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Brady Skjei
Defenseman #76 Predators
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Brady Skjei has 13 points (1 goals, 12 assists) in 44 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 28) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, he has 293 points (79 goals, 214 assists) in 735 regular-season games for the New York Rangers, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Nashville Predators.

He also has 25 points (7 goals, 18 assists) in 76 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 31.8 yrs (26.03.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 28th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Rangers
    Awards: -
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The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Predators controlling 41% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brady Skjei is off the ice, the Predators control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 41% in the defensive zone.

  • 64

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 136th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 229th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.12
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.41
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    21.93
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.06
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.38
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.38
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.22
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.69
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.29
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.76
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.88
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.63
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.57
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.80
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.83
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.35
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.32
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $7.000M
Player Contract Value: $1.400M
Remaining: 6 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2031 UFA
Age at the end: 38.3 yrs (26.03.1994)
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Brady Skjei
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 20:38 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 -1 18:28 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 -1 18:13 1 0.0% 2
08.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -1 21:00 2 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 19:01 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -3 8 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Rangers 7 0 0 0 1 17:43 6 0.0% 4
2016-17 Team Logo Rangers 80 5 34 39 11 17:28 127 3.9% 42
2017-18 Team Logo Rangers 82 4 21 25 -27 21:01 153 2.6% 39
2018-19 Team Logo Rangers 78 8 17 25 -4 21:13 126 6.3% 44
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 60 8 15 23 -6 20:40 124 6.5% 41
2019-20 Team Logo Hurricanes 7 0 1 1 -4 20:49 15 0.0% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Hurricanes 52 3 7 10 6 20:43 104 2.9% 30
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 9 30 39 22 21:08 184 4.9% 48
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 81 18 20 38 7 21:49 188 9.6% 40
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 80 13 34 47 15 21:16 185 7.0% 40
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 82 10 23 33 -24 21:52 156 6.4% 42
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 44 1 12 13 -14 21:52 68 1.5% 20
Season Projection 82 2 22 24 -26 21:52 127 1.6% 37
Total 735 79 214 293 -17 1436 5.5% 394
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Rangers 5 0 2 2 1 18:28 6 0.0% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Rangers 12 4 1 5 6 19:15 19 21.1% 10
2019-20 Team Logo Hurricanes 8 0 2 2 6 21:25 12 0.0% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Hurricanes 11 0 0 0 -2 24:11 19 0.0% 8
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 14 1 2 3 -1 21:19 32 3.1% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 15 1 3 4 -2 23:46 28 3.6% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 11 1 8 9 5 21:21 24 4.2% 6
Total 76 7 18 25 13 140 5.0% 50
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brady Skjei Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.30 0.40 60 66 $7.000M
88% Jeff Petry Team Logo D 38.1 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.19 0.38 59 67 $0.775M
83% Gustav Forsling Team Logo D 29.6 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.36 0.40 59 71 $5.750M
82% Cam Fowler Team Logo D 34.1 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 0.33 0.47 63 73 $2.500M
82% Aaron Ekblad Team Logo D 29.9 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.42 0.51 64 71 $6.100M
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