Centre · #18 · DAL

Sam Steel

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 185 lb
Born: Feb 3, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada
Draft: 2016, ANA, round 1, 30th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 14; DAL
TOI: 226; 16:09 a game
CF%: 44.1; 175–222
xGF%: 41.8; 8.9–12.3
GF%: 31.6; 6–13

2026-27 individual

G: 1
A1: 2
A2: 0
P: 3
iSF: 14
Sh%: 7.1
ixG: 2.05
G−ixG: -1.05

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	7.1	10.3	-3.1	13.3
On-ice Sh%	7.4	8.8	-1.4	11.7
PDO	95.4	98.9	-3.6	100.3
G−ixG	-1.05	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.4. 14 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts31.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net42.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 226 min.

His attempts

Select a shot for its type, xG and game.

on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

23 unblocked · 14 SOG · 1 G · 2.04 ixG · 3 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	6	3	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	3	2	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	7	3	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	4	3	1	33.3	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 ANA	ANA	65	1011	51.7	47.5	50.0	+3.0	46.59	46.64	7.8	91.7	99.5
2020-21 ANA	ANA	42	610	51.2	35.8	47.5	+1.7	26.25	28.98	7.4	88.5	95.8
2021-22 ANA	ANA	68	837	46.8	40.3	44.8	-0.8	31.41	38.77	7.8	89.7	97.5
2022-23 MIN	MIN	65	972	51.7	52.6	52.3	-0.1	49.37	45.03	10.3	90.3	100.7
2023-24 DAL	DAL	77	1020	47.0	41.7	44.5	-13.2	37.11	46.32	8.1	89.9	98.0
2024-25 DAL	DAL	79	1117	47.2	39.1	43.0	-10.8	43.22	57.26	8.0	89.8	97.9
2025-26 DAL	DAL	73	1173	42.9	47.0	44.5	-10.3	48.73	60.82	11.4	90.3	101.8
2026-27 DAL	DAL	14	226	44.1	31.6	41.8	-15.6	8.88	12.35	7.4	88.0	95.4
Total ANA/DAL/MIN	ANA/DAL/MIN	483	6966	47.9	43.7	46.4	-5.3	291.56	336.17	8.7	90.1	98.8

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Steel without	Without Steel	With	Steel without	Without Steel	With	Steel without	Without Steel	With	Steel without	Without Steel
RantanenMikko Rantanen RW	88	93	165	58.4 3.9–2.8	42.1 +16.3	59.0 -0.6	51.6 79–74	44.0 +7.6	56.6 -5.0	50.0 3–3	16.7 1–5	70.6 12–5
JohnstonWyatt Johnston C	85

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 15 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-07 vs SJS · W 4-3	vs SJS	W 4-3	26.1	0.0	29.1	15	0.39	0.94	0.0	77.8	77.8
2026-11-03 @ WSH · W 6-5	@ WSH	W 6-5	40.5	0.0	48.1	17	0.96	1.03	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-10-31 vs CBJ · W 3-1	vs CBJ	W 3-1	33.3	0.0	34.4	18	0.81	1.54	0.0	91.7	91.7
2026-10-29 vs MTL · L 2-5	vs MTL	L 2-5	28.0	0.0	10.9	16	0.14	1.16	0.0	92.3	92.3
2026-10-22 vs WPG · W 3-2 OT	vs WPG	W 3-2 OT	39.3	33.3	31.1	16	0.77	1.71	14.3	81.8	96.1
2026-10-20 vs BOS · W 3-2 OT	vs BOS	W 3-2 OT	50.0	–	44.4	14	0.42	0.52	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-17 @ CHI · W 4-0	@ CHI	W 4-0	54.2	100.0	68.8	14	1.00	0.45	11.1	100.0	111.1
2026-10-14 @ COL · W 3-2 SO	@ COL	W 3-2 SO	45.7	50.0	44.7	19	0.66	0.82	14.3	88.9	103.2
2026-10-13 vs COL · L 2-3	vs COL	L 2-3	43.6	0.0	39.8	20	0.95	1.43	0.0	92.9	92.9
2026-10-10 @ PIT · L 1-2 SO	@ PIT	L 1-2 SO	29.0	–	18.4	19	0.23	1.03	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-08 @ BUF · W 4-0	@ BUF	W 4-0	31.8	100.0	38.9	16	0.30	0.48	100.0	100.0	200.0
2026-10-05 vs SJS · W 5-0	vs SJS	W 5-0	57.7	100.0	80.2	15	1.08	0.27	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-10-03 @ NSH · L 1-2	@ NSH	L 1-2	66.7	0.0	51.5	16	0.50	0.47	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-02 vs STL · L 0-4	vs STL	L 0-4	78.9	0.0	57.3	11	0.68	0.50	0.0	0.0	0.0