Sam Steel
Dallas Stars · #18 · Center · age 28 · 6'0" · 185 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Ardrossan, Alberta · Drafted 2016 · Rd 1 #30
PLAYMAKER67% of points are assists this season
3 points in 12 games — 296th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
11HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 20% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 11 lately — hotter than 20% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 11 · +11 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — below his own pace (1.3 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shots | 3 | 5 | 8 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 7.7% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 15:42 | 16:10 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CBJ | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 18:19 | 11 |
| Oct 29 | vs MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 16:21 | 11 |
| Oct 22 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 16:09 | 10 |
| Oct 20 | vs BOS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 10 |
| Oct 17 | @ CHI | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 13:42 | 19 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points296th of 424 forwards3leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals275th of 424 forwards1leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists243rd of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots292nd of 424 forwards13leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus160th of 424 forwards0leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game156th of 424 forwards16:10leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (27th).
■ Steel this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 21 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 33 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | DAL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | DAL | 73 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0.45 | +3 |
| 2024–25 | DAL | 79 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0.32 | −6 |
| 2023–24 | DAL | 77 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0.31 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | MIN | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 0.43 | +11 |
| 2021–22 |  ANA | 68 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0.29 | −17 |
| 2020–21 | ANA | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.29 | −7 |
| 2019–20 | ANA | 65 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.34 | −13 |
| 2018–19 · best | ANA | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.50 | +2 |