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Sam Steel
Center #18 Stars $2.100M
Player Information

Sam Steel has 23 points (7 goals, 16 assists) in 57 games for the Dallas Stars this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 30) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, he has 165 points (56 goals, 109 assists) in 475 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks, the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars.

He also has 14 points (3 goals, 11 assists) in 42 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.1 yrs (03.02.1998)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 30th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoAnaheim Ducks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Steel is off the ice, the Stars control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 64

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 159th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 115th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.09
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.29
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.48
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.61
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.41
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.65
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.51
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.11
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.82
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.15
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.86
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.61
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.57
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.02
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.39
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.18
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.100M
Player Contract Value: $1.500M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 30.4 yrs (03.02.1998)
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Sam Steel
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 1 14:10 5 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 2 2 1 16:15 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 1 1 -1 13:35 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 1 17:28 2 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 13:19 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 4 4 2 10 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Ducks 22 6 5 11 2 14:58 33 18.2% 8
2019-20 Team Logo Ducks 65 6 16 22 -13 15:33 85 7.1% 20
2020-21 Team Logo Ducks 42 6 6 12 -7 14:31 42 14.3% 8
2021-22 Team Logo Ducks 68 6 14 20 -17 12:19 66 9.1% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 65 10 18 28 11 14:58 85 11.8% 18
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 77 9 15 24 0 13:15 86 10.5% 29
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 79 6 19 25 -6 14:07 89 6.7% 31
2025-26 Team Logo Stars 57 7 16 23 -2 16:13 64 10.9% 20
Season Projection 82 10 23 33 -3 16:12 92 10.9% 29
Total 475 56 109 165 -32 550 10.2% 150
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 5 1 1 2 1 15:34 6 16.7% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Stars 19 1 4 5 1 13:15 19 5.3% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 18 1 6 7 -1 13:54 13 7.7% 18
Total 42 3 11 14 1 38 7.9% 22
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Sam Steel Team Logo C 28.1 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.40 0.35 59 74 $2.100M
92% Connor Brown Team Logo RW 32.1 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.44 0.43 60 72 $3.000M
89% Mathieu Joseph Team Logo RW 29 yrs 185 cm / 85 kg 0.28 0.35 56 72 $2.950M
88% Joel Farabee Team Logo LW 26 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.41 0.49 62 75 $5.000M
87% Freddy Gaudreau Team Logo C 32.8 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.40 0.37 52 72 $2.100M
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