#20 · Left Wing · Inactive

Brandon Saad

Age: 33
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 207 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

GP: 49
G: 3
A: 6
P: 9
+/-: -7
SOG: 78

Drafted 2011 · Round 2, #43 overall (CHI)

Advanced · 2025–26

CF%: 51.8; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 54.4; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -0.2; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.965; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 10.4; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -7.4; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 53.5; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:14; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

146 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Saad is used

#20 · L

Brandon Saad

How he’s used · 2025–26 · 49 games with shift charts

Line 3
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 13:23; 12:14 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 53.5%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 54.4%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.8%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Saad45.2s

NHL average47.6s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Saad21%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Tomas Hertl232.7 min together52%shot attempts

Kaedan Korczak206.6 min together52%shot attempts

Noah Hanifin176.6 min together56%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2025–26	Vegas Golden Knights	49	3	6	9	-7	14	0	78	3.8	13:23
2025–26 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	5	0.0	8:41
2024–25	St. Louis Blues	43	7	9	16	-14	6	0	75	9.3	14:36
2024–25	Vegas Golden Knights	29	6	8	14	+6	0	0	52	11.5	15:09
2024–25 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	8	0	2	2	0	2	0	13	0.0	14:26
2023–24	St. Louis Blues	82	26	16	42	-4	20	5	144	18.1	15:30
2022–23	St. Louis Blues	71	19	18	37	-8	12	2	127	15.0	16:39
2021–22	St. Louis Blues	78	24	25	49	+11	10	8	158	15.2	16:16
2021–22 (P)	St. Louis Blues	12	2	3	5	+1	4	0	23	8.7	16:32
2020–21	Colorado Avalanche	44	15	9	24	+1	12	2	68	22.1	14:06
2020–21 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	10	7	1	8	+3	12	1	19	36.8	15:15
2019–20	Chicago Blackhawks	58	21	12	33	+2	16	1	140	15.0	16:45
2019–20 (P)	Chicago Blackhawks	9	2	3	5	+2	2	0	20	10.0	16:31
2018–19	Chicago Blackhawks	80	23	24	47	-9	12	5	195	11.8	17:41
2017–18	Chicago Blackhawks	82	18	17	35	-10	14	1	237	7.6	17:30
2016–17	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	24	29	53	+23	8	1	210	11.4	17:02
2016–17 (P)	Columbus Blue Jackets	5	1	2	3	-5	0	0	10	10.0	15:58
2015–16	Columbus Blue Jackets	78	31	22	53	+1	14	6	233	13.3	17:13
2014–15	Chicago Blackhawks	82	23	29	52	+7	12	2	203	11.3	17:15
2014–15 (P)	Chicago Blackhawks	23	8	3	11	+5	6	0	59	13.6	20:16
2013–14	Chicago Blackhawks	78	19	28	47	+20	20	3	159	11.9	16:17
2013–14 (P)	Chicago Blackhawks	19	6	10	16	+10	6	1	35	17.1	17:31
2012–13	Chicago Blackhawks	46	10	17	27	+17	12	0	98	10.2	16:28
2012–13 (P)	Chicago Blackhawks	23	1	5	6	-1	4	0	50	2.0	16:24
2011–12	Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	14:01
2011–12 (P)	Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0.0	12:21

	Opp							TOI
Sat, Apr 11	@COL	0	0	0	0	1	0	10:41
Thu, Apr 9	@SEA	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:13
Tue, Apr 7	@VAN	0	1	1	+1	3	0	13:25
Sun, Mar 8	vsEDM	0	0	0	-2	0	0	8:36
Fri, Mar 6	vsMIN	0	0	0	-1	2	0	8:39
Wed, Mar 4	@DET	0	0	0	-1	1	0	8:22
Tue, Mar 3	@BUF	0	0	0	-2	1	0	8:14
Sun, Mar 1	@PIT	0	0	0	0	2	0	16:28
Fri, Feb 27	@WSH	0	0	0	-1	1	0	12:28
Wed, Feb 25	@LAK	1	0	1	0	2	0	13:35
Thu, Jan 8	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:40
Tue, Jan 6	@WPG	0	1	1	+1	2	0	16:11
Sun, Jan 4	@CHI	1	0	1	+1	1	0	12:14
Fri, Jan 2	@STL	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:23
Wed, Dec 31	vsNSH	0	0	0	0	5	0	14:46
Mon, Dec 29	vsMIN	0	0	0	0	3	0	15:03
Sat, Dec 27	vsCOL	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:14
Tue, Dec 23	vsSJS	0	1	1	0	1	0	14:19
Sun, Dec 21	@EDM	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:12
Sat, Dec 20	@CGY	0	0	0	-1	4	0	16:16
Wed, Dec 17	vsNJD	0	0	0	-1	4	0	12:46
Sat, Dec 13	@CBJ	0	0	0	0	1	2	13:39
Sun, Dec 7	@NYR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	13:41
Fri, Dec 5	@NJD	0	0	0	0	2	2	14:33
Tue, Dec 2	vsCHI	0	0	0	-1	2	0	14:15
Fri, Nov 28	vsMTL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:43
Wed, Nov 26	vsOTT	0	0	0	0	0	2	10:36
Mon, Nov 24	@UTA	0	0	0	0	1	2	13:58
Sat, Nov 22	@ANA	0	0	0	-1	3	2	15:57
Thu, Nov 20	@UTA	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:17
Tue, Nov 18	vsNYR	0	0	0	0	3	0	14:34
Sun, Nov 16	@MIN	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14:04
Sat, Nov 15	@STL	1	0	1	+2	2	2	12:22
Thu, Nov 13	vsNYI	0	1	1	+1	1	0	12:46
Mon, Nov 10	vsFLA	0	0	0	+1	0	0	15:49
Sat, Nov 8	vsANA	0	0	0	0	1	0	18:54
Thu, Nov 6	vsTBL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	15:58
Tue, Nov 4	vsDET	0	1	1	+1	7	0	16:53
Fri, Oct 31	vsCOL	0	0	0	0	3	0	11:09
Tue, Oct 28	@CAR	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:30
Sun, Oct 26	@TBL	0	0	0	0	0	2	11:33
Sat, Oct 25	@FLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:02
Mon, Oct 20	vsCAR	0	1	1	+2	4	0	16:32
Sat, Oct 18	vsCGY	0	0	0	0	1	0	15:01
Thu, Oct 16	vsBOS	0	0	0	-2	0	0	11:15
Tue, Oct 14	@CGY	0	0	0	+1	3	0	13:17
Sat, Oct 11	@SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:16
Thu, Oct 9	@SJS	0	0	0	-1	1	0	14:53
Wed, Oct 8	vsLAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:40

	Team / League										TOI
2016–17	Team North America · WCup	3	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Rockford · AHL	31	8	12	20	+1	10	0	95	842.0	–
2011–12	USA · WJC-A	6	1	5	6	+8	0	0	–	–	–
2011–12	Saginaw · OHL	44	34	42	76	+35	38	9	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Saginaw · OHL	12	8	9	17	+3	4	3	–	–	–
2010–11	Saginaw · OHL	59	27	28	55	+8	47	12	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Saginaw · OHL	12	3	9	12	+1	10	0	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · USHL	24	12	14	26	+15	18	3	–	–	–
2009–10	USNTDP · U-18	39	17	15	32	–	16	–	–	–	–
2009–10	USA · WJ18-A	7	3	3	6	+6	4	0	–	–	–
2008–09	Mahoning Valley · NAHL	47	29	18	47	+21	48	9	–	–	–
2008–09	USNTDP · U-17	7	6	5	11	–	2	–	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	Mahoning Valley · NAHL	7	5	1	6	–	10	2	–	–	–
2007–08	Pittsburgh · MWEHL	26	11	19	30	–	16	–	–	–	–