Defence · #6

Simon Despres

Pittsburgh Penguins

Anaheim Ducks(traded during the season)

Age: 35
Shoots: Left
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 99 kg
Born: Laval, CAN
Draft: 2009, round 1, #30 (PIT)

Career · 2011–12 to 2016–17

Games: 193
Goals: 6
Points: 43
TOI per game: 16:45
xGF% (5v5): 54.9%
Goals above expected: −5.0

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Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Rob ScuderiD · PIT/LAK	631:54	70	51.7%	50.1%	46.5%
Chris KunitzL · PIT	489:51	130	64.3%	52.0%	56.2%
Sidney CrosbyC · PIT	471:26	115	62.3%	51.6%	56.7%
Evgeni MalkinC · PIT	460:06	110	60.7%	54.0%	53.7%
Brandon SutterC · CAR/PIT/VAN	433:32	119	46.1%	56.1%	43.4%
Craig AdamsR · PIT	348:43	132	48.9%	57.9%	45.7%
Cam FowlerD · ANA	301:56	41	52.4%	52.4%	47.3%
James NealL · PIT/NSH	293:11	73	61.7%	57.2%	53.2%
Deryk EngellandD · PIT/CGY	263:33	55	55.8%	59.9%	47.9%
Sami VatanenD · ANA	248:41	28	53.2%	52.0%	44.4%
Pascal DupuisR · PIT	247:28	78	63.7%	57.9%	55.6%
Jakob SilfverbergR · OTT/ANA	239:50	48	53.7%	52.9%	55.1%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Andy GreeneD · NJD	74:55	12	56.4%
Matt MartinL · NYI	58:01	12	46.0%
Dan GirardiD · NYR	55:35	11	62.5%
Casey CizikasC · NYI	53:48	11	54.5%
Adam LarssonD · NJD	53:05	9	59.2%
David ClarksonR · NJD/TOR/CBJ	51:50	9	67.0%
Travis HamonicD · NYI	50:30	12	61.7%
Joel WardR · WSH/SJS	49:48	11	31.4%
Marek ZidlickyD · NJD	49:12	10	50.9%
Mark StreitD · NYI/PHI	48:36	10	58.1%
Steve BernierR · NJD	48:15	9	42.1%
Karl AlznerD · WSH	47:11	11	38.1%