David
Savard
D · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 4
- WAR
- -0.9
- PTS
- 15
2024-25№ 304 / 314
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David Savard
Retired 2025#58D
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 107 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : October 21, 1990 · St-Hyacinthe, Canada
Drafted : 2009 · CBJ · round 4, pick #94
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 75 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 36 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 60 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 62 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 40 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 62 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 68 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 74 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2015-16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 65 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 45 |
| 2014-15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 71 |
| 2013-14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 |
| 2012-13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| NHL totals | 870 | 54 | 188 | 242 | 467 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 62 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 20 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2020-21
David Savard: our analysis
2024-25 season: 75 GP, 1 G, 14 A, 15 PTS, -8 +/-, 16:35 TOI. WAR -0.9 (304th of 314) · PAL 4, very poor.
In 2024-25, David Savard, 36, posts a PAL Rating of 4 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.9 ranks 304th among 314 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, penalty kill (2, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (2, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: penalty kill (-2.8).
A slight dip from 2023-24, when his PAL was 10; his WAR went from 0.3 to -0.9.
David Savard's story
Growing up in Saint‑Hyacinthe, David Savard came through Quebec’s minor circuits, skating in the Quebec International Pee‑Wee Tournament in the early 2000s and spending time in junior AAA before moving up to the QMJHL. Those foundation years in local programs set the stage for his jump to major junior competition.
With the Moncton Wildcats Savard established himself as a dependable stay‑at‑home defenceman, then broadened his game in his third junior season to become an all‑around blueliner. His breakout campaign in 2009–2010 earned him several league honours — including the Émile Bouchard and Kevin Lowe trophies — and recognition as the CHL’s top defenceman, as he led QMJHL defencemen in scoring and set an assists record for his position.
Selected 94th overall by Columbus in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Savard signed his first pro deal in 2010 and began in the AHL with the Springfield Falcons, where he finished among the top-scoring rookie defencemen. He made his NHL debut in the 2011–12 season and scored his first NHL goal in February 2012. Over the next years he carved out a regular role in Columbus, earning multi‑year contract extensions and producing a notably strong plus–minus during the 2016–17 season.
Near the 2021 trade deadline he was moved to Tampa Bay in a three‑team deal; he helped the Lightning capture the Stanley Cup that year, contributing five points in 20 playoff appearances and recording an assist on a Cup‑clinching play. That summer he signed a four‑year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 28, 2021. Injuries interrupted parts of his tenure in Montreal, but he was honoured twice with the Jacques Beauchamp‑Molson Trophy and reached the 800‑game mark before announcing he would retire after Montreal’s 2025 playoff exit.
On ice, Savard combined defensive positioning and physical reliability with the willingness to jump into the play when needed. His game was built on steadiness in his own end, smart outlet passing and occasional offensive contributions that complemented a long NHL career culminating in a Stanley Cup.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:35
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 3:12
- Pts/GP
- 0.20
- EV points
- 15
- Hits
- 56
- Blocks
- 180
- Takeaways
- 18
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 43.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.7 %
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Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 79 %
55
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 48
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 77
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 76
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 73
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 72
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 67
- Confidence 55 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 74
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 79 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 63
- Confidence 79 %
- DF
- Defense
- 56
- Confidence 76 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 91
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating48
- Top speed (35 %)33.9 · 56
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)0.709 · 50
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.4 · 45
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.5 · 63
ST — Strength77
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.555 · 62
- Body mass (50 %)1.696 · 88
EN — Endurance76
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.3 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)1,165 · 73
- Shift length (15 %)50.8 · 85
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.7 · 71
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.044 · 83
DU — Durability73
- Share of games played (100 %)0.809 · 73
CK — Checking72
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.144 · 71
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.893 · 73
- Season volume (10 %)4.007 · 73
FG — Fighting67
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.707 · 67
DI — Discipline74
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.04 · 73
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.591 · 75
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.36 · 74
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.302 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.498 · 81
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.002 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.204 · 73
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.263 · 76
SC — Scoring63
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.158 · 67
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.13 · 48
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.147 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.055 · 66
- xG per shot (10 %)0.033 · 68
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)6.759 · 47
DF — Defense56
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.079 · 61
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.05 · 69
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.892 · 53
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.571 · 45
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.645 · 75
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.8 · 60
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)7.75 · 97
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience91
- Career regular-season games (65 %)95
- Career playoff games (25 %)78
- NHL seasons (10 %)92
OV — Overall55
- DF · Defense (30 %)56
- PA · Passing (22 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)48
- SC · Scoring (12 %)63
- EN · Endurance (9 %)76
- ST · Strength (6 %)77
- DI · Discipline (5 %)74
- CK · Checking (4 %)72
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55 | 48 | 63 | 56 |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 51 | 75 | 57 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 61 | 68 | 62 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.9
wins above replacement
304 of 314
PAL Rating
4/ 100
Performance · Very poor
242 of 253 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 3
- Defense
- 12
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- Offense
- 18
- Creation
- 6
- Shooting
- 2
- Possession
- 5
- Defense
- 31
- Discipline
- 56
- Power play
- 53
- Penalty kill
- 2
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | MTL | -0.9 | 4 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 0.3 | 10 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | MTL | -0.1 | 12 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.9
wins above replacement
-1.5 to -0.4 — 90% interval
304 of 314 defensemen
-4.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.7
- EV defense
- -2.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -2.8
- Shooting
- -0.9
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | MTL | 71 | -0.9 | -1.5 to -0.4 | 304/314 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 60 | 0.3 | -0.4 to 1.1 | 117/316 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 62 | -0.1 | -1.4 to 0.6 | 257/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 140.5 km/h31st percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.2 km/h15th percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 315th percentileleague avg. 29
- Offensive zone time
- 37.7 %1st percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 254.9 km53rd percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.74 km28th percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.3 %32nd percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.7 %0th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 45.6 %0th percentileleague avg. 40.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4844th percentile | 124th percentile | 2.1 %2nd percentile |
| High danger | 125th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 951st percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 2544th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 |
| April 27, 2025 | vsWSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 |
| April 25, 2025 | vsWSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11:03 |
| April 23, 2025 | @WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:35 |
| April 21, 2025 | @WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 |
David Savard: frequently asked questions
How many goals does David Savard have in 2024-25?
David Savard has 1 goal and 15 points (14 assists) in 75 games in 2024-25.
How old is David Savard?
David Savard is 36 years old: he was born on October 22, 1990.
How tall is David Savard, and how much does he weigh?
David Savard is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 236 lb (107 kg).
Where is David Savard from?
Canada: David Savard was born in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
How good is David Savard?
David Savard produced -0.9 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 304th of 314 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 4 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is David Savard a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 304th of 314 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is David Savard getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 10 in 2023-24 to 4 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are David Savard's career stats?
Over his NHL career, David Savard has 870 games, 54 goals, 188 assists and 242 points. His best season: 2014-15, with 36 points in 82 games.
Where was David Savard drafted?
David Savard was drafted 94th overall (round 4) by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2009.
How does David Savard perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, David Savard has 62 games and 17 points in his career. His pace (0.27 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.28).
Is David Savard married?
Yes, married to Valerie Lachance in 2018.
What is David Savard's nationality?
David Savard is Canadian. Internationally: Canada — member of the 2015 World Championship gold-medal team (perfect 10–0).
What awards has David Savard won?
Émile Bouchard Trophy (QMJHL best defensive defenceman) — 2010 ; Kevin Lowe Trophy (QMJHL top defenceman) — 2010 ; CHL Defenceman of the Year — 2010 ; Jacques Beauchamp‑Molson Trophy (player deemed to have had a dominant role for the Canadiens) — 2022–23 ; Jacques Beauchamp‑Molson Trophy — 2023–24 (consecutive recipient).
How many championships has David Savard won?
2: Stanley Cup 2021 with the Tampa Bay Lightning; President's Cup with the Moncton Wildcats — season leading to the 2010 Memorial Cup.
Where did David Savard play before turning pro?
Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL); also played minor hockey with Collège Antoine-Girouard (Quebec Pee-Wee Tournament 2003), Richelieu Éclaireurs (2004) and Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François (third at the 2007 Telus Cup).
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