Brett Howden

Brett Howden

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C · 6'2" · 201 lb · Shoots L
Age 28
Career
0.33
P / GP
163P in 489 GP
Archetype
Bottom-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$2.5M
Signed through 2031
Career points
163
Regular season

Brett Howden, a center for the Vegas Golden Knights, is entering his age-28 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 58 games, a 0.38 points-per-game pace, 3 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 52.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +2.4. HighDanger's model projects 29 points for 2026-27, in a 23 to 35 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–224791120+912010:390.43
2022–23546713+555013:040.24
2023–247281119-1139013:140.26
2024–2580231740+1746014:520.50
2025–2658121022-941314:540.38
Career4897489163-1824670.33

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 1251st
Assists 1036th
Avg TOI / GP 14:5450th
Shots 6634th
PIM 4181st

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 2242nd
Primary points 1549th
xGF % 52.9%71st
xGF / 60 1.6254th
xGA / 60 1.4470th

Career journey

Rookie
2018–19 · age 20
New York Rangers
0.35 P/GP
66 GP · 6G · 17A
Emerging
2019–20 → 2021 · age 21–22
New York Rangers
0.23 P/GP
112 GP · 10G · 16A
Prime
2021–22 → 2026 · age 23–27
Vegas Golden Knights
0.37 P/GP
311 GP · 58G · 56A

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Trajectory

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