Brendan
Brisson
C · TOR
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 1
2025-26№ 449 / 615
Brendan Brisson (Toronto Maple Leafs) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Brendan Brisson
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 85 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 21, 2001 · Los Angeles, United States
Drafted : 2020 · VGK · round 1, pick #29
Contract : $850,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA (Group 6)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | New York Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
Brendan Brisson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 10:35 TOI. WAR -0.1 (449th of 615).
In 2025-26, Brendan Brisson, 25, his WAR of -0.1 ranks 449th among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: finishing (-0.4).
His WAR went from -0.1 in 2024-25 to -0.1.
Brendan Brisson's story
Growing up in Manhattan Beach, California, Brendan Brisson moved from local youth rinks to elite prep hockey, skating for the Los Angeles Jr. Kings before enrolling at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, where he finished his final prep season with 101 points in 55 games.
A brief six-game stint with the Green Bay Gamblers preceded a breakout year in the USHL with the Chicago Steel in 2019–20: 24 goals and 35 assists in 45 games, the second-highest point total in the league. Those numbers earned him spots on the First All-USHL Team and the USHL All-Rookie Team, plus the league's Rookie of the Year honours. The Vegas Golden Knights selected him 29th overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, after which he opted for collegiate development.
At the University of Michigan Brisson established himself as a dependable scorer. His freshman season produced 10 goals and 11 assists in 24 games; as a sophomore he rose to 18 goals and 17 assists for 35 points, ranking third on the team and finishing second nationally with six game-winning goals. He collected All-Big Ten Second Team recognition for that performance.
Brisson turned pro in April 2022, signing an amateur tryout with the Henderson Silver Knights and tallying three goals and five assists in six AHL outings before inking a three-year entry-level deal with Vegas on April 30, 2022. After compiling 10 goals and 13 assists in 37 AHL games, he was recalled on January 14, 2024, debuted in the NHL the following night against Nashville, and notched his first NHL goal on January 20, 2024, against Pittsburgh — a game-winning marker in a third-period comeback.
Internationally, Brisson represented the United States at the 2021 World Junior Championships, scoring two goals in seven games en route to a gold medal. He was later named to the U.S. senior roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics on January 13, 2022. In simple terms, his game is defined by offensive instinct and a knack for delivering in decisive moments.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:35
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:55
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.33
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 1
- Blocks
- 1
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 60.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 28.6 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
5between 0 and 18 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 4
- Games
- 19
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.28 pts per game (last season: 0.33).
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.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 15 %
76
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 69
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 74
- Confidence 18 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 64
- Confidence 0 %
- DU
- Durability
- 51
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 74
- Confidence 18 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 9 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 75
- Confidence 18 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 81
- Confidence 15 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 76
- Confidence 15 %
- DF
- Defense
- 76
- Confidence 13 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 28
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating69
- Top speed (35 %)35.3 · 62
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.695 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 75
- Speed consistency (15 %)35 · 66
ST — Strength74
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.529 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)-0.862 · 65
EN — Endurance64
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.5 · 71
- Total ice time (20 %)181 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)44.9 · 74
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.276 · 69
DU — Durability51
- Share of games played (100 %)0.618 · 51
CK — Checking74
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.442 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)2.639 · 51
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.015 · 80
DI — Discipline75
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.017 · 74
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.605 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.703 · 70
PA — Passing81
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.824 · 80
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.64 · 83
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.044 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.173 · 85
SC — Scoring76
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.853 · 76
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.808 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.041 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.197 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 70
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.9 · 79
DF — Defense76
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.002 · 74
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.062 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.651 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.01 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.245 · 74
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.6 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.292 · 72
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience28
- Career regular-season games (65 %)39
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall76
- SC · Scoring (20 %)76
- PA · Passing (20 %)81
- DF · Defense (20 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)69
- EN · Endurance (8 %)64
- DI · Discipline (5 %)75
- ST · Strength (3 %)74
- CK · Checking (2 %)74
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, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.2 to 0.0 — 90% interval
449 of 615 forwards
-0.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- 0.0
- EV defense
- 0.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.4
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYR | 3 | -0.1 | -0.2 to 0.0 | 449/615 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 9 | -0.1 | -0.2 to -0.0 | 452/596 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 15 | 0.1 | -0.2 to 0.4 | 340/608 |
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
- 19.8 km/h0th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.0 km/h12th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 12nd percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 42.3 %52nd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 7.7 km7th percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 2.83 km6th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.6 %64th percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.0 %0th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.7 %24th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 25th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 214th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
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PHIBrendan Brisson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Brendan Brisson have in 2025-26?
Brendan Brisson has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 3 games in 2025-26.
How old is Brendan Brisson?
Brendan Brisson is 25 years old: he was born on October 22, 2001.
How tall is Brendan Brisson, and how much does he weigh?
Brendan Brisson is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 187 lb (85 kg).
Where is Brendan Brisson from?
United States: Brendan Brisson was born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
What team does Brendan Brisson play for?
Brendan Brisson plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL, at C, wearing number 91.
Is Brendan Brisson injured?
No: Brendan Brisson is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Brendan Brisson?
Brendan Brisson produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 449th of 615 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Brendan Brisson make?
Brendan Brisson carries a cap hit of $850K per season, on a contract worth $850K in total over 1 years.
When does Brendan Brisson's contract end?
Brendan Brisson's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Brendan Brisson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 449th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Brendan Brisson played lately?
Over his last 3 games, Brendan Brisson has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Brendan Brisson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Brendan Brisson has 27 games, 2 goals, 7 assists and 9 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 8 points in 15 games.
Where was Brendan Brisson drafted?
Brendan Brisson was drafted 29th overall (round 1) by Vegas Golden Knights in 2020.
How does Brendan Brisson perform in the playoffs?
Brendan Brisson has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Brendan Brisson a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 5 points in 2026-27, or 0.26 points per game.
Is Brendan Brisson related to anyone famous?
Yes: Pat Brisson (father, NHL agent).
What is Brendan Brisson's nationality?
Brendan Brisson is American. Internationally: United States — gold medal at the 2021 World Junior Championships; named to the United States senior team roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
What awards has Brendan Brisson won?
USHL Rookie of the Year (2019–20) ; USHL First Team All-Star (2019–20) ; USHL All-Rookie Team (2019–20) ; All‑Big Ten Second Team (2021–22).
How many championships has Brendan Brisson won?
1: Gold medal with the United States at the 2021 World Junior Championships.
Where did Brendan Brisson play before turning pro?
Youth hockey with the Los Angeles Jr. Kings; prep hockey at Shattuck‑Saint Mary's (senior year 2018–19, 101 points in 55 games); 6 games with the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL, 2018–19); Chicago Steel (USHL, 2019–20, 24 goals and 35 assists in 45 games); University of Michigan (NCAA) 2020–21 and 2021–22.
How many points is Brendan Brisson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 5 points in 19 games in 2026-27 (0 to 18 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates
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