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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2018-19 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -14 | 35 | 105 | 121 | 0.21 | 1.9 | 20:18 |
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 696 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 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 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 2018-19 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.
2018-19 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 244 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.
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.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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 pair | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Justin Braun | 68 | 552:33 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 17-27 |
| Justin Braun · Brenden Dillon | 65 | 530:47 | 55.2 | 56.5 | 15-21 |
| Brent Burns · Justin Braun | 69 | 105:31 | 52.7 | 59.0 | 5-3 |
| Justin Braun · Erik Karlsson | 38 | 49:25 | 51.0 | 36.1 | 1-5 |
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.
Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.
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 6, 2019 | vs COL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19:58 |
| Apr 4, 2019 | @ EDM | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:00 |
| Apr 2, 2019 | @ VAN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:04 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | vs CGY | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:15 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | vs VGK | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:31 |
| Mar 28, 2019 | vs CHI | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22:54 |
| Mar 25, 2019 | vs DET | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:04 |
| Mar 22, 2019 | @ ANA | L 3-4 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19:06 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | @ LAK | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:54 |
| Mar 18, 2019 | vs VGK | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | vs NSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:47 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | vs FLA | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:04 |
| Mar 12, 2019 | @ WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:57 |
| Mar 11, 2019 | @ MIN | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:10 |
| Mar 9, 2019 | vs STL | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23:22 |
| Mar 7, 2019 | vs MTL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22:55 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:57 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | vs COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:30 |
| Feb 26, 2019 | @ BOS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:26 |
| Feb 24, 2019 | @ DET | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21:23 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | @ CBJ | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21:45 |
| Feb 21, 2019 | @ PIT | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20:43 |
| Feb 18, 2019 | vs BOS | L 5-6 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18:00 |
| Feb 16, 2019 | vs VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:52 |
| Feb 14, 2019 | vs WSH | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:38 |
| Feb 11, 2019 | @ VAN | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:19 |
| Feb 9, 2019 | @ EDM | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:34 |
| Feb 7, 2019 | @ CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:41 |
| Feb 5, 2019 | @ WPG | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27:27 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | vs ARI | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:13 |
| Jan 22, 2019 | @ WSH | W 7-6 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20:46 |
| Jan 21, 2019 | @ FLA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:24 |
| Jan 19, 2019 | @ TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:40 |
| Jan 16, 2019 | @ ARI | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 |
| Jan 15, 2019 | vs PIT | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:45 |
| Jan 12, 2019 | vs OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:33 |
| Jan 2, 2019 | @ COL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:10 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | @ CGY | L 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22:59 |
| Dec 29, 2018 | @ EDM | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:39 |
| Dec 27, 2018 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24:48 |
| Dec 23, 2018 | vs ARI | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21:49 |
| Dec 22, 2018 | vs LAK | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21:45 |
| Dec 20, 2018 | vs WPG | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:09 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | @ MIN | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19:14 |
| Dec 16, 2018 | @ CHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20:38 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | vs DAL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:45 |
| Dec 10, 2018 | vs NJD | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:44 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | @ ARI | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:17 |
| Dec 7, 2018 | @ DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:37 |
| Dec 5, 2018 | vs CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:50 |
| Dec 2, 2018 | @ MTL | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:07 |
| Dec 1, 2018 | @ OTT | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20:33 |
| Nov 28, 2018 | @ TOR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17:53 |
| Nov 27, 2018 | @ BUF | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20:12 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | @ VGK | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17:36 |
| Nov 23, 2018 | vs VAN | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 |
| Nov 20, 2018 | vs EDM | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24:17 |
| Nov 17, 2018 | vs STL | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:54 |
| Nov 15, 2018 | vs TOR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:40 |
| Nov 13, 2018 | vs NSH | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:39 |
| Nov 11, 2018 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:36 |
| Nov 9, 2018 | @ STL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19:03 |
| Nov 8, 2018 | @ DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:08 |
| Nov 6, 2018 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25:22 |
| Nov 3, 2018 | vs PHI | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:08 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | vs CBJ | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:16 |
| Oct 30, 2018 | vs NYR | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:45 |
| Oct 28, 2018 | @ ANA | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19:53 |
| Oct 26, 2018 | @ CAR | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:56 |
| Oct 23, 2018 | @ NSH | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18:26 |
| Oct 20, 2018 | vs NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:14 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | vs BUF | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:26 |
| Oct 14, 2018 | @ NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:26 |
| Oct 11, 2018 | @ NYR | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:37 |
| Oct 9, 2018 | @ PHI | W 8-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19:06 |
| Oct 8, 2018 | @ NYI | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | @ LAK | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19:13 |
| Oct 3, 2018 | vs ANA | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:27 |