Brett
Leason
R · SJS · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 4
- WAR
- -1.1
- Value
- 8
- PTS
- 17
2024-25№ 590 / 596
Brett Leason (San Jose Sharks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Brett Leason
#17RPlays: Right wing · 11% of faceoffs
San Jose Sharks
HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 100 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 29, 1999 · Calgary, Canada
Drafted : 2019 · WSH · round 2, pick #56
Contract : $850,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Anaheim Ducks | 62 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 68 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 54 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 226 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 54 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Honours
- 🏆 E.J. McGuire Award of Excellenceonce · 2018-19
Brett Leason: our analysis
2024-25 season: 62 GP, 5 G, 12 A, 17 PTS, -2 +/-, 12:59 TOI. WAR -1.1 (590th of 596) · PAL 4, very poor.
In 2024-25, Brett Leason, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 4 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.1 ranks 590th among 596 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (77, well above average). On the other hand, possession (3, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (7, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: power play (+0.1); his biggest cost: EV offense (-2.7).
A marked decline: his PAL was 18 in 2023-24, against 4 now; his WAR went from 0.2 to -1.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 8 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Brett Leason's story
Raised in Calgary, Brett Leason spent his youth hockey years in the city's minor systems before being chosen in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft by Tri-City. He also represented Calgary North at the 2015 Alberta Cup, earning a silver medal. Those formative years in Alberta set the stage for his jump to major junior hockey.
Leason began his WHL career with the Tri-City Americans but was traded to the Prince Albert Raiders on October 25, 2017. The move coincided with a clear breakout: in 2018–19 he tallied 36 goals and 89 points in 55 games, paced the Raiders into first place in the league and produced 10 goals and 25 points across 22 playoff contests as Prince Albert captured the Ed Chynoweth Cup. He finished the season with WHL (East) First All-Star recognition and took home the E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence in 2019.
After going unselected in the 2017 and 2018 drafts, Leason was picked 56th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and signed a three-year entry-level deal on July 11, 2019. He developed in the AHL with the Hershey Bears for his first full professional seasons before making his NHL debut on October 29, 2021 versus the Arizona Coyotes. A few days later he scored his first NHL goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy; he closed that season with three goals and six points in 36 games and made his playoff debut in Game 2 of Washington’s first-round series against Florida.
Placed on waivers on October 9, 2022, Leason was claimed the next day by the Anaheim Ducks, debuted for Anaheim on October 17, 2022 and notched his first goal as a Duck on November 5, 2022 against the San Jose Sharks. His contract path after Anaheim included a period without a qualifying offer, an invitation to Minnesota’s training camp, a PTO with the Charlotte Checkers on October 13, 2025, a one-year return to Washington on October 27, 2025, and then a one-year, two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks signed July 2, 2026. He is under contract to the Sharks and has played with the San Jose Barracuda in the AHL.
On the ice, Leason is known for finishing plays and producing goals—junior playoff form and professional scoring chances have been recurring features of his game. He has shown the ability to adapt after changing teams and to deliver in important moments.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 8:35
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:20
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 10
- Blocks
- 0
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 61.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 28.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 40.0 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
5between 0 and 17 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Games
- 23
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.22 pts per game (last season: 0.00).
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: 0.32 in 23-24, 0.27 in 24-25
- PAL Rating: 18 → 4
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 27: 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, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 69 %
46
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 78
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 87
- Confidence 74 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 63
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 68
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 74 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 68
- Confidence 53 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 59
- Confidence 74 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 50
- Confidence 69 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 59
- Confidence 69 %
- DF
- Defense
- 70
- Confidence 65 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 58
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating78
- Top speed (35 %)36.2 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.583 · 83
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 66
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.5 · 79
ST — Strength87
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.877 · 80
- Body mass (50 %)1.276 · 86
EN — Endurance63
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.1 · 64
- Total ice time (20 %)788 · 66
- Shift length (15 %)43.2 · 65
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.6 · 60
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.05 · 73
DU — Durability68
- Share of games played (100 %)0.763 · 68
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.97 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.844 · 76
- Season volume (10 %)4.174 · 73
FG — Fighting68
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.715 · 68
DI — Discipline59
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.033 · 58
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.708 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.521 · 60
PA — Passing50
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.485 · 59
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.449 · 74
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.143 · 43
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.225 · 71
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.284 · 60
SC — Scoring59
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.665 · 60
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.665 · 54
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.015 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.039 · 64
- xG per shot (10 %)0.075 · 60
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.7 · 68
DF — Defense70
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.087 · 61
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.168 · 83
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.812 · 63
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.007 · 62
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.947 · 77
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61 · 64
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.587 · 90
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience58
- Career regular-season games (65 %)76
- Career playoff games (25 %)13
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall46
- SC · Scoring (28 %)59
- PA · Passing (22 %)50
- DF · Defense (18 %)70
- SK · Skating (12 %)78
- EN · Endurance (8 %)63
- DI · Discipline (5 %)59
- ST · Strength (4 %)87
- CK · Checking (3 %)77
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46 | 78 | 59 | 70 |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 77 | 68 | 70 |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 75 | 65 | 60 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
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.
PAL Rating
4/ 100
Performance · Very poor
433 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
8/ 100
Very poor return
1.05 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 8
- Defense
- 22
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- Offense
- 12
- Creation
- 35
- Shooting
- 7
- Possession
- 3
- Defense
- 30
- Discipline
- 7
- Power play
- 47
- Penalty kill
- 77
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ANA | -1.1 | 4 | 8 | 1.05 M$ |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 0.2 | 18 | 31 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2022-23 | ANA | -0.3 | 1 | 3 | 0.78 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2024-25
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
4/ 100
Low
better than 4% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
6/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
11/ 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, 382 of 399 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 24
- Shot selection
- 6
- Penalties drawn
- 26
- Puck management
- 59
Defense
- Takeaways
- 2
- Discipline
- 22
- Safe zone exits
- 53
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ANA | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 23 | 4 | 64 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 20 | 13 | 36 |
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
471 of 615 forwards
-0.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- -0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.3
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 6 | -0.1 | -0.2 to -0.0 | 471/615 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 62 | -1.1 | -1.9 to -0.3 | 590/596 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 68 | 0.2 | -0.7 to 1.1 | 306/608 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 54 | -0.3 | -1.1 to 0.4 | 516/617 |
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
- 110.7 km/h5th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.0 km/h57th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1422nd percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 42.5 %55th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 14.0 km12th percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 2.93 km8th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.7 %82nd percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.2 %12th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.3 %46th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 12nd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 18th 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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DALBrett Leason: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Brett Leason have in 2025-26?
Brett Leason has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 6 games in 2025-26.
How old is Brett Leason?
Brett Leason is 27 years old: he was born on April 30, 1999.
How tall is Brett Leason, and how much does he weigh?
Brett Leason is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 220 lb (100 kg).
Where is Brett Leason from?
Canada: Brett Leason was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Brett Leason play for?
Brett Leason plays for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL, at R, wearing number 17.
Is Brett Leason injured?
No: Brett Leason is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Brett Leason?
Brett Leason produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 471st of 615 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Brett Leason make?
Brett Leason carries a cap hit of $850K per season, on a contract worth $850K in total over 1 years.
When does Brett Leason's contract end?
Brett Leason's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Brett Leason a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 471st 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 Brett Leason getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 18 in 2023-24 to 4 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Brett Leason played lately?
Over his last 6 games, Brett Leason has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Brett Leason's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Brett Leason has 226 games, 25 goals, 29 assists and 54 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 22 points in 68 games.
Where was Brett Leason drafted?
Brett Leason was drafted 56th overall (round 2) by Washington Capitals in 2019.
How does Brett Leason perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Brett Leason has 1 game and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.24).
Is Brett Leason a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 5 points in 2026-27, or 0.22 points per game.
What is Brett Leason's nationality?
Brett Leason is Canadian. Internationally: Team Canada — 2019 World Juniors: 3 goals and 5 points in 5 games.
What awards has Brett Leason won?
WHL (East) First All-Star Team — 2018–19.
How many championships has Brett Leason won?
2: Ed Chynoweth Cup (WHL champions) with the Prince Albert Raiders — 2019; Silver medal at the Alberta Cup with Calgary North — 2015.
Where did Brett Leason play before turning pro?
Minor hockey in Calgary (Calgary Stampeders and the junior Calgary Flames organizations); selected in the 3rd round, 50th overall by the Tri‑City Americans (WHL) in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft; earned a spot with the Americans at the start of 2016–17; was traded the following season to the Prince Albert Raiders; led the Raiders in scoring in 2018–19 (36 goals, 89 points)..
How many points is Brett Leason projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 5 points in 23 games in 2026-27 (0 to 17 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his San Jose Sharks teammates
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