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Steve Ott

#92 · Centre · Montréal Canadiens

Born Aug 19, 1982 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, CAN · 6'0", 193 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 25th overall in 2000 by DAL (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Darren Helm DET · 32 P in 82 GP Marty Reasoner FLA · 32 P in 82 GP Tyler Bozak TOR · 32 P in 82 GP Dominic Moore TBL · 32 P in 77 GP Jason Blake ANA · 32 P in 76 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.

0102030402002-03: 7 points702-032003-04: 12 points1203-042005-06: 22 points2205-062006-07: 4 points406-072007-08: 22 points2207-082008-09: 46 points4608-092009-10: 36 points3609-102010-11: 32 points3210-112011-12: 39 points3911-122012-13: 24 points2412-132013-14: 23 points2313-142014-15: 12 points1214-152015-16: 2 points215-162016-17: 7 points716-17

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 DAL 26 3 4 7 6 31 25 35 0.27
2003-04 DAL 73 2 10 12 -2 152 74 159 0.16
2005-06 DAL 82 5 17 22 1 178 89 186 0.27
2006-07 DAL 19 0 4 4 -4 35 17 41 0.21 $788K
2007-08 DAL 73 11 11 22 2 147 89 182 0.30 $788K
2008-09 DAL 64 19 27 46 3 135 132 220 0.72 $1.425M
2009-10 DAL 73 22 14 36 -14 153 146 251 0.49 $1.425M
2010-11 DAL 82 12 20 32 -9 183 120 252 0.39 $2.95M
2011-12 DAL 74 11 28 39 5 156 108 278 0.53 $2.95M
2012-13 BUF 48 9 15 24 3 93 73 187 0.50 $2.95M
2013-14 BUF 59 9 11 20 -26 55 99 194 0.34 $2.95M
2013-14 STL 23 0 3 3 -12 37 28 52 0.13
2014-15 STL 78 3 9 12 -8 86 49 184 0.15 $2.6M
2015-16 STL 21 0 2 2 -3 34 21 34 0.10 $2.6M
2016-17 DET 42 3 3 6 -6 63 33 101 0.14 $800K
2016-17 MTL 11 0 1 1 -2 17 12 43 0.09
14 seasons Career 848 109 179 288 -66 1555 1115 2399 0.34

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 DAL 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0.00
2003-04 DAL 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 0.25
2005-06 DAL 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 13 0.20
2006-07 DAL 6 0 0 0 0 8 5 14 0.00
2007-08 DAL 18 2 1 3 -2 22 15 59 0.17
2013-14 STL 6 0 2 2 -3 14 8 29 0.33
2014-15 STL 6 0 0 0 0 26 6 12 0.00
2015-16 STL 9 0 1 1 1 8 6 27 0.11
2016-17 MTL 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 61 3 5 8 -5 80 48 188 0.13

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 12 20 32 -9 183 120 252 0.39 10.0 17:09

Contract

$2.95MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$92KCap dollars per point32 points in 82 games
$160KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.8MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2013-14, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $2.95M
2011-12 $2.95M
2012-13 $2.95M
2013-14 $2.95M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2016-17 to 2016-17 $800K
2015-16 to 2015-16 $2.6M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $2.6M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.95M
2010-11 to 2013-14 $2.95M
2008-09 to 2009-10 $1.425M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $788K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

-0.8Goals above replacement552nd of 672 skaters, 379th of 439 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence-2.7 12th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 33rd percentilePower play-0.3 25th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 66th percentilePenalties-1.1 11th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-6-4-2022010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

46.1Corsi for %832 attempts for, 973 against
-2.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.1Expected goals for %30.5 expected for, 37.1 against
-3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.4Goals for %31 for, 33 against
101.0PDO7.6% shooting + 93.4% saves
158Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Steve Ott · Adam Burish · Tom Wandell31102:4252.051.31-2
Steve Ott · Brandon Segal · Adam Burish1676:4839.531.34-2
Brenden Morrow · Mike Ribeiro · Steve Ott2875:1846.758.54-2
Brad Richards · Steve Ott · Loui Eriksson2859:4941.035.43-2

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.8Expected goalsfrom 171 unblocked attempts
-2.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.59 expected goals per 60 minutes30th
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt73rd
Finishing -2.8 goals above expected19thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 13.8Goals 11

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2011 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:15
Apr 8, 2011 @ COL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:48
Apr 7, 2011 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 20:19
Apr 5, 2011 vs CBJ W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 19:08
Apr 3, 2011 @ ANA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:44
Apr 2, 2011 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:04
Mar 31, 2011 @ SJS L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:53
Mar 29, 2011 @ PHX L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:35
Mar 26, 2011 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:57
Mar 23, 2011 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 17:51
Mar 19, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 8 19:42
Mar 17, 2011 vs CHI W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 21:38
Mar 15, 2011 vs SJS L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 17 1 7 12:51
Mar 13, 2011 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 21:09
Mar 11, 2011 vs MIN W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:41
Mar 9, 2011 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 16:02
Mar 7, 2011 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 05:04
Mar 5, 2011 @ SJS W 3-2 0 1 1 2 4 2 3 18:17
Mar 4, 2011 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 20:10
Mar 1, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 16:15
Feb 26, 2011 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 20:09
Feb 24, 2011 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 7 0 2 16:05
Feb 22, 2011 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 20:23
Feb 19, 2011 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 6 19:24
Feb 16, 2011 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:24
Feb 15, 2011 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:15
Feb 13, 2011 vs CBJ L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 20:27
Feb 11, 2011 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 16:47
Feb 9, 2011 vs PHX L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 17:10
Feb 5, 2011 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 22:08
Feb 3, 2011 @ BOS L 3-6 0 1 1 0 15 1 2 13:16
Feb 1, 2011 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 18:53
Jan 26, 2011 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:47
Jan 24, 2011 @ VAN L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 2 3 3 19:17
Jan 21, 2011 @ CGY L 4-7 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 16:40
Jan 20, 2011 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 15:58
Jan 17, 2011 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 18:10
Jan 15, 2011 vs ATL W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 17:02
Jan 11, 2011 vs EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7 16:28
Jan 9, 2011 @ MIN W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:07
Jan 7, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 7 0 3 16:02
Jan 5, 2011 @ CHI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 17:27
Jan 2, 2011 @ STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:18
Dec 31, 2010 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 10 2 3 14:54
Dec 29, 2010 vs DET L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 4 2 9 15:40
Dec 28, 2010 @ NSH W 4-2 1 0 1 2 7 1 2 15:48
Dec 26, 2010 vs PHX L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:16
Dec 23, 2010 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 16:39
Dec 21, 2010 vs MTL W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 14:45
Dec 19, 2010 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 5 2 4 14:14
Dec 18, 2010 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 13:36
Dec 16, 2010 vs SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 18:29
Dec 13, 2010 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 0 2 22:33
Dec 11, 2010 @ PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 16:27
Dec 10, 2010 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 19:28
Dec 8, 2010 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 13:39
Dec 6, 2010 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 19:34
Dec 4, 2010 vs MIN W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 2 7 16:13
Dec 2, 2010 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18:55
Nov 29, 2010 @ CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 14:09
Nov 27, 2010 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:37
Nov 26, 2010 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 14:32
Nov 24, 2010 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 20:19
Nov 22, 2010 @ TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 15:21
Nov 20, 2010 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 17:58
Nov 18, 2010 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 16:00
Nov 16, 2010 vs ANA W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 19:35
Nov 12, 2010 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:33
Nov 11, 2010 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 14:10
Nov 6, 2010 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 4 3 5 13:29
Nov 5, 2010 vs PHX W 6-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 14:31
Nov 3, 2010 vs PIT W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 15:26
Oct 30, 2010 vs BUF W 4-0 1 0 1 2 0 4 3 15:48
Oct 28, 2010 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 2 1 6 16:02
Oct 26, 2010 vs ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 17:01
Oct 23, 2010 vs NSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:38
Oct 21, 2010 @ FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 14:25
Oct 18, 2010 @ TBL L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:34
Oct 16, 2010 vs STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 17:47
Oct 14, 2010 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16:02
Oct 9, 2010 @ NYI W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 16:28
Oct 8, 2010 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 13:56