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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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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mark Stuart WPG · 4 P in 42 GP Jakub Kindl FLA · 4 P in 39 GP Robert Bortuzzo STL · 4 P in 38 GP Luke Witkowski TBL · 4 P in 34 GP Slater Koekkoek TBL · 4 P in 29 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
49 2 2 4 1 54 47 110 0.08 4.3 15:04

Contract

$1.7MCap hitends in 2018, then UFA
$425KCap dollars per point4 points in 49 games
$343KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.9 goals above replacement
$3.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2MValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jun 4, 2016, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $3.4M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $1.7M $1.55M $50K $1.6M
2017-18 $1.7M $1.8M $0 $1.8M

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+4.9Goals above replacement198th of 664 skaters, 57th of 229 defencemen
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 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-0.5 55th percentileEven-strength defence+3.4 90th percentilePower play-0.1 56th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 83rd percentilePenalties-0.7 44th 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

60.2Corsi for %782 attempts for, 516 against
+5.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.9Expected goals for %31.0 expected for, 20.8 against
+7.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %18 for, 18 against
97.9PDO4.7% shooting + 93.1% saves
122Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Alec Martinez · Brayden McNabb40205:3359.560.24-5
Drew Doughty · Brayden McNabb44194:2766.961.76-3
Brayden McNabb · Kevin Gravel19168:3057.764.62-5
Brayden McNabb · Paul LaDue1599:0760.559.55-2

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
2.6Expected goalsfrom 74 unblocked attempts
-0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.21 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt76th
Finishing -0.6 goals above expected45thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012Game 20Game 40Expected 2.6Goals 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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "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 9, 2017 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:43
Apr 8, 2017 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15:36
Apr 6, 2017 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:18
Apr 4, 2017 vs EDM W 6-4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:31
Apr 2, 2017 vs ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:08
Mar 31, 2017 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:46
Mar 29, 2017 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 13:15
Mar 28, 2017 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 13:51
Mar 25, 2017 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 13:20
Mar 23, 2017 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:01
Mar 20, 2017 @ EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:25
Mar 13, 2017 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:14
Mar 9, 2017 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:27
Mar 4, 2017 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 09:23
Mar 2, 2017 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 14:42
Feb 28, 2017 @ CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 14:29
Feb 27, 2017 @ MIN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:58
Feb 25, 2017 vs ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 12:58
Feb 23, 2017 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 13:57
Feb 21, 2017 @ COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:14
Feb 19, 2017 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:04
Feb 18, 2017 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:08
Feb 16, 2017 vs ARI L 3-5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:15
Feb 9, 2017 @ FLA W 6-3 0 1 1 5 0 3 3 16:38
Feb 7, 2017 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:51
Feb 5, 2017 @ WSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 12:20
Feb 4, 2017 @ PHI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 14:22
Feb 1, 2017 vs COL W 5-0 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 15:16
Jan 31, 2017 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 12:38
Jan 26, 2017 @ CAR W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6 14:12
Jan 24, 2017 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:19
Jan 23, 2017 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 5 1 4 17:22
Jan 18, 2017 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:24
Jan 14, 2017 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:42
Jan 12, 2017 vs STL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:56
Jan 9, 2017 vs DAL L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:40
Jan 7, 2017 vs MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:54
Jan 5, 2017 vs DET L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 3 17:30
Jan 3, 2017 @ SJS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 09:34
Dec 31, 2016 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:54
Dec 29, 2016 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:02
Oct 29, 2016 @ STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:56
Oct 27, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:35
Oct 25, 2016 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 23:07
Oct 22, 2016 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 4 2 4 22:52
Oct 20, 2016 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 18:49
Oct 18, 2016 @ MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:02
Oct 14, 2016 vs PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 20:36
Oct 12, 2016 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:58