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Alexander Steen

#20 · Left wing · St. Louis Blues

Born Mar 1, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN · 6'0", 211 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 24th overall in 2002 by TOR (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2018-19

Compare with a similar player

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

Teddy Purcell TBL · 51 P in 81 GP Jason Pominville BUF · 52 P in 73 GP Jussi Jokinen CAR · 52 P in 70 GP Mikael Samuelsson VAN · 50 P in 75 GP Michael Grabner NYI · 52 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.

02040602005-06: 45 points4505-062006-07: 35 points352007-08: 42 points4207-082008-09: 28 points282009-10: 47 points4709-102010-11: 51 points512011-12: 28 points2811-122012-13: 27 points272013-14: 62 points6213-142014-15: 64 points642015-16: 52 points5215-162016-17: 51 points512017-18: 46 points4617-182018-19: 27 points272019-20: 17 points1719-20

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 TOR 75 18 27 45 -9 42 176 101 0.60
2006-07 TOR 82 15 20 35 5 26 192 73 0.43
2007-08 TOR 76 15 27 42 0 32 169 62 0.55
2008-09 TOR 20 2 2 4 -4 6 31 12 0.20 $1.7M
2008-09 STL 61 6 18 24 -6 24 117 26 0.39
2009-10 STL 68 24 23 47 6 30 189 45 0.69 $1.7M
2010-11 STL 72 20 31 51 -3 26 218 39 0.71 $3.363M
2011-12 STL 43 15 13 28 24 28 134 24 0.65 $3.363M
2012-13 STL 40 8 19 27 5 14 129 28 0.68 $3.363M
2013-14 STL 68 33 29 62 17 46 211 43 0.91 $3.363M
2014-15 STL 74 24 40 64 8 33 223 32 0.86 $5.8M
2015-16 STL 67 17 35 52 3 48 172 50 0.78 $5.8M
2016-17 STL 76 16 35 51 -2 53 117 33 0.67 $5.8M
2017-18 STL 76 15 31 46 -11 20 168 53 0.61 $5.75M
2018-19 STL 65 10 17 27 2 14 114 55 0.42 $5.75M
2019-20 STL 55 7 10 17 7 12 71 26 0.31 $5.75M
15 seasons Career 1018 245 377 622 42 454 2431 702 0.61

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 STL 4 0 1 1 -3 0 19 3 0.25
2011-12 STL 9 1 2 3 -2 6 21 4 0.33
2012-13 STL 6 3 0 3 2 6 17 4 0.50
2013-14 STL 6 1 2 3 -2 6 26 8 0.50
2014-15 STL 6 1 3 4 -3 2 15 2 0.67
2015-16 STL 20 4 6 10 -2 30 39 22 0.50
2016-17 STL 10 3 4 7 1 4 20 8 0.70
2018-19 STL 26 2 3 5 2 2 20 32 0.19
2019-20 STL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 88 15 21 36 -7 58 177 84 0.41

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 20 31 51 -3 26 218 39 0.71 9.2 19:33

Contract

$3.363MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$66KCap dollars per point51 points in 72 games
$350KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.6 goals above replacement
$4.6MWorth 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 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 $3.363M
2011-12 $3.363M
2012-13 $3.363M
2013-14 $3.363M

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
2018-19 to 2020-21 $5.75M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.8M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $5.8M
2010-11 to 2013-14 $3.363M
2008-09 to 2009-10 $1.7M

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

+9.6Goals above replacement69th of 672 skaters, 57th of 439 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.7Goals 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+3.1 79th percentileEven-strength defence+0.5 64th percentilePower play-1.1 3rd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 62nd percentilePenalties+3.1 97th 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.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

56.7Corsi for %1051 attempts for, 802 against
+6.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Expected goals for %40.5 expected for, 36.7 against
+4.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.2Goals for %41 for, 44 against
97.6PDO7.7% shooting + 89.9% saves
298Attempts 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
Jay McClement · Alexander Steen · Matt D'Agostini21116:4553.953.96-4
Alexander Steen · T.J. Oshie · Patrik Berglund15105:1161.558.77-6
Alexander Steen · B.J. Crombeen · Patrik Berglund24103:1651.842.64-5
Alexander Steen · Matt D'Agostini · Patrik Berglund3292:2563.162.44-2

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.5Expected goalsfrom 334 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.83 expected goals per 60 minutes67th
Shot quality 5.8% chance per attempt8th
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected45thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 19.5Goals 19

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 9, 2011 vs NSH W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:39
Apr 6, 2011 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:48
Apr 5, 2011 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:28
Apr 3, 2011 @ CBJ W 6-1 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 17:22
Apr 1, 2011 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:14
Mar 9, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11:27
Mar 7, 2011 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:53
Mar 5, 2011 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:44
Mar 3, 2011 @ WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 19:09
Mar 1, 2011 vs CGY L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:27
Feb 27, 2011 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:35
Feb 25, 2011 @ EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:46
Feb 24, 2011 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:53
Feb 22, 2011 vs COL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 19:15
Feb 21, 2011 vs CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:32
Feb 19, 2011 vs ANA W 9-3 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 15:24
Feb 18, 2011 @ BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:00
Feb 14, 2011 vs VAN W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 19:03
Feb 12, 2011 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 19:40
Feb 11, 2011 vs MIN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:13
Feb 8, 2011 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20:04
Feb 6, 2011 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 18:05
Feb 4, 2011 vs EDM W 5-3 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 17:04
Jan 26, 2011 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:39
Jan 24, 2011 @ COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 23:00
Jan 22, 2011 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 21:09
Jan 20, 2011 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:35
Jan 18, 2011 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 21:40
Jan 15, 2011 @ SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 20:41
Jan 13, 2011 @ LAK W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:33
Jan 12, 2011 @ ANA L 4-7 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 24:12
Jan 10, 2011 vs PHX L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:25
Jan 8, 2011 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 22:37
Jan 6, 2011 @ TOR L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 21:03
Jan 2, 2011 vs DAL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 21:52
Dec 31, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:16
Dec 28, 2010 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 22:19
Dec 26, 2010 vs NSH W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:16
Dec 23, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:33
Dec 21, 2010 @ ATL W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 22:08
Dec 20, 2010 vs VAN L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 22:05
Dec 18, 2010 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:58
Dec 16, 2010 vs LAK W 6-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:33
Dec 15, 2010 @ DET L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 21:08
Dec 11, 2010 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 6 1 24:58
Dec 9, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-1 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 16:24
Dec 5, 2010 @ VAN W 3-2 2 1 3 3 0 7 0 22:37
Dec 4, 2010 @ EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:57
Dec 1, 2010 vs WSH L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 19:55
Nov 30, 2010 @ CHI L 5-7 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 20:53
Nov 27, 2010 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 18:02
Nov 26, 2010 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 20:02
Nov 24, 2010 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:37
Nov 20, 2010 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:35
Nov 19, 2010 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:47
Nov 17, 2010 @ DET L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:16
Nov 15, 2010 @ COL L 3-6 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 15:26
Nov 13, 2010 @ PHX L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:00
Nov 11, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 19:26
Nov 10, 2010 @ CBJ L 1-8 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 18:17
Nov 7, 2010 @ NYR W 2-0 2 0 2 2 0 7 1 18:07
Nov 6, 2010 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:31
Nov 4, 2010 vs SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:45
Oct 30, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 17:56
Oct 28, 2010 @ NSH W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 19:28
Oct 23, 2010 vs PIT W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 17:30
Oct 22, 2010 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:55
Oct 18, 2010 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:44
Oct 16, 2010 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:31
Oct 14, 2010 @ NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 21:27
Oct 11, 2010 vs ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 25:15
Oct 9, 2010 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 19:54