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Steve Downie

#17 · Right wing · Arizona Coyotes

Born Apr 3, 1987 in Newmarket, Ontario, CAN · 5'11", 191 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 29th overall in 2005 by PHI (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.

Lee Stempniak WPG · 28 P in 71 GP Michael Raffl PHI · 28 P in 67 GP Nathan Gerbe CAR · 28 P in 78 GP Bryan Bickell CHI · 28 P in 80 GP Chris Kelly BOS · 28 P in 80 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.

0102030402007-08: 12 points1207-082008-09: 6 points608-092009-10: 46 points4609-102010-11: 32 points3210-112011-12: 41 points4111-122012-13: 1 points112-132013-14: 24 points2413-142014-15: 28 points2814-152015-16: 6 points615-16

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 PHI 32 6 6 12 2 73 25 29 0.38
2008-09 PHI 6 0 0 0 -4 11 1 3 0.00
2008-09 TBL 23 3 3 6 2 54 25 38 0.26
2009-10 TBL 80 22 24 46 14 208 116 140 0.58
2010-11 TBL 57 10 22 32 8 171 83 94 0.56 $1.85M
2011-12 TBL 55 12 16 28 -15 121 99 73 0.51 $1.85M
2011-12 COL 20 2 11 13 9 16 41 32 0.65
2012-13 COL 2 0 1 1 1 6 2 5 0.50 $2.65M
2013-14 COL 11 1 6 7 4 36 26 13 0.64 $2.65M
2013-14 PHI 51 3 14 17 -3 70 62 57 0.33
2014-15 PIT 72 14 14 28 2 238 104 108 0.39 $1M
2015-16 ARI 26 3 3 6 1 53 22 29 0.23 $1.75M
9 seasons Career 435 76 120 196 21 1057 606 621 0.45

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 PHI 6 0 1 1 -2 10 2 13 0.17
2010-11 TBL 17 2 12 14 7 40 27 34 0.82
2014-15 PIT 5 0 2 2 1 4 4 10 0.40
3 seasons Playoffs 28 2 15 17 6 54 33 57 0.61

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 14 14 28 2 238 104 108 0.39 13.5 12:26

Contract

$1MCap hit2014-15
$36KCap dollars per point28 points in 72 games
-$880KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.9MValueworth 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 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
2015-16 to 2015-16 $1.75M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $1M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $2.65M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.65M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $1.85M

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

-2.4Goals above replacement619th of 665 skaters, 409th of 432 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.9Goals 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-1.8 24th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 51st percentilePower play-0.1 48th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 22nd percentilePenalties-3.2 1st 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.

-4-202462010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

49.5Corsi for %656 attempts for, 670 against
-4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.9Expected goals for %24.6 expected for, 26.7 against
-5.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.9Goals for %29 for, 22 against
101.5PDO7.9% shooting + 93.6% saves
146Attempts 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
Steve Downie · Brandon Sutter · Nick Spaling31139:2353.049.47-4
Steve Downie · Brandon Sutter · Beau Bennett2080:4348.946.84-2
Sidney Crosby · Steve Downie · Nick Spaling1244:1854.955.43-0
Maxim Lapierre · Steve Downie · Nick Spaling1433:5337.935.01-2

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.8Expected goalsfrom 121 unblocked attempts
+4.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.59 expected goals per 60 minutes32nd
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt50th
Finishing +4.2 goals above expected87thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 13Expected 8.8

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 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:12
Apr 10, 2015 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 12:44
Apr 4, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 13:13
Apr 1, 2015 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 12:00
Mar 29, 2015 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:12
Mar 28, 2015 vs ARI W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 5 2 1 12:56
Mar 26, 2015 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 14:44
Mar 24, 2015 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 14:22
Mar 21, 2015 @ ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:25
Mar 19, 2015 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:38
Mar 17, 2015 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:17
Mar 15, 2015 vs DET L 1-5 0 0 0 0 22 1 3 05:52
Mar 14, 2015 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 5 13:26
Mar 12, 2015 vs EDM W 6-4 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 09:17
Mar 9, 2015 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 09:28
Mar 7, 2015 @ LAK W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:40
Mar 4, 2015 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:02
Mar 1, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10:50
Feb 25, 2015 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:28
Feb 22, 2015 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:27
Feb 19, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 10:49
Feb 17, 2015 vs WSH L 1-3 1 0 1 1 14 2 0 05:49
Feb 15, 2015 @ CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 08:49
Feb 11, 2015 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:05
Feb 7, 2015 @ VAN L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:01
Feb 6, 2015 @ CGY W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 11:28
Feb 4, 2015 @ EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:51
Feb 1, 2015 vs NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:49
Jan 30, 2015 @ NJD W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 14:38
Jan 28, 2015 @ WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 15 2 0 09:57
Jan 27, 2015 vs WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 7 12:34
Jan 21, 2015 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 12:56
Jan 20, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 9 0 0 14:24
Jan 18, 2015 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 11:59
Jan 16, 2015 @ NYI L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 10:43
Jan 13, 2015 vs MIN W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:09
Jan 10, 2015 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13:48
Jan 7, 2015 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:45
Jan 3, 2015 vs MTL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 4 0 6 14:28
Jan 2, 2015 vs TBL W 6-3 2 0 2 2 2 3 3 16:18
Dec 20, 2014 vs FLA W 3-1 0 2 2 2 17 0 0 05:56
Dec 18, 2014 vs COL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:28
Dec 15, 2014 vs TBL W 4-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 6 16:36
Dec 13, 2014 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 08:13
Dec 12, 2014 vs CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 14:21
Dec 8, 2014 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 17:15
Dec 6, 2014 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16:21
Dec 4, 2014 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 4 0 3 17:17
Dec 2, 2014 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:33
Nov 29, 2014 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:05
Nov 28, 2014 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:24
Nov 26, 2014 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:46
Nov 24, 2014 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:26
Nov 22, 2014 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 09:56
Nov 21, 2014 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 14:31
Nov 18, 2014 @ MTL W 4-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 12:24
Nov 15, 2014 vs NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 13:27
Nov 14, 2014 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 12:54
Nov 11, 2014 @ NYR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 11:28
Nov 8, 2014 @ BUF W 6-1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 08:17
Nov 6, 2014 @ WPG W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 3 22 2 3 08:52
Nov 4, 2014 @ MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14:06
Nov 1, 2014 vs BUF W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:29
Oct 30, 2014 vs LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 14:09
Oct 28, 2014 vs NJD W 8-3 1 1 2 -1 2 4 0 13:18
Oct 25, 2014 @ NSH W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 13:03
Oct 23, 2014 @ DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 13:33
Oct 22, 2014 vs PHI L 3-5 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 14:02
Oct 18, 2014 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 13 1 2 09:43
Oct 16, 2014 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 11:21
Oct 11, 2014 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 12:22
Oct 9, 2014 vs ANA W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 13:05