'6"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	232	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	27 (Feb 2, 1998)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 2 years @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 6, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Acquired from Boston Bruins
Mar 6, 2025	Boston Bruins	Traded to Minnesota Wild
Feb 18, 2024	Boston Bruins	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24

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.
2023-24	BOS	19	198:58	0.90	0.60	1.51	0.83	0.07	13.04	11.97	1.07	2.86	11.43
2024-25	MIN	19	158:24	0.00	0.38	0.38	0.45	-0.45	0.00	11.80	-11.80	6.67	6.67
2024-25	BOS	57	636:12	0.57	0.85	1.41	0.72	-0.16	9.52	12.16	-2.63	2.08	6.25
2024-25	BOS, MIN	76	794:36	0.45	0.76	1.21	0.67	-0.21	8.22	12.11	-3.89	2.70	6.31

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
2023-24	BOS	19	198:58	36.79	3.02	2.27	33.17	1.81	1.64	62.50	58.06	-0.10	-1.07	11.42
2024-25	MIN	19	158:24	39.39	0.76	1.96	45.83	2.27	2.45	25.00	44.39	-0.42	0.30	-8.05
2024-25	BOS	57	636:12	38.95	2.07	2.31	43.01	1.70	2.41	55.00	48.93	0.13	0.16	-0.23
2024-25	BOS, MIN	76	794:36	39.04	1.81	2.24	43.57	1.81	2.42	50.00	48.08	0.00	0.19	-2.01

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	19	21.2	0.4	9.4	9.5	80.6	32.1	5.3	10.5	84.2	40.9	17.5	41.5
2024-25	76	21.3	0.3	9.2	9.4	79.9	50.0	11.3	15.5	73.2	39.7	18.3	42.1

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	BOS	3.16	2.37	57.14	2.65	2.25	54.10	0.43	0.05	3.82
2024-25	MIN	0.87	2.60	25.00	1.74	2.81	38.28	-0.62	0.62	-13.67
2024-25	BOS	1.74	1.74	50.00	1.66	2.48	40.13	-0.43	-0.25	-3.19
2024-25	BOS	1.34	0.00	100.00	1.98	2.29	46.37	-0.10	0.06	-1.91
2024-25	MIN	0.00	1.68	0.00	2.29	2.07	52.50	0.30	-0.18	5.66
2024-25	BOS	2.31	2.31	50.00	1.54	3.11	33.11	-0.68	0.75	-15.32
2024-25	BOS	0.00	2.64	0.00	2.08	2.66	43.86	-0.11	0.39	-5.21
2024-25	BOS	2.65	2.65	50.00	2.00	3.66	35.30	-0.34	1.38	-15.39
2024-25	BOS	2.68	0.00	100.00	3.24	1.47	68.78	0.83	-0.57	14.58
2024-25	MIN	0.00	5.36	0.00	3.04	2.29	57.06	0.74	0.05	6.37
2024-25	BOS	0.00	0.00	-	2.89	1.35	68.21	0.60	-0.78	16.39
2024-25	BOS	2.93	0.00	100.00	2.44	1.92	55.95	0.39	-0.79	12.94
2023-24	BOS	1.12	1.12	50.00	2.21	1.06	67.69	-0.05	-1.15	16.98
2023-24	BOS	3.96	0.00	100.00	2.28	0.71	76.13	0.14	-1.63	28.36

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

Evgeni Malkin Closing In On Top 30 Of NHL's All-Time Points List at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
3 Takeaways From the Rangers’ Season Opening Loss to the Penguins at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Penguins Shut Out Rangers in Beauty of a Win at PenguinPoop.com (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Former Bruins' forward buries two goals for new team in stunning season-opening win at Causway Crowd (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Top-3 : 20e saison ensemble pour Crosby, Letang et Malkin at Dans Les Coulisses (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
There is a lot to like about Penguins win in season opener at Pens Burgh (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
NYR/PITT 10/7 Review: SAME OLD RANGERS – But Hey – At Least The New Jerseys Are Fresh! Crybaby Stinka Zibanedud Continues His Pathetic “Woe Is Me” Act; Sullivan Sticks a Pacifier In His Mouth, Noah Laba Takes Top Honors – And A Rookie Spin Too, Another Back-Up Goalie Shuts Out The Blueshirt Bums; No Surprises, NDArtemi & Miller Can’t Save Listless Power-Play, Baffling Roster Decisions, The Two-Words That Dumbass Drury is Banking On & More From A Match That Felt Like a Preseason Game at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Penguins Play Clinical Road Game, Shut Out Rangers, 3-0 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Key Takeaways after Rangers shut out 3-0 by Penguins on opening night at Forever Blueshirts (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Three Rangers takeaways from deflating 3-0 opening night loss to Pittsburgh at Blue Line Station (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Silovs & Brazeau Lift Penguins to 3-0 Win Over the Rangers at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Penguins/Rangers Recap: New-look Pens earn 3-0 road victory on opening night at Pens Burgh (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Recap: Rangers Come Up Empty in Season Opener, Fall 3–0 to Penguins at Blue Shirt Banter (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Penguins Punchless Again? at PenguinPoop.com (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Penguins’ New Era Begins Against Familiar Face Behind the Rangers Bench at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers 10/6/2025 at Pens Burgh (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Penguins Recover, Cut Down Sabres Behind Crosby’s Two Goals at PenguinPoop.com (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Pens/Sabres Recap: Thoughts as the preseason ends at Pens Burgh (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 7 vs Buffalo Sabres at WonderPens (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins rebuilding by aging gracefully? at Broad Street Hockey (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Projecting the Penguins’ 2025-26 roster at Pens Burgh (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 4 vs Columbus Blue Jackets at WonderPens (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets at WonderPens (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Penguins announce game lineup vs Columbus at Pens Burgh (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
5 Observations From First Week Of Penguins' Training Camp at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Top storylines to track at Penguins 2025 training camp at Pens Burgh (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Training Camp at WonderPens (Sun Sep 14, 2025)
Over/Under for the Pittsburgh Penguins new veteran players this season at Pens Burgh (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Over/Under for the Pittsburgh Penguins new veteran players this season at Yahoo Sports (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
The 3 Penguins with Most to Gain or Lose this Season at Yahoo Sports (Sun Aug 31, 2025)
Penguins players with the most on the line in 2025-26 at Pens Burgh (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
NHL offseason grades for Rangers, Metropolitan Division rivals at Forever Blueshirts (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
What Role Will Kevin Hayes Have On The Penguins This Year? at Yahoo Sports (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
What Will The Penguins' Bottom-Six Look Like This Season? at Yahoo Sports (Thu Aug 21, 2025)
2 Penguins Who Could Be Nice Surprises at Yahoo Sports (Wed Aug 20, 2025)
Dan’s Daily: Make or Break Time; a Big UFA Whiff; Penguins Wrap at Yahoo Sports (Sat Aug 16, 2025)
Expectations for Penguins Forwards in 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 15, 2025)
What can the Penguins unlock with Justin Brazeau? at Pens Burgh (Fri Aug 15, 2025)
What can the Penguins unlock with Justin Brazeau? at Yahoo Sports (Fri Aug 15, 2025)
Dan’s Daily: Penguins Trade Talks; High Praise in MTL; No Pens in Top 20 at Yahoo Sports (Thu Aug 14, 2025)
Big Penguins UFA Brazeau Crashing the Net; Assist from Brad Marchand at Yahoo Sports (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	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	UFA
2026-27	28	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Kyle Dubas

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.57

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	25	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$135,000	RFA
2024-25	26	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$165,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$300,000

Signed: Feb 18, 2024

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: Don Sweeney

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2024-25 is $190,000.

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	GNML	New Liskeard Cubs Midget AAA	4	1	0	1
2013-14	GNML	New Liskeard Cubs Midget AAA	30	11	18	29		12
2013-14	GNML	New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA										7	3	4	7
2014-15	GNML	New Liskeard Cubs Midget AAA	36	20	47	67		14
2014-15	GNML	New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA										7	4	7	11		4
2014-15	NOJHL	Powassan VooDoos										5					2
2015-16	OHL	North Bay Battalion	65	6	7	13	-5	8				11				-3	2
2016-17	OHL	North Bay Battalion	67	22	15	37	-13	10
2017-18	OHL	North Bay Battalion	68	39	36	75	-5	26				5	5	2	7	+4	2
2018-19	OHL	North Bay Battalion	68	61	52	113	+14	40				5	1		1		8
2019-20	ECHL	Newfoundland Growlers	57	27	28	55	+9	12
2019-20	AHL	Toronto Marlies	1	0	0	0
2020-21	AHL	Toronto Marlies	21	4	1	5	-10	6
2021-22	ECHL	Maine Mariners	18	10	10	20	-8	4
2021-22	AHL	Providence Bruins	51	15	16	31	+9	6				2
2022-23	AHL	Providence Bruins	67	16	29	45	+9	20				4	2	1	3	-2	2
2023-24	AHL	Providence Bruins	49	18	19	37	+24	14
2023-24	NHL	Boston Bruins	19	5	2	7	+4	2	31	16.1	11:07	9	1	1	2	+1	12	11	9.1	11:56
2024-25	NHL	Boston Bruins	57	10	10	20	-6	16	78	12.8	12:58
2024-25	NHL	Minnesota Wild	19	1	1	2	-3	2	11	9.1	8:33	6		2	2	+1		2	0.0	7:57
NHL Career			96	18	13	31	-3	20	126	14.3	11:44	15	1	3	4	+2	12	13	7.7	10:20