- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 204 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Oakbank, Manitoba, CAN
- GP
- 8
- G
- 2
- A
- 3
- P
- 5
- +/-
- +4
- SOG
- 15
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2016 · Round 1, #27 overall (TBL)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 8 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A | 3 | 0 | 0+3 |
| P | 5 | 1 | 2+3 |
| SOG | 15 | 2 | 7+8 |
| PPP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| +/- | +4 | 0 | -4+8 |
| PIM | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| TOI/GP | 15:51 | 12:02+3:49 | 13:36+2:15 |
| SH% | 13.3 | 50.0-36.7 | 28.6-15.2 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Howden is shooting 13.3% (2 on 15 shots) against 16.1% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 2.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.1).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 56.5
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 59.1
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +2.9
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.069
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 2.1
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.1
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 56.9
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 14:25
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
29 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Howden is used
#21 · C · Vegas Golden Knights
Brett Howden
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 7 games with shift charts
- Line 1
- PK · rarely
- Ice time / game
- 15:59
- 14:25 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 56.9%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 59.1%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 56.5%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
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
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Vegas Golden Knights | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025–26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 58 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2024–25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 80 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 72 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 54 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021–22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2020–21 | New York Rangers | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019–20 | New York Rangers | 70 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2019–20 (P) | New York Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | New York Rangers | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ NSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 15:29 |
| Mon, Oct 12 | @ MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:18 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:25 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | vs TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 15:18 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | @ VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:16 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs ANA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:58 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 17:16 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Moose Jaw Warriors · WHL | 49 | 24 | 51 | 75 |
| 2017–18 | Canada U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Moose Jaw Warriors · WHL | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016–17 | Moose Jaw Warriors · WHL | 58 | 38 | 43 | 81 |
| 2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch · AHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Moose Jaw Warriors · WHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Syracuse Crunch · AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Moose Jaw · WHL | 68 | 24 | 40 | 64 |
| 2015–16 | Canada U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Team Red · U18-Dev | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Canada U18 · WJC-18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Moose Jaw · WHL | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2014–15 | Moose Jaw · WHL | 68 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 2013–14 | Eastman · MMHL | 38 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| 2013–14 | Moose Jaw · WHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Eastman · MMHL | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012–13 | Eastman Selects Midget AAA · MMHL | 30 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
Howden in the news
Golden Knights Pull Away From Predators With Dominant Third Period In 5-2 WinMinnesota with a 5-2 win at Nashville, getting goals from five players. William Karlsson scored the winner, Trevor Connelly and Brett Howden fueled a third-period surge, and Adin Hill delivered 25 saves, including a…The Hockey News - Vegas Golden Knights · 2026-10-14
Golden Knights Pull Away From Predators With Dominant Third Period In 5-2 WinMinnesota with a 5-2 win at Nashville, getting goals from five players. William Karlsson scored the winner, Trevor Connelly and Brett Howden fueled a third-period surge, and Adin Hill delivered 25 saves, including a…Yahoo Sports · 2026-10-14
NHL Highlights: Golden Knights 5, Predators 2Brett Howden recorded a goal and an assist, while William Karlsson scored the game-winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Nashville Predators 5-2.Sportsnet · 2026-10-14- ‘Stick with it’: Golden Knights 2nd line on verge of breaking throughMitch Marner, Brett Howden and William Karlsson have done everything right for the Golden Knights but consistently put the puck in the net.Las Vegas Review-Journal - Golden Knights · 2026-10-11