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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)

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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Ovechkin WSH · 56 P in 48 GP Sidney Crosby PIT · 56 P in 36 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 55 P in 47 GP Martin St. Louis TBL · 60 P in 48 GP Eric Staal CAR · 53 P in 48 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: 6 points626-27

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 4 3 3 6 -2 0 10 5 1.50 $8M
19 seasons Career 1250 627 635 1262 -9 737 3722 1333 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 29 28 57 -4 32 157 63 1.19 18.5 22:01

Contract

$7.5MCap hitends in 2016, then UFA
$132KCap dollars per point57 points in 48 games
$890KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.4 goals above replacement
$7.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$322KValueworth 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

Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jul 18, 2011, as a new contract: 5 years and $37.5M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2015-16, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2011-12 $7.5M $4M $4M $8M
2012-13 $7.5M $5M $3M $8M
2013-14 $7.5M $8M $0 $8M
2014-15 $7.5M $8M $0 $8M
2015-16 $7.5M $5.5M $0 $5.5M NMC

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 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

+8.4Goals above replacement28th of 605 skaters, 26th of 397 forwards
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.5Goals 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+4.6 94th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 26th percentilePower play+1.6 95th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 14th percentilePenalties+0.3 51st 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.

0510152010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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 %705 attempts for, 710 against
+4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Expected goals for %30.7 expected for, 28.9 against
+4.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.4Goals for %40 for, 41 against
99.7PDO10.4% shooting + 89.3% saves
191Attempts 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
Martin St. Louis · Teddy Purcell · Steven Stamkos30190:3550.152.210-10
Martin St. Louis · Alex Killorn · Steven Stamkos1991:1458.058.24-6
Teddy Purcell · Steven Stamkos · Cory Conacher1682:4944.247.44-8
Martin St. Louis · Ryan Malone · Steven Stamkos1872:3541.252.41-2

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.

28Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.2Expected goalsfrom 223 unblocked attempts
+10.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.97 expected goals per 60 minutes88th
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt58th
Finishing +10.8 goals above expected99thOne 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.

01020Game 20Game 40Goals 28Expected 17.2

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 27, 2013 vs FLA L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 23:22
Apr 25, 2013 @ BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 22:22
Apr 24, 2013 vs TOR W 5-2 1 1 2 5 0 4 3 20:47
Apr 21, 2013 vs CAR L 2-3 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 21:27
Apr 18, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:29
Apr 16, 2013 @ WPG L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 24:03
Apr 14, 2013 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 23:31
Apr 13, 2013 @ WSH L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 22:14
Apr 11, 2013 vs PIT L 3-6 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 19:23
Apr 9, 2013 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 21:15
Apr 7, 2013 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 21:54
Apr 6, 2013 @ NYI L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 20:53
Apr 4, 2013 @ CAR W 5-0 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 18:16
Apr 2, 2013 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 23:28
Mar 29, 2013 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 2 1 3 1 2 7 2 23:39
Mar 26, 2013 vs BUF W 2-1 1 1 2 1 4 4 0 19:48
Mar 24, 2013 @ WPG L 2-3 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 23:17
Mar 23, 2013 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 23:48
Mar 20, 2013 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 22:44
Mar 18, 2013 vs PHI W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 20:26
Mar 16, 2013 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 18:53
Mar 14, 2013 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:49
Mar 12, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 22:31
Mar 9, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 1 1 2 -2 0 2 0 22:36
Mar 7, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 20:40
Mar 5, 2013 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:39
Mar 4, 2013 @ PIT L 3-4 2 0 2 -1 0 4 4 21:38
Mar 2, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 25:38
Feb 28, 2013 @ NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 23:22
Feb 26, 2013 vs BUF L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 24:28
Feb 24, 2013 @ PIT L 3-5 1 2 3 0 0 2 3 20:54
Feb 23, 2013 @ CAR W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 19:44
Feb 21, 2013 vs BOS L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 23:18
Feb 19, 2013 vs TOR W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 23:35
Feb 16, 2013 @ FLA W 6-5 (OT) 2 1 3 0 2 5 0 20:36
Feb 14, 2013 vs WSH L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 23:06
Feb 12, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 23:18
Feb 10, 2013 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 19:03
Feb 7, 2013 @ NJD L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 24:21
Feb 5, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 23:24
Feb 2, 2013 vs NYR L 2-3 2 0 2 0 2 7 5 23:57
Feb 1, 2013 vs WPG W 8-3 1 2 3 1 0 3 2 19:07
Jan 29, 2013 vs FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 5 1 23:23
Jan 27, 2013 vs PHI W 5-1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 19:03
Jan 25, 2013 vs OTT W 6-4 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 23:50
Jan 22, 2013 @ CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:39
Jan 21, 2013 @ NYI L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 18:13
Jan 19, 2013 vs WSH W 6-3 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 23:15