Justin
Braun
D · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 17
- WAR
- -0.5
- PTS
- 2
2022-23№ 293 / 334
Justin Braun stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Justin Braun
Retired 2026#61D
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : February 9, 1987 · Minneapolis, United States
Drafted : 2007 · SJS · round 7, pick #201
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 61 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 |
| 2020-21 | Philadelphia Flyers | 53 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 62 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 78 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 35 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 81 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
| 2016-17 | San Jose Sharks | 81 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
| 2015-16 | San Jose Sharks | 80 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 36 |
| 2014-15 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 48 |
| 2013-14 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 |
| 2012-13 | San Jose Sharks | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011-12 | San Jose Sharks | 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 2010-11 | San Jose Sharks | 28 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 842 | 34 | 165 | 199 | 317 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | San Jose Sharks | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | San Jose Sharks | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013-14 | San Jose Sharks | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012-13 | San Jose Sharks | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | San Jose Sharks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2010-11 | San Jose Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 119 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 48 | |
Justin Braun: our analysis
2022-23 season: 51 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, -1 +/-, 14:59 TOI. WAR -0.5 (293rd of 334) · PAL 17, very poor.
In 2022-23, Justin Braun, 39, posts a PAL Rating of 17 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.5 ranks 293rd among 334 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, shooting (1, among the weakest in the league) and offense (2, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.3); his biggest cost: EV offense (-2.4).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:59
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:25
- Pts/GP
- 0.04
- EV points
- 2
- Hits
- 47
- Blocks
- 49
- Takeaways
- 10
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 43 %
60
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 82
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 77
- Confidence 48 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 57
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 68
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 73
- Confidence 48 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 82
- Confidence 24 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 73
- Confidence 48 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 55
- Confidence 43 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 53
- Confidence 43 %
- DF
- Defense
- 75
- Confidence 39 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 93
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating82
- Top speed (35 %)36.2 · 89
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.994 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.4 · 64
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.6 · 85
ST — Strength77
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.215 · 79
- Body mass (50 %)0.199 · 75
EN — Endurance57
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.7 · 61
- Total ice time (20 %)753 · 62
- Shift length (15 %)41.7 · 50
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.8 · 60
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.971 · 65
DU — Durability68
- Share of games played (100 %)0.761 · 68
CK — Checking73
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.012 · 74
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.172 · 74
- Season volume (10 %)3.871 · 65
FG — Fighting82
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.179 · 82
DI — Discipline73
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.05 · 73
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.611 · 77
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.316 · 66
PA — Passing55
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.276 · 63
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.203 · 42
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.12 · 59
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.373 · 77
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.277 · 62
SC — Scoring53
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.109 · 56
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.166 · 59
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.257 · 67
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.064 · 61
- xG per shot (10 %)0.036 · 57
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.756 · 71
DF — Defense75
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.019 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.025 · 76
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.747 · 76
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.051 · 68
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.287 · 83
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.8 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.252 · 69
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience93
- Career regular-season games (65 %)95
- Career playoff games (25 %)90
- NHL seasons (10 %)90
OV — Overall60
- DF · Defense (30 %)75
- PA · Passing (22 %)55
- SK · Skating (12 %)82
- SC · Scoring (12 %)53
- EN · Endurance (9 %)57
- ST · Strength (6 %)77
- DI · Discipline (5 %)73
- CK · Checking (4 %)73
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
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
-0.5
wins above replacement
293 of 334
PAL Rating
17/ 100
Performance · Very poor
210 of 252 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 4
- Defense
- 43
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- Offense
- 2
- Creation
- 20
- Shooting
- 1
- Possession
- 24
- Defense
- 53
- Discipline
- 36
- Power play
- 52
- Penalty kill
- 40
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
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
28/ 100
Below average
better than 28% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
9/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
58/ 100
Average
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, 159 of 222 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 21
- Shot selection
- 1
- Penalties drawn
- 43
- Puck management
- 100
Defense
- Takeaways
- 32
- Discipline
- 55
- Safe zone exits
- 77
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.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.5
wins above replacement
-0.9 to -0.3 — 90% interval
293 of 334 defensemen
-2.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -2.4
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -1.3
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +1.6
In goals.
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
- 149.7 km/h56th percentileleague avg. 144.8 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.3 km/h96th percentileleague avg. 34.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2863rd percentileleague avg. 26
- Offensive zone time
- 41.2 %42nd percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 163.9 km42nd percentileleague avg. 206.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.45 km26th percentileleague avg. 5.21 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.1 %43rd percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.4 %21st percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.4 %35th percentileleague avg. 40.2 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4243rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 125th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 533rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 2849th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2023 | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 |
| April 11, 2023 | vs CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:23 |
| April 9, 2023 | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 |
| April 8, 2023 | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 |
| April 2, 2023 | @ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 |
Justin Braun: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Justin Braun have in 2022-23?
Justin Braun has 0 goals and 2 points (2 assists) in 51 games in 2022-23.
How old is Justin Braun?
Justin Braun is 39 years old: he was born on February 10, 1987.
How tall is Justin Braun, and how much does he weigh?
Justin Braun is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Justin Braun from?
United States: Justin Braun was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
How good is Justin Braun?
Justin Braun produced -0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 293rd of 334 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 17 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Justin Braun a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 293rd of 334 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Justin Braun's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Justin Braun has 842 games, 34 goals, 165 assists and 199 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 33 points in 81 games.
Where was Justin Braun drafted?
Justin Braun was drafted 201st overall (round 7) by San Jose Sharks in 2007.
How does Justin Braun perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Justin Braun has 119 games and 16 points in his career. His pace (0.13 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.24).
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