Derek Grant's NHL career
Centre Derek Grant was drafted 119th overall by Ottawa Senators in 2008. He played 10 seasons for 7 clubs, 2012-2023. That came to 427 games and 132 points, 57 goals and 75 assists.
Below: the whole of Derek Grant's career, season by season.
- Year 20082008 NHL Draft
Derek Grant is drafted 119 overall by Ottawa Senators
First off the board- 1Steven StamkosTBL
- 2Drew DoughtyLAK
- 3Zach BogosianATL
Swedes from the same draftErik Karlsson1173 GP · 952 P
Gustav Nyquist914 GP · 543 P
Jacob Markström583 GP · 0 P
- 4 years, 7 months and 26 days later · 5 seasonsYear 20132012-2013 seasonNHL debut
Derek Grant makes his NHL debut in 0–3 loss against Toronto Maple Leafs
Derek was 22 years old ·
Air Canada Centre, Canada
Swedes on the ice:
Daniel Alfredsson,
Jakob Silfverberg and
Mika Zibanejad.
Season2012-2013
Derek Grant's first NHL season: 0 points
Events43games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2012-2013PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins0 of 10 games0 pointsFirst roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–1Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins1–4 - Season
2013-2014
Derek Grant plays only 20 games for 2 points
The whole season2013-2014Events62games missed - Year 2016Season
2015-2016
Derek Grant plays only 15 games for 1 points
The whole season2015-2016Events67games missed - Year 2017Season
2016-2017
Derek Grant plays only 46 games for 4 points
Events36games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2016-2017PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins0 of 22 games0 pointsFirst roundCHIChicago Blackhawks4–0Second roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–2Conference finalANAAnaheim Ducks4–2Stanley Cup FinalPITPittsburgh Penguins2–4 - Year 2018Season
2017-2018
Derek Grant scores 24 points
The whole season and the playoff run2017-2018PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks4 games0 pointsFirst roundSJSSan Jose Sharks0–4 - Year 2020Season
2019-2020
Derek Grant scores 15 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season15games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2019-2020PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders12 of 13 games1 points0 G · 1 AFirst roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–2Second roundNYINew York Islanders3–4 - Year 2022Season
2021-2022
Derek Grant scores 29 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2021-2022EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 2023
- The career
Derek Grant played his last NHL game in 2023
The career ended after 10 seasons, the last of them with Anaheim Ducks.