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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Vincent Desharnais SJS · 7 P in 53 GP Luke Schenn BUF · 7 P in 50 GP Joel Hanley CGY · 7 P in 68 GP Brayden Pachal CGY · 7 P in 39 GP Brett Pesce NJD · 7 P in 37 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 0 7 7 4 37 66 65 0.13 0.0 19:22

Contract

$4.1MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$586KCap dollars per point7 points in 55 games
-$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$7.1MValueworth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Jul 14, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $24.6M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2026-27, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent. The Toronto Maple Leafs are charged $3.485M of his $4.1M cap hit this season. The Boston Bruins, who traded him, still count $615K of it.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $4.1M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2022-23 $4.1M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2023-24 $4.1M $4.7M $1M $5.7M M-NTC
2024-25 $4.1M $5.45M $0 $5.45M M-NTC
2025-26 $4.1M $4.2M $0 $4.2M M-NTC
2026-27 $4.1M $3.25M $0 $3.25M M-NTC

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

-4.5Goals above replacement702nd of 715 skaters, 232nd of 239 defencemen
-0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-8.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 239 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-3.2 17th percentileEven-strength defence-2.3 17th percentilePower play0.0 69th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 15th percentilePenalties-1.9 13th 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.

-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

44.6Corsi for %798 attempts for, 990 against
-1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.0Expected goals for %35.9 expected for, 43.9 against
-0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.4Goals for %39 for, 45 against
101.2PDO10.3% shooting + 90.8% saves
124Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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
Morgan Rielly · Brandon Carlo49465:2946.447.323-23
Jake McCabe · Brandon Carlo46236:4141.740.56-12
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Brandon Carlo2978:0344.750.97-5
Brandon Carlo · Simon Benoit3439:5539.736.82-3

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.0Expected goalsfrom 93 unblocked attempts
-2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.11 expected goals per 60 minutes13th
Shot quality 2.2% chance per attempt5th
Finishing -2.0 goals above expected14thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 240 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Game 40Expected 2.0Goals 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
Apr 8, 2026 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:07
Apr 4, 2026 @ LAK L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:15
Apr 2, 2026 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:57
Mar 30, 2026 @ ANA W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:50
Mar 28, 2026 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:26
Mar 25, 2026 vs NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 22:16
Mar 24, 2026 @ BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 18:20
Mar 21, 2026 @ OTT L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:18
Mar 20, 2026 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 16:24
Mar 17, 2026 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 19:05
Mar 15, 2026 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 25:07
Mar 14, 2026 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:18
Mar 12, 2026 vs ANA W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 20:27
Mar 10, 2026 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:00
Mar 7, 2026 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 19:56
Mar 5, 2026 @ NYR L 2-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 19:48
Mar 4, 2026 @ NJD L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 17:23
Mar 2, 2026 vs PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 17:29
Feb 28, 2026 vs OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 19:50
Feb 26, 2026 @ FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:53
Feb 25, 2026 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:43
Feb 3, 2026 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 19:22
Feb 2, 2026 @ CGY W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:19
Jan 31, 2026 @ VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 23:44
Jan 29, 2026 @ SEA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 17:58
Jan 27, 2026 vs BUF L 4-7 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 17:15
Jan 25, 2026 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 17:29
Jan 23, 2026 vs VGK L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:51
Jan 21, 2026 vs DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:56
Jan 19, 2026 vs MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 19:00
Jan 17, 2026 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:39
Jan 15, 2026 @ VGK L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:50
Jan 13, 2026 @ UTA L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 17:01
Jan 12, 2026 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:38
Jan 10, 2026 vs VAN W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 20:35
Jan 8, 2026 @ PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:52
Jan 6, 2026 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17:41
Nov 13, 2025 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:44
Nov 11, 2025 @ BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:48
Nov 9, 2025 vs CAR L 4-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:54
Nov 8, 2025 vs BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:29
Nov 5, 2025 vs UTA W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 20:11
Nov 3, 2025 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:10
Nov 1, 2025 @ PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 24:00
Oct 29, 2025 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:10
Oct 28, 2025 vs CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:01
Oct 25, 2025 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 22:19
Oct 24, 2025 @ BUF L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:31
Oct 21, 2025 vs NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:03
Oct 18, 2025 vs SEA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:51
Oct 16, 2025 vs NYR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:39
Oct 14, 2025 vs NSH W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:00
Oct 13, 2025 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:12
Oct 11, 2025 @ DET L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 20:35
Oct 8, 2025 vs MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 17:27