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Steve Bernier

#8 · Right wing · New York Islanders

Born Mar 31, 1985 in Quebec City, Quebec, CAN · 6'3", 225 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 16th overall in 2003 by SJS (round 1)

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.

Drayson Bowman CAR · 12 P in 70 GP Jeff Halpern PHX · 12 P in 69 GP Travis Moen MTL · 12 P in 65 GP Matt D'Agostini BUF · 12 P in 57 GP Magnus Paajarvi STL · 12 P in 55 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.

01020302005-06: 27 points2705-062006-07: 31 points3106-072007-08: 32 points3207-082008-09: 32 points3208-092009-10: 22 points2209-102010-11: 15 points1510-112011-12: 6 points611-122012-13: 15 points1512-132013-14: 12 points1213-142014-15: 32 points3214-152015-16: 6 points615-162017-18: 0 points017-18

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 SJS 39 14 13 27 4 35 75 69 0.69
2006-07 SJS 62 15 16 31 5 29 104 131 0.50
2007-08 SJS 59 13 10 23 -2 62 96 127 0.39
2007-08 BUF 17 3 6 9 1 2 35 30 0.53
2008-09 VAN 81 15 17 32 4 27 137 146 0.40 $2.5M
2009-10 VAN 59 11 11 22 0 21 95 105 0.37 $2M
2010-11 FLA 69 5 10 15 -14 21 97 112 0.22 $2M
2011-12 NJD 32 1 5 6 6 16 23 61 0.19
2012-13 NJD 47 8 7 15 -7 17 88 64 0.32 $775K
2013-14 NJD 78 3 9 12 -15 33 104 118 0.15 $775K
2014-15 NJD 67 16 16 32 2 28 107 123 0.48 $600K
2015-16 NYI 24 1 5 6 3 9 27 42 0.25 $750K
2017-18 NYI 4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 11 0.00 $650K
12 seasons Career 638 105 125 230 -15 300 992 1139 0.36

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 SJS 11 1 5 6 4 8 14 18 0.55
2006-07 SJS 11 0 1 1 2 2 15 16 0.09
2008-09 VAN 10 2 2 4 -1 7 15 21 0.40
2009-10 VAN 12 4 1 5 -1 0 17 25 0.42
2011-12 NJD 24 2 5 7 3 27 22 64 0.29
2015-16 NYI 6 0 0 0 -2 0 6 25 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 74 9 14 23 5 44 89 169 0.31

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 3 9 12 -15 33 104 118 0.15 2.9 12:27

Contract

$775KCap hit2013-14
$65KCap dollars per point12 points in 78 games
$417KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$358KValueworth 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 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. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2017-18 to 2017-18 $650K
2015-16 to 2015-16 $750K
2014-15 to 2014-15 $600K
2012-13 to 2013-14 $775K
2009-10 to 2010-11 $2M
2008-09 to 2008-09 $2.5M

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

Rating

-0.2Goals above replacement510th of 672 skaters, 339th of 438 forwards
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.9Goals 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-3.6 6th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 65th percentilePower play-0.8 7th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 58th percentilePenalties+0.8 68th 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.

-2024682010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162017-18Goals 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

53.0Corsi for %691 attempts for, 613 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.9Expected goals for %29.8 expected for, 25.5 against
-1.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
33.3Goals for %16 for, 32 against
94.7PDO4.2% shooting + 90.5% saves
146Attempts 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
Steve Bernier · Stephen Gionta · Ryan Carter48335:1952.154.25-7
Patrik Elias · Steve Bernier · Adam Henrique1566:2559.161.06-4
Patrik Elias · Steve Bernier · Damien Brunner946:2159.350.81-2
Steve Bernier · Travis Zajac · Damien Brunner325:3266.767.30-0

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.7Expected goalsfrom 139 unblocked attempts
-7.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes41st
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt61st
Finishing -7.7 goals above expected1stOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 10.7Goals 3

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 BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:13
Apr 11, 2014 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 12:29
Apr 10, 2014 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:52
Apr 7, 2014 vs CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:31
Apr 5, 2014 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:51
Apr 1, 2014 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 06:47
Mar 31, 2014 vs FLA W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:08
Mar 29, 2014 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:06
Mar 22, 2014 vs NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:48
Mar 18, 2014 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:53
Mar 15, 2014 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:00
Mar 14, 2014 @ FLA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10:31
Mar 11, 2014 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:38
Mar 8, 2014 vs CAR W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:28
Mar 7, 2014 @ DET L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:54
Mar 4, 2014 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:26
Mar 2, 2014 vs SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 11:46
Mar 1, 2014 @ NYI W 6-1 0 0 0 -1 5 3 5 11:53
Feb 27, 2014 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:12
Feb 8, 2014 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 08:01
Feb 7, 2014 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:19
Feb 3, 2014 vs COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 10:10
Jan 31, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11:34
Jan 30, 2014 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:49
Jan 28, 2014 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 08:47
Jan 26, 2014 vs NYR L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:43
Jan 24, 2014 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:30
Jan 21, 2014 vs STL W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:35
Jan 18, 2014 @ PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:52
Jan 16, 2014 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:47
Jan 14, 2014 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:59
Jan 12, 2014 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:27
Jan 11, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 10:44
Jan 9, 2014 vs DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:21
Jan 7, 2014 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:03
Jan 4, 2014 @ BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:07
Jan 3, 2014 vs CHI L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 12:09
Dec 31, 2013 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:32
Dec 28, 2013 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 15:14
Dec 27, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:13
Dec 23, 2013 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:42
Dec 21, 2013 @ WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 13:05
Dec 20, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:50
Dec 18, 2013 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:47
Dec 14, 2013 vs TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:01
Dec 13, 2013 @ PIT L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 15:22
Dec 10, 2013 @ CBJ L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:26
Dec 7, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:46
Dec 6, 2013 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:26
Dec 4, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:27
Dec 2, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 16:45
Nov 30, 2013 vs BUF W 1-0 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 13:55
Nov 29, 2013 @ CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 14:32
Nov 27, 2013 vs CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 14:56
Nov 25, 2013 vs WPG L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 15:42
Nov 23, 2013 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:38
Nov 21, 2013 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13:16
Nov 20, 2013 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:52
Nov 16, 2013 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 13:40
Nov 15, 2013 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:24
Nov 12, 2013 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:46
Nov 10, 2013 vs NSH W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:52
Nov 8, 2013 @ TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:38
Nov 7, 2013 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:56
Nov 3, 2013 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:34
Nov 2, 2013 vs PHI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:23
Oct 29, 2013 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:13
Oct 26, 2013 @ BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:41
Oct 24, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 14:31
Oct 22, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 15:12
Oct 19, 2013 vs NYR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:04
Oct 17, 2013 @ OTT L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 13:40
Oct 13, 2013 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 07:07
Oct 11, 2013 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:11
Oct 8, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 11:55
Oct 7, 2013 @ EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:47
Oct 4, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:54
Oct 3, 2013 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 13:35