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Derek Stepan21

Not on an NHL roster · Center · Shoots R

Derek Stepan

Age 36 · 5'11" · 196 lb · Born in Hastings, USA

No contract on file.

2022-23 regular season

GP

73

Goals

5

5.1% shooting

Assists

6

5 primary

Points

11

0.15 per game

TOI/GP

9:05

PP 0:03 · PK 0:40

Plus/minus

+8

Hits

29

Blocks 21

PIM

8

Game Score

+0.30

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
May 18
vs FLA · OTL 3-2
0032120:250:000:003-560010+0.49
May 11
vs NJD · W 3-2
0010113:520:000:007-65800-1-0.01
May 9
@ NJD · W 6-1
0021112:100:000:007-1100010+0.36
May 7
@ NJD · L 8-4
0022014:080:000:002-533020+0.32
May 5
vs NJD · W 6-1
0040112:390:000:077-44021-1+0.16

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2022-23 · 605 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%61.5%

99th percentile

Relative xGF%+4.2

84th percentile

HDCF%57.6%

84th percentile

CF%64.9%

100th percentile

Relative CF%+5.4

94th percentile

FF%65.0%

100th percentile

GF%59.5%

88th percentile

CF/6076.3

100th percentile

CA/6041.2

100th percentile

ixG/600.80

31st percentile

Goals above expected-3.1

20th percentile

IPP45.5%

5th percentile

PDO99.1

41st percentile

OZS%66.1%

89th percentile

Faceoff %54.3%

229 won · 193 lost (all strengths)

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2022-23

Shooting volume
88
Playmaking
28
Zone entries(est.)
86
Forechecking
43
Physicality
35
Defensive impact
85
Puck management
90
Speed
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Where he shoots from

Slot 36% · Mid-range 39% · Perimeter 25%(144 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Puck management: 90th percentile among centers.
  • Shooting volume: 88th percentile among centers.
  • Zone entries: 86th percentile among centers (estimate).

Watch-outs

  • Playmaking: 28th percentile among centers.

Similar style: Cody Glass (NJD), Patrice Bergeron

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

No seasons on record yet.

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

Average +0.30 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.30 per game

2022-23 · 73 GP

Season total +22.0, or +0.30 per game.

Scoring
+9.0
Shooting
+7.3
5-on-5 goals
+1.1
Defense
+1.7
Physical play
+1.6
Puck battles
+0.7
Penalties
+0.2
Faceoffs
+0.4

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.

Age curve

At 36: 49% of peak

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 36, forwards typically produce 49% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

No contract on file

No contract on file.