Justin Brazeau
#16 · Right wing · Pittsburgh Penguins
Born Feb 2, 1998 in New Liskeard, Ontario, CAN (age 28) · 6'7", 236 lb · Shoots right
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The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Josh Norris
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Matthew Tkachuk
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34 P in 31 GP
Gabriel Landeskog
COL ·
35 P in 60 GP
Blake Coleman
CGY ·
35 P in 69 GP
Conor Garland
CBJ ·
33 P in 71 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | BOS | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 43 | 0.37 | $775K |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 57 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 16 | 78 | 89 | 0.35 | $775K |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 0.11 | |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 64 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 104 | 90 | 0.53 | $1.5M |
| 3 seasons | Career | 159 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 34 | 224 | 256 | 0.40 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | BOS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 0.22 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.33 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 3 seasons | Playoffs | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 0.25 |
2025-26 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 104 | 90 | 0.53 | 16.3 | 12:39 |
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.
The contract
Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jul 1, 2025, as a new contract: 2 years and $3M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2026-27, with 1 season left after this one.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $1.5M |
| 2026-27 | $1.5M |
Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | New contract | 2025-26 to 2026-27 | 2 | $3M | $1.5M |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Boston Bruins | New contract | 2023-24 to 2024-25 | 2 | $1.55M | $775K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
2025-26 playoff analytics
Rating
The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.
Who he played with
| Forward line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Brazeau · Egor Chinakhov · Ben Kindel | 1 | 5:02 | 62.5 | 79.8 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Mantha · Justin Brazeau · Ben Kindel | 1 | 1:03 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Mantha · Tommy Novak · Justin Brazeau | 1 | 0:55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-0 |
| Tommy Novak · Justin Brazeau · Connor Dewar | 1 | 0:38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-0 |
The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.
Where he shot from
Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | @ STL | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:41 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | @ WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:24 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | vs WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:27 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | @ NJD | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:32 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | vs FLA | W 9-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:37 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | @ TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 09:53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11:43 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | @ NYI | W 8-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14:23 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | vs DAL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12:02 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | @ OTT | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:36 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | vs COL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:48 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | vs CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:05 |
| Mar 21, 2026 | vs WPG | W 5-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:28 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | @ CAR | L 5-6 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:57 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | @ COL | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:52 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | vs PHI | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15:22 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | vs BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14:13 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | @ BOS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:04 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | vs VGK | W 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:01 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | @ NYR | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:00 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | @ BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:11 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | @ NYI | L 4-5 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12:59 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:28 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | vs NYR | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:34 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13:10 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | @ VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:39 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | @ EDM | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:07 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | @ CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:32 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | @ SEA | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11:28 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | vs CBJ | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:13 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | vs PHI | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:44 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | vs TBL | L 1-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:28 |
| Jan 11, 2026 | @ BOS | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12:08 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11:05 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:47 |
| Jan 4, 2026 | @ CBJ | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:07 |
| Jan 3, 2026 | @ DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | vs DET | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:07 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | vs CAR | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:48 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | @ CHI | W 7-3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:37 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | @ TOR | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:09 |
| Dec 21, 2025 | vs MTL | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:27 |
| Dec 20, 2025 | @ MTL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:28 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | @ OTT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14:41 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | vs EDM | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:23 |
| Dec 14, 2025 | vs UTA | L 4-5 (OT) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:12 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | vs SJS | L 5-6 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 09:24 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10:11 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | vs ANA | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:46 |
| Dec 7, 2025 | @ DAL | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14:51 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | @ MIN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:01 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | @ PHI | L 2-3 (SO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:02 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | vs STL | W 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12:49 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | vs CBJ | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | @ FLA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:12 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | vs VAN | W 5-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:50 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | @ SJS | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:03 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | @ LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:56 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | @ ANA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:19 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | vs NYR | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:30 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:22 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | @ NYR | W 3-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12:49 |