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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nathan MacKinnon COL · 52 P in 72 GP Frans Nielsen NYI · 52 P in 81 GP Max Domi ARI · 52 P in 81 GP Justin Williams WSH · 52 P in 82 GP Zach Parise MIN · 53 P in 70 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 17 35 52 3 48 172 50 0.78 9.9 20:22

Contract

$5.8MCap hitends in 2017, then UFA
$112KCap dollars per point52 points in 67 games
$4.035MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.4 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.3MValueworth 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 668 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 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.4Goals above replacement403rd of 675 skaters, 276th of 445 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.3Goals 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 offence0.0 52nd percentileEven-strength defence-1.8 15th percentilePower play+1.1 88th percentilePenalty kill-0.6 6th percentilePenalties-1.0 9th 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

50.0Corsi for %879 attempts for, 879 against
-1.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Expected goals for %35.0 expected for, 36.5 against
-3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.5Goals for %36 for, 30 against
100.8PDO7.4% shooting + 93.4% saves
178Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 · Jori Lehtera · Vladimir Tarasenko24191:4155.858.411-5
Alexander Steen · Paul Stastny · Vladimir Tarasenko27189:1255.652.69-8
Alexander Steen · David Backes · Troy Brouwer27117:4947.746.31-1
Alexander Steen · Troy Brouwer · Paul Stastny22107:3942.139.85-4

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.5Expected goalsfrom 224 unblocked attempts
+1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.64 expected goals per 60 minutes42nd
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt22nd
Finishing +1.5 goals above expected72ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 16Expected 14.5

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 9, 2016 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:17
Apr 7, 2016 @ CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:24
Apr 4, 2016 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:49
Apr 3, 2016 @ COL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 18:58
Apr 1, 2016 vs BOS L 5-6 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 20:29
Mar 29, 2016 vs COL W 3-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 19:41
Feb 20, 2016 @ ARI W 6-4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 02:13
Feb 18, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:14
Feb 16, 2016 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:20
Feb 14, 2016 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:19
Feb 12, 2016 @ FLA W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 19:47
Feb 9, 2016 vs WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 21:01
Feb 6, 2016 vs MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:31
Feb 4, 2016 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 18:17
Feb 2, 2016 @ NSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:13
Jan 24, 2016 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:46
Jan 22, 2016 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 22:09
Jan 20, 2016 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 19:42
Jan 18, 2016 vs PIT W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 21:25
Jan 16, 2016 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 22:55
Jan 14, 2016 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:49
Jan 12, 2016 vs NJD W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 20:28
Jan 9, 2016 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:52
Jan 8, 2016 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 21:10
Jan 6, 2016 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 22:20
Jan 4, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 22:15
Jan 2, 2016 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 22:25
Dec 31, 2015 vs MIN L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 6 1 22:50
Dec 29, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 24:06
Dec 27, 2015 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:54
Dec 26, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 23:30
Dec 22, 2015 @ BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 20:06
Dec 21, 2015 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:44
Dec 19, 2015 vs CGY W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 18:50
Dec 17, 2015 vs NSH W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:45
Dec 15, 2015 @ WPG W 4-3 1 2 3 0 0 4 2 20:33
Dec 13, 2015 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:56
Dec 12, 2015 vs DAL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 20:28
Dec 10, 2015 vs PHI L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 18:58
Dec 8, 2015 vs ARI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 20:53
Dec 5, 2015 vs TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 18:41
Dec 4, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:40
Dec 1, 2015 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 21:59
Nov 28, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 20:11
Nov 25, 2015 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22:01
Nov 23, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:55
Nov 21, 2015 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 19:43
Nov 19, 2015 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 24:49
Nov 17, 2015 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:51
Nov 16, 2015 vs WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22:16
Nov 14, 2015 vs CHI L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:01
Nov 12, 2015 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 21:25
Nov 10, 2015 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:08
Nov 7, 2015 @ NSH W 4-0 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 20:14
Nov 4, 2015 @ CHI W 6-5 (OT) 2 0 2 2 4 4 2 20:07
Nov 3, 2015 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 3 22:00
Oct 31, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 22:03
Oct 29, 2015 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:58
Oct 27, 2015 vs TBL W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:02
Oct 24, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 23:45
Oct 20, 2015 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 19:51
Oct 18, 2015 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 22:20
Oct 16, 2015 @ VAN W 4-3 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 20:48
Oct 15, 2015 @ EDM W 4-2 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 17:09
Oct 13, 2015 @ CGY W 4-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 16:57
Oct 10, 2015 @ MIN L 2-3 1 1 2 -1 2 5 2 20:26
Oct 8, 2015 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 20:10