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David Perron

#57 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Detroit Red Wings

Born May 28, 1988 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN · 6'0", 202 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 26th overall in 2007 by STL (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2018-19

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrew Brunette MIN · 50 P in 80 GP Joffrey Lupul PHI · 50 P in 79 GP Martin Erat NSH · 50 P in 71 GP Saku Koivu MTL · 50 P in 65 GP Alexandre Burrows VAN · 51 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602007-08: 27 points2707-082008-09: 50 points502009-10: 47 points4709-102010-11: 7 points72011-12: 42 points4211-122012-13: 25 points252013-14: 57 points5713-142014-15: 41 points412015-16: 36 points3615-162016-17: 46 points462017-18: 66 points6617-182018-19: 46 points462019-20: 60 points6019-202020-21: 58 points582021-22: 57 points5721-222022-23: 56 points562023-24: 47 points4723-242024-25: 16 points162025-26: 28 points2825-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 STL 62 13 14 27 16 38 68 65 0.44 $875K
2008-09 STL 81 15 35 50 13 50 161 78 0.62 $875K
2009-10 STL 82 20 27 47 -10 60 166 78 0.57 $875K
2010-11 STL 10 5 2 7 7 12 29 6 0.70 $2.15M
2011-12 STL 57 21 21 42 19 28 114 32 0.74 $2.15M
2012-13 STL 48 10 15 25 0 44 84 48 0.52 $3.813M
2013-14 EDM 78 28 29 57 -16 90 220 116 0.73 $3.813M
2014-15 EDM 38 5 14 19 -17 20 74 74 0.50 $3.813M
2014-15 PIT 43 12 10 22 -8 42 122 97 0.51
2015-16 PIT 43 4 12 16 -13 28 96 105 0.37 $3.813M
2015-16 ANA 28 8 12 20 12 34 51 37 0.71
2016-17 STL 82 18 28 46 -2 54 151 87 0.56 $3.75M
2017-18 VGK 70 16 50 66 1 50 125 118 0.94 $3.75M
2018-19 STL 57 23 23 46 3 46 112 52 0.81 $4M
2019-20 STL 71 25 35 60 2 52 166 67 0.85 $4M
2020-21 STL 56 19 39 58 6 22 151 45 1.04 $4M
2021-22 STL 67 27 30 57 8 48 177 80 0.85 $4M
2022-23 DET 82 24 32 56 -7 52 195 107 0.68 $4.75M
2023-24 DET 76 17 30 47 -12 55 151 111 0.62 $4.75M
2024-25 OTT 43 9 7 16 -7 12 71 72 0.37 $4M
2025-26 OTT 49 10 15 25 2 22 69 64 0.51 $4M
2025-26 DET 16 3 0 3 -9 18 24 26 0.19
19 seasons Career 1239 332 480 812 -12 877 2577 1565 0.66

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 STL 4 1 1 2 3 4 12 9 0.50
2011-12 STL 9 1 4 5 -4 10 16 14 0.56
2012-13 STL 6 0 2 2 -3 6 12 12 0.33
2014-15 PIT 5 0 1 1 -1 4 12 11 0.20
2015-16 ANA 7 1 2 3 3 8 16 11 0.43
2016-17 STL 11 0 1 1 -1 8 17 15 0.09
2017-18 VGK 15 1 8 9 1 10 16 16 0.60
2018-19 STL 26 7 9 16 4 16 58 37 0.62
2019-20 STL 6 2 5 7 2 6 25 11 1.17
2021-22 STL 12 9 4 13 0 10 42 16 1.08
2024-25 OTT 6 2 1 3 1 4 9 13 0.50
11 seasons Playoffs 107 24 38 62 5 86 235 165 0.58

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 15 35 50 13 50 161 78 0.62 9.3 14:32

Contract

$875KCap hitends in 2010, then RFA
$18KCap dollars per point50 points in 81 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the St. Louis Blues on Sep 5, 2007, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.755M, beginning in 2007-08. It runs through 2009-10, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2007-08 $875K $875K $0 $110K $875K
2008-09 $875K $875K $0 $10K $875K
2009-10 $875K $875K $0 $10K $875K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Ottawa Senators New contract (35+) 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $8M $4M
Jul 13, 2022 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $9.5M $4.75M
Jul 1, 2018 St. Louis Blues New contract 2018-19 to 2021-22 4 $16M $4M
Jul 1, 2016 St. Louis Blues New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $7.5M $3.75M
Jul 5, 2012 St. Louis Blues New contract 2012-13 to 2015-16 4 $15.25M $3.813M
Jul 21, 2010 St. Louis Blues New contract 2010-11 to 2011-12 2 $4.3M $2.15M
Sep 5, 2007 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2007-08 to 2009-10 3 $2.755M $875K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2009 @ COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:50
Apr 10, 2009 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:55
Apr 7, 2009 @ PHX W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14:27
Apr 4, 2009 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:48
Apr 2, 2009 @ DET W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:02
Apr 1, 2009 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 11:28
Mar 29, 2009 @ CBJ W 5-2 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 12:13
Mar 28, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 14:36
Mar 26, 2009 vs VAN W 4-2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 12:43
Mar 24, 2009 vs LAK W 2-0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 12:59
Mar 20, 2009 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:22
Mar 19, 2009 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:12
Mar 17, 2009 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:29
Mar 15, 2009 vs MIN W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:10
Mar 14, 2009 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14:41
Mar 12, 2009 vs SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 09:26
Mar 10, 2009 vs DAL W 5-2 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 13:41
Mar 7, 2009 @ FLA L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:37
Mar 6, 2009 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:37
Mar 3, 2009 vs DET L 0-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 15:13
Feb 28, 2009 @ PHX W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 10:25
Feb 26, 2009 @ DAL W 3-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 5 11:14
Feb 24, 2009 vs PHX W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 11:26
Feb 21, 2009 vs NSH L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:51
Feb 19, 2009 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:29
Feb 18, 2009 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:14
Feb 16, 2009 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:55
Feb 13, 2009 vs CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:44
Feb 12, 2009 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 10:51
Feb 10, 2009 vs VAN L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 08:43
Feb 7, 2009 vs COL W 4-1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 11:34
Feb 5, 2009 vs EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 16:23
Feb 3, 2009 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 14:39
Feb 2, 2009 @ DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:08
Jan 31, 2009 vs PHI W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16:47
Jan 29, 2009 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:27
Jan 21, 2009 @ CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 15:04
Jan 19, 2009 @ BOS W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 19:38
Jan 17, 2009 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 18:43
Jan 15, 2009 vs COL W 5-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 16:05
Jan 13, 2009 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:36
Jan 11, 2009 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:30
Jan 9, 2009 @ VAN W 6-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 13:13
Jan 3, 2009 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:50
Jan 2, 2009 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 16:37
Dec 30, 2008 vs NJD L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 18:03
Dec 28, 2008 vs ANA L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 16:57
Dec 27, 2008 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:01
Dec 23, 2008 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:10
Dec 21, 2008 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:22
Dec 20, 2008 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:59
Dec 18, 2008 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:53
Dec 16, 2008 vs CGY L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 19:21
Dec 13, 2008 @ SJS L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:16
Dec 11, 2008 @ LAK L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 14:11
Dec 10, 2008 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 18:19
Dec 8, 2008 vs NSH W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 17:41
Dec 6, 2008 vs PHX W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:49
Dec 5, 2008 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 18:24
Dec 3, 2008 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:19
Nov 30, 2008 @ ATL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:24
Nov 29, 2008 vs EDM L 2-4 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 19:09
Nov 26, 2008 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 17:53
Nov 25, 2008 @ NSH W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:30
Nov 22, 2008 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:40
Nov 21, 2008 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:54
Nov 16, 2008 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 12:53
Nov 14, 2008 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 14:24
Nov 12, 2008 @ BUF L 3-4 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 14:39
Nov 8, 2008 @ LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:43
Nov 6, 2008 @ SJS L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 10:08
Nov 5, 2008 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:40
Nov 1, 2008 vs PIT L 3-6 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 16:31
Oct 30, 2008 vs CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 13:16
Oct 25, 2008 vs FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:00
Oct 22, 2008 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:36
Oct 18, 2008 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:53
Oct 16, 2008 vs DAL W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:45
Oct 13, 2008 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:53
Oct 11, 2008 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:35
Oct 10, 2008 vs NSH W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 12:51