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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Claude Giroux PHI · 47 P in 82 GP Jarret Stoll LAK · 47 P in 73 GP Ryan Malone TBL · 47 P in 69 GP Alexander Steen STL · 47 P in 68 GP Matt Moulson NYI · 48 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 20 27 47 -10 60 166 78 0.57 12.0 16:09

Contract

$875KCap hitends in 2010, then RFA
$19KCap dollars per point47 points in 82 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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 2009-10 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 10, 2010 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 18:18
Apr 9, 2010 vs ANA W 6-3 0 3 3 3 2 1 4 17:29
Apr 7, 2010 @ CHI L 5-6 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 19:58
Apr 5, 2010 vs CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 2 2 1 4 4 1 20:49
Apr 3, 2010 vs DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15:02
Apr 1, 2010 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:06
Mar 30, 2010 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:10
Mar 28, 2010 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:06
Mar 25, 2010 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:56
Mar 24, 2010 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:06
Mar 21, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 15:39
Mar 20, 2010 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:08
Mar 18, 2010 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:53
Mar 16, 2010 vs COL L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 18:58
Mar 14, 2010 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 15:28
Mar 13, 2010 @ CBJ W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 17:13
Mar 11, 2010 @ NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 18:41
Mar 6, 2010 @ COL L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 18:40
Mar 4, 2010 @ DAL W 6-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 16:23
Mar 2, 2010 @ PHX W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:27
Feb 13, 2010 vs WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:52
Feb 12, 2010 vs TOR W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 14:08
Feb 9, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 6 3 1 12:36
Feb 8, 2010 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 16:12
Feb 6, 2010 vs CHI L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 19:16
Feb 4, 2010 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:26
Feb 3, 2010 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:04
Jan 30, 2010 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:13
Jan 28, 2010 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 12:43
Jan 27, 2010 @ VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 15:25
Jan 25, 2010 @ CGY W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:03
Jan 23, 2010 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16:32
Jan 21, 2010 @ OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 18:45
Jan 20, 2010 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 16:35
Jan 18, 2010 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:59
Jan 16, 2010 vs NYR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:13
Jan 14, 2010 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:59
Jan 12, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:38
Jan 9, 2010 @ LAK W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:41
Jan 7, 2010 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 5 3 15:51
Jan 6, 2010 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 18:10
Jan 2, 2010 vs CHI L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 2 1 1 19:29
Dec 31, 2009 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13:32
Dec 29, 2009 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:53
Dec 27, 2009 vs BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:02
Dec 26, 2009 @ MIN L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 14:12
Dec 23, 2009 @ CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 13:30
Dec 21, 2009 @ EDM W 7-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 13:52
Dec 20, 2009 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:00
Dec 18, 2009 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 18:02
Dec 16, 2009 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 14:24
Dec 15, 2009 vs CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:23
Dec 11, 2009 vs EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:24
Dec 9, 2009 @ DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:19
Dec 7, 2009 vs COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:07
Dec 5, 2009 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:16
Dec 3, 2009 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 18:01
Nov 30, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:38
Nov 28, 2009 vs DET L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16:50
Nov 27, 2009 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:15
Nov 25, 2009 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:40
Nov 23, 2009 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:33
Nov 21, 2009 vs NYI W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 18:52
Nov 19, 2009 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:21
Nov 14, 2009 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:00
Nov 12, 2009 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:58
Nov 10, 2009 vs VAN W 6-1 3 0 3 3 2 4 0 17:38
Nov 8, 2009 @ ATL L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 2 8 1 17:24
Nov 7, 2009 @ PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 12:55
Nov 5, 2009 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:58
Oct 31, 2009 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:44
Oct 29, 2009 vs PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:52
Oct 28, 2009 @ CAR W 5-2 2 1 3 3 0 4 0 16:00
Oct 24, 2009 vs DAL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:30
Oct 23, 2009 vs MIN W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 15:31
Oct 20, 2009 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 12:22
Oct 17, 2009 @ ANA W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:58
Oct 15, 2009 @ PHX L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:05
Oct 10, 2009 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:40
Oct 8, 2009 vs ATL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:44
Oct 3, 2009 vs DET W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:33
Oct 2, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:25