Brett Howden
Age 25 Mar 29, 1998
Calgary CAN
Center shoots left
6'3" 191 cm
197 lbs 89 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2025
Agent J.P. Barry 
Transaction History
| Jul 19, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden inked a two-year, $3.8 million contract with Vegas on Wednesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden logged an assist, three blocked shots and two hits in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 5. |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored two goals in Vegas' 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2 on Monday. |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden recorded an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1. |
| May 25, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) is set to play in Thursday's Game 4 versus the Dallas Stars, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Sun reports. |
| May 25, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) will probably play against the Dallas Stars in Game 4 on Thursday, Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy told Vince Sapienza of FOX5 Las Vegas. |
| May 24, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) is expected to be a game-time decision Thursday, according to SinBin.vegas. |
| May 23, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) exited Tuesday's Game 3 versus the Dallas Stars after aggravating a previous injury, though his removal was considered precautionary, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| May 23, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) will not finish Tuesday's Game 3 versus the Dallas Stars. |
| May 19, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden tallied a goal in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 on Friday. |
| May 3, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden logged an assist and four hits in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1. |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden logged an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5. |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored two goals on three shots, added three hits, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4. |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden notched an assist, five hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2. |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (personal) participated in Saturday's practice, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Sun reports. |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (personal) won't be in the lineup Thursday versus Seattle, Vince Sapienza of FOX5 Las Vegas reports. |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal and added two PIM in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars. |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal and added six hits in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden recorded an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden posted an assist, five shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden produced an assist and two hits in Sunday's 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. |
| Mar 12, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added two PIM, doled out two hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden posted an assist, two hits and 12 PIM in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal, logged four hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal and added two hits in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden notched an assist and two hits in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) wlll be activated off long-term injured reserve and return to the lineup Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) has resumed skating, per Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) hasn't started to skate yet, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) was moved to the long-term injured reserve list Wednesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) hasn't started to skate yet, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) won't play Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (lower body) will not be available Friday against the Seattle Kraken. |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden provided an assist and logged three hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden logged an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames. |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (upper body) is expected to participate in Thursday's on-ice activities at Golden Knights training camp. |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (upper body) signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, per PuckPedia. |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Brett Howden | Howden (upper body) will hit the open market Wednesday after the Vegas Golden Knights opted against giving him a qualifying offer, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (upper body) is not expected to return in the near term, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (upper body) is expected to be out for a while after being stretched off the ice against the Nashville Predators on Thursday, per NHL.com. |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) has full movement and has not suffered a neck or spine injury, per head coach Pete DeBoer. |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) was stretchered off the ice in the first period of Thursday's game versus the Nashville Predators, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal and added two hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) is on track to be activated off injured reserve and return to the lineup Thursday versus Florida, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site. |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) stayed back in Vegas when the team departed for its five-game road trip, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden notched an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden produced an assist and three hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal on two shots, dished a shorthanded assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal and dished an assist in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal, levied two hits and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden provided an assist in a 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday. |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden logged an assist, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden cleared COVID-19 protocols and will play Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | The Golden Knights placed Howden in COVID-19 protocols Monday. |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 3-2 shootout win over the New York Rangers. |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden produced an assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden posted a shorthanded assist in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Nov 27, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden has cleared COVID-19 protocols and will center the fourth line Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden missed Wednesday's game versus the Nashville Predators because he was placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden produced an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden produced an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden scored a goal on his only shot of the game in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden will be activated off injured reserve and make his season debut Wednesday versus St. Louis, Steve Carp of Vegas Hockey Now reports. |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday, according to PuckPedia. |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) will not be an option against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) is considered day-to-day, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Brett Howden | Howden (foot) skated at the Vegas Golden Knights' afternoon session of Thursday's practice, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. |
| Jul 17, 2021 | TRADE ANALYSIS The New York Rangers traded Brett Howden to the Vegas Golden Knights for Nick DeSimone and 2022 fourth round pick |
| Jul 9, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden (foot) secured a one-year, $885,000 contract from the New York Rangers on Friday. |
| Apr 30, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden suffered a fractured foot during Thursday's loss to the New York Islanders and will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign. |
| Apr 25, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden notched a shorthanded assist in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Apr 8, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden (COVID-19 protocol) was activated from COVID-19 protocol and will play in Thursday's game versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports. |
| Mar 31, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden (COVID-19 protocols) won't make the trip to Buffalo for the New York Rangers' two-game set against the Buffalo Sabres, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports. |
| Mar 25, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden (COVID-19 protocols) won't play Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Mar 22, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden was placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Monday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports. |
| Mar 22, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden (undisclosed) won't play in Monday's game versus the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Mar 18, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden emerged with an assist in Wednesday's 9-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Feb 19, 2021 | New York Rangers | Brett Howden | Howden contributed three blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Feb 25, 2020 | New York Rangers | Recalled LW Brett Howden from Hartford (AHL). |
| Feb 24, 2020 | New York Rangers | Assigned LW Brett Howden to Hartford (AHL). |
| Mar 3, 2019 | New York Rangers | Activated C Brett Howden from injured reserve. |
| Feb 26, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Acquired D Ryan McDonagh and LW J.T. Miller from the New York Rangers for C Vladislav Namestnikov, D Libor Hajek, C Brett Howden, a 2018 first-round draft pick and a conditional 2019 second-round draft pick. |
| Sep 25, 2017 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Assigned C Brett Howden to Moose Jaw (WHL). |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Signed C Brett Howden to an entry-level contract. |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Brett Howden |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Vegas Golden Knights
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54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 55 | 652 | 55.30 | 45.90 | -5.90 | 42.20 | -6.60 | 0.46 | 1.10 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Eastman Selects U18 AAA | MU18HL | 30 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Team Manitoba | WCCC-16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Eastman Selects U18 AAA | MU18HL | 38 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 38 | Playoffs | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team White | U17-Dev | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 68 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Canada White U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2015-2016 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2015-2016 | Team Red | U18-Dev | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2015-2016 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 68 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 61 | Playoffs | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2015-2016 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 58 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 73 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 49 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 42 | Playoffs | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | WHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | New York Rangers | NHL | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 774 | 41.33 | 40.78 | -7.28 | 42.22 | -4.30 | 0.47 | 1.63 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 737 | 38.70 | 40.10 | -10.30 | 40.20 | -8.40 | 0.57 | 1.06 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | New York Rangers | NHL | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 427 | 46.20 | 46.40 | -3.20 | 45.90 | -2.60 | 0.70 | |||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 472 | 56.10 | 51.10 | -0.10 | 48.50 | -4.00 | 1.02 | 2.16 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 652 | 55.30 | 45.90 | -5.90 | 42.20 | -6.60 | 0.46 | 1.10 | Playoffs | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,800,000 2.28% of cap space
| 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $775,000 | $1,650,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $1,375,000 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $2,150,000 | $1,650,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $2,150,000 | $1,650,000 | |
| Clauses | |||
| UFA Year | |||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||
Contract History
Signing Team
Signing Date July 13, 2022
Signing Status UFA no QO
Agent J.P. Barry
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $1,500,000
Signing Date July 13, 2022
Signing Status UFA no QO
Agent J.P. Barry
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $1,500,000
Entry Level Contract | 5 Years $4,409,165 1.27% of cap space