#94 · Defence · CGY
BraydenPachal
Next milestone 72 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 39
- G
- 1
- A
- 6
- P
- 7
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 47
- SOG
- 28
- S%
- 3.6
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- August 23, 1999 (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Estevan, Saskatchewan, CAN
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 202 lb (92 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed21.1 mphleague avg 21.6 mph30th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph14league avg 31.340th percentile
- Distance skated75.0 mileague avg 133.2 mi34th percentile
- Hardest shot86.6 mphleague avg 88.9 mph30th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone41.0%league avg 42.3%41st percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1 | 1.21 | -0.21 | 85 | 2 | .014 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 39 games · 498:18 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 51.3% | 45.5% | +5.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 48.9% | 48.9% | -0.0 |
- Goals for–against
- 20–21
- xG for–against
- 21.0–19.9
- Average rating
- 5.6
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hanley | 25 | 198:36 | 53.5% |
| Jake Bean | 7 | 76:35 | 59.3% |
| Zayne Parekh | 10 | 62:16 | 34.1% |
| Olli Maatta | 10 | 48:49 | 57.5% |
| Yan Kuznetsov | 17 | 40:28 | 53.8% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.3 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 1 G · 3 A · 4 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | vs LAK | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 |
| Apr 14 | vs COL | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 |
| Apr 12 | vs UTA | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 14:47 |
| Apr 9 | @ COL | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 11:59 |
| Apr 2 | @ VGK | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 |
| Mar 30 | @ COL | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 13:19 |
| Mar 28 | vs VAN | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:57 |
| Mar 12 | @ NJD | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 16:05 |
| Mar 10 | @ NYR | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:28 |
| Mar 9 | @ WSH | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:08 |
| Mar 7 | vs CAR | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 20:20 |
| Mar 5 | vs OTT | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 14:12 |
| Mar 1 | @ ANA | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 |
| Jan 31 | vs SJS | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:34 |
| Jan 23 | vs WSH | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 |
| Jan 13 | @ CBJ | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:13 |
| Jan 10 | @ PIT | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 |
| Jan 5 | vs SEA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 13:57 |
| Dec 8 | vs BUF | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 |
| Dec 2 | @ NSH | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Nov 28 | @ FLA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 |
| Nov 26 | @ TBL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:52 |
| Nov 23 | @ VAN | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 |
| Nov 22 | vs DAL | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:32 |
| Nov 19 | @ BUF | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 14:26 |
| Nov 18 | @ CHI | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 |
| Nov 15 | vs WPG | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 |
| Nov 13 | vs SJS | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 13:28 |
| Nov 11 | @ STL | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 |
| Nov 9 | @ MIN | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:21 |
| Nov 7 | vs CHI | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 |
| Nov 5 | vs CBJ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 |
| Nov 2 | @ PHI | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:29 |
| Nov 1 | @ NSH | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:38 |
| Oct 30 | @ OTT | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 |
| Oct 15 | @ UTA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 |
| Oct 11 | vs STL | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:23 |
| Oct 9 | @ VAN | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:19 |
| Oct 8 | @ EDM | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:12 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 177 | 6 | 22 | 28 | +1 | 194 | 160 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
Season by season (6)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Flames | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 47 | 28 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Flames | 76 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +5 | 88 | 61 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Golden Knights | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 12 | 18 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Flames | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 39 | 34 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Golden Knights | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Golden Knights | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |