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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Carl Hagelin NYR · 24 P in 48 GP Cody Eakin DAL · 24 P in 48 GP David Clarkson NJD · 24 P in 48 GP Kyle Okposo NYI · 24 P in 48 GP Alexandre Burrows VAN · 24 P in 47 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 9 15 24 3 93 73 187 0.50 12.3 18:33

Contract

$2.95MCap hit2012-13
$123KCap dollars per point24 points in 48 games
-$4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.9MValueworth 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 558 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
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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

-5.2Goals above replacement604th of 605 skaters, 397th of 397 forwards
-0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-7.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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-1.4 22nd percentileEven-strength defence-2.8 1st percentilePower play-1.1 1st percentilePenalty kill-1.1 1st percentilePenalties-1.3 1st 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

40.2Corsi for %443 attempts for, 659 against
-6.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
37.6Expected goals for %17.1 expected for, 28.3 against
-8.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
40.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.5Goals for %22 for, 15 against
104.5PDO8.9% shooting + 95.6% saves
93Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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 · Jason Pominville · Cody Hodgson1583:5042.941.75-2
Steve Ott · Kevin Porter · Brian Flynn1474:1141.733.12-4
Steve Ott · Nathan Gerbe · Tyler Ennis1163:5931.026.62-3
Jochen Hecht · Steve Ott · Mikhail Grigorenko1054:3151.152.24-1

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.4Expected goalsfrom 97 unblocked attempts
+1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.50 expected goals per 60 minutes16th
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt56th
Finishing +1.6 goals above expected73rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Goals 9Expected 7.4

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. 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 26, 2013 vs NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 17:45
Apr 23, 2013 @ PIT W 4-2 1 0 1 1 10 2 0 13:31
Apr 22, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 9 1 3 16:28
Apr 19, 2013 vs NYR L 4-8 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:00
Apr 17, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 22:04
Apr 14, 2013 vs TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:29
Apr 13, 2013 vs PHI W 1-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17:01
Apr 11, 2013 vs MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 16:20
Apr 9, 2013 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 17:55
Apr 7, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 1 10 20:17
Apr 5, 2013 vs OTT W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 6 19:10
Apr 2, 2013 @ PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 19:31
Mar 31, 2013 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 21:37
Mar 30, 2013 vs WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 6 22:44
Mar 28, 2013 @ FLA L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 21:33
Mar 26, 2013 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 19:22
Mar 23, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 23:15
Mar 21, 2013 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 4 3 5 23:00
Mar 19, 2013 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 2 0 2 -1 0 3 0 20:51
Mar 17, 2013 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 19:02
Mar 16, 2013 vs OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 18:30
Mar 12, 2013 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18:17
Mar 10, 2013 @ PHI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 4 1 5 21:02
Mar 7, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 20:29
Mar 5, 2013 @ CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 8 18:42
Mar 3, 2013 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 7 21:06
Mar 2, 2013 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 5 0 5 21:21
Feb 28, 2013 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 19:54
Feb 26, 2013 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 19:31
Feb 23, 2013 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:21
Feb 21, 2013 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 20:45
Feb 19, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 15:34
Feb 17, 2013 vs PIT L 3-4 1 0 1 1 10 3 5 16:04
Feb 15, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 11 17:42
Feb 12, 2013 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 16:42
Feb 10, 2013 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 18:10
Feb 9, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 17:48
Feb 7, 2013 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 2 2 3 0 16:27
Feb 5, 2013 @ OTT L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:44
Feb 3, 2013 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:56
Feb 2, 2013 @ MTL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 13:15
Jan 31, 2013 @ BOS W 7-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 19:44
Jan 29, 2013 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 20:40
Jan 27, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 21:09
Jan 25, 2013 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 13:39
Jan 24, 2013 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 19:13
Jan 21, 2013 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 15:51
Jan 20, 2013 vs PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 15:16