Steven Stamkos

Shoots right · 36 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	3	3	6	10	19:49
Last season	82	42	24	66	206	17:50

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Role

Where he fits on Nashville right now.

Line: L2 with R. O'Reilly and A. Kerfoot · 6:09 a game together
Power play: PP1 Trigger
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
Ice time: 19:49 a game, 3rd-most among Nashville forwards · 14:14 5-on-5 · 4:07 PP
Competition: Tougher opponents than 82% of forwards · home 84%, road 71%
Tougher opponents than 87% of forwards

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

FinishingTop 5
+0.8 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 99% of forwards
Hardest shotTop 10
95.0 mphharder than 96% of centers
Faceoffs
57.3% wonbetter than 92% of forwards
Creating his own chances
0.82 expected goals /60better than 83% of centers

Behind most at his position

Setting up goals
0.43 first assists /60behind 96% of forwards
Distance skated
9.15 miles /60less far than 92% of centers
Shot blocking
blocking score 681.99 blocks /60behind 82% of centersfewer than 69% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Top speed
22.7 mphfaster than 93% of forwards
Hardest shot
86.0 mphharder than 88% of centers
Power-play chances
1.96 expected goals /60better than 80% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
9.15 miles /60less far than 85% of centers
Time in the offensive zone
36.9% of his timeless than 85% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Steven StamkosAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.11 expected goals /60top 29%
−0.08 expected goals /60bottom 27%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 32%
−0.02 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.8 shot attempts /60top 28%
11.5 shot attempts /60average
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.82 expected goals /60top 17%
0.70 expected goals /60average
FinishingTop 5
Below expectedSniper
+0.8 goals above expected /100 shotstop 1%
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 36%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.43 first assists /60bottom 4%
0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.99 expected goals /60top 18%
1.96 expected goals /60top 20%
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 60bottom 43%3.66 hits /60average
hitting score 64average3.78 hits /60average
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 68bottom 18%1.99 blocks /60bottom 31%
blocking score 80bottom 31%0.76 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 83bottom 28%0.93 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 85bottom 31%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.93 penalties drawn /60top 30%
1.00 penalties drawn /60top 22%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.77 penalties taken /60bottom 36%
0.58 penalties taken /60top 36%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
57.3% wontop 8%
51.8% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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314 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

16 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left37
Wide right38
Over the net15
Off the post or crossbar10
Short or other6

106 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left4
Wide right2
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

6 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.9 mphtop 24%
22.7 mphtop 7%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
5.3 bursts /60average
9.1 bursts /60top 24%
Hardest shotTop 10
SofterCannon
95.0 mphtop 4%
86.0 mphtop 12%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.15 miles /60bottom 8%
9.15 miles /60bottom 15%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.6% of his timetop 19%
36.9% of his timebottom 15%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.