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Simon Nemec
Defenseman #17 Devils $0.918M
Player Information

Simon Nemec has 20 points (8 goals, 12 assists) in 43 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 43 points (13 goals, 30 assists) in 130 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: 22 yrs (15.02.2004)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 2nd in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 22-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 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 34% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 31% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 50th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 217th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.70
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.61
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.53
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.38
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.26
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.51
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.35
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.03
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.92
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.35
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.69
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.49
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.07
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.67
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Simon Nemec at his age (22 yrs):
    Braden Schneider (Rating of 69 in 2022, Today 69)
    Alec Regula (Rating of 69 in 2021, Today 58)
    Mario Ferraro (Rating of 69 in 2019, Today 66)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.918M
Player Contract Value: $2.500M
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
27.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -1 18:52 2 0.0% 2
29.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 16:58 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 19:25 0 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 18:30 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 19:03 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -3 2 0.0% 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 43 8 12 20 -2 19:38 65 12.3% 18
Season Projection 68 13 19 32 -3 19:38 103 12.6% 28
Total 130 13 30 43 -19 164 7.9% 65
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 Match
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 22 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.47 0.33 71 68 $0.918M
88% Zeev Buium Team Logo D 20.2 yrs 183 cm / 82 kg 0.39 0.39 69 71 $0.967M
86% Tom Willander Team Logo D 21 yrs 185 cm / 81 kg 0.36 0.36 66 66 $0.950M
86% Denton Mateychuk Team Logo D 21.6 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.45 0.37 67 72 $0.887M
84% Jake Walman Team Logo D 30 yrs 185 cm / 98 kg 0.52 0.36 70 63 $3.400M
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