Sam Steel

The five the coach goes back to is Steel with Heiskanen, Johnston, Lindell and Rantanen, 87 minutes at 5v5.

His best five is with Heiskanen, Johnston, Lindell and Rantanen: 54.0% of the expected goals over 87 minutes.

Benn is a different player beside him: 52.7% of the expected goals with Steel, 43.2% without him.

Steel is at his best beside Benn: 52.7% of the expected goals together against 47.9% apart.

The pairing that generates most is Steel and Lindell: 4.46 expected goals an hour.

With Benn on the ice too, the Stars have outscored opponents 15 to 9 at 5v5.

Short-handed he concedes 8.54 expected goals an hour.

The Stars score 53.6% of the 5v5 goals with Steel out there.

He gives up 4.12 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 53.6% of the goals off 49.0% of the expected goals.

Jamie Benn has assisted on 4 of his 12 goals, 33.3% of them.

He has helped on 5 of Matt Duchene's goals, 23.8% of his own assists.

He draws 2:05 of penalty kill time a game, 51st among forwards.

Steel plays 16:03 a night, 182nd among forwards.

Only 9.1% of his points come on the power play: this is even-strength production.

Steel has 5 game winners this season.

He wins 50.6% of his draws.

He is +3 on the season.

He sets up 1.07 assists an hour of ice time.

Steel produces 1.69 points an hour of ice time.

He takes the puck back 1.02 times an hour.

He gives it away 2.56 times an hour.

He scores 0.61 goals an hour of ice time.

On the power play he produces 0.15 points an hour.

His average attempt comes from 24.1 feet.

18.8% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

57.7% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

57.7% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

10.1% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

67.8% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

Steel has scored 1 times on Yaroslav Askarov this season, more than on any other goaltender.

He has 2 goals against the Flames this season.

He has drawn 3 penalties on Filip Forsberg.

From inside 25 feet he buries 11.6% of his attempts.

His deadliest shot is the tip: 21.7% of them go in.

He converts 14.6% of the shots he puts on goal.