RW · WSH · NHL id 8481517
Brett Leason has played 6 games for the Washington Capitals in 2025-26, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 8:35 a night (8:15 at even strength, 0:20 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 45% of his 5v5 minutes with Hendrix Lapierre and 43% with Brandon Duhaime over the last 6 games, and the Capitals have controlled 62% of shot attempts with Leason on the ice (0-2 in goals, 31% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against FLA he was on L4 with Brandon Duhaime and Hendrix Lapierre and off the power play.
Right now
From the Jan 17 game vs FLA, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 6 games, 8:35 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2024-25 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 6 GP in 2025-26; showing 2024-25 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
2025-26 · 4 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at WSH: 4 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.23 expected goals; best chance Brett Leason at 0.17 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 6 GP · 0 points vs 1.0 expected
- 0.0%
- 88.2
- –
- G vs xG
- 0 / 0.3
- • Only 6 games: treat the meter as a hint.
- 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.
Fantasy box score
- Games played6
- Goals0
- Assists0
- Points0
- Shots on goal1
- Hits10
- Blocked shots0
- Plus/minus−2
- Penalty minutes0
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)62.0%
- Fenwick (FF%)58.9%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.5%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /600.000
- Faceoff win %40.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.332
Usage
- Offensive-zone start %31.3%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO882
- Luck Meter−43675th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot68.8
- Offensive-zone time42.5%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2024-25 regular season · 60 of 62 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.039
- Season net
- −0.42xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.29
- Attempts
- 14
- 0.037
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 L4Nov 21, 2022 alerts →
- Played 6:57 more than his 5-game averageNov 21, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
16 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 33.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 22, 2024 @ UTA | Rush | carry | 0 | 48.3 | — | |
| Nov 27, 2024 @ SEA | Rush | carry | 0 | 25.6 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2024 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 59.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 10, 2024 vs CBJ | Deflection | carry | 0 | 12.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs CHI | Rush | carry | 1 | 64.4 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2024 @ CHI | Rush | carry | 2 | 58.7 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2024 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 75.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 29, 2024 @ SJS | Rush | carry | 0 | 52.5 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2024 vs NSH | Deflection | — | 0 | 16.4 | rebound | |
| Dec 27, 2023 vs VGK | Rebound | carry | 0 | 44.6 | 4-on-3, rebound | |
| Dec 27, 2023 vs VGK | Deflection | pass | 1 | 57.6 | — | |
| Dec 15, 2023 @ NYR | Rush | carry | 1 | 74.0 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2023 vs WSH | Rebound | carry | 0 | 31.6 | rebound | |
| Oct 28, 2023 @ PHI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 4.3 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Oct 24, 2023 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 39.8 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Leason
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Leason apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 4 | 22:13 | 45% | 51.6% | 0% (0-1) | 66.7% 9:01 | 66.7% 5:54 |
| Brandon Duhaime | RW | 5 | 21:25 | 43% | 63.6% | — (0-0) | 67.5% 22:31 | 45.5% 17:36 |
| Nic Dowd | C | 3 | 20:22 | 41% | 69.0% | 0% (0-1) | 69.2% 7:24 | 69.0% 16:00 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | 6 | 18:57 | 38% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 60.4% 30:33 | 48.2% 79:26 |
| Matt Roy | D | 6 | 14:56 | 30% | 52.9% | 0% (0-1) | 64.8% 34:34 | 52.3% 95:31 |
| John Carlson | D | 6 | 13:53 | 28% | 65.4% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 35:37 | 47.3% 95:03 |
| Martin Fehérváry | D | 6 | 12:42 | 26% | 68.0% | — (0-0) | 58.7% 36:48 | 44.3% 80:44 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 3 | 12:21 | 25% | 75.0% | 0% (0-1) | 66.7% 12:00 | 54.1% 23:00 |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 4 | 10:18 | 21% | 41.2% | 0% (0-2) | 61.5% 20:38 | 50.0% 68:23 |
| Declan Chisholm | D | 2 | 8:00 | 16% | 63.6% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 11:53 | 52.4% 19:52 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 3 | 7:42 | 16% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 62.5% 16:08 | 66.7% 10:29 |
| Ryan Leonard | RW | 2 | 6:45 | 14% | 71.4% | 0% (0-1) | 70.6% 11:31 | 33.3% 16:44 |
| Sonny Milano | LW | 2 | 5:54 | 12% | 27.3% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 8:52 | 25.0% 9:20 |
| Aliaksei Protas | C | 3 | 5:00 | 10% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 23:57 | 64.6% 38:30 |
Game log
6 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | vs FLA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 5:47 | 5:47 | — | — |
| Jan 15 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 9:40 | 9:12 | 0:28 | — |
| Jan 13 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 10:09 | 9:04 | 1:05 | — |
| Jan 11 | @ NSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9:30 | 9:30 | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @ CHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 10:49 | 10:23 | 0:26 | — |
| Jan 7 | vs DAL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 5:34 | 5:34 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 6 | 51:29 | 8:35 | 47 | 27 | 63.5% | 61.0% | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1.9 | 1.4 | 31% |
| Even strength | 6 | 49:30 | 8:15 | 44 | 27 | 62.0% | 58.9% | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1.6 | 1.4 | 31% |
| 5v5 | 6 | 49:30 | 8:15 | 44 | 27 | 62.0% | 58.9% | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1.6 | 1.4 | 31% |
| Power play | 3 | 1:59 | 0:40 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 8:35 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 62 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 22 | 79 | 6.3% | 64 | 44 | 12:59 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 68 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -7 | 14 | 91 | 12.1% | 80 | 65 | 13:01 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 54 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -21 | 14 | 51 | 11.8% | 35 | 18 | 10:54 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8:17 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 4 | 45 | 6.7% | 16 | 14 | 8:57 |
Brett Leason news
- Brett Leason StatsNHL.com
- Brett Leason HomeNHL.com
- Brett Leason Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Brett Leason News: Snags two-way dealRotoWire
- Sharks' Brett Leason: Snags two-way dealCBS Sports
- Sharks sign forward Brett LeasonNHL.com
- Rinkside Update | Brett LeasonNHL.com
- Despite A Quiet Summer & Failed PTO, Brett Leason Refused To Give Up. Now, He's Back With The Capitals: 'It's A Dream, And I'm Capable Of It'DC Backcheck
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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.