Brady Skjei

Brady Skjei

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D · 6'3" · 210 lb · Shoots L
Age 32
Career
0.40
P / GP
306P in 773 GP
Archetype
Shutdown D
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$7M
Signed through 2031
Career points
306
Regular season

Brady Skjei, a defenseman for the Nashville Predators, is entering his age-32 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 26 points (3 goals, 23 assists) in 82 games, a 0.32 points-per-game pace, 3 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 46.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -4.1. HighDanger's model projects 31 points for 2026-27, in a 24 to 38 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–228293039+2248021:090.48
2022–2381182038+740721:490.47
2023–2480133447+15401221:170.59
2024–2582102333-24421021:530.40
2025–268232326-740322:370.32
Career77381225306-10414450.40

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Goals 353rd
Assists 2376th
Avg TOI / GP 22:3784th
Shots 11180th
PIM 4073rd

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Points 2671st
Primary points 1168th
xGF % 46.9%32nd
xGF / 60 1.5546th
xGA / 60 1.7532nd

Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 21
New York Rangers
0.0 P/GP
7 GP · 0G · 0A
Emerging
2016–17 · age 22
New York Rangers
0.49 P/GP
80 GP · 5G · 34A
Prime
2017–18 → 2025 · age 23–30
Carolina Hurricanes
0.4 P/GP
604 GP · 73G · 168A
Veteran
2025–26 · age 31
Nashville Predators
0.32 P/GP
82 GP · 3G · 23A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.