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Justin Brazeau

Pittsburgh Penguins
Position R
Age 28
Height 6'6"
Weight 232LBS
Shoots R
Birth Place New Liskeard, ON, CAN
Born Feb 1, 1998

Key Insights

2025-26
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Brazeau with Letang, Malkin, Mantha and Shea, 37 minutes at 5v5.

61.5% of the expected goals, 5 goals for and 1 against
This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Letang, Malkin, Mantha and Shea: 61.5% of the expected goals over 37 minutes.

5 goals for, 1 against, 48.1% of the attempts
This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Karlsson, Malkin, Mantha and Wotherspoon: 30.8% of the expected goals.

0 goals for, 2 against over 32 minutes
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Brazeau has been shuffled through 31 different five-man units, and only 2 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 Brazeau this season.

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

Brazeau is at his best beside Novak: 57.3% of the expected goals together against 47.9% apart.

179 minutes together, 551 minutes 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 Feb 1, 1998
Birth Place New Liskeard, ON, CAN
Height 6'6"
Weight 232 LBS
Shoots/Catches R