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Brett Howden

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(overnight)1 PTS · 1G · 0A@St. Louis Blues

+1 goal in the loss against St. Louis Blues

Next match:October 25, 2026(tomorrow night)@Columbus Blue Jackets

Brett Howden has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Vegas Golden Knights. He is 28 years old (born in 1998), is originally from Oakbank, is 188 cm tall and weighs 93 kg. He has previously played for New York Rangers. Howden has put up 171 points in 501 games, 79 goals and 92 assists, an average of 0.34 points per game. The best season so far is 2024–25 with 40 points in 80 games.

BirthplaceOakbank

Born1998 (28 years)Height188 cmWeight93 kgShootsLNHLSeason 9 in the NHL

DRAFT 2016: selected No. 27 in round 1 · Tampa Bay LightningDEBUT October 5, 2018(8y ago)vsNashville PredatorsCONTRACT $2,500,000/yr (≈ 2 064 628 kr/month, 24 775 533 kr/yr) · UFA 2030–31

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2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#70NHL F#59

Goals

NHL#35NHL F#34

Assists

NHL#178NHL F#131

Form

WARM

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

12 of 12

games

Point pace

56P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Good

+/-

NHL#64NHL F#38

Ice time/game

15:36

NHL#429NHL F#184

Milestones

Recent

Career500 NHL games3d ago

Playoffs10 playoff assists4mo ago

Next up

100 career assists

92 now · target 100

8left

Season30 goals this season25 away

Show all milestones 29

Season

30 goals this season25 away

Match season best: 17 assists14 away

Match season best: 23 goals18 away

Match season best: 40 points32 away

Playoffs

10 playoff assists4mo ago

25 playoff points5mo ago

50 playoff games5mo ago

10 playoff goals5mo ago

25 playoff games3y ago

10 playoff points3y ago

5 playoff assists3y ago

5 playoff goals3y ago

10 playoff games3y ago

First playoff goal3y ago

First playoff point3y ago

Career

100 career assists8 away

100 career goals21 away

250 career points79 away

750 NHL games249 away

500 NHL games3d ago

50 career goals1y ago

100 career points2y ago

50 career assists3y ago

250 NHL games3y ago

25 career goals4y ago

50 career points4y ago

100 NHL games6y ago

First NHL point8y ago

First NHL goal8y ago

Compared with the NHL

Brett Howden hits more often than about 71% of all forwards.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.53

Lower halfBrett Howden scores points more often than 39% of NHL forwards (186 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.83

Upper halfBrett Howden scores goals more often than 57% of NHL forwards (271 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

0.69

Bottom 25%Brett Howden records assists more often than 24% of NHL forwards (116 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

4.58

Bottom 16%Brett Howden shoots more often than 16% of NHL forwards (75 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

6.95

Upper halfBrett Howden hits more often than 71% of NHL forwards (339 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.32

Bottom 22%Brett Howden blocks more shots than 21% of NHL forwards (101 of 476)

+/−

-9

Bottom 26%Brett Howden has a higher +/− than 23% of NHL forwards (109 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Brett Howden's whole career

Stats

Games played

501

Points

171

Points per game

0.34

Goals

Assists

+/-

-14

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonA

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Teams player has played for

VGKVegas Golden KnightsCurrent

Seasons

2021–22 to 2026–27

Since OCT 20 · 6 seasons

PTS

122

323

NYRNew York Rangers

Seasons

2018–19 to 2020–21

OCT 4–APR 29 · 3 seasons

PTS

178

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