Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Steven Stamkos

Steven Stamkos

#91 · Centre · Nashville Predators

Born Feb 7, 1990 in Markham, Ontario, CAN (age 36) · 6'1", 193 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 1st overall in 2008 by TBL (round 1)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2020-21, 2019-20
×2 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy Top Goal Scorer 2011-12, 2009-10
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mike Modano DAL · 46 P in 80 GP Markus Naslund NYR · 46 P in 82 GP Petr Sykora PIT · 46 P in 76 GP R.J. Umberger CBJ · 46 P in 82 GP Pierre-Marc Bouchard MIN · 46 P in 71 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.

0501002008-09: 46 points4608-092009-10: 95 points952010-11: 91 points9110-112011-12: 97 points972012-13: 57 points5712-132013-14: 40 points402014-15: 72 points7214-152015-16: 64 points642016-17: 20 points2016-172017-18: 86 points862018-19: 98 points9818-192019-20: 66 points662020-21: 34 points3420-212021-22: 106 points1062022-23: 84 points8422-232023-24: 81 points812024-25: 53 points5324-252025-26: 66 points662026-27: 7 points726-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 TBL 79 23 23 46 -13 39 181 75 0.58 $875K
2009-10 TBL 82 51 44 95 -2 38 297 68 1.16 $875K
2010-11 TBL 82 45 46 91 3 74 272 84 1.11 $875K
2011-12 TBL 82 60 37 97 7 66 303 109 1.18 $7.5M
2012-13 TBL 48 29 28 57 -4 32 157 63 1.19 $7.5M
2013-14 TBL 37 25 15 40 9 18 124 50 1.08 $7.5M
2014-15 TBL 82 43 29 72 2 49 268 91 0.88 $7.5M
2015-16 TBL 77 36 28 64 3 38 216 109 0.83 $7.5M
2016-17 TBL 17 9 11 20 3 14 58 21 1.18 $8.5M
2017-18 TBL 78 27 59 86 18 72 212 61 1.10 $8.5M
2018-19 TBL 82 45 53 98 4 37 234 72 1.20 $8.5M
2019-20 TBL 57 29 37 66 14 22 176 69 1.16 $8.5M
2020-21 TBL 38 17 17 34 4 16 91 38 0.89 $8.5M
2021-22 TBL 81 42 64 106 24 36 241 93 1.31 $8.5M
2022-23 TBL 81 34 50 84 -5 46 240 92 1.04 $8.5M
2023-24 TBL 79 40 41 81 -21 34 262 78 1.03 $8.5M
2024-25 NSH 82 27 26 53 -36 48 174 66 0.65 $8M
2025-26 NSH 82 42 24 66 -17 58 206 89 0.80 $8M
2026-27 NSH 5 3 4 7 -3 0 10 7 1.40 $8M
19 seasons Career 1251 627 636 1263 -10 737 3722 1335 1.01

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 TBL 18 6 7 13 -5 6 46 20 0.72
2013-14 TBL 4 2 2 4 1 6 14 5 1.00
2014-15 TBL 26 7 11 18 2 20 65 62 0.69
2015-16 TBL 1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0.00
2017-18 TBL 17 7 9 16 -1 4 38 28 0.94
2018-19 TBL 4 1 1 2 -8 2 10 7 0.50
2019-20 TBL 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.00
2020-21 TBL 23 8 10 18 0 4 43 47 0.78
2021-22 TBL 23 11 8 19 7 25 68 60 0.83
2022-23 TBL 6 2 2 4 -2 9 19 15 0.67
2023-24 TBL 5 5 1 6 -5 2 15 23 1.20
11 seasons Playoffs 128 50 51 101 -11 78 321 269 0.79

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 23 23 46 -13 39 181 75 0.58 12.7 14:56

Contract

$875KCap hitends in 2011, then RFA
$19KCap dollars per point46 points in 79 games

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.

The contract

Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jul 29, 2008, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $11.175M, beginning in 2008-09. It runs through 2010-11, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2008-09 $875K $788K $88K $2.85M $875K
2009-10 $875K $788K $88K $2.85M $875K
2010-11 $875K $788K $88K $2.85M $875K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2027-28 4 $32M $8M
Jun 29, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2016-17 to 2023-24 8 $68M $8.5M
Jul 18, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2011-12 to 2015-16 5 $37.5M $7.5M
Jul 29, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Entry-level 2008-09 to 2010-11 3 $11.175M $875K

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 2008-09 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.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2009 @ ATL L 2-6 1 0 1 -1 2 6 0 23:50
Apr 9, 2009 vs WSH L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 24:16
Apr 7, 2009 vs PIT L 4-6 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 25:31
Apr 4, 2009 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 21:43
Apr 3, 2009 @ NJD L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:23
Mar 31, 2009 @ BOS L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 20:01
Mar 29, 2009 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:40
Mar 27, 2009 @ WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:52
Mar 26, 2009 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:00
Mar 24, 2009 vs CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 17:55
Mar 21, 2009 vs ATL L 3-4 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 19:53
Mar 19, 2009 vs WSH L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 17:15
Mar 17, 2009 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 21:23
Mar 14, 2009 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:15
Mar 12, 2009 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 17:44
Mar 11, 2009 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 20:24
Mar 7, 2009 vs CAR L 3-9 0 1 1 -3 0 0 1 18:44
Mar 6, 2009 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 20:08
Mar 3, 2009 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 16:10
Mar 1, 2009 @ CGY W 8-6 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 17:21
Feb 27, 2009 @ VAN L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:36
Feb 24, 2009 @ EDM L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 17:17
Feb 22, 2009 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:05
Feb 20, 2009 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:17
Feb 19, 2009 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:48
Feb 17, 2009 vs CHI L 3-5 3 0 3 0 0 3 2 15:24
Feb 14, 2009 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:26
Feb 12, 2009 vs TOR W 6-4 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 14:13
Feb 10, 2009 vs ATL L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 13:04
Feb 7, 2009 vs NYI W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:03
Feb 4, 2009 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 12:49
Feb 3, 2009 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:17
Jan 30, 2009 vs PHI L 1-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:32
Jan 27, 2009 vs MTL W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 08:18
Jan 21, 2009 vs BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:42
Jan 19, 2009 vs DAL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 09:44
Jan 15, 2009 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 13:37
Jan 13, 2009 @ SJS L 1-7 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 11:41
Jan 12, 2009 @ LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10:38
Jan 8, 2009 @ PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:49
Jan 4, 2009 @ ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:35
Jan 3, 2009 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:50
Jan 1, 2009 @ WSH L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:20
Dec 30, 2008 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:45
Dec 27, 2008 vs FLA W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 12:15
Dec 26, 2008 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 13:17
Dec 23, 2008 @ PIT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:47
Dec 20, 2008 @ ATL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13:22
Dec 18, 2008 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:15
Dec 13, 2008 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:43
Dec 11, 2008 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:57
Dec 10, 2008 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 18:15
Dec 8, 2008 @ BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:27
Dec 6, 2008 vs BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:28
Dec 4, 2008 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:17
Dec 2, 2008 @ PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 16:22
Nov 29, 2008 @ COL L 3-4 1 1 2 -1 2 2 1 21:42
Nov 28, 2008 @ MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 2 3 2 20:32
Nov 26, 2008 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 16:06
Nov 23, 2008 vs NJD L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:58
Nov 21, 2008 vs NSH W 4-1 0 2 2 1 4 3 0 11:58
Nov 18, 2008 vs FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 9 1 17:57
Nov 16, 2008 @ CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:10
Nov 13, 2008 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:51
Nov 12, 2008 @ FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:59
Nov 10, 2008 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 11:24
Nov 8, 2008 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:39
Nov 6, 2008 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 14:13
Nov 5, 2008 @ NJD L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:52
Nov 1, 2008 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:54
Oct 30, 2008 @ BUF W 5-2 2 1 3 2 2 4 2 13:47
Oct 28, 2008 @ TOR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:58
Oct 25, 2008 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 13:57
Oct 21, 2008 vs ATL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 11:30
Oct 18, 2008 vs MIN L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13:56
Oct 16, 2008 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 09:22
Oct 11, 2008 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:05
Oct 5, 2008 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:53
Oct 4, 2008 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 08:25