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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Derrick Pouliot
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Derrick Pouliot
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Derrick Pouliot

#51
D Offensive Defenseman Non-Reasonable Lightning
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK69
FG37
DI83
SK35
ST80
EN90
DU92
PH36
FO30
PA50
SC39
DF70
PS50
EX75
LD74
MO54
OV53

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: January 16, 1994
Age: 32 yrs
Height / Weight: 183 cm • 89 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2012 • #21 overall (1st Round) by Lightning
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $900,000
Cap Percentage: 0.98%
Remaining Cap Hit: $826,154
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: Two-Way
Roster Status: AHL Affiliate

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP6
AHL G2
AHL A1
AHL PTS3
+/-+1
PIM2
TOI/G21:38
PPG0
GWG0
S%28.6%
HITS6
72G Pace36P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN
Skating & Speed 52th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 38th Pct
Depth Asset
Playmaking & Vision 61th Pct
Solid Starter
Defense 47th Pct
Solid Starter
Physical & Grit 35th Pct
Depth Asset
Character & IQ 76th Pct
Above Average

Current Season Analytics

AHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 28.6% (2G / 7S) Career: 10.9%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 2G (67%) • 1A (33%)
Goals Split: 2 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
0.50
Points / GP
0.33
Goals / GP
0.17
Assists / GP
AHL Season Ice Time 21:38 TOI/G
5v5: 17:56 (83%)
PP: 01:55 (9%)
PK: 01:47 (8%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP172
G4
A20
PTS24
+/--105
P/G0.14
PIM56
TOI/G16:27
PPG2
BKS227
S%2%
FO%0%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 3 2018-19
Assists 14 2018-19
Points 17 2018-19
+/- -5 2015-16
Hits 110 2019-20
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 14:50
PP: 01:07
PK: 00:30

0 pts

Career Stars (0-0-0)

1 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

222

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2015-16 TBL 15 0 1 1 -5 4 0 0 0 14 0.0% 15 21 0.0% 15:06 0.07
2018-19 ARI 82 3 14 17 -60 20 1 0 0 95 3.2% 97 97 0.0% 16:19 0.21
2019-20 ARI 75 1 5 6 -40 32 1 0 1 89 1.1% 110 109 0.0% 16:52 0.08
NHL CAREER TOTAL 172 4 20 24 -105 56 2 1 198 2% 222 227 0.0% 16:27 0.14

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016 Playoffs TBL 6 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 5 0.0% 1 6 0.0% 14:06 0.00

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2014-15 TBL 5 3 2 5 8 2 1 1 0 9 33.3% 3 4 0.0% 20:19 1.00
2015-16 TBL 51 50 62 112 72 26 10 0 9 472 10.6% 116 99 0.0% 26:05 2.20
2016-17 TBL 74 45 80 125 67 0 15 4 9 447 10.1% 74 178 0.0% 24:57 1.69
2017-18 ARI 62 23 25 48 9 2 5 0 1 161 14.3% 65 112 0.0% 22:05 0.77
2020-21 ARI 81 7 31 38 19 48 1 0 4 81 8.6% 209 126 0.0% 21:50 0.47
2021-22 ARI 82 9 23 32 8 12 3 0 2 89 10.1% 66 107 0.0% 21:41 0.39
2022-23 ARI 82 12 34 46 0 28 5 0 0 113 10.6% 118 118 0.0% 22:47 0.56
2023-24 ARI 29 3 6 9 -1 8 2 0 0 25 12.0% 36 24 0.0% 17:33 0.31
2024-25 PIT 82 9 33 42 -22 60 5 0 1 79 11.4% 180 101 0.0% 24:28 0.51
2025-26 PIT 82 5 13 18 8 8 2 0 2 60 8.3% 40 50 0.0% 11:42 0.22
2026-27 TBL 6 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 7 28.6% 6 13 0.0% 21:37 0.50

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Christian Wolanin MTL • 31 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 70
SK 35
PH 35
PA 50
SC 42
DF 69
Cam Dineen BOS • 28 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 67
SK 36
PH 37
PA 49
SC 41
DF 69
Juuso Valimaki CGY • 28 yrs • 1 PTS (6 GP)
$1,500,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Sep 14, 2025
CK 69
SK 36
PH 36
PA 51
SC 46
DF 70
Nikolas Brouillard FLA • 31 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 69
SK 34
PH 33
PA 46
SC 40
DF 69
Ethan Bear SEA • 29 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$2,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 65
SK 35
PH 36
PA 51
SC 42
DF 72
Trevor Carrick TBL • 32 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s)
CK 67
SK 35
PH 35
PA 46
SC 42
DF 71
Colton White DET • 29 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 70
SK 37
PH 37
PA 49
SC 45
DF 70
Jeremy Davies WPG • 29 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 70
SK 35
PH 35
PA 51
SC 42
DF 65
Total Remaining Contract
--
2 yr(s) remaining • $900,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 4 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing UFA Market
22.09.2024 22:15
Derrick Pouliot signed with Penguins for $900,000 for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing UFA Market
22.09.2022 21:32
Derrick Pouliot signed with Coyotes for 900 000 Kč for 2 year(s) / Signing Bonus of 100 000 Kč.
Official League Trade 15.02.2018 21:20
Coyotes receives:
Derrick Pouliot, 4th TBL 2019
Lightning receives:
Zack Smith
NHL Entry Draft
2012
Selected in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft (#21st overall, 1st Round) by Lightning