Brett Howden
Vegas Golden Knights · #21 · Center · age 28 · 6'2" · 201 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Oakbank, Manitoba · Drafted 2016 · Rd 1 #27
SNIPER63% of points are goals, shooting 22.7%
8 points in 15 games — 130th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
11HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 20% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
A former first-round talent, Brett Howden has anchored a middle-six role for years with his physical play and balanced offensive contributions. This season, however, he’s dramatically flipped the script, transforming from a career assist-first player into a direct goal-scoring threat with 26 goals, proving he's still unlocking new dimensions in his prime.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 55 after the game against STL, 11 now — still hotter than 20% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 11 · −30 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — below his own pace (2.7 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.4× his usual |
| Shots | 6 | 7 | 8 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shooting % | 16.7% | 22.7% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.7× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −5 | +0.7 | −0.2 | −6 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 14:58 | 15:25 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14:32 | 11 |
| Oct 27 | vs OTT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:09 | 22 |
| Oct 24 | @ CBJ | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 15:24 | 33 |
| Oct 22 | @ STL | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15:53 | 55 |
| Oct 20 | vs TBL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 14:50 | 55 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points130th of 424 forwards8leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals61st of 424 forwards5leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots170th of 424 forwards22leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus94th of 424 forwards+2leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game189th of 424 forwards15:25leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (78th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (38th).
■ Howden this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 44 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 40 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | VGK | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.53 | +2 |
| 2025–26 | VGK | 58 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0.38 | −9 |
| 2024–25 · best | VGK | 80 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 0.50 | +17 |
| 2023–24 | VGK | 72 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.26 | −11 |
| 2022–23 | VGK | 54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.24 | +5 |
| 2021–22 | VGK | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0.43 | +9 |
| 2020–21 |  NYR | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.17 | −2 |
| 2019–20 | NYR | 70 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.27 | −11 |
| 2018–19 | NYR | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0.35 | −16 |