Players who performed poorly against a specific team, line and/or player

[Felidae]

Are there any notable instances where a player consistently performed poorly against a specific team, line, and/or player throughout their careers?

I'm sure there are stats on this, but im also curious about what fans have observed over the years, even if the stats don't necessarily show poor performance.

I'm also interested in the "why", especially with instances of someone performing badly against a specific player. Maybe there are some star players that don't perform to their standards against an otherwise average player, relatively speaking.

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[pnep]

I'm sure there are stats on this

Player WL DIF and W% VS Other Player and Franch. (Reg. Seasons 1917-2024)

Player VS Player Adj. WL DIF (Reg. Seasons 1967-2024) https://tinyurl.com/2xs5jeku Player VS Player WL DIF (Reg. Seasons 1942-1967) https://tinyurl.com/282qng36 Player VS Player WL DIF (Reg. Seasons 1917-1942) https://tinyurl.com/29ayagw6 Player VS Player W% (Reg. Seasons...

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[DitchMarner]

I'm not sure how often they shared the ice, but in head-to-head meetings:

Lemieux sucked against Gretzky.

McDavid has dominant stats against Crosby's Penguins.


For a while, Phil Kessel struggled massively against the Bruins. He went up against Chara during that time. I guess the combination of Chara's size and physical play, BOS' defensive system and Bruins' fans chanting, "thank you, Phil" rattled him and threw him off his game.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Neely owned Roy

 

[Kshahdoo]

Ken Dryden vs Soviet teams.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

not historical, but quinn hughes is a top five player in the world against everybody unless he’s playing against his brothers or makar

it’s bizarre, but the boy loses so much face

 

[Crosby2010]

Patrick Roy vs Philly. But strangely only as a Hab. You've got me as to why.

Post Leclair trade, I know the Habs just melted every time they went up against Leclair and Philly. 32 goals in 38 career games vs. Montreal. He did well, Montreal did not.