Brock
Faber
D · MIN · Offensive · Very good
- PAL
- 71
- WAR
- 1.1
- Value
- 47
- PTS
- 51
2025-26№ 68 / 325
Brock Faber (Minnesota Wild) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Brock Faber
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 91 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : August 21, 2002 · Maple Grove, United States
Drafted : 2020 · LAK · round 2, pick #45
Contract : $8,500,000 · 2025-26 → 2032-33 · Standard Contract · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 80 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 39 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 78 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 23 |
| 2023-24 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 242 | 33 | 94 | 127 | 88 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | |
Brock Faber: our analysis
2025-26 season: 80 GP, 15 G, 36 A, 51 PTS, +18 +/-, 24:41 TOI. WAR 1.1 (68th of 325) · PAL 71, very good.
In 2025-26, Brock Faber, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 71 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 1.1 ranks 68th among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: offense (90, among the best in the league), power play (87, among the best in the league) and shooting (86, among the best in the league). On the other hand, penalty kill (10, among the weakest in the league) and defense (25, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+6.5); his biggest cost: EV defense (-3.5).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 7 in 2024-25 to 71; his WAR went from -0.2 to 1.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 47 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Brock Faber's story
Raised in Maple Grove and born 22 August 2002, Brock Faber moved through Minnesota’s development path before spending three seasons with the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers. His years in college gave him steady responsibility and saw him develop into a defenseman trusted with significant minutes.
Selected 45th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2020 draft, Faber stayed in the NCAA before his NHL rights were sent to the Minnesota Wild on 29 June 2022 as part of the transaction for Kevin Fiala. After serving as Minnesota’s captain in his junior year and playing through an NCAA championship game that ended in overtime, he signed an entry-level contract with the Wild on 9 April 2023 and joined the club immediately.
Faber’s first full NHL season combined availability and production: he scored his first NHL goal on 12 October 2023 versus the Florida Panthers, appeared in all 82 games, and finished with 8 goals and 39 assists. He tied or set franchise rookie marks for a defenseman in several categories, led rookies in average ice time and blocked shots, and was a Calder Trophy finalist and a member of the NHL All-Rookie Team. The Wild rewarded him with an eight-year, $70 million extension on 29 July 2024.
Internationally, Faber has been involved at every level: he won gold with the U.S. at the 2021 World Junior Championship (5 assists in 7 games), played in the shortened 2022 junior tournament, registered one assist in four games at the 2022 Winter Olympics, posted two assists in the 2025 4-Nations, and was named to the U.S. Olympic roster for 2026, contributing a goal and an assist across six games.
On the ice, Faber is notable for his endurance and two-way details: a defenseman who logs heavy minutes, blocks shots and joins the attack effectively. His game relies on steady positioning, willingness to absorb physical work in his own end, and an ability to generate offence from the blue line.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 24:41
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:24
- Pts/GP
- 0.64
- EV points
- 38
- Hits
- 33
- Blocks
- 148
- Takeaways
- 36
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.6 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
35between 19 and 49 (80% range)
- Goals
- 10
- Assists
- 24
- Games
- 54
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.64 pts per game (last season: 0.64).
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.57 in 23-24, 0.64 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 7 → 71
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 24: usually still improving
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.
Injured reserve· Skull· expected back November 14
OV · OverallConfidence 85 %
77
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 84
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 63
- Confidence 88 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 94
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 78
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 61
- Confidence 88 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 60 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 81
- Confidence 88 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 81
- Confidence 85 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 84
- Confidence 85 %
- DF
- Defense
- 59
- Confidence 83 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 71
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating84
- Top speed (35 %)36.5 · 89
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.081 · 87
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 75
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.5 · 62
ST — Strength63
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.004 · 66
- Body mass (50 %)-0.103 · 70
EN — Endurance94
- Ice time per game (45 %)23 · 94
- Total ice time (20 %)1,918 · 93
- Shift length (15 %)53.7 · 90
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)22.3 · 94
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.681 · 87
DU — Durability78
- Share of games played (100 %)0.836 · 78
CK — Checking61
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.559 · 57
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.54 · 63
- Season volume (10 %)3.526 · 69
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.925 · 79
DI — Discipline81
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.021 · 81
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.4 · 87
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.274 · 62
PA — Passing81
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.47 · 81
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.506 · 81
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.005 · 74
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.009 · 87
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.213 · 73
SC — Scoring84
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.356 · 86
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.237 · 80
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.897 · 91
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.115 · 76
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 77
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.3 · 78
DF — Defense59
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.102 · 57
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.187 · 59
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.675 · 71
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.227 · 59
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.777 · 80
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60.3 · 61
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.423 · 75
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience71
- Career regular-season games (65 %)77
- Career playoff games (25 %)60
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall77
- DF · Defense (30 %)59
- PA · Passing (22 %)81
- SK · Skating (12 %)84
- SC · Scoring (12 %)84
- EN · Endurance (9 %)94
- ST · Strength (6 %)63
- DI · Discipline (5 %)81
- CK · Checking (4 %)61
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77 | 84 | 84 | 59 |
| 2024-25 | 68 | 80 | 79 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 68 |
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
1.1
wins above replacement
68 of 325
PAL Rating
71/ 100
Performance · Very good
66 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
47/ 100
Fair value
8.50 M$ · expected PAL 73
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 84
- Defense
- 29
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- Offense
- 90
- Creation
- 54
- Shooting
- 86
- Possession
- 70
- Defense
- 25
- Discipline
- 59
- Power play
- 87
- Penalty kill
- 10
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 | MIN | 1.1 | 71 | 47 | 8.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | MIN | -0.2 | 7 | 15 | 0.93 M$ |
| 2023-24 | MIN | -0.1 | 49 | 58 | 0.93 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
86/ 100
Very good
better than 86% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
37/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
99/ 100
Elite
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, 31 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 64
- Shot selection
- 56
- Penalties drawn
- 12
- Puck management
- 46
Defense
- Takeaways
- 91
- Discipline
- 88
- Safe zone exits
- 85
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 | MIN | 86 | 37 | 99 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 52 | 19 | 80 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 79 | 74 | 66 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.1
wins above replacement
-0.2 to 2.1 — 90% interval
68 of 325 defensemen
+5.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.4
- EV defense
- -3.5
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- -0.9
- Shooting
- +6.5
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +4.0
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 80 | 1.1 | -0.2 to 2.1 | 68/325 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 75 | -0.2 | -1.3 to 1.2 | 260/314 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 82 | -0.1 | -0.9 to 1.1 | 219/316 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 176/334 |
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
- 149.1 km/h63rd percentileleague avg. 143.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.1 km/h93rd percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 12997th percentileleague avg. 31
- Offensive zone time
- 41.1 %42nd percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 456.4 km97th percentileleague avg. 214.3 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 7.17 km95th percentileleague avg. 5.23 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.3 %54th percentileleague avg. 42.1 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.2 %7th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.7 %30th percentileleague avg. 40.9 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 17395th percentile | 1597th percentile | 8.7 %77th percentile |
| High danger | 1293rd percentile | 162nd percentile | 8.3 %34th percentile |
| Mid range | 3190th percentile | 897th percentile | 25.8 %99th percentile |
| Long range | 10498th percentile | 596th percentile | 4.8 %68th 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
NSH
DAL
SEA
DET
OTT
VAN
BOS
FLA
TBL
CHI
TOR
NYR
PHI
UTA
COL
VGK
STL
MTL
EDM
CGY
BUF
WPG
NJD
NYI
LAK
ANA
SJS
CBJ
WSH
PIT
CARBrock Faber: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Brock Faber have in 2025-26?
Brock Faber has 15 goals and 51 points (36 assists) in 80 games in 2025-26.
How old is Brock Faber?
Brock Faber is 24 years old: he was born on August 22, 2002.
How tall is Brock Faber, and how much does he weigh?
Brock Faber is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 201 lb (91 kg).
Where is Brock Faber from?
United States: Brock Faber was born in Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Brock Faber play for?
Brock Faber plays for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL, at D, wearing number 7.
Is Brock Faber injured?
Yes: Brock Faber is on injured reserve (skull). He is expected back around November 14.
How good is Brock Faber?
Brock Faber produced 1.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 68th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 71 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Brock Faber make?
Brock Faber earns $8.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 47 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Brock Faber's contract end?
Brock Faber's contract runs through the 2032-33 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Brock Faber overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 47 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Brock Faber a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 68th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Brock Faber getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 7 in 2024-25 to 71 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Brock Faber played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Brock Faber has 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists).
What are Brock Faber's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Brock Faber has 242 games, 33 goals, 94 assists and 127 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 51 points in 80 games.
Where was Brock Faber drafted?
Brock Faber was drafted 45th overall (round 2) by Los Angeles Kings in 2020.
Is Brock Faber better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2025-26, he averages 0.53 points per game at home (21 in 40 games) and 0.75 on the road (30 in 40 games).
How does Brock Faber perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Brock Faber has 23 games and 10 points in his career. His pace (0.43 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.52).
Which player is most similar to Brock Faber?
Sean Durzi: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Sean Durzi's page →Is Brock Faber a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 35 points in 2026-27, or 0.65 points per game.
What is Brock Faber's nationality?
Brock Faber is American. Internationally: United States: gold medal at the 2021 World Junior Championship; represented the U.S. at the 2022 World Junior Championship (appeared in 1 game, tournament cancelled); member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 2022 Winter Olympics (1 assist in 4 games) and the 2026 Winter Olympics (1 goal and 1 assist in 6 games); played in the 2025 4-Nations (2 assists in 4 games).
What awards has Brock Faber won?
All‑Big Ten Freshman Team (2020–21 season) ; All‑Big Ten First Team (2021–22 season) ; Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2021–22 season) ; Rookie of the Month (January 2024) ; Calder Memorial Trophy finalist (following the 2023–24 season) ; Named to the NHL All‑Rookie Team (following the 2023–24 season).
How many championships has Brock Faber won?
1: Gold medal with the United States junior team at the 2021 World Junior Championship.
Where did Brock Faber play before turning pro?
University of Minnesota (2020–21 through 2022–23 seasons).
How many points is Brock Faber projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 35 points in 54 games in 2026-27 (19 to 49 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Minnesota Wild teammates
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