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Brandon Carlo

#25 · Defence · St. Louis Blues

Born Nov 26, 1996 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA (age 29) · 6'5", 214 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 37th overall in 2015 by BOS (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ben Hutton VAN · 6 P in 61 GP Toby Enstrom WPG · 6 P in 43 GP Fredrik Claesson OTT · 7 P in 64 GP Luke Schenn ARI · 7 P in 64 GP Erik Gudbranson VAN · 5 P in 52 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.

0510152016-17: 16 points1616-172017-18: 6 points617-182018-19: 10 points1018-192019-20: 19 points1919-202020-21: 4 points420-212021-22: 15 points1521-222022-23: 16 points1622-232023-24: 14 points1423-242024-25: 12 points1224-252025-26: 7 points725-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 BOS 82 6 10 16 9 59 88 87 0.20 $789K
2017-18 BOS 76 0 6 6 10 45 76 89 0.08 $789K
2018-19 BOS 72 2 8 10 22 47 116 134 0.14 $789K
2019-20 BOS 67 4 15 19 16 33 111 126 0.28 $2.85M
2020-21 BOS 27 3 1 4 1 12 43 38 0.15 $2.85M
2021-22 BOS 79 6 9 15 2 31 125 143 0.19 $4.1M
2022-23 BOS 75 3 13 16 44 38 94 128 0.21 $4.1M
2023-24 BOS 76 4 10 14 23 42 79 140 0.18 $4.1M
2024-25 BOS 63 1 8 9 2 24 64 64 0.14 $4.1M
2024-25 TOR 20 0 3 3 4 13 13 26 0.15
2025-26 TOR 55 0 7 7 4 37 66 65 0.13 $4.1M
2026-27 STL 5 0 0 0 0 17 4 7 0.00 $4.1M
11 seasons Career 697 29 90 119 137 398 879 1047 0.17

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 BOS 24 2 2 4 10 6 32 32 0.17
2019-20 BOS 10 0 1 1 1 4 11 27 0.10
2020-21 BOS 8 0 0 0 0 4 10 22 0.00
2021-22 BOS 7 0 1 1 -5 6 4 13 0.14
2022-23 BOS 7 0 4 4 2 4 16 11 0.57
2023-24 BOS 13 3 1 4 4 6 20 34 0.31
2024-25 TOR 13 0 0 0 -4 8 14 9 0.00
7 seasons Playoffs 82 5 9 14 8 38 107 148 0.17

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 0 6 6 10 45 76 89 0.08 0.0 19:14

Contract

$789KCap hitends in 2019, then RFA
$132KCap dollars per point6 points in 76 games
$180KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$609KValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Sep 25, 2015, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2018-19, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $789K $625K $93K $208K $718K
2017-18 $789K $725K $93K $108K $818K
2018-19 $789K $833K $0 $833K

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
Jul 14, 2021 Boston Bruins Extension 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $24.6M $4.1M
Sep 17, 2019 Boston Bruins New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $5.7M $2.85M
Sep 25, 2015 Boston Bruins Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2015-16, slid 3 $2.775M $789K

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

-0.7Goals above replacement569th of 691 skaters, 183rd of 240 defencemen
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 240 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-3.4 8th percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 38th percentilePower play-0.1 50th percentilePenalty kill+0.9 99th percentilePenalties-2.2 5th 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.

-505102016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

52.0Corsi for %1164 attempts for, 1074 against
-2.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Expected goals for %50.6 expected for, 42.8 against
-0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.1Goals for %50 for, 46 against
100.4PDO8.2% shooting + 92.2% saves
137Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Torey Krug · Brandon Carlo67652:3454.055.430-20
Zdeno Chara · Brandon Carlo66287:0851.054.310-14
Kevan Miller · Brandon Carlo3579:5550.056.61-2
Matt Grzelcyk · Brandon Carlo4977:3454.149.95-2

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.4Expected goalsfrom 103 unblocked attempts
-3.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.14 expected goals per 60 minutes26th
Shot quality 3.3% chance per attempt65th
Finishing -3.4 goals above expected3rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 242 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 3.4Goals 0

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
Mar 31, 2018 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:31
Mar 29, 2018 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 23:47
Mar 27, 2018 @ WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:20
Mar 25, 2018 @ MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 19:23
Mar 23, 2018 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 17:45
Mar 21, 2018 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:49
Mar 19, 2018 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 19:48
Mar 17, 2018 @ TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 20:59
Mar 15, 2018 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:48
Mar 13, 2018 @ CAR W 6-4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 18:48
Mar 11, 2018 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:22
Mar 10, 2018 vs CHI W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:11
Mar 8, 2018 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 18:34
Mar 6, 2018 vs DET W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 18:07
Mar 3, 2018 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 20:04
Mar 1, 2018 vs PIT W 8-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:59
Feb 27, 2018 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 15:27
Feb 24, 2018 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:32
Feb 20, 2018 @ EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:59
Feb 19, 2018 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:07
Feb 17, 2018 @ VAN L 1-6 0 0 0 -4 5 0 1 14:28
Feb 13, 2018 vs CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:02
Feb 11, 2018 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:53
Feb 10, 2018 vs BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 19:51
Feb 7, 2018 @ NYR W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:56
Feb 6, 2018 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:58
Feb 3, 2018 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:23
Feb 1, 2018 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26:14
Jan 30, 2018 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 20:25
Jan 25, 2018 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:34
Jan 23, 2018 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22:13
Jan 20, 2018 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 15:27
Jan 18, 2018 @ NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:48
Jan 17, 2018 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21:25
Jan 15, 2018 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 21:42
Jan 13, 2018 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:01
Jan 7, 2018 @ PIT L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 16:23
Jan 6, 2018 vs CAR W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:11
Jan 2, 2018 @ NYI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 19:20
Dec 30, 2017 @ OTT W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:11
Dec 28, 2017 @ WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:38
Dec 27, 2017 vs OTT W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:30
Dec 23, 2017 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22:00
Dec 21, 2017 vs WPG W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:50
Dec 19, 2017 @ BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:09
Dec 18, 2017 vs CBJ W 7-2 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 18:48
Dec 16, 2017 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:33
Dec 14, 2017 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:15
Dec 13, 2017 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:04
Dec 9, 2017 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:11
Dec 7, 2017 vs ARI W 6-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:36
Dec 4, 2017 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:50
Dec 2, 2017 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:41
Nov 29, 2017 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17:04
Nov 26, 2017 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:38
Nov 24, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:26
Nov 22, 2017 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17:45
Nov 18, 2017 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23:53
Nov 16, 2017 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 20:01
Nov 15, 2017 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:31
Nov 11, 2017 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 15:17
Nov 10, 2017 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 22:23
Nov 8, 2017 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 17:16
Nov 6, 2017 vs MIN W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 17:11
Nov 4, 2017 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:14
Nov 2, 2017 vs VGK W 2-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 18:59
Oct 30, 2017 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:22
Oct 28, 2017 vs LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:22
Oct 26, 2017 vs SJS W 2-1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 19:38
Oct 21, 2017 vs BUF L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 21:23
Oct 19, 2017 vs VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:19
Oct 15, 2017 @ VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:05
Oct 14, 2017 @ ARI W 6-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 20:30
Oct 11, 2017 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:56
Oct 9, 2017 vs COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 17:20
Oct 5, 2017 vs NSH W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:38