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Derek Stepan

#21 · Centre · Carolina Hurricanes

Born Jun 18, 1990 in Hastings, Minnesota, USA · 5'11", 196 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 51st overall in 2008 by NYR (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jussi Jokinen PIT · 57 P in 81 GP David Perron EDM · 57 P in 78 GP David Backes STL · 57 P in 74 GP Kyle Turris OTT · 58 P in 82 GP Frans Nielsen NYI · 58 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402010-11: 45 points4510-112011-12: 51 points5111-122012-13: 44 points4412-132013-14: 57 points5713-142014-15: 55 points5514-152015-16: 53 points5315-162016-17: 55 points5516-172017-18: 56 points5617-182018-19: 35 points3518-192019-20: 28 points2819-202020-21: 6 points620-212021-22: 19 points1921-222022-23: 11 points1122-23

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 NYR 82 21 24 45 8 20 166 83 0.55
2011-12 NYR 82 17 34 51 14 22 169 137 0.62
2012-13 NYR 48 18 26 44 25 12 108 52 0.92 $821K
2013-14 NYR 82 17 40 57 12 18 199 30 0.70 $3.075M
2014-15 NYR 68 16 39 55 26 22 155 36 0.81 $3.075M
2015-16 NYR 72 22 31 53 5 20 192 38 0.74 $6.5M
2016-17 NYR 81 17 38 55 19 16 209 26 0.68 $6.5M
2017-18 ARI 82 14 42 56 -7 26 209 52 0.68 $6.5M
2018-19 ARI 72 15 20 35 -2 14 195 50 0.49 $6.5M
2019-20 ARI 70 10 18 28 -4 16 158 43 0.40 $6.5M
2020-21 OTT 20 1 5 6 -6 8 44 25 0.30 $6.5M
2021-22 CAR 58 9 10 19 0 14 96 29 0.33 $1.35M
2022-23 CAR 73 5 6 11 8 8 98 29 0.15 $750K
13 seasons Career 890 182 333 515 98 216 1998 630 0.58

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 NYR 5 0 0 0 -5 2 4 3 0.00
2011-12 NYR 20 1 8 9 -2 4 38 40 0.45
2012-13 NYR 12 4 1 5 4 2 32 12 0.42
2013-14 NYR 24 5 10 15 -1 2 50 20 0.63
2014-15 NYR 19 5 7 12 -1 10 48 8 0.63
2015-16 NYR 5 2 0 2 0 0 20 4 0.40
2016-17 NYR 12 2 4 6 -3 4 33 14 0.50
2019-20 ARI 9 1 4 5 -4 6 12 12 0.56
2021-22 CAR 3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 0.00
2022-23 CAR 11 0 1 1 -4 2 22 11 0.09
10 seasons Playoffs 120 20 35 55 -18 32 261 130 0.46

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 17 40 57 12 18 199 30 0.70 8.5 18:03

Contract

$3.075MCap hit2013-14
$54KCap dollars per point57 points in 82 games
$380KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.1 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.1MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2022-23 $750K
2021-22 to 2021-22 $1.35M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $6.5M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6.5M
2015-16 to 2020-21 $6.5M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $3.075M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $821K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.7Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.1Even-strength defence-0.2Power play+0.3Penalty kill+0.1Penalties+1.1

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

50.1Corsi for %302 attempts for, 301 against
+3.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Expected goals for %13.2 expected for, 13.2 against
+1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.6Goals for %10 for, 9 against
100.5PDO6.4% shooting + 94.1% saves
75Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 117 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Rick Nash · Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider13137:0749.246.44-3
Martin St. Louis · Rick Nash · Derek Stepan11103:0659.268.14-2
Rick Nash · Carl Hagelin · Derek Stepan612:1938.137.60-1
Benoit Pouliot · Derek Stepan · Mats Zuccarello117:248.31.90-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.4Expected goalsfrom 75 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes37th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt53rd
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected43rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 68 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

024Game 20Expected 5.4Goals 5

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2014 @ MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:40
Apr 10, 2014 vs BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:53
Apr 8, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 14:27
Apr 5, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:41
Apr 3, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:34
Apr 1, 2014 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:46
Mar 30, 2014 @ EDM W 5-0 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 14:07
Mar 28, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:51
Mar 26, 2014 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:47
Mar 24, 2014 vs PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 07:04
Mar 22, 2014 @ NJD W 2-0 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 17:08
Mar 21, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:20
Mar 18, 2014 @ OTT W 8-4 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 15:37
Mar 16, 2014 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:55
Mar 14, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:36
Mar 13, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 1 0 1 -2 2 2 0 18:19
Mar 11, 2014 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 16:57
Mar 9, 2014 vs DET W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 16:56
Mar 7, 2014 @ CAR W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 17:24
Mar 5, 2014 vs TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:49
Mar 2, 2014 vs BOS L 3-6 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 16:50
Mar 1, 2014 @ PHI L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 18:24
Feb 27, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 19:49
Feb 7, 2014 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:33
Feb 6, 2014 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:45
Feb 4, 2014 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:48
Jan 31, 2014 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:15
Jan 29, 2014 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:46
Jan 26, 2014 @ NJD W 7-3 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:07
Jan 23, 2014 vs STL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:17
Jan 21, 2014 vs NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 18:09
Jan 19, 2014 vs WSH W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 16:51
Jan 18, 2014 @ OTT W 4-1 1 2 3 2 2 4 3 17:51
Jan 16, 2014 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:27
Jan 14, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:07
Jan 12, 2014 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:52
Jan 10, 2014 vs DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 16:56
Jan 8, 2014 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:23
Jan 6, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 19:35
Jan 4, 2014 @ TOR W 7-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 13:36
Jan 3, 2014 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:59
Dec 31, 2013 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:34
Dec 29, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:29
Dec 27, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:54
Dec 23, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:12
Dec 22, 2013 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:37
Dec 20, 2013 vs NYI L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 19:22
Dec 18, 2013 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 23:06
Dec 15, 2013 vs CGY W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 22:43
Dec 12, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:21
Dec 10, 2013 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 17:41
Dec 8, 2013 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:55
Dec 7, 2013 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 21:59
Dec 5, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:48
Dec 2, 2013 vs WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:54
Nov 30, 2013 vs VAN W 5-2 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 18:09
Nov 29, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:57
Nov 27, 2013 @ FLA W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 15:54
Nov 25, 2013 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:25
Nov 23, 2013 @ NSH W 2-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 16:46
Nov 21, 2013 @ DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 16:13
Nov 19, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:19
Nov 17, 2013 vs LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:40
Nov 16, 2013 @ MTL W 1-0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 17:33
Nov 12, 2013 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 18:51
Nov 10, 2013 vs FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:51
Nov 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:06
Nov 6, 2013 vs PIT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:17
Nov 4, 2013 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:33
Nov 2, 2013 vs CAR W 5-1 3 0 3 2 0 7 0 14:10
Oct 31, 2013 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 20:16
Oct 29, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 18:45
Oct 28, 2013 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:57
Oct 26, 2013 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 20:50
Oct 24, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:29
Oct 19, 2013 @ NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:46
Oct 16, 2013 @ WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:16
Oct 12, 2013 @ STL L 3-5 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 17:18
Oct 10, 2013 @ ANA L 0-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 12:40
Oct 8, 2013 @ SJS L 2-9 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 19:07
Oct 7, 2013 @ LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 19:31
Oct 3, 2013 @ PHX L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 19:12