GRIT & GF
Brett Howden

Vegas Golden Knights, Centre

Brett Howden

  • Two-way
  • Net-front
Points, 2026–27
7
4 G, 3 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
3.6
4 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:39
17 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
55.4
share of chances while he's on

Brett Howden has 4 goals and 3 assists (7 points) in 10 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026–27, with 17 shots on goal and 15:39 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 72.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

72.6050100
Rated above 61% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.2
Wins
+0.03
Physicality49thGF94thIntimidation59thChemistry7thClutch67th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.28, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 60.7% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

GF

+1.44 SD · 94th percentile · weight 38% · +0.3 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.5.3394th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.3.5789th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.1.1690th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 142 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

Embed or share this card

Free to use with a link back. The image updates as his rating does.

Brett Howden's Grit & GF card
Download PNG

Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs PIT

    Saturday, October 17

    Streak

    Brett Howden has scored in 3 straight games. He has 4 goals this season. He played 15:00 and had one shot on goal. The Golden Knights beat the Penguins 6-2.

  2. at CAR

    Thursday, June 4

    Two goals

    Brett Howden scored twice. That was his 25th goal of the season. He played 15:35 and had three shots on goal. The Golden Knights lost 4-3 to the Hurricanes in overtime.

  3. vs ANA

    Monday, May 4

    Streak

    Brett Howden has scored in 4 straight games. He has 17 goals this season. He played 14:45 and had two shots on goal. The Golden Knights beat the Ducks 3-1.

  4. at UTA

    Friday, May 1

    Streak

    Brett Howden has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 16th goal of the season. He played 14:18 and had two shots on goal. The Golden Knights beat the Mammoth 5-1.

  5. vs UTA

    Wednesday, April 29

    Overtime winner

    Brett Howden scored the overtime winner. He played 20:29, about 6 minutes over his average. He has 15 goals this season. It finished 5-4 for the Golden Knights in overtime.

  6. at UTA

    Monday, April 27

    Big night

    Three points for Brett Howden: two goals and one assist. He played 21:54, about 7 minutes over his average. It finished 5-4 for the Golden Knights in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:39
    53
  • Points per 602.68
    76
  • Goals per 601.53
    84
  • Individual xG per 601.40
    89
  • Shots per 606.5
    57

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.77
    67
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.22
    67
  • xGF%55.4%
    73

Physical

  • Hits per 603.8
    47
  • Blocks per 602.7
    60
  • Penalty minutes per 603.8
    14

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed22.1 mph
    72
  • Bursts over 20 mph34
    97
  • Distance skated26 mi
    86

Shooting

  • Hardest shot79.6 mph
    48
  • Shots on goal16
    75
  • Shooting %25.0%
    92

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.1%
    41
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.7%
    59

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
William Karlsson, Mitch Marner10103:5497–1045.3–3.86–458%
Nic Dowd, Marc Gatcomb910:217–90.5–0.21–065%
Mark Stone, Jack Eichel66:576–40.3–0.22–059%
Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner103:030–40.0–0.20–00%
Tomas Hertl, Mitch Marner102:411–10.1–0.00–079%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 4 goals from 28 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.501.001.50
05-2010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710437173.615:3910755.4
2025–2658121022669.814:541002954.3
2024–258023174012518.214:521217151.5
2023–247281119769.313:15866346.7

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1715:001010.90002
2026-10-1514:411010.08114
2026-10-1315:291120.25002
2026-10-1215:180130.54100
2026-10-1015:250000.00140
2026-10-0815:181030.41210
2026-10-0615:510000.36002
2026-10-0417:160010.37200
2026-10-0214:580130.40110
2026-09-2917:160030.33200
2026-06-1414:520010.31200
2026-06-1114:320030.41400
2026-06-0915:401010.15200
2026-06-0621:310130.47610
2026-06-0415:352030.62130
2026-06-0214:511120.31302
2026-05-2618:190010.85600
2026-05-2417:031021.07400
2026-05-2217:090010.05110
2026-05-2018:111040.40110