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Sam Steel has 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) in 44 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 158 points (56 goals, 102 assists) in 462 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.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 27.9 yrs (03.02.1998)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 30th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoAnaheim Ducks
    Awards: -
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The 27-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Steel is off the ice, the Stars control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 40% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 159th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 37th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    43.00
    PlayDriving
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.09
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    16.21
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.52
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.34
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.34
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.64
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.43
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    1.89
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.95
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.23
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.17
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.75
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.77
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.55
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.03
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.32
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.40
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.40
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    5.36
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Actual AAV: $2.100M
Player Contract Value: $2.500M
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
31.12.2025 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 13:16 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 1 15:48 2 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -1 12:56 2 0.0% 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 14:00 2 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 1 1 2 1 18:16 1 100.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 1 7 14.3% 2
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 44 7 9 16 -5 16:16 48 14.6% 20
Season Projection 82 13 17 30 -9 16:15 89 14.6% 37
Total 462 56 102 158 -35 534 10.5% 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 MatchPowered by CORE
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 27.9 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.36 0.34 62 80 $2.100M
89% Jack Drury Team Logo C 25.9 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.31 0.30 63 82 $1.725M
88% Dominic James Team Logo C 23.5 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.30 0.30 63 77 $0.910M
88% Pontus Holmberg Team Logo RW 26.8 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.37 0.32 67 81 $1.550M
88% Connor Brown Team Logo RW 32 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.47 0.43 64 79 $3.000M
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