Regular season

Braeden Bowman

Vegas Golden Knights · RW · #42

Middle-six playerDepth Forward?26 points in 54 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'1"
WT: 205 lb
Age: 23
Shoots: R
From: Kitchener, CAN

69Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

5252pctl

6060pctl

4444pctl

6464pctl

League profile

vs. forwards with 20+ GP

0.4859pctl

0.1537pctl

0.3368pctl

1.445pctl

-1610pctl

450pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

7.7%78pctl

1.7349pctl

0.1563pctl

Def Suppression?

0.4451pctl

Winger toolkit

vs. wingers with 20+ GP

5.935pctl

1.515pctl

0.7399pctl

1.8857pctl

1:1845pctl

0:0024pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 34 GP tracked · 8h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

50.6%57pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

42.2%21pctl

O-zone deployment?

60%88pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

17.6 min64pctl

Support received?

18.2 min25pctl

D-zone deployment?

40%12pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0639pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

1.9893pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.5083pctl

0.95×27pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.15/gm80pctl

Pressure escape rate?

7.2%34pctl

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 693 EV min

General Offense

5.2842

9.1869

Shot Setups/60?

0.8745

Chance Setups/60?

0.7854

Primary Contributions/60?

6.1543

Rebounds Created/60?

0.3534

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0029

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.6154

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.1726

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0037

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0943

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.4753

Rush Offense/60?

7.5447

Shots off HD Setups/60?

1.0479

1.1373

0.1756

Deflections/60?

1.9173

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0942

Entries Finished/60?

0.5229

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.5259

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

0.8731

0.2648

0.6131

Retrieval Success %?

30%61

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0973

Exit Success %?

10%80

Forechecking

1.9133

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0043

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$0.88M

cap hit

$4.22M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

A

Team-friendly deal (+$3.3M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Braeden Bowman	69	Depth Forward	26 P · 54 GP	$0.88M	$4.22M	A+$3.3M	this player
Ethen Frank	68	Depth Forward	24 P · 62 GP	$0.78M	$3.94M	A+$3.2M	89%
David Perron	68	Depth Forward	28 P · 65 GP	-	$3.94M	-	88%
Erik Haula	68	Depth Forward	38 P · 81 GP	$3.15M	$3.94M	B+$0.8M	87%
Joel Farabee	70	Depth Forward	38 P · 82 GP	$5.00M	$4.50M	C−$0.5M	87%

Chemistry

Top connection: Pavel Dorofeyev · 6 goals together

Finishes from

assisters on Braeden’s goals

Creates for

goals Braeden assisted on

From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.

Recent form · last 10 games

3 pts · 0 G · 3 A · 17 shots in last 10Steady(+0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ BUF

0P

0G 0A

@ BUF 03-03

0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:15 TOI

@ DET

0P

0G 0A

@ DET 03-04

0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:53 TOI

vs MIN

1P

0G 1A

vs MIN 03-06

0G 1A · 2 shots · 19:50 TOI

vs EDM

0P

0G 0A

vs EDM 03-08

0G 0A · 3 shots · 15:27 TOI

@ DAL

0P

0G 0A

@ DAL 03-10

0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:10 TOI

vs PIT

2P

0G 2A

vs PIT 03-12

0G 2A · 2 shots · 11:32 TOI

vs CHI

0P

0G 0A

vs CHI 03-14

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:17 TOI

vs BUF

0P

0G 0A

vs BUF 03-17

0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:04 TOI

vs UTA

0P

0G 0A

vs UTA 03-19

0G 0A · 3 shots · 10:58 TOI

@ NSH

0P

0G 0A

@ NSH 03-21

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:14 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

Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit＋ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)150 events shown

The office: the crease doorstep - 5 of 8 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 14 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 28 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2025-26	Vegas Golden Knights	54	8	18	26	-16
Career	1 team	54	8	18	26	-16