C · VGK · NHL id 8479353
Brett Howden has played 1 game for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 17:16 a night (15:46 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 1:27 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Mitch Marner and 82% with William Karlsson in his only game so far, and the Golden Knights have controlled 63% of shot attempts with Howden on the ice (1-0 in goals, 29% offensive-zone starts). In the Golden Knights' most recent game against CHI he was on L1 with William Karlsson and Mitch Marner and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs CHI, detected from shift data
- +3:24 5v5 TOI
- ixG/60 1.25 (was 0.71)
- Top-six in 1 of last 1 (was 8 of 20)
- 83% of 5v5 TOI with Marner (was 27%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 17:13 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at VGK: 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.36 expected goals; best chance Brett Howden at 0.13 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 58 GP · 22 points vs 21.6 expected
Last 20 games: -21. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 18.2%
- 96.9
- 62.9%
- G vs xG
- 12 / 9.8
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:16 a game, PP share 10% → 20%, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.138 xG per attempt lately vs 0.087 before (more from the slot).
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played58
- Goals12256th of 715
- Assists10464th of 715
- Points22379th of 715
- Power-play points3311th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal66463rd of 715
- Hits100179th of 715
- Blocked shots19596th of 715
- Plus/minus−9540th of 715
- Penalty minutes41174th of 715
- Faceoffs won260116th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.2%288th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.4%217th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.3%169th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.5%161st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.8%156th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.0%395th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.82379th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00680th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.24509th of 719
- Faceoff win %50.3%102nd of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.002105th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game14:54432nd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:39387th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.5%379th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.14196th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO969621st of 719
- Goals above expected+2.2123rd of 715
- Luck Meter+9330th of 828
- Ascension score5689th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.274th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts17360th of 715
- Hardest shot85.2494th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.8%455th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 58 of 58 games through the sequence engine
- −0.040
- Season net
- −0.48xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.002
- Season
- +0.01G
- 50.3%517 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 82-82 · NZ 91-89 · DZ 87-86
- Per 60
- 0.82
- Attempts
- 10
- 0.038
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L2 from L4May 10, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Apr 16, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 67.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jun 4, 2026 @ CAR | Rush | carry | 0 | 18.8 | — | |
| Jun 4, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 60.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jun 2, 2026 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 1* | 38.8 | — | |
| May 24, 2026 vs COL | Point shot | — | 1 | 46.0 | — | |
| May 20, 2026 @ COL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 14.6 | rebound | |
| May 14, 2026 @ ANA | Rush | carry | 1* | 31.2 | one-timer | |
| May 10, 2026 @ ANA | Rebound | pass | 0 | 17.5 | rebound | |
| May 8, 2026 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 6.0 | — | |
| May 4, 2026 vs ANA | Deflection | carry | 3* | 19.7 | — | |
| May 1, 2026 @ UTA | Rebound | carry | 3 | 33.4 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Apr 29, 2026 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 50.8 | — | |
| Apr 27, 2026 @ UTA | Deflection | — | 3* | 33.8 | deflection | |
| Apr 27, 2026 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 28.7 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2026 @ SEA | Deflection | carry | 0 | 14.9 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Apr 4, 2026 @ EDM | Rebound | carry | 0 | 40.0 | rebound | |
| Apr 2, 2026 vs CGY | Odd-man rush | pass | 4* | 69.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 57.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 6, 2026 @ WPG | Rebound | loose | 0 | 52.0 | rebound | |
| Dec 27, 2025 vs COL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 32.3 | 3-on-1, deflection | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.1 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Dec 7, 2025 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 50.5 | — | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs OTT | Rush | carry | 2 | 17.9 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 vs ANA | Rebound | carry | 1 | 45.3 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | carry | 2* | 18.6 | deflection | |
| Oct 9, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 33.4 | — | |
| Apr 29, 2025 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 52.7 | — | |
| Apr 20, 2025 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 56.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 20, 2025 vs MIN | Point shot | — | 0 | 18.5 | — | |
| Apr 12, 2025 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2 | 55.8 | — | |
| Mar 29, 2025 @ NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 60.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 28, 2025 @ CHI | Point shot | — | 1 | 55.8 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2025 @ MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 69.1 | 4-on-2 | |
| Mar 20, 2025 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 63.8 | 3-on-1 | |
| Mar 15, 2025 @ BUF | Deflection | carry | 2 | 7.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 5, 2025 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 26.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 20, 2025 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 53.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 29, 2024 vs CGY | Deflection | carry | 2 | 60.8 | deflection | |
| Dec 27, 2024 @ SJS | Point shot | — | 2 | 60.4 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs SEA | Rebound | — | 0 | 41.0 | one-timer, rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Howden
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Howden apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Marner | C | 1 | 13:04 | 83% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 2:42 | 0.0% 2:27 |
| William Karlsson | C | 1 | 12:57 | 82% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 2:49 | 0.0% 1:35 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 1 | 6:15 | 40% | 90.0% | — (0-0) | 47.1% 9:31 | 35.0% 12:52 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 1 | 5:51 | 37% | 90.0% | — (0-0) | 47.1% 9:55 | 22.2% 11:26 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 1 | 5:29 | 35% | 41.7% | 100% (1-0) | 80.0% 10:17 | 60.9% 9:50 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 1 | 5:28 | 35% | 41.7% | 100% (1-0) | 80.0% 10:18 | 61.5% 11:22 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 1 | 4:22 | 28% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 11:24 | 66.7% 12:15 |
| Shea Theodore | D | 1 | 4:07 | 26% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 11:39 | 60.0% 12:14 |
| Nic Dowd | C | 1 | 1:55 | 12% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 61.9% 13:51 | 42.9% 9:26 |
| Marc Gatcomb | C | 1 | 1:44 | 11% | 60.0% | 100% (1-0) | 63.6% 14:02 | 35.7% 8:47 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17:16 | 15:46 | — | 1:27 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 17:16 | 17:16 | 18 | 12 | 60.0% | 68.4% | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.2 | 29% |
| Even strength | 1 | 15:46 | 15:46 | 17 | 10 | 63.0% | 75.0% | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.0 | 29% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 15:46 | 15:46 | 17 | 10 | 63.0% | 75.0% | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.0 | 29% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:27 | 1:27 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 17:16 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | VGK | 22 | 14 | 4 | 18 | +11 | 6 | 41 | 34.1% | 64 | 8 | 16:36 |
| 2025-26 | VGK | 58 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 41 | 66 | 18.2% | 100 | 19 | 14:54 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | VGK | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 15 | 20.0% | 36 | 7 | 13:50 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 80 | 23 | 17 | 40 | +17 | 46 | 125 | 18.4% | 121 | 56 | 14:52 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VGK | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 7 | 14.3% | 23 | 5 | 13:02 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 72 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 39 | 76 | 10.5% | 86 | 51 | 13:14 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | VGK | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 31 | 30 | 16.7% | 63 | 19 | 13:59 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 55 | 53 | 11.3% | 107 | 34 | 13:04 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +9 | 12 | 39 | 23.1% | 62 | 36 | 10:39 |
| 2020-21 | NYR | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 11 | 33 | 3.0% | 57 | 35 | 12:34 |
| 2019-20 | NYR | 70 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 28 | 64 | 14.1% | 69 | 67 | 13:09 |
| 2018-19 | NYR | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -16 | 14 | 74 | 8.1% | 64 | 47 | 14:56 |
Brett Howden news
- Brett Howden StatsNHL.com
- Brett Howden HomeNHL.com
- Brett Howden Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Brett Howden has become a Central Division foe's worst nightmareVegas Hockey Knight
- Golden Knights fans have discovered something more with Brett HowdenVegas Hockey Knight
- Brett Howden Peyton Krebs Fight | Vegas Golden Knights Vs Buffalo Sabres 2025 NHL Highlights Phil Foden (FjSJTWAInS)mshale.com
- Golden Knights Coach Bruce Cassidy On Keegan Kolesar And Brett Howden Rio Ave Vs Sporting (WWT6xfoksh)mshale.com
- Brett Howden Playoff Goals 2026 ? | Vegas Golden KnightsNHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.