Sam Steel
Dallas Stars · #18

Sam Steel

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C · 6'0" · 185 lb · Shoots L
Age 28
Career
0.36
P / GP
177P in 498 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$2.1M
Signed through 2031
Career points
177
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.5
16 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.5
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.0
12 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.0
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
3.4
115 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
3.0
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
53.2
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+2
3 GF · 1 GA

Career journey

Rookie
2018–19 · age 20
Anaheim Ducks
0.5 P/GP
22 GP · 6G · 5A
Emerging
2019–20 → 2021 · age 21–22
Anaheim Ducks
0.32 P/GP
107 GP · 12G · 22A
Prime
2021–22 → 2027 · age 23–28
Dallas Stars
0.36 P/GP
369 GP · 44G · 88A

Sam Steel, a center for the Dallas Stars, is entering his age-28 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) in 7 games, a 0.29 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 53.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.5. HighDanger's model projects 35 points for 2026-27, in a 30 to 40 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2365101828+1118314:580.43
2023–247791524029013:150.31
2024–257961925-631014:080.32
2025–2673122133+324316:040.45
2026–277112+20016:290.29
Career49862115177-2515419—0.36

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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