D · CGY · NHL id 8483495
Simon Nemec has played 1 game for the Calgary Flames in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 21:18 a night (19:24 at even strength, 0:43 on the power play and 0:31 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 77% of his 5v5 minutes with Kevin Bahl and 32% with Matt Coronato in his only game so far, and the Flames have controlled 55% of shot attempts with Nemec on the ice (0-1 in goals, 88% offensive-zone starts). In the Flames' most recent game against SEA he was on D1 with Kevin Bahl and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SEA, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 1.16 (was 0.36)
- 32% of 5v5 TOI with Coronato (was 0%)
- Top-four D in 1 of last 1 (was 12 of 20)
- +1:41 TOI a game
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 20:38 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 5 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CGY: 5 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.41 expected goals; best chance Simon Nemec at 0.14 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 68 GP · 26 points vs 24.7 expected
Last 20 games: -46. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.9%
- 97.5
- 40.6%
- G vs xG
- 11 / 8.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (9 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played68
- Goals11287th of 715
- Assists15354th of 715
- Points26332nd of 715
- Power-play points2342nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal101298th of 715
- Hits23605th of 715
- Blocked shots10474th of 715
- Plus/minus−11576th of 715
- Penalty minutes26351st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.7%327th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.5%346th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.6%466th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.8%454th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)45.9%554th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.8%405th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.71428th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.097639th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34166th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game19:40137th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:13306th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %51.9%314th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.22432nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO976572nd of 719
- Goals above expected+2.785th of 715
- Luck Meter+15283rd of 828
- Ascension score5953rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.4628th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts18607th of 715
- Hardest shot91.5202nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.1%225th 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 · 68 of 68 games through the sequence engine
- −0.073
- Season net
- −1.44xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.71
- Attempts
- 14
- 0.008
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
- Moved up to PP1Apr 12, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Apr 11, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 3, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 15, 2025 alerts →
- Played 6:04 more than his 5-game averageNov 12, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Nov 8, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Oct 26, 2025 alerts →
- Played 7:25 less than his 5-game averageApr 11, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
17 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 vs CHI | Cycle | — | 1* | 29.4 | one-timer | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs CGY | Rebound | carry | 1 | 18.9 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 3, 2026 vs FLA | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 43.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 19, 2026 @ CGY | Cycle | — | 2 | 22.5 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2025 @ OTT | Rush | carry | 1 | 67.1 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2025 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 64.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs STL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 45.8 | 3-on-2, one-timer, rebound | |
| Nov 12, 2025 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 63.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 12, 2025 @ CHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 15.3 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2025 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 37.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 10, 2025 vs NYI | Point shot | — | 3 | 64.5 | one-timer | |
| Apr 25, 2025 vs CAR | Rush | carry | 0 | 21.8 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2025 @ BOS | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 26.7 | — | |
| Mar 13, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 76.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 11, 2024 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 65.3 | — | |
| Jan 5, 2024 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 69.9 | 4-on-3 | |
| Dec 7, 2023 @ SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 53.3 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Nemec
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Nemec apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bahl | D | 1 | 14:18 | 77% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 4:16 | 50.0% 2:27 |
| Matt Coronato | RW | 1 | 5:57 | 32% | 61.1% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 12:37 | 46.2% 6:16 |
| Morgan Frost | C | 1 | 5:41 | 31% | 61.1% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 12:53 | 50.0% 5:43 |
| Matvei Gridin | RW | 1 | 5:28 | 29% | 61.1% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 13:06 | 50.0% 5:34 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | 1 | 4:58 | 27% | 30.0% | — (0-0) | 64.3% 13:36 | 60.0% 7:42 |
| Joel Farabee | LW | 1 | 4:53 | 26% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 63.0% 13:41 | 46.2% 7:56 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | C | 1 | 4:39 | 25% | 85.7% | — (0-0) | 48.4% 13:55 | 52.6% 8:28 |
| Ryan Strome | C | 1 | 4:26 | 24% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 14:08 | 50.0% 9:09 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | RW | 1 | 4:12 | 23% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 14:22 | 61.1% 7:25 |
| Samuel Honzek | LW | 1 | 4:07 | 22% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 62.1% 14:27 | 60.0% 7:59 |
| Connor Zary | C | 1 | 4:04 | 22% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 14:30 | 55.6% 8:13 |
| Adam Klapka | RW | 1 | 4:04 | 22% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 58.8% 14:30 | 66.7% 7:25 |
| Martin Pospisil | C | 1 | 3:08 | 17% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 15:26 | 61.1% 7:40 |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | 1 | 1:42 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 52.8% 16:52 | 46.9% 13:11 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs SEA | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 21:18 | 19:24 | 0:43 | 0:31 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 21:18 | 21:18 | 24 | 19 | 55.8% | 50.0% | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1.0 | 1.5 | 88% |
| Even strength | 1 | 19:24 | 19:24 | 22 | 18 | 55.0% | 48.4% | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.9 | 1.5 | 88% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 18:34 | 18:34 | 21 | 17 | 55.3% | 48.3% | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.9 | 1.3 | 88% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:43 | 0:43 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:31 | 0:31 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 21:18 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 68 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 26 | 101 | 10.9% | 23 | 104 | 19:40 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | NJD | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 3 | 20:40 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 14 | 26 | 7.7% | 2 | 26 | 14:59 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 60 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 33 | 73 | 4.1% | 22 | 105 | 19:52 |
Simon Nemec news
- Oilers Trade Package for Shane Wright — Would You Accept?NHL Trade Talk
- Flames Fans Need to Drastically Temper Expectations on NemecThe Hockey Writers
- Simon Nemec Bio, Awards & Draftinfonhl.com
- The Flames Are Building for One Style and Playing AnotherNHL Trade Talk
- Simon Nemec StatsNHL.com
- "The Fans Have More Passion": Flames' Simon Nemec Embraces Canadian Hockey CultureYahoo Sports
- "The Fans Have More Passion" - Flames' Simon Nemec Embraces Canadian Hockey CultureThe Hockey News
- Simon Nemec HomeNHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.