Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Detroit Red Wings · #28 · Right wing · age 21 · 6'1" · 204 lb · shoots RBorn 🇳🇴 Oslo, NOR · Drafted 2024 · Rd 1 #15
PLAYMAKER75% of points are assists this season
8 points in 14 games — 130th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
21HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 43% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 52 after the game against SJS, 21 now — still hotter than 43% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 21 · +21 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — below his own pace (2.9 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.7× his usual |
| Shots | 6 | 10 | 8 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +1 | +3.2 | −0.2 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 15:52 | 15:33 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 15:40 | 21 |
| Oct 29 | vs CHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 15:23 | 21 |
| Oct 26 | @ EDM | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 15:18 | 31 |
| Oct 24 | @ CGY | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:34 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | @ VAN | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 16:25 | 50 |
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 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists76th of 424 forwards6leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots106th of 424 forwards28leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus13th of 424 forwards+9leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game182nd of 424 forwards15:33leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (96th), assists (77th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (35th).
■ Brandsegg-Nygård this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 47 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 1 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | DET | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.57 | +9 |
| 2025–26 | DET | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | −5 |