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Brayden Pachal

Calgary Flames
Position D
Age 27
Height 6'2"
Weight 202LBS
Shoots R
Birth Place Estevan, SK, CAN
Born Aug 22, 1999

Key Insights

2025-26
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Pachal has been shuffled through 15 different five-man units and none of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

9 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Pachal this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Nazem Kadri is the partner who brings the best out of him
Nazem Kadri

Pachal is at his best beside Kadri: 65.4% of the expected goals together against 47.7% apart.

102 minutes together, 403 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Adam Klapka
Adam Klapka

The pairing with Klapka is the one that costs him: 41.7% of the expected goals together, 54.6% apart.

142 minutes together, 364 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Nazem Kadri

Kadri is a different player beside him: 65.4% of the expected goals with Pachal, 50.2% without him.

102 minutes together, 799 minutes apart for Kadri
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time

7 of his 9 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Pachal than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 22, 1999
Birth Place Estevan, SK, CAN
Height 6'2"
Weight 202 LBS
Shoots/Catches R