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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Beleskey ANA · 32 P in 65 GP Jonathan Drouin TBL · 32 P in 70 GP Derek Roy EDM · 32 P in 72 GP Ales Hemsky DAL · 32 P in 76 GP Martin Erat ARI · 32 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.

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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 16 16 32 2 28 107 123 0.48 15.0 12:56

Contract

$600KCap hit2014-15
$19KCap dollars per point32 points in 67 games
$84KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.2 goals above replacement
$4.9MWorth 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 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. 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 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

Rating

+7.2Goals above replacement123rd of 665 skaters, 90th of 432 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.8Goals 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+2.3 76th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 55th percentilePower play+0.5 81st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 49th percentilePenalties+1.5 84th 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

47.4Corsi for %596 attempts for, 661 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.2Expected goals for %26.5 expected for, 28.5 against
+1.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.6Goals for %30 for, 23 against
103.1PDO9.6% shooting + 93.4% saves
134Attempts 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
Scott Gomez · Steve Bernier · Adam Henrique28255:0046.749.211-12
Dainius Zubrus · Steve Bernier · Stephen Gionta1371:4354.759.90-1
Patrik Elias · Steve Bernier · Adam Henrique1061:0143.041.52-1
Scott Gomez · Steve Bernier · Reid Boucher757:4653.541.62-3

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.1Expected goalsfrom 129 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.98 expected goals per 60 minutes90th
Shot quality 10.9% chance per attempt99th
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected65thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 15Expected 14.1

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 11, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 15 2 3 11:18
Apr 9, 2015 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 4 3 11:43
Apr 7, 2015 vs NYR L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 13:22
Apr 4, 2015 @ NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 14:23
Apr 3, 2015 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 12:32
Mar 31, 2015 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:02
Mar 29, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:00
Mar 28, 2015 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:43
Mar 26, 2015 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 14:04
Mar 23, 2015 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:51
Mar 21, 2015 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 14:52
Mar 20, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 15:42
Mar 17, 2015 vs PIT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:05
Mar 14, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:06
Mar 12, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:39
Mar 10, 2015 @ MIN L 2-6 0 2 2 1 0 2 4 13:35
Mar 8, 2015 vs PHI W 5-2 0 3 3 0 0 0 5 13:44
Mar 6, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 13:39
Mar 3, 2015 vs NSH W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 15:06
Feb 28, 2015 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:43
Feb 27, 2015 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:07
Feb 25, 2015 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 16:17
Feb 23, 2015 vs ARI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13:33
Feb 21, 2015 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:22
Feb 20, 2015 vs VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:29
Feb 17, 2015 vs BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:50
Feb 14, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 14:22
Feb 13, 2015 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:17
Feb 9, 2015 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:59
Feb 7, 2015 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 14:24
Feb 6, 2015 vs TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:46
Feb 3, 2015 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 15:37
Jan 31, 2015 vs FLA W 3-1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 14:45
Jan 30, 2015 vs PIT L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 12:32
Jan 28, 2015 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:39
Jan 19, 2015 @ SJS W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 15:54
Jan 16, 2015 @ ANA L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:01
Jan 14, 2015 @ LAK W 5-3 2 0 2 -2 0 6 0 15:38
Jan 6, 2015 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 07:28
Dec 31, 2014 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:01
Dec 29, 2014 vs PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:18
Dec 27, 2014 @ NYR L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 14:40
Dec 23, 2014 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 11:07
Dec 20, 2014 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:07
Dec 19, 2014 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:56
Dec 17, 2014 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:51
Dec 15, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:58
Dec 13, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 10:19
Dec 11, 2014 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:38
Dec 9, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 11:38
Dec 8, 2014 @ CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 08:30
Dec 6, 2014 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11:01
Dec 4, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 11:54
Dec 2, 2014 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 16:31
Nov 29, 2014 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:41
Nov 28, 2014 vs DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:52
Nov 25, 2014 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11:17
Nov 22, 2014 @ CGY L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:35
Nov 21, 2014 @ EDM W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 08:01
Nov 18, 2014 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 06:20
Nov 15, 2014 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12:12
Nov 14, 2014 @ WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:08
Nov 11, 2014 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 09:15
Nov 10, 2014 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:28
Nov 7, 2014 @ DET L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 11:43
Nov 6, 2014 @ STL L 3-4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 09:26
Nov 4, 2014 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:08