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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patrice Bergeron BOS · 62 P in 80 GP Jakub Voracek PHI · 62 P in 82 GP James Neal PIT · 61 P in 59 GP Jarome Iginla BOS · 61 P in 78 GP Eric Staal CAR · 61 P in 79 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 33 29 62 17 46 211 43 0.91 15.6 20:17

Contract

$3.363MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$54KCap dollars per point62 points in 68 games
$237KCap dollars per goal above replacement14.2 goals above replacement
$8.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.3MValueworth 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 641 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, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+14.2Goals above replacement18th of 672 skaters, 14th of 438 forwards
+2.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+10.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+4.7 89th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 76th percentilePower play+0.9 86th percentilePenalty kill+0.8 97th percentilePenalties+2.8 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

57.1Corsi for %992 attempts for, 744 against
+5.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.7Expected goals for %39.3 expected for, 28.8 against
+5.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.4Goals for %46 for, 37 against
98.8PDO8.9% shooting + 89.9% saves
272Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Alexander Steen · David Backes · T.J. Oshie52476:2056.657.227-14
Alexander Steen · David Backes · Jaden Schwartz25142:1161.366.77-4
Alexander Steen · David Backes · Chris Stewart1767:2945.047.61-5
Alexander Steen · T.J. Oshie · Vladimir Sobotka1415:4060.748.60-1

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.

32Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.1Expected goalsfrom 312 unblocked attempts
+10.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.92 expected goals per 60 minutes83rd
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt30th
Finishing +10.9 goals above expected99thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 32Expected 21.1

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 13, 2014 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:12
Apr 11, 2014 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:22
Apr 10, 2014 @ MIN L 2-4 0 2 2 -2 2 6 2 23:45
Apr 8, 2014 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:41
Apr 1, 2014 vs PHI W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 21:04
Mar 29, 2014 vs DAL L 2-4 2 0 2 -1 0 5 1 20:00
Mar 27, 2014 vs MIN W 5-1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 20:13
Mar 25, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 1 2 3 4 0 2 1 18:53
Mar 23, 2014 @ PIT W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:44
Mar 22, 2014 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:06
Mar 19, 2014 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:44
Mar 17, 2014 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:47
Mar 15, 2014 @ NSH W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:31
Mar 13, 2014 vs EDM W 6-2 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 20:54
Mar 11, 2014 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:16
Mar 9, 2014 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 20:40
Mar 8, 2014 @ COL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:54
Mar 6, 2014 @ NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:38
Mar 4, 2014 vs TBL W 4-2 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 21:23
Mar 2, 2014 @ PHX W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 21:58
Feb 28, 2014 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 22:58
Feb 26, 2014 @ VAN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 16:52
Feb 8, 2014 vs WPG W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 21:56
Feb 6, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23:37
Feb 4, 2014 vs OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:42
Feb 1, 2014 vs NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:18
Jan 31, 2014 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:55
Jan 28, 2014 vs NJD W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 20:16
Jan 25, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 6 0 22:42
Jan 23, 2014 @ NYR W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 12:22
Jan 21, 2014 @ NJD L 1-7 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 17:11
Jan 20, 2014 @ DET W 4-1 0 2 2 1 2 7 0 17:44
Jan 18, 2014 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 20:56
Dec 21, 2013 @ EDM W 6-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:22
Dec 19, 2013 vs MTL W 5-1 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 21:35
Dec 17, 2013 vs SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 21:41
Dec 16, 2013 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 19:42
Dec 14, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:59
Dec 12, 2013 vs TOR W 6-3 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 19:42
Dec 10, 2013 @ WPG W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 21:40
Dec 7, 2013 vs ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 20:31
Dec 5, 2013 vs NYI W 5-1 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 19:36
Dec 2, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 23:24
Nov 29, 2013 @ SJS L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 19:55
Nov 27, 2013 @ COL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 18:39
Nov 25, 2013 vs MIN W 3-0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 21:18
Nov 23, 2013 vs DAL W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:16
Nov 21, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:42
Nov 19, 2013 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 19:14
Nov 17, 2013 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 19:37
Nov 16, 2013 vs CAR W 4-2 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 19:44
Nov 14, 2013 vs COL W 7-3 2 0 2 3 0 6 0 15:21
Nov 12, 2013 vs PHX L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 20:38
Nov 9, 2013 vs PIT W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 22:49
Nov 7, 2013 vs CGY W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 6 0 20:01
Nov 5, 2013 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 23:46
Nov 2, 2013 @ TBL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:07
Nov 1, 2013 @ FLA W 4-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 20:03
Oct 29, 2013 vs WPG W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 23:24
Oct 26, 2013 @ NSH W 6-1 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 23:05
Oct 25, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 23:49
Oct 18, 2013 @ WPG L 3-4 (SO) 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 22:26
Oct 17, 2013 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:47
Oct 15, 2013 vs SJS L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 21:09
Oct 12, 2013 vs NYR W 5-3 1 3 4 3 0 2 0 20:15
Oct 9, 2013 vs CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 18:24
Oct 5, 2013 vs FLA W 7-0 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 18:03
Oct 3, 2013 vs NSH W 4-2 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 17:10