New York Islanders · Center · Shoots L

Brayden Schenn

Age 35 · 6'1" · 202 lb · Born in Saskatoon, CAN

Cap hit

$6.5M

6.3% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

14:27

PP 5:12 · PK 0:00

xGF%

37.5

5v5, -11.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.42

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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1 W · 2 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 0 · Hits 3

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Sep 30 @ TOR · L 2-1	0	1	3	14:27	5:12	0:00	1-2	0	0	0	0	-0.42
Apr 14 vs CAR · L 2-1	0	1	2	19:09	2:26	0:14	8-3	33	0	0	+1	-0.26
Apr 12 vs MTL · L 4-1	0	3	1	20:38	2:55	0:00	4-2	75	1	1	0	-0.66
Apr 11 vs OTT · L 3-0	0	1	5	17:59	6:10	0:00	4-2	75	0	0	0	+0.17
Apr 9 vs TOR · W 5-3	1	3	4	18:56	4:35	0:00	6-3	83	0	0	0	+0.20

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,080 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%49.2%

50th percentile

Relative xGF%-0.6

47th percentile

HDCF%50.3%

57th percentile

CF%47.3%

31st percentile

Relative CF%-1.9

32nd percentile

FF%46.5%

23rd percentile

GF%39.6%

17th percentile

CF/6053.5

34th percentile

CA/6059.6

34th percentile

ixG/601.08

62nd percentile

Goals above expected-1.5

36th percentile

IPP65.8%

54th percentile

PDO97.2

20th percentile

OZS%56.1%

60th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleDefensive-minded veteran center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Schenn is a gritty, physical presence who wins puck battles and controls the forecheck, but he's becoming a limited offensive creator with minimal rush chances and declining shot volume. He plays a hard-nosed game focused on defense and physicality rather than generating scoring chances.

Forecheck heavyPhysical presenceDefensive anchor

Shooting volume: 38
Playmaking: 45
Zone entries(est.): 14
Forechecking: 75
Physicality: 72
Defensive impact: 26
Puck management: 68
Speed: 48

Where he shoots from

Slot 55% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 9%(185 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Excellent forechecking at 75th percentile shows relentless puck pressure
Strong physicality at 72nd percentile drives physical play and puck wins
Solid puck management at 68th percentile keeps possession clean

Watch-outs

Rush chances at 14th percentile indicate trouble entering the zone with speed
Defensive impact at 26th percentile suggests limited defensive playmaking value
Shot volume at 38th percentile shows he's not driving offensive play

Similar style: John Beecher, Teddy Blueger (TOR)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 80 GP · goals above average

Season total -4.0 goals, or -0.05 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.1
Even strength defense: -0.2
Power play: -0.7
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: -1.4
Playmaking: -1.8
Penalties: -0.6
Faceoffs: +0.7

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	NYI	1	0	0	0	0	1	14:27	—	-0.42
2025-26	NYI, STL	80	18	21	39	-28	119	16:46	54.1%	-0.05
2024-25	STL	82	18	32	50	+3	145	17:34	52.3%	-0.03
2023-24	STL	82	20	26	46	-22	170	17:47	49.3%	-0.10
2022-23	STL	82	21	44	65	-27	144	18:26	46.5%	-0.02

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 20.5 mph; 42nd pct
20+ mph bursts: 1
Hardest shot: 75.6 mph; 64th pct
Distance: 2.1 mi
OZ time: 44.1%; 65th pct
DZ time: 40.3%