David Perron

David Perron

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LW · 6'0" · 202 lb · Shoots R
Age 38
Career
0.66
P / GP
812P in 1239 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Glory Days
By age + experience
Playoff gear
No playoff GP yet
Career points
812
Regular season

David Perron, a left wing for the OTT,DET, is entering his age-38 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 65 games, a 0.43 points-per-game pace, 8 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 59.3% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +1.2. HighDanger's model projects 35 points for 2026-27, in a 28 to 42 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382243256-7522216:550.68
2023–2476173047-12551715:380.62
2024–25439716-712614:010.37
2025–2649101525+222813:260.51
2025–2616303-918013:590.19
Career1239332480812-128772550.66

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 318th
Assists 02nd
Avg TOI / GP 13:3437th
Shots 2411th
PIM 1841st

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 36th
Primary points 1653rd
xGF % 59.3%98th
xGF / 60 6.1998th
xGA / 60 4.256th

Career journey

Rookie
2007–08 · age 19
St. Louis Blues
0.44 P/GP
62 GP · 13G · 14A
Emerging
2008–09 → 2011 · age 20–22
St. Louis Blues
0.6 P/GP
173 GP · 40G · 64A
Prime
2011–12 → 2019 · age 23–30
St. Louis Blues
0.66 P/GP
544 GP · 145G · 214A
Veteran
2019–20 → 2024 · age 31–35
St. Louis Blues
0.79 P/GP
352 GP · 112G · 166A
Glory Days
2024–25 → 2026 · age 36–37
Detroit Red Wings
0.41 P/GP
108 GP · 22G · 22A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

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