Brady Skjei
Nashville Predators · D · #76- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 210 lb
- Age
- 32
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Lakeville, USA
- Draft
- 2012 NYR · R1 #28
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 52 GP tracked · 20h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1527 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$7.00M
cap hit
$3.35M
Alpha-market value
F
Well above market (−$3.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Skjei | 65 | Depth Defenseman | 26 P · 82 GP | $7.00M | $3.35M | F−$3.6M | this player |
 Kris Letang | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 34 P · 74 GP | $6.10M | $5.10M | D−$1.0M | 82% |
 Cam Fowler | 69 | Steady Blueliner | 30 P · 82 GP | $6.50M | $4.49M | D−$2.0M | 82% |
 Philip Broberg | 68 | Steady Blueliner | 34 P · 81 GP | $4.58M | $4.20M | C−$0.4M | 81% |
 Drew Doughty | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 23 P · 72 GP | $11.00M | $3.91M | F−$7.1M | 81% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Luke Evangelista · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Brady’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 03-28
0G 0A · 2 shots · 20:02 TOI
@ TBL
0P
0G 0A
@ TBL 03-29
0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:46 TOI
@ LAK
1P
0G 1A
@ LAK 04-02
0G 1A · 1 shots · 24:59 TOI
@ SJS
0P
0G 0A
@ SJS 04-04
0G 0A · 3 shots · 25:14 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 04-06
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:45 TOI
@ ANA
1P
1G 0A
@ ANA 04-07
1G 0A · 1 shots · 23:19 TOI
@ UTA
1P
0G 1A
@ UTA 04-09
0G 1A · 0 shots · 22:47 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 24:10 TOI
vs SJS
0P
0G 0A
vs SJS 04-13
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:02 TOI
vs ANA
0P
0G 0A
vs ANA 04-16
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:40 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the left point - 1 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 24 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 86 blocks · 23 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | New York Rangers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 80 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | New York Rangers | 82 | 4 | 21 | 25 | -27 |
| 2018-19 | New York Rangers | 78 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -4 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 60 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -6 |
| 2019-20 | Carolina Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| 2020-21 | Carolina Hurricanes | 52 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 22 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 80 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -24 |
| 2025-26 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | -7 |
| Career | 3 teams | 773 | 81 | 225 | 306 | -10 |