RW · PIT · NHL id 8479638
Justin Brazeau has played 64 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26, scoring 17 goals and 17 assists (34 points) on 104 shots while averaging 12:39 a night (11:25 at even strength, 1:02 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 53% of his 5v5 minutes with Anthony Mantha and 47% with Ben Kindel over the last 10 games, and the Penguins have controlled 49% of shot attempts with Brazeau on the ice (41-33 in goals, 68% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on L4 with Egor Chinakhov and Ben Kindel and off the power play. He is shooting 16.3% this season against 14.3% across the 175 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 22 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 17 games, 11:23 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 7 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
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 · 185 attempts, 104 on goal, 17 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 185 attempts, 104 on goal, 17 goals, 14.72 expected goals; best chance Justin Brazeau at 0.97 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 64 GP · 34 points vs 28.7 expected
Last 20 games: +2. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 16.4%
- 102.5
- 68.0%
- G vs xG
- 17 / 15.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (7 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- 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 played64
- Goals17163rd of 715
- Assists17312th of 715
- Points34250th of 715
- Power-play points5261st of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal104286th of 715
- Hits90205th of 715
- Blocked shots44295th of 715
- Plus/minus+5194th of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.0%384th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.4%366th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.7%336th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.6%342nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.8%206th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.8%346th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.66450th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.004122nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.22574th of 719
- Faceoff win %0.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.700
Usage
- Ice time per game12:39558th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:02335th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %67.5%55th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.22155th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1025110th of 719
- Goals above expected+1.7135th of 715
- Luck Meter+4765th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.5613th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts37480th of 715
- Hardest shot85.7477th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.9%444th 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 · 62 of 64 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.031
- Season net
- −0.37xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.66
- Attempts
- 8
- 0.049
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 L1 from L3Apr 14, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Nov 16, 2024 alerts →
How the goals happened
34 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 vs DET | Deflection | — | 1 | 43.9 | deflection | |
| Mar 1, 2026 vs VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 80.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 @ NYI | Deflection | carry | 2 | 44.9 | deflection | |
| Jan 19, 2026 @ SEA | Rush | carry | 1 | 71.3 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs PHI | Deflection | — | 0 | 13.1 | — | |
| Dec 30, 2025 vs CAR | Rush | pass | 1 | 18.0 | — | |
| Dec 28, 2025 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 6.9 | — | |
| Dec 28, 2025 @ CHI | Deflection | carry | 1 | 55.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 28, 2025 @ CHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 39.2 | rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2025 vs UTA | Deflection | — | 3 | 8.9 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2025 vs UTA | Rush | carry | 2* | 20.8 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ PHI | Rush | carry | 1 | 27.7 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2025 vs VAN | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 40.5 | 4-on-1 | |
| Oct 14, 2025 @ ANA | Deflection | carry | 1 | 34.4 | deflection | |
| Oct 9, 2025 vs NYI | Odd-man rush | loose | 2* | 30.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 7, 2025 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 50.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 7, 2025 @ NYR | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 26.6 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs BUF | Deflection | — | 0 | 12.1 | rebound | |
| Jan 5, 2025 vs NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 55.3 | 4-on-3 | |
| Dec 31, 2024 @ WSH | Rebound | dump | 0 | 18.2 | rebound | |
| Dec 28, 2024 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 4* | 2.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 23, 2024 vs WSH | Rebound | carry | 3* | 10.8 | 5-on-4, rebound | |
| Dec 3, 2024 vs DET | Deflection | — | 2 | 48.3 | deflection | |
| Nov 23, 2024 @ DET | Deflection | — | 0 | 14.8 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2024 vs SEA | Deflection | — | 3* | 37.7 | deflection | |
| Nov 2, 2024 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | pass | 0 | 61.2 | 1-on-0, one-timer | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs TOR | Rebound | — | 0 | 46.8 | rebound | |
| Oct 24, 2024 vs DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 48.2 | rebound | |
| May 6, 2024 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 32.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 23, 2024 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 16.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs NYR | Rebound | — | 1 | 2.8 | rebound | |
| Mar 19, 2024 vs OTT | Rebound | — | 0 | 31.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 19, 2024 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 19.3 | — | |
| Feb 19, 2024 vs DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 38.7 | one-timer, rebound |
* 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 Brazeau
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Brazeau apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 53 | 489:32 | 66% | 48.9% | 55% (29-24) | 47.4% 114:28 | 41.5% 150:17 |
| Ben Kindel | C | 41 | 283:42 | 38% | 50.0% | 62% (18-11) | 49.8% 171:59 | 50.0% 191:00 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 63 | 253:33 | 34% | 52.1% | 60% (18-12) | 46.6% 461:40 | 47.3% 732:39 |
| Kris Letang | D | 57 | 230:02 | 31% | 46.7% | 58% (14-10) | 50.6% 412:08 | 49.2% 777:24 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 61 | 218:09 | 30% | 50.5% | 44% (8-10) | 48.8% 474:34 | 52.5% 836:22 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | 55 | 195:26 | 26% | 51.7% | 55% (12-10) | 47.6% 432:24 | 55.0% 735:15 |
| Tommy Novak | C | 27 | 167:01 | 23% | 51.8% | 50% (8-8) | 52.9% 137:09 | 48.9% 183:01 |
| Connor Clifton | D | 41 | 154:24 | 21% | 50.3% | 58% (7-5) | 49.4% 294:52 | 45.9% 435:30 |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 14 | 138:13 | 19% | 41.3% | 60% (9-6) | 56.4% 33:50 | 44.4% 50:31 |
| Jack St. Ivany | D | 20 | 89:17 | 12% | 51.5% | 33% (2-4) | 51.2% 145:52 | 46.2% 208:16 |
| Brett Kulak | D | 25 | 83:01 | 11% | 43.2% | 60% (6-4) | 58.0% 201:04 | 49.6% 367:04 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 20 | 82:15 | 11% | 47.6% | 86% (6-1) | 51.5% 130:48 | 47.0% 267:58 |
| Kevin Hayes | RW | 6 | 53:10 | 7% | 51.0% | 0% (0-3) | 58.3% 9:57 | 30.0% 9:27 |
| Rickard Rakell | RW | 9 | 50:00 | 7% | 51.2% | 50% (2-2) | 56.4% 56:33 | 53.7% 65:05 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 729 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards
teammates' average xGF%
72nd percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
42nd percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Plays with stronger-than-usual linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Brazeau's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Brazeau's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
65 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22PO | @ PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8:24 | 8:24 | — | — |
| Apr 14 | @ STL | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 16:41 | 14:33 | 0:59 | — |
| Apr 12 | @ WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 13:24 | 12:39 | 0:45 | — |
| Apr 11 | vs WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:27 | 11:33 | — | — |
| Apr 9 | @ NJD | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:19 | 14:19 | — | — |
| Apr 5 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6:32 | 6:23 | 0:09 | — |
| Apr 4 | vs FLA | W 9-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11:37 | 11:37 | — | — |
| Apr 2 | @ TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 9:53 | 9:50 | — | — |
| Mar 31 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 11:43 | 10:00 | 1:43 | — |
| Mar 30 | @ NYI | W 8-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 14:23 | 14:23 | — | — |
| Mar 28 | vs DAL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 12:02 | 9:42 | 2:00 | — |
| Mar 26 | @ OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10:36 | 10:01 | 0:35 | — |
| Mar 24 | vs COL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 10:48 | 9:00 | 1:48 | — |
| Mar 22 | vs CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 11:05 | 9:59 | — | — |
| Mar 21 | vs WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10:28 | 10:28 | — | — |
| Mar 18 | @ CAR | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 10:57 | 10:23 | 0:34 | — |
| Mar 16 | @ COL | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11:52 | 10:30 | 1:22 | — |
| Mar 7 | vs PHI | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 15:22 | 11:21 | 4:01 | — |
| Mar 5 | vs BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14:13 | 10:46 | 1:49 | 0:01 |
| Mar 3 | @ BOS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9:04 | 7:48 | 1:16 | — |
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 | 64 | 809:54 | 12:39 | 787 | 747 | 51.3% | 51.7% | 373 | 348 | 50 | 38 | 57% | 41.4 | 38.2 | 70% |
| Even strength | 64 | 730:52 | 11:25 | 682 | 712 | 48.9% | 49.3% | 326 | 327 | 41 | 33 | 55% | 32.9 | 33.9 | 68% |
| 5v5 | 64 | 729:27 | 11:24 | 681 | 709 | 49.0% | 49.4% | 325 | 325 | 41 | 33 | 55% | 32.8 | 33.2 | 68% |
| Power play | 51 | 65:51 | 1:17 | 83 | 21 | 79.8% | 77.2% | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 78% | 5.6 | 1.3 | 84% |
| Penalty kill | 3 | 0:24 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 51 | 65:51 | 1:17 | 83 | 21 | 79.8% | 77.2% | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 78% | 5.6 | 1.3 | 84% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 11 | 8:59 | 0:49 | 17 | 7 | 70.8% | 68.8% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.8 | 2.3 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 13 | 3:32 | 0:16 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% | 30.0% | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2.1 | 0.7 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 8:24 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 64 | 17 | 17 | 34 | +5 | 14 | 104 | 16.3% | 90 | 44 | 12:39 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 22 | 2 | 7:57 |
| 2024-25 | MIN, BOS | 76 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -9 | 18 | 89 | 12.4% | 123 | 38 | 11:52 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | BOS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | 35 | 5 | 11:56 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 31 | 16.1% | 43 | 12 | 11:07 |
Justin Brazeau news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Oilers, Panthers, Rangers, Penguins, and BluesNHLRumors.com
- NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Avs, Wild, Devils, Flyers, and PenguinsNHLRumors.com
- Justin Brazeau Injury: Lands on IRRotoWire
- Penguins' Justin Brazeau: Lands on IRCBS Sports
- Penguins forward Justin Brazeau placed on injured reservecommunity.triblive.com
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Penguins, Capitals, and the IRNHLRumors.com
- NHL Injury Notes: Avs, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Kings, Penguins, Capitals and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Justin Brazeau Injury: Tagged as day-to-dayRotoWire
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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.