Simon Nemec

21-Year-Old DefensemanD
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After spending most of 2023-24 with the Devils (60 games), the 21-year-old played only 27 regular-season games last season, spending most of the year with AHL Utica instead. He had a good season with the Comets, notching five goals and 18 assists in 34 games, and played his way back to the NHL by the end of the year and onto the Devils' playoff roster. The stage seems to finally be set for the young, all-around defenseman to grab a full-time roster spot. The second overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Nemec boasts offensive tools that could make him a point-scoring, valuable fantasy defenseman one day, but that might not happen right away in the 2025-26 season when you account for the presence of Dougie Hamilton and Luke Hughes as the two New Jersey defensemen most likely for power-play time. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Devils in July of 2022.
Mixed results Saturday
DNew Jersey Devils
November 30, 2025
Nemec scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went minus-4 in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Flyers.
ANALYSIS
Nemec continues to show growth on offense -- he's earned two goals and an assist over his last five contests. The 21-year-old is seeing top-four minutes, but Saturday's performance was a bumpy one for him after a November that saw him post a minus rating in just two of 14 contests. He's up to six goals, 15 points, 38 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 14 PIM and a plus-5 rating over 25 appearances this season. Nemec will have a career year on offense with five more points, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him achieve that before the midpoint of the campaign.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    14:59
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:35
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:37
 
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19:52
1:17
0:51
2024–25
14:59
0:35
0:37
2025–26
20:02
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0:32
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
As a rookie, Nemec put together a decent campaign last year in which he recorded three goals on 73 shots, 16 assists and two power-play points in 60 contests. While the 20-year-old blueliner averaged 1:17 of ice time with the man advantage in 2023-24, he could struggle to maintain that role heading into the upcoming campaign with a healthy Dougie Hamilton in the mix alongside Luke Hughes. Still, even without a major power-play role, Nemec should be capable of getting over the 20-point threshold, and he could even challenge for 30. If he can get some power-play minutes, that number could go even higher in 2024-25.
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Pots game-winning goal in OT
DNew Jersey Devils
November 26, 2025
Nemec scored the game-winning goal, placed two shots on net and dished out two hits in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime victory over St. Louis.
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First career hat trick yields win
DNew Jersey Devils
November 12, 2025
Nemec scored three goals on five shots and went plus-4 in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
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Nets late equalizer
DNew Jersey Devils
November 11, 2025
Nemec scored a goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.
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Picks up three assists
DNew Jersey Devils
October 26, 2025
Nemec had three assists, two shots on goal, five blocks and a plus-2 rating during his 23:35 of ice time in Sunday's 4-3 win against the Avalanche.
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Collects assist Saturday
DNew Jersey Devils
October 12, 2025
Nemec posted an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Lightning.
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Representing Slovakia
DNew Jersey Devils
August 29, 2024
Nemec and his home country of Slovakia will attempt to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Nemec should be able to gain some valuable experience in international play as the young blueliner gears up for his second professional season. The 20-year-old is listed on Slovakia's second-defense pair, so he'll play an important role for his country's team. The right-shot defenseman registered 19 points with a minus-7 rating in 60 regular-season appearances with the Devils in 2023-24.
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