Brandon Saad
- · LW · #20- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 207 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Pittsburgh, USA
- Draft
- 2011 CHI · R2 #43
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 26 GP tracked · 6h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 610 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brandon Saad | 58 | Depth Forward | 9 P · 49 GP | - | $1.64M | - | this player |
 Tanner Jeannot | 58 | Wrecking Ball | 22 P · 77 GP | $3.40M | $1.64M | D−$1.8M | 90% |
 Cole Koepke | 58 | Wrecking Ball | 17 P · 66 GP | $1.00M | $1.64M | C+$0.6M | 86% |
 Andrew Mangiapane | 57 | Depth Forward | 16 P · 62 GP | $3.60M | $1.46M | D−$2.1M | 85% |
 Danila Yurov | 61 | Depth Forward | 27 P · 73 GP | $0.95M | $2.24M | B+$1.3M | 85% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Reilly Smith · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Brandon’s goals
Creates for
goals Brandon assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ LAK
1P
1G 0A
@ LAK 02-25
1G 0A · 2 shots · 13:35 TOI
@ WSH
0P
0G 0A
@ WSH 02-27
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:28 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 03-01
0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:28 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 03-03
0G 0A · 1 shots · 8:14 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 03-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 8:22 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 03-06
0G 0A · 2 shots · 8:39 TOI
vs EDM
0P
0G 0A
vs EDM 03-08
0G 0A · 0 shots · 8:36 TOI
@ VAN
1P
0G 1A
@ VAN 04-07
0G 1A · 3 shots · 13:25 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:13 TOI
@ COL
0P
0G 0A
@ COL 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:41 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 1 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 13 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 23 blocks · 5 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Chicago Blackhawks | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 17 |
| 2013-14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 20 |
| 2014-15 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 7 |
| 2015-16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 78 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 23 |
| 2017-18 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 18 | 17 | 35 | -10 |
| 2018-19 | Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 23 | 24 | 47 | -9 |
| 2019-20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 58 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 44 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | St. Louis Blues | 78 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 19 | 18 | 37 | -8 |
| 2023-24 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 26 | 16 | 42 | -4 |
| 2024-25 | St. Louis Blues | 43 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 29 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 |
| Career | 5 teams | 984 | 269 | 269 | 538 | 36 |