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2011-12 to 2016-17 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #6 SIMON DESPRES Pittsburgh Penguins · Defense
EX Career
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Card #CAREER-08475155
Simon Despres in action
6 D Defense
68 OVR
Simon Despres Pittsburgh Penguins
7 NHL seasons · 2011-12 to 2016-17
2016-17

Career Report

5 Excellent 5

Graded on the Game Score of their best 4 seasons, ranked among retired defense.

Season Team GP P OVR Grade
2012-13 PIT 33 7 79 5
2013-14 PIT 34 5 76 4
2014-15 ANA 75 23 74 6
2015-16 ANA 32 4 42 5

Connections

Every goal of his career he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 80OVR Brandon Sutter Hurricanes 2 of his goals D 66OVR Kris Letang Penguins 2 of his goals R 87OVR Pascal Dupuis Penguins 1 of his goals L 92OVR Chris Kunitz Penguins 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 80OVR Brandon Sutter Hurricanes Set up 3 goals L 92OVR Chris Kunitz Penguins Set up 3 goals C 93OVR Evgeni Malkin Penguins Set up 3 goals C 95OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins Set up 3 goals

Most time together

D 63OVR Rob Scuderi Penguins 665 min together L 92OVR Chris Kunitz Penguins 504 min together C 95OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins 479 min together C 93OVR Evgeni Malkin Penguins 479 min together

Best with

L 95OVR James Neal Predators 11–3 in goals together L 92OVR Chris Kunitz Penguins 34–13 in goals together C 95OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins 28–13 in goals together C 93OVR Evgeni Malkin Penguins 26–13 in goals together
Scored on most
Evgeni Nabokov 1 goal Ryan Miller 1 goal Henrik Lundqvist 1 goal
Best game
January 31, 2013 vs NYR: 1G · 1A

Rivals

His fights, hit rivals, and faceoff duels across his career, from the play-by-play (hits and faceoffs from 2009-10 on).

Hit most

L 91OVR Milan Lucic Bruins Hit him 8 times L 56OVR Matt Martin Islanders Hit him 6 times R 71OVR David Clarkson Devils Hit him 5 times R 93OVR Ales Hemsky Oilers Hit him 4 times

Hit most by

L 58OVR Cody McLeod Avalanche Hit by him 9 times R 62OVR Chris Neil Senators Hit by him 8 times R 64OVR Derek Dorsett Blue Jackets Hit by him 8 times L 56OVR Matt Martin Islanders Hit by him 8 times

Faced most on the draw

C 53OVR Luke Glendening Red Wings Won 0 of 1
4 fights with 4 opponents
R.J. Umberger 1 fight Kyle Brodziak 1 fight James van Riemsdyk 1 fight Evander Kane 1 fight