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Simon Nemec
Defenseman #17 Devils
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Simon Nemec has 18 points (7 goals, 11 assists) in 32 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 2) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, he has 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 119 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils.

He also has 2 points (1 goals, 1 assists) in 4 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSVK
    Age: 21.9 yrs (15.02.2004)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 2nd in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 21-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Devils controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Simon Nemec is off the ice, the Devils control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 32% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 45th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 200th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.98
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.66
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.56
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.47
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.26
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.55
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.57
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.99
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.28
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.75
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.41
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.94
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.97
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Simon Nemec at his age (21.9 yrs):
    Marcus Pettersson (Rating of 71 in 2017, Today 61)
    J.J. Moser (Rating of 71 in 2021, Today 76)
    Erik Gudbranson (Rating of 71 in 2013, Today 57)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.918M
Player Contract Value: $3.100M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 23.4 yrs (15.02.2004)
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Simon Nemec
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
05.12.2025 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 0 18:31 0 0
06.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 20:45 2 0.0% 0
09.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 1 0 1 2 19:34 5 20.0% 0
11.12.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 2 2 -2 20:52 3 0.0% 2
08.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 17:49 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 -1 13 7.7% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Devils 60 3 16 19 -7 19:52 73 4.1% 33
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 27 2 2 4 -10 14:58 26 7.7% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 32 7 11 18 3 19:58 53 13.2% 16
Season Projection 70 15 24 39 7 19:58 116 12.9% 35
Total 119 12 29 41 -14 152 7.9% 63
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 4 1 1 2 3 20:40 6 16.7% 2
Total 4 1 1 2 3 6 16.7% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Simon Nemec Team Logo D 21.9 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.56 0.34 72 70 $0.918M
86% Denton Mateychuk Team Logo D 21.5 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.49 0.39 68 71 $0.887M
84% Zeev Buium Team Logo D 20.1 yrs 183 cm / 82 kg 0.41 0.41 69 70 $0.967M
84% Sean Durzi Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.54 0.49 75 70 $6.000M
80% Bowen Byram Team Logo D 24.6 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.56 0.46 76 79 $6.250M
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