LW · DET · NHL id 8474102
David Perron has played 65 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2025-26, scoring 13 goals and 15 assists (28 points) on 93 shots while averaging 13:34 a night (11:25 at even strength, 1:52 on the power play and 0:01 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 79% of his 5v5 minutes with J.T. Compher and 38% with Moritz Seider over the last 10 games, and the Red Wings have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Perron on the ice (32-33 in goals, 63% offensive-zone starts). He is shooting 14.0% this season against 14.1% across the 646 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 15 game vs FLA, detected from shift data
No unit data for the most recent game yet. Lines appear once the game's shift data is processed.
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 10 games, 13:36 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 163 attempts, 93 on goal, 13 goals
Shot map, OPP at DET: 163 attempts, 93 on goal, 13 goals, 11.46 expected goals; best chance David Perron at 0.61 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 65 GP · 28 points vs 28.5 expected
Last 20 games: -14. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.0%
- 99.0
- 65.1%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 13.6
- • Shot diet improved: 0.108 xG per attempt lately vs 0.084 before (more from the slot).
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played65
- Goals13227th of 715
- Assists15354th of 715
- Points28315th of 715
- Power-play points8196th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal93330th of 715
- Hits90205th of 715
- Blocked shots23549th of 715
- Plus/minus−7501st of 715
- Penalty minutes40182nd of 715
- Faceoffs won3392nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.3%223rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.9%143rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)55.3%86th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)55.5%82nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)57.1%60th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)55.4%78th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.32599th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.017200th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.35138th of 719
- Faceoff win %30.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.327
Usage
- Ice time per game13:34515th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:52212th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %62.8%109th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.24439th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO990447th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.6407th of 715
- Luck Meter−4415th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2392nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts37480th of 715
- Hardest shot88.0370th of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.6%52nd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 64 of 65 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.020
- Season net
- −0.25xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.32
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.009
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 19, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Dec 29, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 7, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 22, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 26, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 28, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Feb 22, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 28, 2018 alerts →
How his goals happened
39 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 @ TBL | Rebound | — | 0 | 36.6 | rebound | |
| Apr 11, 2026 vs NJD | Rush | loose | 1 | 66.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 4, 2026 @ NYR | Rebound | — | 0 | 43.2 | rebound | |
| Jan 17, 2026 vs MTL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 6.2 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 14, 2026 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 18.5 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 41.6 | one-timer | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 55.5 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 66.3 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2025 vs PIT | Deflection | pass | 1 | 8.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ CBJ | Rebound | — | 2 | 5.6 | rebound | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ STL | Rush | carry | 0 | 31.7 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 24.1 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2025 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 38.8 | — | |
| May 1, 2025 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 28.9 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2025 vs TOR | Cycle | pass | 2* | 33.3 | one-timer | |
| Apr 6, 2025 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 0 | 8.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 27, 2025 @ DET | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 51.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 25, 2025 @ BUF | Cycle | — | 3* | 38.8 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2025 @ NJD | Deflection | — | 4 | 37.0 | deflection | |
| Mar 15, 2025 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 60.0 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2025 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 66.7 | — | |
| Mar 5, 2025 @ CHI | Rebound | loose | 0 | 15.4 | rebound | |
| Mar 1, 2025 vs SJS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 31.1 | rebound | |
| Feb 3, 2025 @ NSH | Deflection | — | 3* | 13.8 | — | |
| Apr 16, 2024 @ MTL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 62.5 | one-timer | |
| Apr 13, 2024 @ TOR | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 47.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 1, 2024 @ TBL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 12.4 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2024 @ WSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 22.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 6, 2024 @ COL | Rebound | — | 0 | 30.6 | rebound | |
| Feb 17, 2024 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 31.8 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Feb 13, 2024 @ EDM | Deflection | — | 2* | 40.6 | deflection | |
| Jan 23, 2024 vs DAL | Cycle | — | 3 | 60.3 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2024 @ SJS | Rush | carry | 2* | 32.1 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2024 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 66.8 | 5-on-4, one-timer | |
| Nov 26, 2023 vs MIN | Cycle | — | 3* | 74.1 | one-timer | |
| Nov 24, 2023 @ BOS | Point shot | — | 0 | 49.1 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2023 vs BOS | Cycle | — | 3* | 32.6 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2023 @ OTT | Cycle | — | 2 | 28.8 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2023 vs PIT | Rebound | — | 0 | 28.7 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Perron
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Perron apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens | C | 34 | 250:43 | 34% | 51.5% | 33% (6-12) | 50.0% 128:15 | 58.8% 199:53 |
| Drake Batherson | RW | 30 | 237:42 | 32% | 50.7% | 53% (9-8) | 60.8% 101:24 | 59.6% 188:06 |
| Nick Jensen | D | 47 | 191:17 | 26% | 47.7% | 47% (7-8) | 56.1% 336:23 | 49.1% 534:55 |
| Tyler Kleven | D | 43 | 183:25 | 25% | 54.8% | 60% (6-4) | 51.2% 292:35 | 50.5% 466:25 |
| Jordan Spence | D | 40 | 180:25 | 24% | 62.7% | 63% (10-6) | 47.6% 252:15 | 61.4% 457:16 |
| Thomas Chabot | D | 34 | 146:52 | 20% | 54.5% | 59% (10-7) | 51.6% 227:21 | 53.3% 438:24 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | 45 | 130:24 | 18% | 53.7% | 58% (7-5) | 52.7% 383:34 | 55.4% 635:04 |
| Artem Zub | D | 42 | 124:22 | 17% | 43.8% | 56% (5-4) | 54.6% 359:32 | 52.9% 570:44 |
| Tim Stützle | LW | 28 | 123:40 | 17% | 49.1% | 73% (8-3) | 51.1% 192:21 | 56.6% 264:20 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | D | 29 | 111:28 | 15% | 46.8% | 50% (3-3) | 55.0% 231:55 | 46.5% 287:00 |
| Nick Cousins | C | 19 | 107:26 | 14% | 67.9% | 100% (7-0) | 49.4% 100:16 | 50.9% 91:04 |
| Ridly Greig | C | 16 | 106:52 | 14% | 50.9% | 60% (3-2) | 48.3% 83:17 | 38.0% 103:20 |
| J.T. Compher | LW | 12 | 105:38 | 14% | 43.5% | 31% (5-11) | 48.2% 48:42 | 50.3% 63:09 |
| Lucas Raymond | LW | 8 | 74:59 | 10% | 50.5% | 14% (1-6) | 52.2% 31:14 | 55.8% 38:08 |
Game log
65 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | @ FLA | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17:01 | 15:02 | 1:59 | — |
| Apr 13 | @ TBL | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 14:48 | 12:18 | 2:30 | — |
| Apr 11 | vs NJD | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 15:37 | 14:04 | 0:18 | — |
| Apr 9 | vs PHI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14:16 | 12:06 | 2:10 | — |
| Apr 7 | vs CBJ | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 13:52 | 12:50 | — | — |
| Apr 5 | vs MIN | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:55 | 12:30 | 0:25 | — |
| Apr 4 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13:46 | 10:28 | 2:07 | — |
| Apr 2 | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16:22 | 15:19 | 0:20 | — |
| Mar 31 | @ PIT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:17 | 12:17 | — | — |
| Mar 28 | vs PHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 9:21 | 8:42 | 0:39 | — |
| Mar 27 | @ BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:13 | 7:20 | 2:41 | — |
| Mar 24 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:40 | 8:46 | 2:45 | — |
| Mar 21 | vs BOS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 17:02 | 15:34 | 1:28 | — |
| Mar 19 | vs MTL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 15:11 | 13:06 | 1:21 | — |
| Mar 16 | vs CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15:35 | 12:26 | 2:11 | — |
| Mar 14 | @ DAL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 13:46 | 12:23 | 1:23 | — |
| Jan 20 | @ CBJ | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:33 | 10:55 | 1:38 | — |
| Jan 18 | @ DET | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 11:11 | 9:03 | 1:51 | — |
| Jan 17 | vs MTL | OTL 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:37 | 10:05 | 0:32 | — |
| Jan 14 | @ NYR | W 8-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:28 | 11:30 | 1:58 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 65 | 882:04 | 13:34 | 863 | 666 | 56.4% | 57.5% | 407 | 318 | 43 | 40 | 52% | 42.8 | 31.4 | 67% |
| Even strength | 65 | 741:44 | 11:25 | 647 | 614 | 51.3% | 53.0% | 309 | 289 | 32 | 33 | 49% | 29.7 | 24.0 | 63% |
| 5v5 | 65 | 741:20 | 11:24 | 646 | 614 | 51.3% | 52.9% | 308 | 289 | 32 | 33 | 49% | 29.7 | 24.0 | 63% |
| Power play | 63 | 121:42 | 1:56 | 199 | 27 | 88.1% | 85.0% | 91 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 92% | 12.3 | 2.4 | 92% |
| Penalty kill | 6 | 1:00 | 0:10 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
| 5v4 | 63 | 121:41 | 1:56 | 199 | 27 | 88.1% | 85.0% | 91 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 92% | 12.3 | 2.4 | 92% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 20 | 12:12 | 0:37 | 14 | 12 | 53.8% | 66.7% | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.8 | 3.8 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 10 | 4:28 | 0:27 | 2 | 10 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.3 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET, OTT | 65 | 13 | 15 | 28 | -7 | 40 | 93 | 14.0% | 90 | 23 | 13:34 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | OTT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 9 | 22.2% | 13 | 1 | 13:31 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 43 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 12 | 71 | 12.7% | 72 | 9 | 14:01 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 76 | 17 | 30 | 47 | -12 | 55 | 151 | 11.3% | 111 | 27 | 15:38 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | -7 | 52 | 195 | 12.3% | 107 | 24 | 16:55 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | STL | 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 21.4% | 16 | 5 | 19:50 |
| 2021-22 | STL | 67 | 27 | 30 | 57 | +8 | 48 | 177 | 15.3% | 80 | 11 | 16:59 |
| 2020-21 | STL | 56 | 19 | 39 | 58 | +6 | 22 | 151 | 12.6% | 45 | 25 | 18:33 |
| 2019-20 | STL | 71 | 25 | 35 | 60 | +2 | 52 | 166 | 15.1% | 67 | 19 | 18:19 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | STL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +4 | 16 | 58 | 12.1% | 37 | 9 | 18:12 |
| 2018-19 | STL | 57 | 23 | 23 | 46 | +3 | 46 | 112 | 20.5% | 52 | 13 | 17:06 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | VGK | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +1 | 10 | 16 | 6.3% | 16 | 2 | 16:33 |
| 2017-18 | VGK | 70 | 16 | 50 | 66 | +1 | 50 | 125 | 12.8% | 118 | 20 | 17:49 |
David Perron news
- 6 Former Senators Still Looking for a Home in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Rangers, Kraken, Flames, and the Top Remaining UFAsNHLRumors.com
- Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Perron Fits, But McKenna Decision Could Shape Toronto’s FutureThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Adam Fantilli, Detroit Red Wings GM Candidates, and Top Remaining Free AgentsNHLRumors.com
- NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Top Remaining UFAsNHLRumors.com
- NHL Rumors: Laughton, Carlson, Hellebuyck, Perron, and LarkinNHLRumors.com
- Red Wings Reportedly Interested In Retaining David PerronYahoo Sports
- 3 Free-Agent Destinations for David PerronNHL Trade Rumors
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.