Sam Steel
C · #18
· Dallas Stars
· 6'0" · 185 lb
· L-handed
· 28 yrs
· Draft: 2016 Rd 1 (#30 overall)
Compare with
Season
541
Games
64–125–189
G–A–P
617
Shots · 10.4%
348 / 174
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | DAL @ NSH | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:09 |
| Oct 2 | STL @ DAL | L 4–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 |
| Apr 30 | DAL @ MIN | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 |
| Apr 28 | MIN @ DAL | L 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 |
| Apr 25 | DAL @ MIN | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 |
| Apr 22 | DAL @ MIN | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:58 |
| Apr 20 | MIN @ DAL | W 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 |
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
6417th
Assists
12543rd
Points
18930th
Primary Assists
6736th
Points/60 (5v5)
1.4826th
Power-Play Points
1932nd
Game Score
174.426th
Shots
61715th
Shooting %
10.4%30th
Shot Danger/60
0.4716th
High-Danger Chances
9934th
Expected Goals
64.422nd
Goals Above Expected
-2.426th
Rebounds Created
4239th
Corsi %
49.4%46th
Fenwick %
48.9%38th
xGF% (5v5)
46.9%29th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.4180th
Blocked Shots
22528th
Hits
42632nd
Blocks/60
1.732nd
Hits/60
3.338th
Takeaways
14225th
Giveaways
21156th
Penalties Drawn
9539th
Penalties Taken
8061st
Penalty Differential
+267th
Plus-Minus
-3435th
Ice Time / Game
14:2340th
Games Played
54168th
PP Ice Time
42 min28th
PK Ice Time
85 min69th
O-Zone Start %
47.4%40th
Faceoff % (Centers)
49.9%62nd
Teammate Quality
5130th
Competition Quality
5527th
Top skating speed Mar 26, 2025 · DAL @ EDM
23.1 mph81st
Bursts over 20 mph
52188th
Distance skated
957 mi82nd
Top shot speed
87.0 mph37th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank among forwards
HD suppression
0.0/60
50th
Shot suppression
17.8/60
99th
Blocks per 60
0.0
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
38 G on 241 shots
16%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+22 shots (1 goal) from beyond the mapped zones
617
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
64
Shooting %
10.4%
Shots / GP
1.1
xG
56.1
Shot Danger Mix
High danger12%
Medium danger35%
Low danger54%
Top Scoring Zones
01
16%
Slot
38 G on 241 shots
02
11%
High Slot
7 G on 64 shots
03
28%
Crease
7 G on 25 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$2,100,000
Term2025-26 → 2026-27 (2 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Signed at age27
Signing GMJim Nill
AgentGerry Johannson
Extension kicks in 2027-28
$3,700,000 × 4 yrs
(UFA 2031)
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Stars | 73 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Stars | 79 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Stars | 77 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 19 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Wild | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Ducks | 68 | 6 | 14 | 20 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Ducks | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Ducks | 65 | 6 | 16 | 22 | — |
| 2018-19 | AHL | San Diego Gulls | 53 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Ducks | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 2017-18 | M-Cup | Regina Pats | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | — |
| 2017-18 | WJC-20 | Canada U20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — |
| 2017-18 | WHL | Regina Pats | 54 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 7 |
| 2016-17 | WHL | Regina Pats | 66 | 50 | 81 | 131 | 23 |
| 2015-16 | U18-Dev | Team White | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2015-16 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | Canada U18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2015-16 | WHL | Regina | 72 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 12 |
| 2014-15 | WHL | Regina | 61 | 17 | 37 | 54 | — |
| 2013-14 | WHL | Regina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | AJHL | Sherwood Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013-14 | AMHL | Sherwood Park | 14 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 3 |
| 2012-13 | AMBHL | Sherwood Park Flyers Bantam AAA | 31 | 52 | 52 | 104 | — |
| 2011-12 | AMBHL | Sherwood Park Flyers Bantam AAA | 33 | 26 | 24 | 50 | — |
| 2010-11 | ERBHL | Strathcona Warriors Bantam AA | 11 | 17 | 15 | 32 | — |