C · DAL · #18
Sam Steel
- Height
- HT 6'0"
- Weight
- WT 185 lbs
- Birth date
- Feb 3, 1998 (age 28)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots L
He ranks C110 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
127
#636 overall · C142 of 251
2025–26 scoring
138.1 pts
73 GP · 1.9 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
123.2 pts
74.9 games · 1.6 PPG
9.4 G · 19 A · 28.4 P · 14:53 TOI · 0:17 PP · 9.6 xG
Projection range
104.7–134.9
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 16:04 | 0:28 | 40.3% | 12 | 10.9 | 22.1 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 14:53 | 0:17 | 40.7% | 9.4 | 9.6 | 22.4 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 74.9 | 123.2 | 1.6 | 14:53 | 0:17 | 9.4 | 19.0 | 28.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 84.1 | 68.4 | 28.4 | -0.1 | 26.8 | 146.1 | 9.6 | 44.7 |
| 2025–26 | 73 | 138.1 | 1.9 | 16:04 | 0:28 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 79 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 129 | 10.9 | 52 |
| 2024–25 | 79 | 108.8 | 1.4 | 14:08 | 0:10 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 60 | 26 | -6 | 31 | 214 | 8.9 | 41 |
| 2023–24 | 77 | 114.8 | 1.5 | 13:15 | 0:03 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 58 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 94 | 7.7 | 34 |
| 2022–23 | 65 | 120.2 | 1.8 | 14:58 | 0:49 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 308 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 68 | 82.3 | 1.2 | 12:19 | 0:39 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 37 | 27 | -17 | 16 | 203 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 42 | 59.0 | 1.4 | 14:32 | 1:15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 19 | -7 | 8 | 237 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 65 | 93.8 | 1.4 | 15:33 | 1:44 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 24 | 25 | -13 | 20 | 369 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 22 | 47.0 | 2.1 | 14:58 | 1:35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 108 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Sam Steel's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Steel's Dynasty Value Score?
- Steel scores 127 out of 10,000 (#636 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Steel's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 123.2 NHL-standard fantasy points over 74.88 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.