New York Rangers · #4 · Defence

Braden Schneider

Age 25 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 214 lb · Born Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, CAN

Drafted 2020, #19 overall by NY Rangers

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Games52026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-10th on NYR

Assists0T-13th on NYR

Points0T-14th on NYR

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots80.0% shooting

TOI / GP17:247th on NYR

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 2-16-18, 0.22 points per game Season detail →

Braden Schneider has 0 points in 5 games of 2026-27, after 18 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 5 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 5 games for the 1st-placed NY Rangers

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Hits1096th

Shots / GP1.6077th

Blocked shots677th

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Ice time17:2433rd

Assists / 600.0026th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Penalty differential−123rd

Takeaways021st

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-14th on NYR

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-13th on NYR

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time17:247th on NYR

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of NY Rangers's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:46

Power play0:08

Shorthanded2:30

Total17:24

22.6 shifts a game, averaging 46 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on NYR

PP assists0T-5th on NYR

PP points0T-8th on NYR · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-8th on NYR

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3NY Rangers total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every NYR PPG

PP TOI share2.9%of NYR PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 0 G

Wing4 att · 0 G

Point6 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

13 attempts across the 5 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2372nd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.022

ixG per 600.17

2026-27 · 5 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.51 mph, hardest shot 76.73 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance skated, mi11.786th

Top speed, mph20.5152nd

22+ mph bursts048th

90+ mph shots042nd

20+ mph bursts139th

Offensive-zone time39.1%30th

Hardest shot, mph76.7327th

Defensive-zone time43.8%19th

Distance / 60, mi8.0710th

Average shot, mph60.48th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.51Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph76.73Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated11.7 mi2.42 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts26.9%37.3% defensive · 35.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.5%All situations43.3%

39.9%Even strength42.9%

32.6%Power play32.2%

36.6%Shorthanded46.4%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.51vsTBL1 Oct · 3rd 13:36
19.62@DET2 Oct · 1st 01:25
19.62@DET2 Oct · 1st 05:35
19.01@DET2 Oct · 2nd 08:34
18.94@BOS29 Sep · 1st 06:08
18.88vsUTA4 Oct · 1st 14:40
18.60vsTBL1 Oct · 2nd 01:52
18.24vsTBL1 Oct · 1st 18:16

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph1 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph11 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

76.73vsUTA4 Oct · 1st 16:34
72.47vsTBL1 Oct · 1st 01:11
68.67vsUTA4 Oct · 1st 08:12
66.50@DET2 Oct · 1st 19:51
66.04vsUTA4 Oct · 1st 14:15
64.65vsUTA4 Oct · 3rd 02:21
59.22@BOS29 Sep · 2nd 09:01
59.00@BOS29 Sep · 1st 18:03

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph2 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.29vsNYI6 Oct · 17:39 TOI
2.36vsUTA4 Oct · 17:42 TOI
2.38@DET2 Oct · 16:36 TOI
2.42vsTBL1 Oct · 18:48 TOI
2.26@BOS29 Sep · 16:14 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.34 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-13th on NYR

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits10T-3rd on NYR

Blocked shots65th on NYR

Discipline

Penalty minutes4

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (0 of 5)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point00% of games

Multi-point games00%

Goals in0 games0%

Pointless games5100%

Streaks

Longest point streak0 games

Longest goal streak0 games

Longest pointless run5 games

Final five0 in 5point in 0

Game log

Against Washington, a point in three of four

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Apr 2026vs

WSHW 8-10112+420:10

31 Dec 2025@

WSHL 3-61011−120:57

23 Dec 2025@

WSHW 7-30111+119:58

12 Oct 2025vs

WSHL 0-10001−117:46

2025-26 · The season

18 points in 82 games on a team that finished 30th

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Hits16395th

Blocked shots14086th

Takeaways2261st

Penalty differential−460th

Ice time20:2757th

Shots / GP1.2456th

Points / GP0.2232nd

Assists / 600.5727th

PP points025th

Goals / 600.0712th

Shooting %2.0%11th

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points18T-13th on NYR

Points per game0.22T-493rd in NHL

Goals2T-591st in NHL

Assists169th on NYR

Shooting %2.0%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time20:276th on NYR

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of NY Rangers's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength17:39

Power play0:22

Shorthanded2:25

Total20:27

25.1 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-11th on NYR

PP assists0T-16th on NYR

PP points0T-16th on NYR · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-16th on NYR

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP53NY Rangers total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every NYR PPG

PP TOI share8.4%of NYR PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 2 goals and 16 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-17th on NYR

Overtime goals0T-5th on NYR

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading0

Trailing2

0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 2 came with NY Rangers trailing.

Assists

Primary10 · 63%

Secondary6 · 38%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.64

Goals / 600.07

Shots / 603.7

ES points / 600.7518 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease5 att · 0 G

Slot54 att · 2 G

Wing97 att · 0 G

Point100 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

257 attempts across the 83 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2372nd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.022

ixG per 600.17

2026-27 · 5 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 62nd percentile of defencemen: 47

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance skated, mi226.765th

20+ mph bursts4762nd

Average shot, mph68.059th

Top speed, mph22.1757th

22+ mph bursts155th

90+ mph shots247th

Hardest shot, mph92.3346th

Offensive-zone time39.4%17th

Distance / 60, mi8.1214th

Defensive-zone time43.3%11th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.17Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph92.33Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated226.7 mi3.32 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts28.0%38.4% defensive · 33.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.4%All situations43.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph46 · avg 46

18-20 mph313 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph2 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph28 · avg 33

70-79 mph99 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways22T-6th on NYR

Giveaways96

TK / GV ratio0.23

Hits1634th on NYR

Blocked shots1401st on NYR

Discipline

Penalty minutes26

Minors13

Majors0

Penalties drawn9

Net penalties−4drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (16 of 82)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1620% of games

Multi-point games22%

Goals in2 games2%

Pointless games6680%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games5 Mar – 7 Mar

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run9 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Game log

Against Washington, a point in three of four

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Apr 2026vs

WSHW 8-10112+420:10

31 Dec 2025@

WSHL 3-61011−120:57

23 Dec 2025@

WSHW 7-30111+119:58

12 Oct 2025vs

WSHL 0-10001−117:46

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road, and at his best against the next opponent

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home4140.10

Road41140.34

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Washington430.75

vs Metropolitan2670.27

vs Western Conf.3270.22

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1240.33

November1510.07

December1530.20

January1430.21

February300.00

March1660.38

April710.14

Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 3.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 162nd of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$5.5M5.3% of the $104M ceiling

Term1 yearYear 1 of 1

Expires2026-27RFA at 25

Cap value$5.5MCap hit × 1 years

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.