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

Tyler Johnson TBL · 72 P in 77 GP Henrik Sedin VAN · 73 P in 82 GP Ryan Johansen CBJ · 71 P in 82 GP Claude Giroux PHI · 73 P in 81 GP Nick Foligno CBJ · 73 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.

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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 43 29 72 2 49 268 91 0.88 16.0 19:22

Contract

$7.5MCap hitends in 2016, then UFA
$104KCap dollars per point72 points in 82 games
$619KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.1 goals above replacement
$7.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$343KValueworth 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

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 1 season 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 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

+12.1Goals above replacement26th of 665 skaters, 24th of 432 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.7Goals 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+6.1 95th percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 16th percentilePower play+1.1 89th percentilePenalty kill0.0 34th percentilePenalties+2.2 92nd 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

53.1Corsi for %1155 attempts for, 1020 against
+0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %48.4 expected for, 40.5 against
-0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.7Goals for %58 for, 50 against
100.4PDO9.4% shooting + 91.0% saves
314Attempts 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
Ryan Callahan · Alex Killorn · Steven Stamkos37301:0058.359.717-9
Valtteri Filppula · Ryan Callahan · Steven Stamkos34285:3554.254.416-12
Valtteri Filppula · Alex Killorn · Steven Stamkos1967:3052.451.83-6
Alex Killorn · Steven Stamkos · Jonathan Drouin1361:5559.371.03-2

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.

39Goalsnot counting empty-netters
27.3Expected goalsfrom 382 unblocked attempts
+11.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.03 expected goals per 60 minutes94th
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt45th
Finishing +11.7 goals above expected99thOne 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.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 39Expected 27.3

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 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:06
Apr 9, 2015 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 5 1 18:09
Apr 4, 2015 @ FLA W 4-0 2 1 3 2 0 5 1 15:31
Apr 2, 2015 @ OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:57
Mar 31, 2015 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 19:15
Mar 30, 2015 @ MTL W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 19:12
Mar 28, 2015 @ DET L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:42
Mar 26, 2015 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:57
Mar 24, 2015 vs FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:45
Mar 22, 2015 vs BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 15:22
Mar 20, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 5 1 18:39
Mar 16, 2015 vs MTL W 4-2 2 1 3 2 0 6 2 17:41
Mar 14, 2015 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:51
Mar 12, 2015 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 10 2 1 21:24
Mar 10, 2015 @ MTL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 20:06
Mar 7, 2015 vs DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 17:43
Mar 5, 2015 vs TOR W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 17:08
Mar 3, 2015 vs BUF W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 7 4 17:50
Mar 1, 2015 @ FLA L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 16:41
Feb 27, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 2 0 2 1 0 7 1 21:20
Feb 22, 2015 @ COL L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 0 6 0 19:59
Feb 21, 2015 @ ARI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:10
Feb 18, 2015 @ ANA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:41
Feb 16, 2015 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 18:49
Feb 15, 2015 @ SJS W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 17:57
Feb 12, 2015 vs STL L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 3 5 18:31
Feb 10, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 21:16
Feb 8, 2015 vs ANA W 5-3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 20:47
Feb 7, 2015 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:11
Feb 5, 2015 @ DAL W 5-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 18:47
Feb 3, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 19:45
Jan 31, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:43
Jan 29, 2015 vs DET W 5-1 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 17:31
Jan 27, 2015 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:41
Jan 20, 2015 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 18:47
Jan 17, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 19:32
Jan 15, 2015 vs EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:47
Jan 13, 2015 @ BOS L 3-4 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 19:24
Jan 12, 2015 @ PHI L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 19:08
Jan 9, 2015 vs BUF W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 17:48
Jan 6, 2015 @ MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:23
Jan 4, 2015 @ OTT W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 19:21
Jan 2, 2015 @ PIT L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:37
Dec 31, 2014 @ BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:21
Dec 29, 2014 vs TOR W 3-2 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 19:57
Dec 27, 2014 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 19:43
Dec 23, 2014 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 18:39
Dec 20, 2014 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:17
Dec 19, 2014 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 21:16
Dec 16, 2014 @ PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:20
Dec 15, 2014 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:01
Dec 13, 2014 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:08
Dec 11, 2014 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:45
Dec 9, 2014 vs WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 -3 0 3 1 19:33
Dec 6, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:06
Dec 4, 2014 vs BUF W 5-0 1 2 3 2 4 4 2 16:29
Dec 2, 2014 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:51
Dec 1, 2014 @ NYR W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 20:04
Nov 29, 2014 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 18:17
Nov 26, 2014 vs NYR W 4-3 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 20:14
Nov 22, 2014 vs MIN W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:29
Nov 20, 2014 @ TOR L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 19:42
Nov 18, 2014 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 19:16
Nov 17, 2014 @ NYR W 5-1 1 2 3 2 2 3 0 15:43
Nov 15, 2014 vs NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:52
Nov 13, 2014 vs SJS L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:58
Nov 11, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:13
Nov 9, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 24:51
Nov 8, 2014 @ CBJ W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 16:19
Nov 6, 2014 vs CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:39
Nov 1, 2014 vs WSH W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 22:15
Oct 30, 2014 vs PHI W 4-3 2 1 3 0 0 7 1 21:25
Oct 28, 2014 vs ARI W 7-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 18:17
Oct 25, 2014 @ MIN L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:08
Oct 24, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23:25
Oct 21, 2014 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:52
Oct 20, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:41
Oct 18, 2014 @ VAN W 4-2 2 1 3 2 0 5 1 19:03
Oct 14, 2014 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 22:01
Oct 13, 2014 vs MTL W 7-1 3 0 3 1 0 12 3 17:16
Oct 11, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 23:33
Oct 9, 2014 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 23:16