Brandon Saad
L · #20
· Free Agent
· 6'1" · 207 lb
· L-handed
· Draft: 2011 Rd 2 (#43 overall)
Compare with
Season
49
Games
3–6–9
G–A–P
78
Shots · 3.9%
11 / 22
Hits / Blocks
Contract
No contract datasigned after the last contract import
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
51.8%73rd
xGF% (5v5)
50.7%61st
Points/60 (5v5)
0.829th
Goals Above Expected
-5.91st
Shooting %
3.9%
Ice Time / Game
13:23
Offensive-zone starts
53%
Takeaways / Giveaways
11 / 30
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
HD suppression
5.6/60
73th
Shot suppression
66.4/60
53th
Blocks per 60
1.8
30th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
2 G on 34 shots
6%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
78
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
3
Shooting %
3.9%
Shots / GP
1.6
xG
10.1
Shot Danger Mix
High danger10%
Medium danger53%
Low danger37%
Top Scoring Zones
01
6%
Slot
2 G on 34 shots
02
10%
High Slot
1 G on 10 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Golden Knights | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Golden Knights | 29 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Blues | 43 | 7 | 9 | 16 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Blues | 82 | 26 | 16 | 42 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Blues | 71 | 19 | 18 | 37 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Blues | 78 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Avalanche | 44 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Blackhawks | 58 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Blackhawks | 80 | 23 | 24 | 47 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Blackhawks | 82 | 18 | 17 | 35 | — |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Team North America | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Blue Jackets | 82 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Blue Jackets | 78 | 31 | 22 | 53 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 23 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Blackhawks | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 19 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Rockford | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | — |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Blackhawks | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 23 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Saginaw | 44 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 12 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | USA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | OHL | Saginaw | 59 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 12 |
| 2009-10 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2009-10 | U-18 | USNTDP | 39 | 17 | 15 | 32 | — |
| 2009-10 | USHL | USNTDP | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 | — |
| 2008-09 | U-17 | USNTDP | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 2008-09 | NAHL | Mahoning Valley | 47 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 7 |
| 2007-08 | MWEHL | Pittsburgh | 26 | 11 | 19 | 30 | — |