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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

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Anze Kopitar LAK · 64 P in 79 GP Johnny Gaudreau CGY · 64 P in 80 GP Mark Stone OTT · 64 P in 80 GP Kyle Turris OTT · 64 P in 82 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 64 P in 61 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 24 40 64 8 33 223 32 0.86 10.8 19:59

Contract

$5.8MCap hitends in 2017, then UFA
$91KCap dollars per point64 points in 74 games
$417KCap dollars per goal above replacement13.9 goals above replacement
$8.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.1MValueworth 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 649 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 2016-17, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2014-15 $5.8M
2015-16 $5.8M
2016-17 $5.8M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+13.9Goals above replacement14th of 665 skaters, 13th of 432 forwards
+2.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+9.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+6.6 96th percentileEven-strength defence-2.1 11th percentilePower play+2.4 97th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 97th percentilePenalties+2.2 93rd 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

52.6Corsi for %1017 attempts for, 918 against
+0.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Expected goals for %45.9 expected for, 37.6 against
+1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.0Goals for %51 for, 40 against
100.8PDO9.1% shooting + 91.7% saves
249Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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. Oshie54466:5050.853.827-22
Alexander Steen · Jori Lehtera · Vladimir Tarasenko29119:1751.852.67-2
Joakim Lindstrom · Alexander Steen · Paul Stastny848:5659.655.92-3
Alexander Steen · Paul Stastny · T.J. Oshie2537:0746.843.42-1

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.

24Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.5Expected goalsfrom 305 unblocked attempts
+4.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.79 expected goals per 60 minutes67th
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt22nd
Finishing +4.5 goals above expected90thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 24Expected 19.5

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 11, 2015 vs MIN W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 19:00
Mar 28, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 03:04
Mar 24, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 19:26
Mar 22, 2015 @ DET L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 18:30
Mar 21, 2015 @ MIN L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:16
Mar 19, 2015 @ WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:21
Mar 17, 2015 @ CGY W 4-0 2 0 2 3 0 4 0 19:01
Mar 15, 2015 @ DAL W 3-0 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 18:37
Mar 14, 2015 vs MIN L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21:31
Mar 12, 2015 vs PHI W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:17
Mar 10, 2015 vs WPG W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22:16
Mar 7, 2015 @ TOR W 6-1 0 3 3 1 0 3 0 18:47
Mar 5, 2015 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:38
Mar 1, 2015 @ VAN L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 22:47
Feb 28, 2015 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:07
Feb 26, 2015 @ WPG W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 23:53
Feb 24, 2015 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 19:17
Feb 21, 2015 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:35
Feb 20, 2015 vs BOS W 5-1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 19:03
Feb 17, 2015 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 16:21
Feb 15, 2015 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:08
Feb 12, 2015 @ TBL W 6-3 1 2 3 1 0 4 0 18:17
Feb 10, 2015 vs ARI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 19:05
Feb 8, 2015 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:18
Feb 6, 2015 @ CBJ L 1-7 0 0 0 -4 0 5 0 16:18
Feb 5, 2015 @ BUF W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:23
Feb 3, 2015 vs TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21:02
Feb 1, 2015 @ WSH W 4-3 2 1 3 2 0 6 0 22:39
Jan 30, 2015 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:11
Jan 29, 2015 vs NSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 25:02
Jan 19, 2015 vs COL W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 20:23
Jan 17, 2015 vs TOR W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 20:17
Jan 15, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 20:21
Jan 13, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 21:09
Jan 10, 2015 vs CAR W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:26
Jan 8, 2015 vs SJS W 7-2 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 18:31
Jan 6, 2015 @ ARI W 6-0 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 18:49
Jan 3, 2015 @ SJS W 7-2 1 3 4 1 0 3 1 16:41
Jan 2, 2015 @ ANA L 3-4 1 1 2 0 2 11 0 22:49
Dec 30, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 23:16
Dec 29, 2014 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 19:18
Dec 27, 2014 vs DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:57
Dec 23, 2014 @ COL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:31
Dec 20, 2014 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 19:39
Dec 18, 2014 @ LAK L 4-6 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 21:54
Dec 16, 2014 vs LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 18:38
Dec 13, 2014 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 21:11
Dec 11, 2014 vs NYI W 6-3 2 1 3 0 0 6 0 17:07
Dec 4, 2014 @ NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 19:30
Dec 3, 2014 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 6 1 24:37
Nov 29, 2014 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 23:03
Nov 28, 2014 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:41
Nov 25, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 22:01
Nov 23, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 20:07
Nov 22, 2014 @ OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 22:46
Nov 20, 2014 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:48
Nov 18, 2014 @ BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:45
Nov 15, 2014 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:32
Nov 13, 2014 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:04
Nov 11, 2014 vs BUF W 6-1 0 3 3 0 9 4 0 18:14
Nov 8, 2014 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:24
Nov 6, 2014 vs NJD W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 21:19
Nov 4, 2014 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:23
Nov 3, 2014 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 24:54
Nov 1, 2014 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 23:20
Oct 30, 2014 vs ANA W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:07
Oct 28, 2014 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 22:01
Oct 25, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:21
Oct 23, 2014 vs VAN L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 21:01
Oct 19, 2014 @ ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:53
Oct 18, 2014 @ ARI W 6-1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 20:18
Oct 16, 2014 @ LAK L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 20:53
Oct 11, 2014 vs CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:10
Oct 9, 2014 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:15