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Justin Braun

#61 · Defence · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Feb 10, 1987 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · 6'2", 205 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 201st overall in 2007 by SJS (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jason Demers DAL · 23 P in 62 GP Mark Streit PHI · 23 P in 62 GP Niklas Hjalmarsson CHI · 24 P in 81 GP Noah Hanifin CAR · 22 P in 79 GP Nick Holden COL · 22 P in 82 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.

01020302010-11: 11 points1110-112011-12: 11 points1111-122012-13: 7 points712-132013-14: 17 points1713-142014-15: 23 points2314-152015-16: 23 points2315-162016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 33 points3317-182018-19: 16 points1618-192019-20: 19 points1919-202020-21: 6 points620-212021-22: 18 points1821-222022-23: 2 points222-23

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 SJS 28 2 9 11 -1 2 44 27 0.39
2011-12 SJS 66 2 9 11 -2 23 113 46 0.17
2012-13 SJS 41 0 7 7 -5 6 48 53 0.17 $1.25M
2013-14 SJS 82 4 13 17 19 20 121 77 0.21 $1.25M
2014-15 SJS 70 1 22 23 8 48 94 79 0.33 $1.25M
2015-16 SJS 80 4 19 23 11 36 114 95 0.29 $3.8M
2016-17 SJS 81 4 9 13 1 28 95 136 0.16 $3.8M
2017-18 SJS 81 5 28 33 7 28 115 143 0.41 $3.8M
2018-19 SJS 78 2 14 16 -14 35 105 121 0.21 $3.8M
2019-20 PHI 62 3 16 19 -2 18 70 91 0.31 $3.8M
2020-21 PHI 53 1 5 6 0 18 59 78 0.11 $1.8M
2021-22 PHI 61 5 11 16 3 36 67 79 0.26 $1.8M
2021-22 NYR 8 1 1 2 -1 0 6 8 0.25
2022-23 PHI 51 0 2 2 -1 19 42 47 0.04 $1M
13 seasons Career 842 34 165 199 23 317 1093 1080 0.24

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 SJS 1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0.00
2011-12 SJS 5 0 0 0 -2 15 9 3 0.00
2012-13 SJS 11 0 1 1 -1 0 14 9 0.09
2013-14 SJS 7 1 1 2 1 7 7 7 0.29
2015-16 SJS 24 2 5 7 7 6 28 27 0.29
2016-17 SJS 6 0 1 1 -1 0 6 9 0.17
2017-18 SJS 10 0 1 1 1 4 9 21 0.10
2018-19 SJS 20 0 1 1 -3 8 25 53 0.05
2019-20 PHI 13 0 2 2 0 2 15 20 0.15
2021-22 NYR 19 0 1 1 0 6 7 24 0.05
10 seasons Playoffs 116 3 13 16 1 48 121 173 0.14

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 4 19 23 11 36 114 95 0.29 3.5 20:34

Contract

$3.8MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$165KCap dollars per point23 points in 80 games
$394KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.6 goals above replacement
$6.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.9MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2019-20, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2015-16 $3.8M
2016-17 $3.8M
2017-18 $3.8M
2018-19 $3.8M
2019-20 $3.8M

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
2022-23 to 2022-23 $1M
2020-21 to 2021-22 $1.8M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $3.8M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $3.8M
2015-16 to 2019-20 $3.8M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $1.25M

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.6Goals above replacement65th of 675 skaters, 19th of 230 defencemen
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.2 38th percentileEven-strength defence+8.3 99th percentilePower play-0.5 22nd percentilePenalty kill-1.0 4th percentilePenalties-1.4 23rd percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

51.9Corsi for %1200 attempts for, 1111 against
0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.2Expected goals for %53.4 expected for, 36.8 against
+4.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.4Goals for %54 for, 49 against
99.6PDO8.7% shooting + 91.0% saves
217Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Justin Braun65924:2553.059.241-36
Justin Braun · Dylan DeMelo18151:5251.061.44-7
Justin Braun · Brenden Dillon56127:4246.050.16-4
Paul Martin · Justin Braun64100:1250.066.72-1

The pairs 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 pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.6Expected goalsfrom 155 unblocked attempts
-2.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.17 expected goals per 60 minutes43rd
Shot quality 2.9% chance per attempt46th
Finishing -2.6 goals above expected6thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 4.6Goals 2

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:11
Apr 7, 2016 vs WPG L 4-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 18:52
Apr 5, 2016 @ MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:27
Apr 2, 2016 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:16
Mar 31, 2016 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:03
Mar 29, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 15:21
Mar 28, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 2 0 2 2 2 2 6 21:18
Mar 26, 2016 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:51
Mar 24, 2016 vs EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 18:26
Mar 22, 2016 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:49
Mar 20, 2016 vs ARI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:48
Mar 19, 2016 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:18
Mar 17, 2016 @ ARI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:23
Mar 15, 2016 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:46
Mar 12, 2016 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:10
Mar 10, 2016 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:09
Mar 8, 2016 @ EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:24
Mar 7, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:04
Mar 5, 2016 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:47
Mar 3, 2016 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:21
Feb 29, 2016 vs MTL W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:13
Feb 28, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 19:03
Feb 26, 2016 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17:12
Feb 24, 2016 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:24
Feb 22, 2016 @ STL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:23
Feb 19, 2016 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:39
Feb 18, 2016 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:44
Feb 16, 2016 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:20
Feb 13, 2016 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:58
Feb 11, 2016 vs CGY L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 19:31
Feb 9, 2016 @ CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 24:46
Feb 6, 2016 @ NSH L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 19:35
Feb 4, 2016 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 20:21
Feb 2, 2016 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 22:47
Jan 26, 2016 vs COL W 6-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:23
Jan 24, 2016 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:58
Jan 23, 2016 vs MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 22:20
Jan 21, 2016 @ ARI W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 22:55
Jan 18, 2016 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:13
Jan 16, 2016 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 21:47
Jan 14, 2016 vs EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:09
Jan 12, 2016 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:57
Jan 11, 2016 @ CGY W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:25
Jan 9, 2016 vs TOR W 7-0 0 3 3 5 0 5 1 21:23
Jan 7, 2016 vs DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 22:11
Jan 2, 2016 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 20:09
Dec 30, 2015 vs PHI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 22:16
Dec 28, 2015 vs COL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:47
Dec 22, 2015 @ LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 23:02
Dec 20, 2015 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 24:37
Dec 18, 2015 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 18:58
Dec 17, 2015 @ TOR W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 21:41
Dec 15, 2015 @ MTL W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 23:52
Dec 12, 2015 vs MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:42
Dec 9, 2015 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 25:45
Dec 8, 2015 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:16
Dec 5, 2015 vs TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 18:34
Dec 4, 2015 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 21:35
Dec 1, 2015 vs PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 18:53
Nov 22, 2015 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 21:46
Nov 21, 2015 @ PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 28:02
Nov 19, 2015 @ PHI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 23:01
Nov 17, 2015 @ BOS W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:51
Nov 14, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:23
Nov 13, 2015 @ DET W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 24:39
Nov 10, 2015 vs NYI L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22:23
Nov 7, 2015 vs ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 20:21
Nov 5, 2015 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:40
Nov 3, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:47
Nov 1, 2015 @ COL W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22:32
Oct 31, 2015 @ DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 21:20
Oct 28, 2015 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:14
Oct 24, 2015 vs CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:42
Oct 22, 2015 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:05
Oct 19, 2015 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 21:26
Oct 17, 2015 @ NYI L 3-6 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 18:57
Oct 16, 2015 @ NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:18
Oct 13, 2015 @ WSH W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 20:37
Oct 10, 2015 vs ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:29
Oct 7, 2015 @ LAK W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 22:44