Top Cheddar 2026-27
2025-26 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #20 BRANDON SAAD Vegas Golden Knights · Left Wing
VG-EX Season grade
4
Card #2026-08476438
Brandon Saad in action
20 L Left Wing
51 OVR
Brandon Saad Vegas Golden Knights
2025-26 · 49 GP · 3 G · 6 A · 9 PTS
Career
2024-25

Season Report

4 Very Good–Excellent 4

Game Score 0.20 a game, 21st percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
49
G
3
A
6
P
9
+/-
-7
PIM
14
PPP
0
SHP
0
GWG
0
S
78
TOI
13:23
HIT
11
BLK
18
TK
11
FO%
29.0%

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2025-26. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 54

Goals / 60
0.27

8th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
7.14

70th percentile of forwards

Hardest Shot
81.1 mph

12th percentile of forwards

High-Danger Shots / 60
3.02

80th percentile of forwards

Goals Above Expected / 60
-0.63

0th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 46

Points / 60
0.82

7th percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
0.55

14th percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.00

15th percentile of forwards

Skating 75

Top Speed
22.6 mph

61st percentile of forwards

Bursts 20+ mph / GP
1.51

61st percentile of forwards

Distance / GP
2.2 mi

38th percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 84

Corsi For %
51.9%

74th percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
1.01

60th percentile of forwards

Physicality 46

Hits / 60
1.01

7th percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
1.65

36th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
1.28

41st percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2025-26 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 71OVR Brett Howden Golden Knights 2 of his goals R 55OVR Alexander Holtz Golden Knights 2 of his goals R 56OVR Reilly Smith Golden Knights 1 of his goals C 52OVR Colton Sissons Golden Knights 1 of his goals

Set up most

R 56OVR Reilly Smith Golden Knights Set up 2 goals L 85OVR Ivan Barbashev Golden Knights Set up 1 goal C 97OVR Jack Eichel Golden Knights Set up 1 goal D 73OVR Brayden McNabb Golden Knights Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Anton Forsberg 1 goal Joel Hofer 1 goal Arvid Soderblom 1 goal
Best game
November 15, 2025 vs STL: 1G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2025-26, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

R 47OVR Gustav Nyquist Jets Hit him 1 time L 56OVR Marcus Foligno Wild Hit him 1 time D 63OVR Jonas Brodin Wild Hit him 1 time R 76OVR Connor Brown Devils Hit him 1 time

Hit most by

D 96OVR Josh Manson Avalanche Hit by him 2 times D 56OVR Will Borgen Rangers Hit by him 2 times D 88OVR Simon Edvinsson Red Wings Hit by him 2 times R 41OVR Ryan Reaves Sharks Hit by him 1 time

Faced most on the draw

C 45OVR Lars Eller Senators Won 0 of 2 L 50OVR J.T. Compher Red Wings Won 0 of 2 C 58OVR Jansen Harkins Ducks Won 1 of 2 C 70OVR Ryan Poehling Ducks Won 1 of 2

2025-26 Vegas Golden Knights

39-26-17 · 95 points · 13th of 32

Top teammates

C 97OVR Jack Eichel Golden Knights 74 GP · 27 G · 63 A · 90 PTS R 96OVR Mark Stone Golden Knights 60 GP · 28 G · 45 A · 73 PTS D 91OVR Noah Hanifin Golden Knights 71 GP · 3 G · 25 A · 28 PTS D 91OVR Shea Theodore Golden Knights 70 GP · 10 G · 29 A · 39 PTS C 89OVR Tomas Hertl Golden Knights 82 GP · 24 G · 34 A · 58 PTS R 89OVR Pavel Dorofeyev Golden Knights 82 GP · 37 G · 27 A · 64 PTS