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Spencer Stastney

#24 · Defence · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Jan 4, 2000 in Woodridge, Illinois, USA (age 26) · 5'11", 196 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 131st overall in 2018 by NSH (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ethan Bear WSH · 4 P in 24 GP Louie Belpedio PHI · 4 P in 12 GP Rasmus Ristolainen PHI · 4 P in 31 GP Derek Forbort BOS · 4 P in 35 GP Vladislav Kolyachonok ARI · 4 P in 5 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.

02468102022-23: 2 points222-232023-24: 4 points423-242024-25: 3 points324-252025-26: 10 points1025-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2022-23 NSH 8 0 2 2 5 2 9 2 0.25 $925K
2023-24 NSH 20 2 2 4 9 4 11 2 0.20 $925K
2024-25 NSH 23 0 3 3 -7 4 15 8 0.13 $825K
2025-26 NSH 30 1 8 9 -1 10 30 5 0.30 $825K
2025-26 EDM 36 1 0 1 -10 10 26 8 0.03
2026-27 PIT 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.00 $1.525M
5 seasons Career 118 4 15 19 -3 30 92 25 0.16

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2023-24 NSH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.00
1 season Playoffs 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.00

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
20 2 2 4 9 4 11 2 0.20 18.2 15:59

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2024
$231KCap dollars per point4 points in 20 games
$520KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.8 goals above replacement
$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Mar 31, 2022, as an entry-level contract: 2 years and $1.85M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $925K $833K $93K $925K
2023-24 $925K $833K $93K $925K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 5, 2026 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $1.525M $1.525M
Jul 24, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.65M $825K
Mar 31, 2022 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $1.85M $925K

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence-0.2Power play+0.1Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+0.2

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.

-2-10122022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

39.6Corsi for %19 attempts for, 29 against
-7.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
25.8Expected goals for %0.4 expected for, 1.1 against
-20.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
32.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
100.0Goals for %1 for, 0 against
120.0PDO20.0% shooting + 100.0% saves
5Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Luke Schenn · Spencer Stastney321:4439.023.71-0
Roman Josi · Spencer Stastney24:1033.337.60-0
Alexandre Carrier · Spencer Stastney10:24100.00.00-0
Ryan McDonagh · Spencer Stastney10:210.00.00-0

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.1Expected goalsfrom 2 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.12 expected goals per 60 minutes27th
Shot quality 3.3% chance per attempt58th
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 48 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.1Goals 0

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 15, 2024 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:47
Apr 13, 2024 vs CBJ W 6-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 18:56
Apr 12, 2024 @ CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 18:55
Apr 9, 2024 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:35
Apr 7, 2024 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:00
Apr 6, 2024 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:11
Apr 4, 2024 vs STL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:49
Apr 2, 2024 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:10
Mar 30, 2024 @ COL L 4-7 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 19:53
Mar 28, 2024 @ ARI L 4-8 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:47
Mar 13, 2024 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:27
Dec 7, 2023 vs TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:20
Dec 5, 2023 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:48
Dec 3, 2023 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:29
Dec 2, 2023 vs NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:00
Nov 26, 2023 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:39
Nov 24, 2023 @ STL W 8-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 16:02
Nov 22, 2023 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:24
Nov 20, 2023 vs COL W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:36
Nov 18, 2023 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:52