Sam Steel

Dallas Stars·C·#18·CAN·Age 28·Shoots L

6'0"185 lbsArdrossan, ABDrafted 30th Overall, 2016 (ANA)

GP13

PTS3

+/--2

S%7.7%

TOI/GP16:12

GWG0

OTG—

SHG0

PPP0

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Ardrossan, AB, CAN · Draft: 2016 · Round 1, pick 30 (#30 overall) · ANA · 9 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 503
G: 62
A: 116
PTS: 178
+/-: -27

Playoffs

GP: 48
G: 3
A: 11
PTS: 14
+/-: -6

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	vs CBJ	0	0	-1	0	18:19
2026-10-29	vs MTL	0	0	-1	0	16:21
2026-10-22	vs WPG	0	0	-1	2	16:09
2026-10-20	vs BOS	0	0	0	0	13:57
2026-10-17	@ CHI	1	1	1	1	13:42

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits10#406 of 654
Hits per game0.77#395 of 654
Hits per 602.84#388 of 654
Blocked shots4#519 of 654
Takeaways0#588 of 654
Giveaways7#136 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)1.80#324 of 654
Expected goals per 600.51#339 of 654
Goals above expected-0.79#480 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.082#217 of 654
High-danger shots6#324 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)48.3%#380 of 654
Corsi relative to team-1.9%#407 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)48.2%#378 of 654
PDO at 5v50.965#486 of 654
Offensive zone starts48.9%#362 of 654
Time on ice per game16:12#326 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

54.9%

Won–Lost

28–23

51 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

Offensive zone40.9% · 9/22
Neutral zone75.0% · 15/20
Defensive zone44.4% · 4/9

By situation

Even strength59.1% · 26/44
Power play— · 0/0
Shorthanded28.6% · 2/7

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 4	@ WSH	0	0	0	-2	0	16:47	W
Nov 1	CBJ	0	0	0	-1	0	18:19	W
Oct 30	MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	16:21	L
Oct 23	WPG	0	0	0	-1	2	16:09	W
Oct 21	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	13:57	W
Oct 17	@ CHI	0	1	1	1	1	13:42	W
Oct 15	@ COL	0	0	0	0	0	18:39	W
Oct 14	COL	0	0	0	0	1	20:28	L
Oct 10	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	2	18:36	L
Oct 8	@ BUF	1	0	1	2	1	15:31	W

Show all 82 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 4	@ WSH	0	0	0	-2	0	16:47	W
Nov 1	CBJ	0	0	0	-1	0	18:19	W
Oct 30	MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	16:21	L
Oct 23	WPG	0	0	0	-1	2	16:09	W
Oct 21	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	13:57	W
Oct 17	@ CHI	0	1	1	1	1	13:42	W
Oct 15	@ COL	0	0	0	0	0	18:39	W
Oct 14	COL	0	0	0	0	1	20:28	L
Oct 10	@ PIT	0	0	0	0	2	18:36	L
Oct 8	@ BUF	1	0	1	2	1	15:31	W
Oct 6	SJS	0	1	1	1	1	14:44	W
Oct 4	@ NSH	0	0	0	0	2	16:09	L
Oct 3	STL	0	0	0	-1	3	11:19	L
Sep 26	@ MIN	0	0	0	0	3	12:59	W
Sep 24	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	18:01	W
Apr 30	@ MIN	0	0	0	-2	0	13:35	L
Apr 29	MIN	0	0	0	-1	1	13:35	L
Apr 25	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	2	17:41	L
Apr 23	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	0	22:58	W
Apr 21	MIN	0	0	0	0	3	16:32	W
Apr 18	MIN	0	0	0	-2	0	15:41	L
Apr 15	@ BUF	0	0	0	-1	0	15:43	W
Mar 26	@ NYI	0	0	0	-1	1	13:36	L
Mar 25	NJD	0	0	0	-2	0	17:03	L
Mar 22	VGK	0	1	1	0	2	16:10	L
Mar 21	@ MIN	0	0	0	0	0	12:45	L
Mar 19	@ COL	0	0	0	0	0	16:32	W
Mar 17	UTA	1	0	1	0	2	16:57	L
Mar 15	DET	0	0	0	1	1	15:11	W
Mar 13	EDM	1	1	2	1	1	16:49	W
Mar 11	VGK	0	0	0	0	1	11:25	W
Mar 8	CHI	0	0	0	0	1	15:32	W
Mar 7	COL	0	0	0	1	1	17:47	L
Mar 4	@ CGY	2	1	3	3	3	13:52	W
Mar 3	@ VAN	0	2	2	2	4	14:56	W
Mar 1	NSH	0	0	0	-1	0	18:43	W
Feb 26	SEA	1	0	1	2	1	15:29	W
Feb 5	STL	0	0	0	0	1	13:19	W
Feb 3	WPG	0	0	0	1	2	17:29	W
Feb 1	@ UTA	0	1	1	-1	0	13:36	W
Jan 30	@ VGK	0	2	2	1	2	16:15	W
Jan 28	@ STL	0	1	1	1	5	14:10	W
Jan 24	STL	0	0	0	-1	2	15:57	W
Jan 23	@ CBJ	0	0	0	0	1	17:57	L
Jan 21	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	14:39	W
Jan 18	TBL	0	0	0	-1	1	17:00	L
Jan 16	@ UTA	0	0	0	0	1	17:30	L
Jan 14	@ ANA	0	0	0	0	1	14:47	L
Jan 13	@ LAK	0	2	2	2	0	18:20	W
Jan 10	@ SJS	0	1	1	1	0	17:35	L
Jan 8	@ WSH	1	1	2	1	1	18:16	W
Jan 7	@ CAR	0	0	0	0	2	14:00	L
Jan 4	MTL	0	0	0	-1	2	12:57	L
Jan 2	@ CHI	0	1	1	1	2	15:48	L
Jan 1	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	13:17	L
Dec 28	CHI	0	1	1	1	1	15:57	L
Dec 23	@ DET	0	0	0	0	0	12:57	L
Dec 22	TOR	1	0	1	1	1	14:07	W
Dec 20	@ ANA	1	0	1	1	1	15:51	W
Dec 19	@ SJS	0	0	0	-3	0	11:09	W
Dec 16	LAK	0	0	0	0	2	15:09	W
Dec 14	FLA	0	0	0	-2	1	15:02	L
Dec 12	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	1	16:35	L
Dec 10	@ WPG	0	0	0	0	2	16:50	W
Dec 7	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	13:11	W
Dec 6	SJS	1	0	1	2	3	16:44	W
Dec 4	@ NJD	0	0	0	1	0	17:52	W
Dec 3	@ NYR	0	0	0	-1	2	16:25	L
Nov 30	OTT	0	0	0	0	1	14:24	W
Nov 29	UTA	0	0	0	-1	0	12:22	W
Nov 27	@ SEA	0	0	0	0	0	13:34	W
Nov 26	@ EDM	1	1	2	1	2	15:23	W
Nov 23	@ CGY	0	0	0	0	3	16:02	L
Nov 21	@ VAN	0	0	0	0	0	14:55	W
Nov 19	NYI	0	0	0	0	1	14:19	L
Nov 16	PHI	0	0	0	0	1	16:09	W
Nov 14	@ MTL	0	0	0	0	0	16:09	W
Nov 12	@ OTT	0	0	0	-1	3	17:42	W
Nov 10	SEA	0	0	0	-1	3	19:16	W
Nov 8	@ NSH	1	0	1	0	1	19:12	W
Nov 7	ANA	0	1	1	0	1	19:40	L
Nov 5	EDM	0	0	0	-1	1	24:16	W

Career Arc

9 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	DAL	12	1	2	3	0	6	13	7.7	16:10	0	0
2025-26	DAL	73	12	21	33	+3	24	82	14.6	16:04	1	2
2024-25	DAL	79	6	19	25	-6	31	89	6.7	14:08	0	0
2023-24	DAL	77	9	15	24	0	29	86	10.5	13:15	0	0
2022-23	MIN	65	10	18	28	+11	18	85	11.8	14:58	0	3
2021-22	ANA	68	6	14	20	-17	16	66	9.1	12:19	0	3
2020-21	ANA	42	6	6	12	-7	8	42	14.3	14:32	0	0
2019-20	ANA	65	6	16	22	-13	20	85	7.1	15:33	1	7
2018-19	ANA	22	6	5	11	+2	8	33	18.2	14:58	0	2

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Sam Steel

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

Career

Advanced stats 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Game LogLast 10 games

Career Arc

Career Stats

Fantasy Value

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