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Scott Perunovich

#26 · Defence · Los Angeles Kings

Born Aug 18, 1998 in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA (age 28) · 5'10", 175 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 45th overall in 2018 by STL (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Corey Schueneman MTL · 6 P in 24 GP Joel Edmundson MTL · 6 P in 24 GP Sami Niku MTL · 6 P in 13 GP Michael Stone CGY · 6 P in 11 GP Urho Vaakanainen ANA · 6 P in 29 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.

0510152021-22: 6 points621-222023-24: 17 points1723-242024-25: 9 points924-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2021-22 STL 19 0 6 6 2 8 14 5 0.32 $925K
2023-24 STL 54 0 17 17 1 12 36 30 0.31 $775K
2024-25 STL 24 2 4 6 1 6 9 9 0.25 $1.15M
2024-25 NYI 11 0 3 3 -4 4 9 6 0.27
3 seasons Career 108 2 30 32 0 30 68 50 0.30

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 STL 7 0 4 4 -4 0 2 3 0.57
1 season Playoffs 7 0 4 4 -4 0 2 3 0.57

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
19 0 6 6 2 8 14 5 0.32 0.0 15:27

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2022, then RFA
$154KCap dollars per point6 points in 19 games
$1.905MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.5 goals above replacement

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 Jul 13, 2020, as an entry-level contract: 2 years and $4.35M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2021-22, 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
2020-21 $925K $833K $93K $1.2M $925K
2021-22 $925K $833K $93K $1.3M $925K

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, 2026 Los Angeles Kings New contract (two-way) 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
Jul 1, 2025 Utah Mammoth New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $775K $775K
Jun 18, 2024 St. Louis Blues Extension 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1.15M $1.15M
Jun 24, 2023 St. Louis Blues Extension 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 14, 2022 St. Louis Blues New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Jul 13, 2020 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $4.35M $925K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-1.2Even-strength defence+1.1Power play+0.1Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-0.5

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

00.511.522.52021-222023-242024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

50.4Corsi for %204 attempts for, 201 against
+4.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Expected goals for %8.9 expected for, 9.3 against
+1.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.8Goals for %10 for, 7 against
102.4PDO8.5% shooting + 93.9% saves
19Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Robert Bortuzzo · Scott Perunovich1373:3850.851.10-2
Colton Parayko · Scott Perunovich1748:1148.147.82-2
Justin Faulk · Scott Perunovich1343:3054.452.24-2
Marco Scandella · Scott Perunovich1437:1153.342.72-1

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.6Expected goalsfrom 17 unblocked attempts
-0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.12 expected goals per 60 minutes13th
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt61st
Finishing -0.6 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 241 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.6Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Jan 15, 2022 vs TOR L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 13:48
Jan 5, 2022 @ PIT L 3-5 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 12:51
Jan 1, 2022 @ MIN W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:32
Dec 29, 2021 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:21
Dec 19, 2021 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:38
Dec 12, 2021 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:42
Dec 11, 2021 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:37
Dec 9, 2021 vs DET W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:13
Dec 7, 2021 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:48
Dec 4, 2021 @ FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 11:38
Dec 2, 2021 @ TBL L 2-4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 17:55
Nov 30, 2021 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 16:45
Nov 27, 2021 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:05
Nov 26, 2021 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:29
Nov 24, 2021 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:38
Nov 22, 2021 vs VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:47
Nov 20, 2021 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:04
Nov 18, 2021 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 19:25
Nov 16, 2021 vs ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:26