Brandon
Duhaime
L · TOR · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 29
- WAR
- -0.4
- Value
- 31
- PTS
- 9
2025-26№ 559 / 615
Brandon Duhaime (Toronto Maple Leafs) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Brandon Duhaime
#24LPlays: Left wing · 6% of faceoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 97 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 21, 1997 · Coral Springs, United States
Drafted : 2016 · MIN · round 4, pick #106
Contract : $2,600,000 · 2026-27 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $2,150,000NTC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 78 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 98 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Minnesota Wild | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 66 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 51 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 42 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 80 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 122 |
| NHL totals | 393 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 418 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 33 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | |
Brandon Duhaime: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 4 G, 5 A, 9 PTS, -2 +/-, 11:04 TOI. WAR -0.4 (559th of 615) · PAL 29, below average.
In 2025-26, Brandon Duhaime, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 29 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.4 ranks 559th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: defense (85, among the best in the league) and penalty kill (62, above average). On the other hand, offense (1, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (13, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.9); his biggest cost: finishing (-4.6).
A marked decline: his PAL was 44 in 2024-25, against 29 now; his WAR went from 0.3 to -0.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 31 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Brandon Duhaime's story
Growing up in Florida, Duhaime left home at 14 to join the Pursuit of Excellence academy in Kelowna, British Columbia, trading local rinks for a full-time hockey environment. That move led to 32 points in 37 U18 games and set the course for successive stops in junior hockey across North America.
He spent a season with the Merritt Centennials in the BCHL, where he drew attention by participating in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Prospects Game. Duhaime then moved to the USHL with the Chicago Steel, posting 10 goals and 20 assists in 35 games before being traded to the Tri-City Storm and helping that club capture the Clark Cup. His play earned him selection by the Minnesota Wild, 106th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and he opted for the college route thereafter.
Duhaime enrolled at Providence College and skated three seasons with the Friars while majoring in sociology. He showed steady offensive growth, producing career highs during his sophomore campaign and playing a part in Providence’s run to the 2018 Frozen Four. Conference recognition followed in the form of Hockey East Third Team All-Star and tournament honours. After his junior year he signed a two-year entry-level deal with Minnesota on April 18, 2019, and joined the Iowa Wild of the AHL on an amateur tryout to close that season.
He made his NHL debut for Minnesota on October 16, 2021, and scored his first NHL goal a week later. On March 7, 2024, the Wild traded him to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2026 third-round pick. Washington signed Duhaime as a free agent on July 1, 2024, to a two-year, $3.7 million contract. Following that stint, he agreed on July 1, 2026, to a three-year, $7.8 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On the ice he is a right wing who brings north-south intent, willing to engage physically and to forecheck relentlessly. His track record from junior through college emphasises gradual offensive improvement and a willingness to play a checking, high-energy role at the professional level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:50
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:07
- Pts/GP
- 0.21
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 49
- Blocks
- 13
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 13.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 33.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
13between 4 and 22 (80% range)
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 9
- Games
- 83
So far: 4 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.13 pts per game (last season: 0.11).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.16 in 23-24, 0.11 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 44 → 29
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 29: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 77 %
56
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 83
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 86
- Confidence 81 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 59
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 86
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 86
- Confidence 81 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 96
- Confidence 65 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 67
- Confidence 81 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 51
- Confidence 77 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 51
- Confidence 77 %
- DF
- Defense
- 86
- Confidence 73 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 77
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating83
- Top speed (35 %)36.9 · 87
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)8.126 · 86
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.3 · 56
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.4 · 89
ST — Strength86
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.888 · 84
- Body mass (50 %)0.653 · 82
EN — Endurance59
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.1 · 57
- Total ice time (20 %)895 · 70
- Shift length (15 %)40.3 · 47
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.2 · 58
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.69 · 68
DU — Durability86
- Share of games played (100 %)0.878 · 86
CK — Checking86
- Hits /60 (70 %)9.631 · 86
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)8.358 · 86
- Season volume (10 %)5.075 · 86
FG — Fighting96
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)3.27 · 96
DI — Discipline67
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.001 · 69
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.952 · 63
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.957 · 81
PA — Passing51
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.377 · 45
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.277 · 49
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.056 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.39 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.193 · 51
SC — Scoring51
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.549 · 47
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.696 · 60
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.735 · 56
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.146 · 67
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.6 · 61
DF — Defense86
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.017 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.308 · 93
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.458 · 83
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.034 · 68
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.196 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57 · 80
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.642 · 89
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience77
- Career regular-season games (65 %)84
- Career playoff games (25 %)66
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall56
- SC · Scoring (28 %)51
- PA · Passing (22 %)51
- DF · Defense (18 %)86
- SK · Skating (12 %)83
- EN · Endurance (8 %)59
- DI · Discipline (5 %)67
- ST · Strength (4 %)86
- CK · Checking (3 %)86
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56 | 83 | 51 | 86 |
| 2024-25 | 64 | 84 | 60 | 81 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 82 | 66 | 75 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 83 | 80 | 81 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.4
wins above replacement
559 of 615
PAL Rating
29/ 100
Performance · Below average
326 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
31/ 100
Poor return
1.85 M$ · expected PAL 46
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 8
- Defense
- 78
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- Offense
- 1
- Creation
- 31
- Shooting
- 13
- Possession
- 47
- Defense
- 85
- Discipline
- 16
- Power play
- 24
- Penalty kill
- 62
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | -0.4 | 29 | 31 | 1.85 M$ |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 0.3 | 44 | 44 | 1.85 M$ |
| 2023-24 | COL | -0.2 | 22 | 30 | 1.10 M$ |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 0.7 | 64 | 80 | 0.75 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
8/ 100
Low
better than 8% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
63/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
4/ 100
Low
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 388 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 1
- Shot selection
- 58
- Penalties drawn
- 78
- Puck management
- 87
Defense
- Takeaways
- 9
- Discipline
- 5
- Safe zone exits
- 33
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 8 | 63 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 32 | 54 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 34 | 65 | 19 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 71 | 71 | 62 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.4
wins above replacement
-1.1 to 0.7 — 90% interval
559 of 615 forwards
-2.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.1
- EV defense
- +0.9
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -4.6
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 82 | -0.4 | -1.1 to 0.7 | 559/615 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 79 | 0.3 | -0.4 to 1.1 | 279/596 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 80 | -0.2 | -1.0 to 0.4 | 514/608 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 51 | 0.7 | -0.1 to 1.5 | 178/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 147.9 km/h95th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.6 km/h86th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2364th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 38.5 %14th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 51.0 km40th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.58 km20th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.6 %41st percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.4 %21st percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.1 %11th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1539th percentile | 139th percentile | 6.7 %14th percentile |
| High danger | 327th percentile | 157th percentile | 33.3 %85th percentile |
| Mid range | 762nd percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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OTTBrandon Duhaime: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Brandon Duhaime have in 2026-27?
Brandon Duhaime has 1 goal and 4 points (3 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Brandon Duhaime?
Brandon Duhaime is 29 years old: he was born on May 22, 1997.
How tall is Brandon Duhaime, and how much does he weigh?
Brandon Duhaime is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 214 lb (97 kg).
Where is Brandon Duhaime from?
United States: Brandon Duhaime was born in Coral Springs, Florida, United States.
What team does Brandon Duhaime play for?
Brandon Duhaime plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL, at L, wearing number 24.
Is Brandon Duhaime injured?
No: Brandon Duhaime is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Brandon Duhaime?
Brandon Duhaime produced -0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 559th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 29 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Brandon Duhaime make?
Brandon Duhaime earns $1.9M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 31 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Brandon Duhaime's contract end?
Brandon Duhaime's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NTC / M-NTC clause.
Is Brandon Duhaime overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 31 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Brandon Duhaime a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 559th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Brandon Duhaime getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 44 in 2024-25 to 29 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Brandon Duhaime played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Brandon Duhaime has 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists).
What are Brandon Duhaime's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Brandon Duhaime has 393 games, 34 goals, 40 assists and 74 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 21 points in 82 games.
Where was Brandon Duhaime drafted?
Brandon Duhaime was drafted 106th overall (round 4) by Minnesota Wild in 2016.
Is Brandon Duhaime better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.27 points per game at home (3 in 11 games) and 0.13 on the road (1 in 8 games).
How does Brandon Duhaime perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Brandon Duhaime has 33 games and 5 points in his career. His pace (0.15 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.19).
Which player is most similar to Brandon Duhaime?
Michael McCarron: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Michael McCarron's page →Is Brandon Duhaime a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 13 points in 2026-27, or 0.16 points per game.
Is Brandon Duhaime related to anyone famous?
Yes: Trevor Duhaime (father, former professional ice hockey player who played at both the American Hockey League and ECHL level); Martine Duhaime (mother, has Quebec heritage).
What is Brandon Duhaime's nationality?
Brandon Duhaime is American.
What awards has Brandon Duhaime won?
Named to the Hockey East Third All-Star Team (2018) ; Named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team (2018) ; Recognized as the Minnesota Wild's most improved prospect at their 2017 Development Camp.
How many championships has Brandon Duhaime won?
2: Clark Cup champion with the Tri-City Storm (2016); Winner of the Bell Capital Cup with his minor team (year not specified).
Where did Brandon Duhaime play before turning pro?
Pursuit of Excellence (POE) Hockey Academy in Kelowna, BC at age 14; Merritt Centennials (BCHL) 2014–15; Chicago Steel (USHL) 2015–16; traded to the Tri-City Storm (USHL) and helped win the Clark Cup; Providence College (Friars) 2016–2019.
How many points is Brandon Duhaime projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 13 points in 83 games in 2026-27 (4 to 22 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates
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