As a youth, Perreault played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Drummondville Voltigeurs minor ice hockey team.\n', '

Perreault was drafted in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. After an injury to Alexander Ovechkin and several other Capitals forwards, Perreault was recalled from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). He made his NHL debut on November 4, 2009, against the New Jersey Devils and recorded two assists in 10:30 of ice time. He became the fifth player from the Capitals\' 2006 NHL Entry Draft selections to play in the NHL. In the third game of his call up, Perreault scored his first NHL goal, which came in the third period against Scott Clemmensen of the Florida Panthers at the Verizon Center. The goal proved to be the spark that the Capitals needed after being down 3–2; the team ended up winning 7–4.[citation needed]\n', '

On July 13, 2011, Perreault signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Capitals. After two seasons bouncing back and forth between the AHL and NHL, Perreault made the Capitals\' opening night roster out of training camp for the first time in 2011. Perreault recorded his first NHL hat trick on January 24, 2012, against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins in Washington\'s 5–3 victory.\n', '

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