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Brett Howden

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 204 lb
Born: Mar 29, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada
Draft: 2016, TBL, round 1, 27th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; VGK
TOI: 293; 15:26 a game
CF%: 44.5; 241–300
xGF%: 51.4; 14.0–13.2
GF%: 44.4; 12–15

2026-27 individual

G: 5
A1: 2
A2: 1
P: 8
iSF: 27
Sh%: 18.5
ixG: 5.84
G−ixG: -0.84

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	18.5	14.9	+3.6	13.3
On-ice Sh%	9.8	9.9	-0.1	11.7
PDO	97.0	99.7	-2.6	100.3
G−ixG	-0.84	–	–	–

Sh% z +0.6. Within what chance gives: at the 14.6% expected of him, his 27 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts36.0 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net40.7 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 293 min.

His attempts

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on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

Excluding 3 empty-net attempts (1 goal): 48 unblocked · 26 SOG · 4 G · 4.34 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	23	13	2	15.4	20.6
High slot	4	3	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	15	6	1	16.7	9.9
Point and perimeter	4	2	1	50.0	4.4
Behind the net	1	1	0	0.0	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 NYR	NYR	70	920	35.5	35.4	33.4	-17.1	30.69	61.12	9.3	90.0	99.3
2020-21 NYR	NYR	42	528	40.1	33.3	39.3	-14.5	18.38	28.42	6.5	90.0	96.6
2021-22 VGK	VGK	47	501	47.0	56.3	50.0	-0.7	22.86	22.90	11.5	91.3	102.8
2022-23 VGK	VGK	54	705	40.3	48.9	44.6	-11.0	25.84	32.16	8.6	93.5	102.1
2023-24 VGK	VGK	72	952	40.8	39.6	42.1	-11.7	37.22	51.21	9.8	89.2	99.0
2024-25 VGK	VGK	80	1189	46.5	50.8	50.4	-5.2	56.85	55.99	11.8	88.7	100.5
2025-26 VGK	VGK	58	864	48.7	43.2	50.2	-4.7	37.90	37.55	9.6	86.9	96.5
2026-27 VGK	VGK	19	293	44.5	44.4	51.4	-4.6	13.96	13.21	9.8	87.3	97.0
Total NYR/VGK	NYR/VGK	442	5952	42.7	43.9	44.6	-9.0	243.70	302.56	9.9	89.7	99.6

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Howden without	Without Howden	With	Howden without	Without Howden	With	Howden without	Without Howden	With	Howden without	Without Howden
KarlssonWilliam Karlsson C	174	88	85	55.1 8.2–6.7	48.0 +7.1	48.4 +6.7	47.7 156–171	43.5 +4.2	46.6 +1.1	46.7 7–8	57.1 4–3	16.7 1–5
MarnerMitch Marner RW	152	110	83	54.2 6.9–5.8	51.1 +3.1	58.5 -4.3	47.3 133–148	45.0 +2.3	55.6 -8.3	50.0 6–6	50.0 5–5	57.1 4–3
HanifinNoah Hanifin D	101	161	240	48.4 4.2–4.4	55.9 -7.5	51.3 -2.8	43.1 85–112	48.6 -5.4	53.6 -10.5	40.0 2–3	52.9 9–8	43.8 7–9
LauzonJeremy Lauzon D	95	167	197	51.9 3.3–3.0	53.3 -1.5	48.3 +3.5	42.1 67–92	48.4 -6.3	46.7 -4.5	62.5 5–3	42.9 6–8	37.5 3–5
AnderssonRasmus Andersson D	94	168	234	49.0 3.3–3.5	54.7 -5.7	49.4 -0.4	43.9 76–97	47.7 -3.8	46.6 -2.6	30.0 3–7	66.7 8–4	41.2 7–10
TheodoreShea Theodore D	82	180	248	60.0 4.4–3.0	49.2 +10.8	58.6 +1.4	55.2 79–64	42.6 +12.6	54.1 +1.1	66.7 4–2	43.8 7–9	68.2 15–7
McNabbBrayden McNabb D	80	182	241	60.8 4.1–2.6	49.3 +11.5	58.5 +2.3	54.1 73–62	43.4 +10.7	53.6 +0.5	71.4 5–2	40.0 6–9	73.9 17–6

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 15 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 @ BUF · W 4-1	@ BUF	W 4-1	30.0	–	26.7	14	0.43	1.17	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-05 @ DET · W 2-1	@ DET	W 2-1	48.1	–	66.7	18	1.41	0.70	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-03 @ PIT · W 3-2	@ PIT	W 3-2	31.0	0.0	25.8	15	0.37	1.05	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-11-02 @ BOS · L 2-3 SO	@ BOS	L 2-3 SO	60.9	–	72.1	16	0.76	0.29	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-30 vs NJD · L 2-5	vs NJD	L 2-5	53.8	0.0	62.2	15	0.51	0.31	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-27 vs OTT · W 4-1	vs OTT	W 4-1	42.4	–	61.1	14	0.79	0.50	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-24 @ CBJ · L 1-2 OT	@ CBJ	L 1-2 OT	29.6	0.0	40.2	15	0.45	0.66	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-22 @ STL · L 2-6	@ STL	L 2-6	61.3	33.3	67.0	16	1.01	0.50	10.0	66.7	76.7
2026-10-20 vs TBL · L 2-6	vs TBL	L 2-6	44.4	0.0	48.5	15	0.60	0.64	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-10-17 vs PIT · W 6-2	vs PIT	W 6-2	41.7	100.0	64.3	15	1.25	0.70	33.3	100.0	133.3
2026-10-15 vs CGY · W 6-2	vs CGY	W 6-2	37.0	50.0	25.5	15	0.44	1.28	50.0	90.9	140.9
2026-10-13 @ NSH · W 5-2	@ NSH	W 5-2	42.3	100.0	66.8	15	0.70	0.35	33.3	100.0	133.3
2026-10-12 @ MIN · L 2-4	@ MIN	L 2-4	44.4	50.0	46.8	15	0.91	1.03	11.1	83.3	94.4
2026-10-10 vs LAK · W 2-1 OT	vs LAK	W 2-1 OT	38.1	0.0	44.4	15	0.42	0.52	0.0	90.0	90.0
2026-10-08 vs TOR · W 4-3 SO	vs TOR	W 4-3 SO	57.6	33.3	59.5	15	1.19	0.81	9.1	66.7	75.8
2026-10-06 @ SEA · W 6-2	@ SEA	W 6-2	28.6	0.0	22.3	16	0.40	1.40	0.0	92.9	92.9
2026-10-04 @ VAN · W 3-2	@ VAN	W 3-2	56.5	100.0	72.2	17	0.97	0.37	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-02 vs ANA · L 3-4	vs ANA	L 3-4	42.1	50.0	40.4	15	0.47	0.69	20.0	75.0	95.0
2026-09-29 vs CHI · W 5-2	vs CHI	W 5-2	60.0	100.0	79.2	17	0.90	0.24	9.1	100.0	109.1