Vegas Golden Knights · #42 · Right wing

Braeden Bowman

Age 23 · Shoots right · 6′1″ · 200 lb · Born Kitchener, Ontario, CAN

Undrafted

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Games42026-27 Small sample
Goals1T-5th on VGK
Assists1T-8th on VGK
Points2T-8th on VGK
P / GP0.50T-195th in the NHL
Shots616.7% shooting
TOI / GP12:1215th on VGK

2025-262025-26: 54 games, 8-18-26, 0.48 points per game Season detail →

Braeden Bowman has 2 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 26 points in 54 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

2 points in 4 games for the 3rd-placed Vegas

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Takeaways290th
Goals / 601.2367th
Shooting %16.7%65th
Assists / 601.2358th
Points / GP0.5054th
Penalty differential048th
Shots / GP1.5048th
Blocked shots141st
PP points036th
Ice time12:1222nd
Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.50.51–4

Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points2T-8th on VGK
Points per game0.50T-195th in NHL
Goals1T-67th in NHL
Assists1T-8th on VGK
Shooting %16.7%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time12:1215th on VGK
Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:20
Power play1:44
Shorthanded0:09
Total12:12

16.8 shifts a game, averaging 44 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on VGK
PP assists0T-6th on VGK
PP points0T-8th on VGK · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-8th on VGK

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP5Vegas total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every VGK PPG
PP TOI share27.6%of VGK 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 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-4th on VGK
Overtime goals0T-1st on VGK
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals1
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0
2nd0
3rd1
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading0
Trailing1

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Vegas trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 100%
Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.46
Goals / 601.23
Shots / 607.4
ES points / 602.912 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease3 att · 0 G
Slot5 att · 1 G
Wing2 att · 0 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

10 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.7150th
Goals1
Goals vs expected+0.3
Unblocked attempts7
xG per attempt.104
ixG per 600.90

2026-27 · 4 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 20.52 mph, hardest shot 77.56 mph

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

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time45.0%76th
Defensive-zone time37.7%71st
Hardest shot, mph77.5652nd
90+ mph shots048th
Distance skated, mi7.345th
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts227th
Top speed, mph20.5220th
Average shot, mph44.815th
Distance / 60, mi8.935th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards 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, mph20.52Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph77.56Forward average 74.7
Distance skated7.3 mi2.22 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts29.6%29.6% defensive · 40.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

48.0%All situations35.4%
47.1%Even strength36.1%
54.8%Power play30.6%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 20.52vsCHI29 Sep · 1st 08:38
  2. 20.33@VAN4 Oct · 2nd 14:59
  3. 19.81vsANA2 Oct · 2nd 03:03
  4. 19.71vsANA2 Oct · 2nd 12:16
  5. 19.22vsANA2 Oct · 3rd 06:30
  6. 19.15vsANA2 Oct · 3rd 14:48
  7. 18.48@VAN4 Oct · 3rd 11:38
  8. 18.27@VAN4 Oct · 2nd 14:37

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph12 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 61.79@VAN4 Oct · 3rd 00:18
  2. 41.46vsANA2 Oct · 1st 02:47
  3. 26.13vsANA2 Oct · 3rd 17:10
  4. 17.18vsANA2 Oct · 1st 19:45

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.22@SEA6 Oct · 15:06 TOI
  2. 1.66@VAN4 Oct · 10:41 TOI
  3. 1.81vsANA2 Oct · 12:02 TOI
  4. 1.57vsCHI29 Sep · 10:58 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.82 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways2T-2nd on VGK
Giveaways3
TK / GV ratio0.67
Hits0T-13th on VGK
Blocked shots1T-9th on VGK

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Toronto, a point in two of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
23 Jan 2026@TORW 6-31012010:18
15 Jan 2026vsTORW 6-5 OT0111−113:22

Contract

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

In 2025-26 he scored 28.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 26th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$913K0.8% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2
Expires2026-27RFA at 24
Cap value$1.8MCap hit × 2 years

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 1 Oct 2026.


With Vegas

Two seasons · 2025-26 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

Victor Olofsson sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Victor Olofsson1
Brayden McNabb1

Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points2845th for Vegas
Goals945th
Assists1942nd
Games played5861st
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Two seasons, all with the Golden Knights

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2025-26VGK54818260.4810.7%
2026-27VGK10000.000.0%
Career55818260.4710.5%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · VGK points

Games1
Goals0
Points00.00 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct