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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Chris Kelly BOS · 39 P in 82 GP Jannik Hansen VAN · 39 P in 82 GP Jason Chimera WSH · 39 P in 82 GP Saku Koivu ANA · 38 P in 74 GP R.J. Umberger CBJ · 40 P in 77 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

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 11 28 39 5 156 108 278 0.53 10.2 18:21

Contract

$2.95MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$76KCap dollars per point39 points in 74 games
$5.151MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.6 goals above replacement
$759KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.2MValueworth 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 367 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 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacement462nd of 680 skaters, 318th of 445 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+0.0 52nd percentileEven-strength defence-2.2 11th percentilePower play-0.7 9th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 75th percentilePenalties-0.4 24th 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

52.7Corsi for %1033 attempts for, 927 against
+3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.7Expected goals for %36.5 expected for, 38.5 against
-0.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.9Goals for %42 for, 39 against
100.1PDO8.1% shooting + 91.9% saves
177Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Brenden Morrow · Mike Ribeiro · Steve Ott19151:5050.746.38-6
Michael Ryder · Steve Ott · Jamie Benn20142:3756.454.08-5
Steve Ott · Loui Eriksson · Jamie Benn22122:1053.851.46-4
Steve Ott · Adam Burish · Jamie Benn1580:1850.650.25-1

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
10.6Expected goalsfrom 169 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.47 expected goals per 60 minutes14th
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt21st
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected60thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 10.6

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 5, 2012 @ NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:42
Apr 3, 2012 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 17:39
Mar 31, 2012 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 12 1 6 15:41
Mar 30, 2012 @ VAN L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 4 20:03
Mar 28, 2012 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:22
Mar 26, 2012 @ CGY L 4-5 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 20:46
Mar 24, 2012 vs CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 8 18:48
Mar 22, 2012 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 18:53
Mar 20, 2012 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 14 1 6 17:21
Mar 16, 2012 vs CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 1 9 17:12
Mar 14, 2012 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 17:13
Mar 13, 2012 @ MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17:54
Mar 10, 2012 vs ANA W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:44
Mar 6, 2012 @ VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 17:34
Mar 4, 2012 @ CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 5 2 2 16:47
Mar 2, 2012 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:08
Feb 29, 2012 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 7 20:27
Feb 26, 2012 vs VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 16:14
Feb 24, 2012 vs MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 15:04
Feb 23, 2012 @ CHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 16:14
Feb 21, 2012 @ MTL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:45
Feb 19, 2012 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:28
Feb 18, 2012 @ PHX L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 19:37
Feb 16, 2012 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 3 4 19:54
Feb 14, 2012 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 17:09
Feb 12, 2012 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 20:24
Feb 10, 2012 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 21:18
Feb 9, 2012 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 17:13
Feb 7, 2012 vs PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 20:00
Feb 4, 2012 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 19:46
Feb 2, 2012 @ SJS L 2-5 1 1 2 0 2 4 4 18:00
Feb 1, 2012 @ ANA W 6-2 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 16:55
Jan 24, 2012 vs ANA W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:45
Jan 21, 2012 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 15:42
Jan 20, 2012 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 17:15
Jan 17, 2012 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:20
Jan 16, 2012 @ STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 17:42
Jan 14, 2012 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 7 18:07
Jan 12, 2012 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 19:49
Jan 10, 2012 @ ANA L 2-5 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 19:44
Jan 7, 2012 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 7 1 2 13:27
Jan 5, 2012 @ NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 18:09
Jan 3, 2012 vs DET L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 9 17:45
Dec 31, 2011 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:20
Dec 29, 2011 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 20:29
Dec 26, 2011 @ STL L 3-5 0 1 1 1 5 0 3 17:05
Dec 23, 2011 vs NSH W 6-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 18:42
Dec 21, 2011 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 16:50
Dec 19, 2011 vs ANA W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 19:35
Dec 16, 2011 @ NJD L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 0 3 18:36
Dec 15, 2011 @ NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 4 0 5 18:52
Dec 13, 2011 @ NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 20:49
Dec 10, 2011 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 17:00
Dec 8, 2011 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 0 12 0 3 14:13
Dec 3, 2011 vs NYI L 4-5 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 19:09
Dec 1, 2011 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 19:55
Nov 28, 2011 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:01
Nov 26, 2011 @ PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 4 1 3 17:54
Nov 25, 2011 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 9 21:26
Nov 23, 2011 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 4 2 4 22:13
Nov 21, 2011 vs EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 18:50
Nov 19, 2011 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 12 1 7 15:54
Nov 18, 2011 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:44
Oct 29, 2011 vs NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 19:55
Oct 27, 2011 vs LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 14:51
Oct 25, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:44
Oct 22, 2011 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 5 1 6 17:26
Oct 21, 2011 @ ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 18:56
Oct 18, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 18:46
Oct 15, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 19:37
Oct 13, 2011 vs STL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 10 3 5 20:20
Oct 10, 2011 vs PHX W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 3 4 24:17
Oct 8, 2011 @ CHI L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 2 5 6 18:48
Oct 7, 2011 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 19:02