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Brayden McNabb

#3 · Defence · Vegas Golden Knights

Born Jan 21, 1991 in Davidson, Saskatchewan, CAN (age 35) · 6'4", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 66th overall in 2009 by BUF (round 3)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2022-23

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adam Larsson NJD · 24 P in 64 GP Jake Gardiner TOR · 24 P in 79 GP Justin Braun SJS · 23 P in 70 GP Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJS · 23 P in 70 GP Andrej Sekera LAK · 23 P in 73 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.

010202011-12: 8 points811-122013-14: 0 points02014-15: 24 points2414-152015-16: 14 points142016-17: 4 points416-172017-18: 15 points152018-19: 16 points1618-192019-20: 9 points92020-21: 8 points820-212021-22: 18 points182022-23: 17 points1722-232023-24: 26 points262024-25: 20 points2024-252025-26: 12 points122026-27: 4 points426-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 BUF 25 1 7 8 -1 15 23 49 0.32 $715K
2013-14 BUF 12 0 0 0 1 6 10 25 0.00 $715K
2014-15 LAK 71 2 22 24 11 52 74 175 0.34 $650K
2015-16 LAK 81 2 12 14 11 92 91 206 0.17 $650K
2016-17 LAK 49 2 2 4 1 54 47 110 0.08 $1.7M
2017-18 VGK 76 5 10 15 26 52 88 225 0.20 $1.7M
2018-19 VGK 81 4 12 16 11 52 84 200 0.20 $2.5M
2019-20 VGK 71 2 7 9 1 40 73 201 0.13 $2.5M
2020-21 VGK 41 2 6 8 10 16 39 98 0.20 $2.5M
2021-22 VGK 69 3 15 18 10 42 85 154 0.26 $2.5M
2022-23 VGK 82 1 16 17 17 51 89 201 0.21 $2.85M
2023-24 VGK 82 4 22 26 18 37 86 149 0.32 $2.85M
2024-25 VGK 82 5 15 20 42 32 97 131 0.24 $2.85M
2025-26 VGK 63 5 7 12 2 26 81 110 0.19 $3.65M
2026-27 VGK 5 0 4 4 8 0 5 7 0.80 $3.65M
15 seasons Career 890 38 157 195 168 567 972 2041 0.22

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 LAK 5 0 0 0 -4 2 6 15 0.00
2017-18 VGK 20 2 3 5 2 20 13 82 0.25
2018-19 VGK 7 0 1 1 4 8 5 27 0.14
2019-20 VGK 17 0 2 2 -2 10 24 50 0.12
2020-21 VGK 13 1 3 4 5 0 15 45 0.31
2022-23 VGK 21 0 4 4 7 10 12 42 0.19
2023-24 VGK 7 2 3 5 5 0 14 15 0.71
2024-25 VGK 11 0 4 4 -7 6 10 33 0.36
2025-26 VGK 21 1 9 10 13 23 19 37 0.48
9 seasons Playoffs 122 6 29 35 23 79 118 346 0.29

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 2 22 24 11 52 74 175 0.34 2.7 15:54

Contract

$650KCap hitends in 2016
$27KCap dollars per point24 points in 71 games
$145KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.5 goals above replacement
$3.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.6MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jul 15, 2014, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.3M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $650K $625K $0 $625K
2015-16 $650K $675K $0 $675K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Nov 15, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2025-26 to 2027-28 3 $10.95M $3.65M
Jan 30, 2022 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2022-23 to 2024-25 3 $8.55M $2.85M
Nov 29, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2018-19 to 2021-22 4 $10M $2.5M
Jun 4, 2016 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $3.4M $1.7M
Jul 15, 2014 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $1.3M $650K
May 18, 2011 Buffalo Sabres Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $2.7M $715K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+4.5Goals above replacement239th of 665 skaters, 66th of 233 defencemen
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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+0.1 67th percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 65th percentilePower play-0.5 21st percentilePenalty kill+0.3 77th percentilePenalties0.0 73rd 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.

-4-2024682011-122014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

56.9Corsi for %977 attempts for, 739 against
+2.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Expected goals for %39.0 expected for, 31.0 against
+2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.9Goals for %39 for, 25 against
101.2PDO7.5% shooting + 93.7% saves
166Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Matt Greene · Brayden McNabb57398:1354.554.211-14
Drew Doughty · Brayden McNabb67280:2557.254.412-5
Andrej Sekera · Brayden McNabb11124:2961.255.34-1
Jamie McBain · Brayden McNabb20122:4260.562.58-4

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
3.2Expected goalsfrom 124 unblocked attempts
-1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.17 expected goals per 60 minutes45th
Shot quality 2.6% chance per attempt19th
Finishing -1.2 goals above expected22ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 3.2Goals 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 11, 2015 vs SJS W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 20:33
Apr 9, 2015 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:04
Apr 7, 2015 @ EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 13:42
Apr 6, 2015 @ VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:35
Apr 4, 2015 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:00
Apr 2, 2015 vs EDM W 8-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 17:33
Mar 21, 2015 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:07
Mar 18, 2015 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 18:40
Mar 16, 2015 vs ARI W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 18:10
Mar 14, 2015 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:43
Mar 12, 2015 @ VAN W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 15:31
Mar 10, 2015 @ COL W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 16:56
Mar 7, 2015 vs PIT L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:51
Mar 5, 2015 vs MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 16:35
Mar 3, 2015 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 15:45
Mar 1, 2015 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 15:37
Feb 27, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 13:13
Feb 26, 2015 vs OTT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 15:50
Feb 24, 2015 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:34
Feb 21, 2015 @ SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:23
Feb 18, 2015 @ COL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:53
Feb 16, 2015 vs TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 15:53
Feb 14, 2015 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:20
Feb 12, 2015 vs CGY W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:25
Feb 9, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 13:37
Feb 3, 2015 @ WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:56
Jan 31, 2015 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:03
Jan 28, 2015 vs CHI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 11:23
Jan 21, 2015 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:53
Jan 19, 2015 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:34
Jan 17, 2015 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:47
Jan 14, 2015 vs NJD L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 15:10
Jan 12, 2015 vs TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 22:05
Jan 10, 2015 vs WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:53
Dec 30, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 08:52
Dec 27, 2014 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 12:43
Dec 22, 2014 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 12:42
Dec 20, 2014 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:03
Dec 18, 2014 vs STL W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 13:49
Dec 16, 2014 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:00
Dec 14, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:08
Dec 12, 2014 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 17:30
Dec 11, 2014 @ OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 14:28
Dec 9, 2014 @ BUF L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:12
Dec 6, 2014 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 14:59
Dec 4, 2014 @ ARI W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 17:37
Dec 2, 2014 vs BOS W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 19:06
Nov 29, 2014 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 7 3 3 18:58
Nov 26, 2014 @ MIN W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 22:36
Nov 25, 2014 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 20:29
Nov 22, 2014 @ DAL L 4-5 0 1 1 -3 0 3 0 18:45
Nov 20, 2014 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 21:31
Nov 18, 2014 vs FLA W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 19:39
Nov 15, 2014 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:01
Nov 13, 2014 vs DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 21:05
Nov 12, 2014 @ ANA L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 6 16:12
Nov 8, 2014 vs VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 17:26
Nov 6, 2014 vs NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 10:00
Nov 4, 2014 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:44
Nov 2, 2014 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15:04
Oct 31, 2014 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13:52
Oct 30, 2014 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:16
Oct 28, 2014 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:31
Oct 26, 2014 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 13:01
Oct 23, 2014 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 15:12
Oct 19, 2014 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:04
Oct 16, 2014 vs STL W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:56
Oct 14, 2014 vs EDM W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 19:00
Oct 12, 2014 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:48
Oct 11, 2014 @ ARI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 17:50
Oct 8, 2014 vs SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:27