Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Lee Stempniak

Lee Stempniak

#18 · Right wing · Boston Bruins

Born Feb 4, 1983 in West Seneca, New York, USA · 5'11", 195 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 148th overall in 2003 by STL (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bryan Little WPG · 32 P in 48 GP James van Riemsdyk TOR · 32 P in 48 GP Mike Richards LAK · 32 P in 48 GP Tyler Seguin BOS · 32 P in 48 GP Wayne Simmonds PHI · 32 P in 45 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.

020402005-06: 27 points2705-062006-07: 52 points5206-072007-08: 38 points3807-082008-09: 44 points4408-092009-10: 48 points4809-102010-11: 38 points3810-112011-12: 28 points2811-122012-13: 32 points3212-132013-14: 34 points3413-142014-15: 28 points2814-152015-16: 51 points5115-162016-17: 40 points4016-172017-18: 9 points917-182018-19: 0 points018-19

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 STL 57 14 13 27 -10 22 100 45 0.47
2006-07 STL 82 27 25 52 -2 33 166 64 0.63
2007-08 STL 80 13 25 38 0 40 162 103 0.48 $2.5M
2008-09 STL 14 3 10 13 -3 2 43 20 0.93 $2.5M
2008-09 TOR 61 11 20 31 -9 31 128 87 0.51
2009-10 TOR 62 14 16 30 -10 18 164 71 0.48 $2.5M
2009-10 PHX 18 14 4 18 10 8 48 16 1.00
2010-11 PHX 82 19 19 38 4 19 199 124 0.46 $1.9M
2011-12 CGY 61 14 14 28 -2 16 130 55 0.46 $1.9M
2012-13 CGY 47 9 23 32 2 12 113 47 0.68 $2.5M
2013-14 CGY 52 8 15 23 -21 28 144 71 0.44 $2.5M
2013-14 PIT 21 4 7 11 5 4 34 33 0.52
2014-15 NYR 53 9 9 18 7 18 86 58 0.34 $900K
2014-15 WPG 18 6 4 10 1 2 29 20 0.56
2015-16 NJD 63 16 25 41 3 34 120 85 0.65 $850K
2015-16 BOS 19 3 7 10 1 4 26 28 0.53
2016-17 CAR 82 16 24 40 2 32 131 113 0.49 $2.5M
2017-18 CAR 37 3 6 9 -8 4 41 40 0.24 $2.5M
2018-19 BOS 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0.00 $650K
14 seasons Career 911 203 266 469 -31 327 1864 1082 0.51

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 PHX 7 0 2 2 -4 0 14 13 0.29
2010-11 PHX 4 0 0 0 -3 0 8 4 0.00
2013-14 PIT 13 2 1 3 -4 6 22 19 0.23
2014-15 WPG 4 1 0 1 2 0 8 8 0.25
4 seasons Playoffs 28 3 3 6 -9 6 52 44 0.21

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 9 23 32 2 12 113 47 0.68 8.0 17:54

Contract

$2.5MCap hit2012-13
$78KCap dollars per point32 points in 47 games
$382KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.5 goals above replacement
$6.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.7MValueworth 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 558 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
2018-19 to 2018-19 $650K
2016-17 to 2017-18 $2.5M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $900K
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.5M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $1.9M
2007-08 to 2009-10 $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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+6.5Goals above replacement55th of 605 skaters, 49th of 397 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+3.2 88th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 56th percentilePower play0.0 51st percentilePenalty kill-0.3 11th percentilePenalties+1.0 85th 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.

024682010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

49.8Corsi for %605 attempts for, 609 against
+3.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Expected goals for %27.6 expected for, 24.8 against
+6.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.2Goals for %31 for, 32 against
100.0PDO9.5% shooting + 90.4% saves
157Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Matt Stajan · Lee Stempniak · Curtis Glencross21192:1147.947.311-13
Alex Tanguay · Matt Stajan · Lee Stempniak1354:1153.262.03-2
Michael Cammalleri · Lee Stempniak · Curtis Glencross1141:5554.454.82-3
Michael Cammalleri · Matt Stajan · Lee Stempniak634:4966.077.12-1

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.6Expected goalsfrom 138 unblocked attempts
-2.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.83 expected goals per 60 minutes73rd
Shot quality 8.4% chance per attempt81st
Finishing -2.6 goals above expected17thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 11.6Goals 9

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 26, 2013 @ CHI L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 19:07
Apr 25, 2013 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:25
Apr 21, 2013 @ MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 15:20
Apr 19, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 19:36
Apr 17, 2013 vs DET W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:53
Apr 15, 2013 vs MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:52
Apr 13, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 18:06
Apr 12, 2013 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 18:48
Apr 10, 2013 vs VAN L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 19:32
Apr 8, 2013 @ COL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:16
Apr 6, 2013 @ VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 19:44
Apr 5, 2013 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:03
Apr 3, 2013 vs EDM L 2-8 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 16:36
Apr 1, 2013 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:02
Mar 29, 2013 vs CBJ L 4-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 19:09
Mar 27, 2013 vs COL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:09
Mar 26, 2013 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 17:58
Mar 24, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:45
Mar 22, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 14:43
Mar 21, 2013 @ NSH L 3-5 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 17:47
Mar 18, 2013 @ DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:14
Mar 15, 2013 vs NSH W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 15:29
Mar 13, 2013 vs DET W 5-2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 18:47
Mar 11, 2013 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:14
Mar 9, 2013 @ LAK L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:38
Mar 8, 2013 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:48
Mar 6, 2013 vs SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 18:18
Mar 3, 2013 vs VAN W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 18:42
Feb 28, 2013 @ COL L 4-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 22:09
Feb 26, 2013 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:47
Feb 24, 2013 vs PHX W 5-4 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 20:49
Feb 23, 2013 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 18:54
Feb 20, 2013 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:26
Feb 18, 2013 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 18:57
Feb 17, 2013 @ DAL W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 14:12
Feb 15, 2013 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:55
Feb 13, 2013 vs DAL W 7-4 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 18:09
Feb 11, 2013 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:14
Feb 9, 2013 @ VAN L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 15:00
Feb 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 4 3 1 16:19
Feb 5, 2013 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:21
Feb 2, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 18:26
Jan 31, 2013 vs COL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:06
Jan 26, 2013 vs EDM W 4-3 1 2 3 2 0 5 0 16:43
Jan 23, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:08
Jan 21, 2013 vs ANA L 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:15
Jan 20, 2013 vs SJS L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 19:44