Alex
Steeves
C · BOS · Balanced · Above average
- PAL
- 60
- WAR
- 0.9
- Value
- 77
- PTS
- 16
2025-26№ 171 / 615
Alex Steeves (Boston Bruins) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alex Steeves
#21CPlays: Winger · 2% of faceoffs
Boston Bruins
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : December 9, 1999 · Saint Paul, United States
Contract : $1,625,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boston Bruins | 43 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 2024-25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 57 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boston Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alex Steeves: our analysis
2025-26 season: 43 GP, 9 G, 7 A, 16 PTS, +6 +/-, 11:56 TOI. WAR 0.9 (171st of 615) · PAL 60, above average.
In 2025-26, Alex Steeves, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 60 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of 0.9 ranks 171st among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (70, above average), shooting (67, above average) and discipline (63, above average).
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+2.7).
His WAR went from 0.1 in 2024-25 to 0.9.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 77 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Alex Steeves's story
Born in St. Paul on December 10, 1999, Alex Steeves moved with his family to New Hampshire during his childhood as his father completed medical residency. Raised by Canadian-born parents and with a father who played junior hockey and four seasons at the University of Manitoba, Steeves grew up in an environment where hockey was an early and constant influence.
He came up through New Hampshire minor programs — Manchester Jr. Monarchs at 16U and 18U and the EHL Jr. Monarchs — before stepping into the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers in 2015–16, when he posted 5 goals and 6 assists in 39 games and committed to the University of Notre Dame. Steeves spent 2016–17 with the Dubuque Fighting Saints and, after going undrafted, began his collegiate career with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2018–19.
Toronto signed him to a three-year entry-level contract on March 28, 2021. He made his NHL debut on December 7, 2021 versus the Columbus Blue Jackets and recorded his first NHL point — an assist on a Pierre Engvall goal — on December 11 in a 5–4 win over Chicago. Steeves spent most of his first pro season with the Toronto Marlies, scoring 23 goals as a rookie, a total that tied the franchise mark previously held by Josh Leivo; teammate Bobby McMann ultimately finished the season with 24 goals.
After attending Maple Leafs training camp in 2023, he was assigned to the Marlies to start 2023–24. Toronto re-signed him on August 21, 2024 to a one-year, two-way deal worth $775,000. In 2024–25 he appeared in seven NHL games and scored his first NHL goal on February 22 in a 6–3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes; he was also named to the AHL Second Team All-Star for 2024–25.
A free agent after four seasons with Toronto, Steeves agreed to a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2025 for the 2025–26 season. On the ice, his AHL scoring totals highlight his ability to finish plays and generate goals, a clear aspect of his game noted across his early professional seasons.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:56
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:53
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:30
- Pts/GP
- 0.37
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 144
- Blocks
- 27
- Takeaways
- 9
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.6 %
- Faceoffs
- 42.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
11between 0 and 22 (80% range)
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 6
- Games
- 30
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.36 pts per game (last season: 0.37).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 38 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 42
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 85
- Confidence 43 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 63
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 36
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 92
- Confidence 43 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 85
- Confidence 25 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 80
- Confidence 43 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 73
- Confidence 38 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 78
- Confidence 38 %
- DF
- Defense
- 78
- Confidence 33 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 48
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating42
- Top speed (35 %)34.2 · 42
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.511 · 67
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 61
- Speed consistency (15 %)31.5 · 42
ST — Strength85
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.176 · 84
- Body mass (50 %)0.065 · 78
EN — Endurance63
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.2 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)499 · 57
- Shift length (15 %)44.1 · 71
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.8 · 70
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.869 · 67
DU — Durability36
- Share of games played (100 %)0.519 · 36
CK — Checking92
- Hits /60 (70 %)10.5 · 92
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)10.7 · 93
- Season volume (10 %)4.977 · 86
FG — Fighting85
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.205 · 85
DI — Discipline80
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.035 · 80
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.652 · 74
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.855 · 80
PA — Passing73
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.55 · 67
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.512 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.043 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.803 · 81
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.432 · 72
SC — Scoring78
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.962 · 81
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.789 · 75
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.304 · 83
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.138 · 69
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.9 · 79
DF — Defense78
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.025 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.17 · 82
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.561 · 78
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.026 · 72
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.454 · 73
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.7 · 80
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.005 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience48
- Career regular-season games (65 %)57
- Career playoff games (25 %)21
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)78
- PA · Passing (20 %)73
- DF · Defense (20 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)42
- EN · Endurance (8 %)63
- DI · Discipline (5 %)80
- ST · Strength (3 %)85
- CK · Checking (2 %)92
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.9
wins above replacement
171 of 615
PAL Rating
60/ 100
Performance · Above average
175 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
77/ 100
Very good contract
0.85 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 58
- Defense
- 68
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- Offense
- 50
- Creation
- 60
- Shooting
- 67
- Possession
- 57
- Defense
- 70
- Discipline
- 63
- Power play
- 59
- Penalty kill
- 58
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
39/ 100
Below average
better than 39% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
35/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
50/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 257 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 17
- Shot selection
- 32
- Penalties drawn
- 64
- Puck management
- 64
Defense
- Takeaways
- 51
- Discipline
- 37
- Safe zone exits
- 69
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.9
wins above replacement
0.1 to 1.9 — 90% interval
171 of 615 forwards
+4.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.2
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- +0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +2.7
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +1.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BOS | 43 | 0.9 | 0.1 to 1.9 | 171/615 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 7 | 0.1 | -0.1 to 0.5 | 321/596 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 1 | -0.0 | -0.1 to -0.0 | 409/608 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 3 | -0.1 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 428/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 135.8 km/h47th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.2 km/h34th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1825th percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 40.1 %21st percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 126.5 km35th percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.07 km31st percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.6 %17th percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %80th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.6 %27th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5540th percentile | 951st percentile | 16.4 %81st percentile |
| High danger | 1736th percentile | 549th percentile | 29.4 %92nd percentile |
| Mid range | 2151st percentile | 130th percentile | 4.8 %5th percentile |
| Long range | 543rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
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TORAlex Steeves: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alex Steeves have in 2025-26?
Alex Steeves has 9 goals and 16 points (7 assists) in 43 games in 2025-26.
How old is Alex Steeves?
Alex Steeves is 26 years old: he was born on December 10, 1999.
How tall is Alex Steeves, and how much does he weigh?
Alex Steeves is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Alex Steeves from?
United States: Alex Steeves was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Alex Steeves play for?
Alex Steeves plays for the Boston Bruins in the NHL, at C, wearing number 21.
Is Alex Steeves injured?
No: Alex Steeves is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Alex Steeves?
Alex Steeves produced 0.9 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 171st of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 60 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Alex Steeves make?
Alex Steeves earns $850K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 77 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Alex Steeves's contract end?
Alex Steeves's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Alex Steeves overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 77 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Alex Steeves a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 171st of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Alex Steeves played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Alex Steeves has 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).
What are Alex Steeves's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alex Steeves has 57 games, 10 goals, 9 assists and 19 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 16 points in 43 games.
Is Alex Steeves better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2025-26, he averages 0.26 points per game at home (5 in 19 games) and 0.46 on the road (11 in 24 games).
How does Alex Steeves perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alex Steeves has 2 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.33).
Which player is most similar to Alex Steeves?
Bobby Brink: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Bobby Brink's page →Is Alex Steeves a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 11 points in 2026-27, or 0.37 points per game.
Is Alex Steeves related to anyone famous?
Yes: Glen Steeves (father, played in the Western Hockey League and spent four years playing hockey at the University of Manitoba).
What is Alex Steeves's nationality?
Alex Steeves is American.
What awards has Alex Steeves won?
Named to the AHL Second Team All-Star for 2024–25.
Where did Alex Steeves play before turning pro?
Manchester Jr. Monarchs 16U; New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 18U; EHL New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs; Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 2015–16; Dubuque Fighting Saints 2016–17; University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame Fighting Irish) beginning 2018–19.
How many points is Alex Steeves projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 11 points in 30 games in 2026-27 (0 to 22 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Boston Bruins teammates
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