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Justin Brazeau

#16 · Right wing · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Feb 2, 1998 in New Liskeard, Ontario, CAN (age 28) · 6'7", 236 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Josh Norris BUF · 34 P in 44 GP Matthew Tkachuk FLA · 34 P in 31 GP Gabriel Landeskog COL · 35 P in 60 GP Blake Coleman CGY · 35 P in 69 GP Conor Garland CBJ · 33 P in 71 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.

01020302023-24: 7 points723-242024-25: 22 points2224-252025-26: 34 points3425-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2023-24 BOS 19 5 2 7 4 2 31 43 0.37 $775K
2024-25 BOS 57 10 10 20 -6 16 78 89 0.35 $775K
2024-25 MIN 19 1 1 2 -3 2 11 34 0.11
2025-26 PIT 64 17 17 34 5 14 104 90 0.53 $1.5M
3 seasons Career 159 33 30 63 0 34 224 256 0.40

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2023-24 BOS 9 1 1 2 1 12 11 35 0.22
2024-25 MIN 6 0 2 2 1 0 2 22 0.33
2025-26 PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 16 1 3 4 2 12 13 59 0.25

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 17 17 34 5 14 104 90 0.53 16.3 12:39

Contract

$1.5MCap hitends in 2027
$44KCap dollars per point34 points in 64 games
$242KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.2 goals above replacement
$6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.5MValueworth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jul 1, 2025, as a new contract: 2 years and $3M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2026-27, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit
2025-26 $1.5M
2026-27 $1.5M

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
Jul 1, 2025 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $3M $1.5M
Feb 18, 2024 Boston Bruins New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.55M $775K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.2Goals above replacement162nd of 715 skaters, 120th of 476 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 ranked forwards: 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+2.7 76th percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 63rd percentilePower play-0.1 42nd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 54th percentilePenalties+0.6 60th 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 forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

024682023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

48.3Corsi for %672 attempts for, 718 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Expected goals for %34.2 expected for, 33.1 against
-1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.4Goals for %41 for, 33 against
102.5PDO12.6% shooting + 89.8% saves
154Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Anthony Mantha · Justin Brazeau · Ben Kindel31169:2249.049.011-6
Evgeni Malkin · Anthony Mantha · Justin Brazeau12125:4040.749.19-6
Anthony Mantha · Tommy Novak · Justin Brazeau20108:0651.060.65-5
Kevin Hayes · Anthony Mantha · Justin Brazeau637:2651.453.10-3

The lines 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 lines 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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.9Expected goalsfrom 160 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.10 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 9.3% chance per attempt78th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 16Expected 14.9

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 14, 2026 @ STL L 5-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:41
Apr 12, 2026 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:24
Apr 11, 2026 vs WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 12:27
Apr 9, 2026 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:19
Apr 5, 2026 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:32
Apr 4, 2026 vs FLA W 9-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 11:37
Apr 2, 2026 @ TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 09:53
Mar 31, 2026 vs DET W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 11:43
Mar 30, 2026 @ NYI W 8-3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 14:23
Mar 28, 2026 vs DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12:02
Mar 26, 2026 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:36
Mar 24, 2026 vs COL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:48
Mar 22, 2026 vs CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:05
Mar 21, 2026 vs WPG W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:28
Mar 18, 2026 @ CAR L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:57
Mar 16, 2026 @ COL W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:52
Mar 7, 2026 vs PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 15:22
Mar 5, 2026 vs BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:13
Mar 3, 2026 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:04
Mar 1, 2026 vs VGK W 5-0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 13:01
Feb 28, 2026 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:01
Feb 26, 2026 vs NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:00
Feb 5, 2026 @ BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11:11
Feb 3, 2026 @ NYI L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 6 1 12:59
Feb 2, 2026 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:28
Jan 31, 2026 vs NYR W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:34
Jan 29, 2026 vs CHI W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 13:10
Jan 25, 2026 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 11:39
Jan 22, 2026 @ EDM W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 13:07
Jan 21, 2026 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:32
Jan 19, 2026 @ SEA W 6-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 11:28
Jan 17, 2026 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:13
Jan 15, 2026 vs PHI W 6-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 12:44
Jan 13, 2026 vs TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:28
Jan 11, 2026 @ BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 4 4 1 12:08
Jan 10, 2026 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 11:05
Jan 8, 2026 vs NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:47
Jan 4, 2026 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:07
Jan 3, 2026 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:00
Jan 1, 2026 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:07
Dec 30, 2025 vs CAR W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 13:48
Dec 28, 2025 @ CHI W 7-3 3 0 3 1 0 3 0 11:37
Dec 23, 2025 @ TOR L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 13:09
Dec 21, 2025 vs MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:27
Dec 20, 2025 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 14:28
Dec 18, 2025 @ OTT L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:41
Dec 16, 2025 vs EDM L 4-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:23
Dec 14, 2025 vs UTA L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 14:12
Dec 13, 2025 vs SJS L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 09:24
Dec 11, 2025 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 10:11
Dec 9, 2025 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:46
Dec 7, 2025 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 14:51
Oct 30, 2025 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:01
Oct 28, 2025 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:02
Oct 27, 2025 vs STL W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 12:49
Oct 25, 2025 vs CBJ L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12:49
Oct 23, 2025 @ FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:12
Oct 21, 2025 vs VAN W 5-1 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 11:50
Oct 18, 2025 @ SJS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 13:03
Oct 16, 2025 @ LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:56
Oct 14, 2025 @ ANA L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 14:19
Oct 11, 2025 vs NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:30
Oct 9, 2025 vs NYI W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 11:22
Oct 7, 2025 @ NYR W 3-0 2 0 2 2 0 6 4 12:49