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Alex Alexeyev Alex Laferriere Alexis Lafreniere Aliaksei Protas Ben King Bogdan Trineyev Brady Tkachuk Cam Fowler Cam Morrison Cole Caufield Cooper Moore Dante Fabbro David Perron Dennis Gilbert Dylan Roobroeck Elias Lindholm Gavin Hayes Jake McCabe Kaiden Guhle Luke Kunin Luke Tuch Matty Beniers Morgan Geekie Nick Paul Olen Zellweger Parker Bell Riley Kidney Roman Josi Scott Reedy Taylor Makar William Nylander Kevin Lankinen Logan Thompson Pyotr Kochetkov
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L/R · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
38 (1988)
Contract
$1,000,000 × 1y
Expires
UFA 2027
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Sep 2026
Drafted
2007 Rd 1 (#29) VAN
Vitals
6'0" · 202 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 488 fwds
CK 79 72nd
FG 44 42nd
DI 82 29th
SK 76 46th
ST 73 54th
EN 65 35th
DU 82 39th
PH 76 65th
FO 34 16th
PA 68 54th
SC 72 58th
DF 67 34th
PS 66 82nd
EX 93 98th
LD 99 100th
OV 70 62nd

Contract

Cap hit $1,000,000 $1.00M remaining
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 39
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2008-09 BOS 50 6 13 19 0.38 -17 10 1 1 0 101 5.9% 41
2009-10 DAL 73 13 34 47 0.64 +4 49 2 4 0 131 9.9% 72
2010-11 DAL / MTL 80 23 23 46 0.58 -16 36 3 10 0 165 13.9% 104
2011-12 MTL 82 6 13 19 0.23 -11 87 1 1 0 116 5.2% 69
2012-13 MTL 80 34 34 68 0.85 +3 31 4 9 1 294 11.6% 95
2013-14 MTL 79 21 29 50 0.63 -9 28 3 1 0 187 11.2% 75
2014-15 MTL / OTT 82 23 25 48 0.59 +1 53 0 6 0 228 10.1% 152
2015-16 OTT 82 20 21 41 0.50 0 87 6 6 1 191 10.5% 202
2016-17 OTT / CAR / NYI / BUF 71 7 8 15 0.21 +3 55 0 0 0 93 7.5% 111
2017-18 CGY 80 22 37 59 0.74 +49 49 7 1 0 248 8.9% 67
2018-19 CGY 81 16 17 33 0.41 +3 38 3 2 0 139 11.5% 111
2019-20 CGY 82 25 23 48 0.59 +5 36 3 4 0 220 11.4% 68
2020-21 CGY 69 23 24 47 0.68 +25 50 5 3 0 154 14.9% 103
2021-22 CGY 82 27 40 67 0.82 +25 16 5 1 0 259 10.4% 88
2022-23 CGY 82 28 24 52 0.63 +14 10 6 9 0 251 11.2% 42
2023-24 CGY / SEA 82 18 23 41 0.50 -3 30 2 2 0 218 8.3% 97
2024-25 CHI / VGK / ANH 82 8 28 36 0.44 +18 53 0 0 0 165 4.8% 147
2025-26 SJS 82 5 4 9 0.11 -15 16 1 0 0 44 11.4% 46
CAREER 18 yrs 1401 325 420 745 0.53 +79 734 52 60 2 -- 10.1% 1690
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2009-10 DAL 5 2 1 3 0.60 -1 2 1 0 0 9 22.2% 7
2010-11 MTL 6 1 3 4 0.67 -1 4 0 0 0 13 7.7% 3
2014-15 OTT 12 2 3 5 0.42 0 8 0 1 0 29 6.9% 21
2016-17 BUF 14 0 1 1 0.07 0 6 0 0 0 17 0.0% 15
2017-18 CGY 5 2 2 4 0.80 +2 0 0 0 0 14 14.3% 7
2019-20 CGY 13 3 2 5 0.38 +4 10 0 0 0 44 6.8% 16
2020-21 CGY 5 0 1 1 0.20 -4 12 0 0 0 6 0.0% 5
2021-22 CGY 23 7 7 14 0.61 +5 0 1 3 0 84 8.3% 20
2022-23 CGY 6 0 3 3 0.50 -1 0 0 0 0 27 0.0% 3
2023-24 SEA 7 3 0 3 0.43 +1 2 0 1 0 18 16.7% 11
2024-25 ANH 4 2 1 3 0.75 0 4 0 2 0 11 18.2% 6
2025-26 SJS 11 0 1 1 0.09 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.0% 6
CAREER 12 app. 111 22 25 47 0.42 +5 50 2 7 0 -- 7.8% 120
2026-27 Regular Season
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Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 DAL 65 13 15 28 -7 40 1 3 8 93 13:26
On Pace - 82 16 19 35 -9 50 1 4 10 117 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2007-08 STL 62 13 14 27 0.44 +16 38 1 3 5 19.1% 12:33
2008-09 STL 81 15 35 50 0.62 +13 50 3 4 15 9.3% 14:32
2009-10 STL 82 20 27 47 0.57 -10 60 2 5 13 12.0% 16:09
2010-11 STL 10 5 2 7 0.70 +7 12 0 0 0 17.2% 18:25
2011-12 STL 57 21 21 42 0.74 +19 28 4 5 10 18.4% 18:17
2012-13 STL 48 10 15 25 0.52 0 44 2 2 6 11.9% 18:00
2013-14 EDM 78 28 29 57 0.73 -16 90 2 8 13 12.7% 19:08
2014-15 EDM 38 5 14 19 0.50 -17 20 1 0 4 6.8% 17:00
2014-15 PIT 43 12 10 22 0.51 -8 42 1 3 5 9.8% 17:37
2015-16 PIT 43 4 12 16 0.37 -13 28 0 1 5 4.2% 15:28
2015-16 ANH 28 8 12 20 0.71 +12 34 1 3 7 15.7% 14:49
2016-17 STL 82 18 28 46 0.56 -2 54 3 3 13 11.9% 17:18
2017-18 VGK 70 16 50 66 0.94 +1 50 4 1 18 12.8% 17:49
2018-19 STL 57 23 23 46 0.81 +3 46 1 7 14 20.5% 17:06
2019-20 STL 71 25 35 60 0.85 +2 52 9 9 27 15.1% 18:19
2020-21 STL 56 19 39 58 1.04 +6 22 2 6 21 12.6% 18:33
2021-22 STL 67 27 30 57 0.85 +8 48 2 11 26 15.3% 16:59
2022-23 DET 82 24 32 56 0.68 -7 52 3 6 22 12.3% 16:55
2023-24 DET 76 17 30 47 0.62 -12 55 4 7 17 11.3% 15:38
2024-25 OTT 43 9 7 16 0.37 -7 12 2 4 6 12.7% 14:01
2025-26 OTT 49 10 15 25 0.51 +2 22 1 3 8 14.5% 13:26
2025-26 DET 16 3 0 3 0.19 -9 18 0 0 0 12.5% 13:59
Career NHL 1239 332 480 812 0.66 -12 877 48 91 255 12.9% -

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
2021-22 CGY

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2008-09 20 LW BOS 71 25 72 78 60 - 72 72 46 69 72 57 - 55 58 -
2009-10 21 LW DAL 64 40 75 88 60 - 84 74 40 74 73 64 - 57 60 67
2010-11 22 LW MTL 68 40 71 88 60 - 84 73 40 73 73 61 - 59 62 67
2011-12 23 LW MTL 49 40 68 82 74 79 69 72 55 75 68 66 74 62 62 68
2012-13 24 LW MTL 52 35 71 78 70 75 67 81 33 67 77 67 78 60 67 69
2013-14 25 LW MTL 56 36 63 78 67 77 85 75 37 70 72 65 78 62 67 68
2014-15 26 LW OTT 62 39 57 80 70 82 89 80 38 72 82 61 84 64 67 71
2015-16 27 LW OTT 68 41 67 77 70 76 91 75 35 70 74 58 85 66 67 69
2016-17 28 LW BUF 85 45 76 77 73 63 93 76 31 77 70 62 66 73 75 70
2017-18 29 LW CGY 76 44 81 77 73 76 94 79 45 77 73 75 63 76 78 72
2018-19 30 LW CGY 82 45 80 77 73 78 93 78 51 95 74 60 63 78 80 73
2019-20 31 LW CGY 73 43 77 78 73 76 81 79 40 80 88 61 65 79 82 72
2020-21 32 LW CGY 73 43 79 78 73 78 81 83 35 84 85 60 67 81 85 73
2021-22 33 LW CGY 71 43 88 78 73 79 94 83 25 89 85 61 65 83 88 75
2022-23 34 LW CGY 77 44 79 80 73 75 87 84 31 81 88 66 65 85 85 74
2023-24 35 LW SEA 78 44 82 80 73 74 92 91 30 79 80 63 63 87 88 74
2024-25 36 LW ANH 80 44 79 80 73 70 96 88 41 79 73 65 63 89 90 73
2025-26 37 LW SJS 82 44 90 75 71 67 62 77 35 63 72 64 66 91 97 68
2026-27 38 L/R PIT 79 44 82 76 73 65 82 76 34 68 72 67 66 93 99 70
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2008-09 20 LW BOS 71 25 72 78 60 - 72 72 46 69 72 57 - 55 58 -
2009-10 21 LW DAL −7 +15 +3 +10 · - +12 +2 −6 +5 +1 +7 - +2 +2 67
2010-11 22 LW MTL +4 · −4 · · - · −1 · −1 · −3 - +2 +2 ·
2011-12 23 LW MTL −19 · −3 −6 +14 79 −15 −1 +15 +2 −5 +5 74 +3 · +1
2012-13 24 LW MTL +3 −5 +3 −4 −4 −4 −2 +9 −22 −8 +9 +1 +4 −2 +5 +1
2013-14 25 LW MTL +4 +1 −8 · −3 +2 +18 −6 +4 +3 −5 −2 · +2 · −1
2014-15 26 LW OTT +6 +3 −6 +2 +3 +5 +4 +5 +1 +2 +10 −4 +6 +2 · +3
2015-16 27 LW OTT +6 +2 +10 −3 · −6 +2 −5 −3 −2 −8 −3 +1 +2 · −2
2016-17 28 LW BUF +17 +4 +9 · +3 −13 +2 +1 −4 +7 −4 +4 −19 +7 +8 +1
2017-18 29 LW CGY −9 −1 +5 · · +13 +1 +3 +14 · +3 +13 −3 +3 +3 +2
2018-19 30 LW CGY +6 +1 −1 · · +2 −1 −1 +6 +18 +1 −15 · +2 +2 +1
2019-20 31 LW CGY −9 −2 −3 +1 · −2 −12 +1 −11 −15 +14 +1 +2 +1 +2 −1
2020-21 32 LW CGY · · +2 · · +2 · +4 −5 +4 −3 −1 +2 +2 +3 +1
2021-22 33 LW CGY −2 · +9 · · +1 +13 · −10 +5 · +1 −2 +2 +3 +2
2022-23 34 LW CGY +6 +1 −9 +2 · −4 −7 +1 +6 −8 +3 +5 · +2 −3 −1
2023-24 35 LW SEA +1 · +3 · · −1 +5 +7 −1 −2 −8 −3 −2 +2 +3 ·
2024-25 36 LW ANH +2 · −3 · · −4 +4 −3 +11 · −7 +2 · +2 +2 −1
2025-26 37 LW SJS +2 · +11 −5 −2 −3 −34 −11 −6 −16 −1 −1 +3 +2 +7 −5
2026-27 38 L/R PIT −3 · −8 +1 +2 −2 +20 −1 −1 +5 · +3 · +2 +2 +2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2008-09 BOS $850,000 3 yr 1.5% 20 ELC Rookie
2011-12 MTL $1,950,000 1 yr 3.0% 23 RFA
2012-13 MTL $2,000,000 1 yr 2.8% 24 RFA
2013-14 MTL $4,000,000 4 yr 6.2% 25 RFA
2017-18 CGY $4,500,000 5 yr 6.0% 29 UFA
2022-23 CGY $5,000,000 3 yr 6.1% 34 UFA
2025-26 SJS $1,000,000 2 yr 1.0% 37 UFA CURRENT
2008-09
Dec 27 2008
2008-09
to BRUINS
to CANUCKS
2009-10
Sep 23 2009
2009-10
to STARS
2010-11
Feb 27 2011
2010-11
to CANADIENS
to STARS
2014-15
Dec 22 2014
2014-15
to SENATORS
to CANADIENS
2016-17
Feb 11 2017
2016-17
to HURRICANES
to SENATORS
Mar 27 2017
2016-17
to ISLANDERS
to HURRICANES
Apr 9 2017
2016-17
to SABRES
  • David Perron 70
2023-24
Mar 7 2024
2023-24
to KRAKEN
  • David Perron 74
2024-25
Jun 30 2024
2024-25
to HURRICANES
  • David Perron 73
Oct 17 2024
2024-25
to BLACKHAWKS
  • David Perron 73
to HURRICANES
Nov 11 2024
2024-25
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Mar 13 2025
2024-25
to DUCKS
  • David Perron 73
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
2026-27
Sep 6 2026
2026-27
to JETS
to SHARKS
Sep 7 2026
2026-27
to SHARKS
  • David Perron 70
to JETS
Sep 7 2026
2026-27
to PENGUINS
  • David Perron 70
to SHARKS
  • PIT 2028 3rd

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