C · BOS · NHL id 8482634
Alex Steeves has played 43 games for the Boston Bruins in 2025-26, scoring 9 goals and 7 assists (16 points) on 55 shots while averaging 11:56 a night (10:20 at even strength, 0:53 on the power play and 0:30 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 50% of his 5v5 minutes with Fraser Minten and 36% with Andrew Peeke over the last 10 games, and the Bruins have controlled 49% of shot attempts with Steeves on the ice (20-16 in goals, 49% offensive-zone starts). In the Bruins' most recent game against BUF he was on L3 with Michael Eyssimont and Fraser Minten and off the power play. He is shooting 16.4% this season against 14.1% across the 59 games in our data.
Right now
From the May 1 game vs BUF, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 4 games, 11:42 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 116 attempts, 58 on goal, 9 goals
Shot map, OPP at BOS: 116 attempts, 58 on goal, 9 goals, 6.86 expected goals; best chance Alex Steeves at 0.53 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 43 GP · 16 points vs 14.9 expected
Last 20 games: -26. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 16.4%
- 102.1
- 55.2%
- G vs xG
- 9 / 7.1
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:02 a game, PP share 19% → 11%): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played43
- Goals9320th of 715
- Assists7544th of 715
- Points16466th of 715
- Power-play points3311th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal55529th of 715
- Hits14476th of 715
- Blocked shots27493rd of 715
- Plus/minus+6172nd of 715
- Penalty minutes34238th of 715
- Faceoffs won3392nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.6%415th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.3%293rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.3%254th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.2%254th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.8%161st of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.8%272nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.6284th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.04222nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.5211th of 719
- Faceoff win %42.9%
- Draw Equity /100−0.167
Usage
- Ice time per game11:56600th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:53354th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %48.5%409th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.35507th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1021134th of 719
- Goals above expected+1.9136th of 715
- Luck Meter+21243rd of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.9497th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts18607th of 715
- Hardest shot84.4527th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.1%538th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 43 of 43 games through the sequence engine
- −0.022
- Season net
- −0.16xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.62
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.094
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L3Dec 4, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
10 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 50.5 | one-timer | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 62.8 | 5-on-4 | |
| Dec 14, 2025 @ MIN | Cycle | — | 1 | 17.1 | — | |
| Dec 4, 2025 vs STL | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 77.2 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 2, 2025 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 69.6 | one-timer | |
| Dec 2, 2025 @ DET | Rebound | carry | 0 | 41.7 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 26, 2025 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | pass | 2* | 30.4 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 26, 2025 @ NYI | Rebound | — | 0 | 9.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 11, 2025 vs TOR | Cycle | — | 0 | 10.2 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 64.0 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Steeves
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Steeves apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Geekie | C | 26 | 201:08 | 43% | 50.4% | 58% (7-5) | 47.1% 78:14 | 53.3% 135:59 |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 44 | 169:59 | 36% | 48.5% | 46% (6-7) | 47.5% 287:56 | 47.0% 609:13 |
| Fraser Minten | C | 26 | 168:26 | 36% | 47.9% | 83% (5-1) | 49.5% 103:46 | 52.6% 150:22 |
| Andrew Peeke | D | 43 | 166:45 | 36% | 46.3% | 33% (3-6) | 50.3% 278:58 | 47.2% 542:58 |
| Hampus Lindholm | D | 38 | 144:17 | 31% | 47.6% | 40% (6-9) | 46.9% 246:05 | 54.3% 488:52 |
| Mason Lohrei | D | 43 | 139:05 | 30% | 47.1% | 56% (5-4) | 49.3% 304:49 | 47.8% 483:32 |
| Elias Lindholm | C | 19 | 123:03 | 26% | 50.0% | 67% (6-3) | 40.4% 78:46 | 44.0% 117:29 |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | 34 | 112:33 | 24% | 52.0% | 80% (8-2) | 45.3% 248:24 | 48.2% 415:55 |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | 30 | 97:47 | 21% | 48.7% | 75% (3-1) | 48.2% 211:50 | 51.0% 414:39 |
| Michael Eyssimont | C | 12 | 78:49 | 17% | 46.5% | 83% (5-1) | 46.5% 41:52 | 48.3% 39:46 |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 19 | 70:07 | 15% | 46.2% | 57% (4-3) | 45.5% 141:42 | 51.7% 255:55 |
| Sean Kuraly | C | 12 | 63:34 | 14% | 54.0% | 67% (6-3) | 38.9% 61:27 | 47.9% 63:55 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | C | 14 | 60:10 | 13% | 46.0% | 50% (2-2) | 51.9% 72:32 | 54.4% 103:19 |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 9 | 58:11 | 12% | 46.1% | 25% (1-3) | 38.9% 29:57 | 56.7% 47:07 |
Game log
45 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1PO | vs BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12:46 | 11:58 | — | — |
| Apr 28PO | @ BUF | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13:23 | 12:51 | 0:32 | — |
| Apr 12 | @ CBJ | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:13 | 11:13 | — | — |
| Apr 7 | @ CAR | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10:13 | 10:13 | — | — |
| Mar 16 | @ NJD | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 11:34 | 11:34 | — | — |
| Mar 12 | vs SJS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 10:44 | 9:43 | 0:47 | — |
| Mar 7 | vs WSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10:31 | 8:46 | 1:45 | — |
| Feb 4 | @ FLA | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:56 | 8:36 | 2:20 | — |
| Feb 1 | @ TBL | OTL 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8:02 | 7:59 | 0:03 | — |
| Jan 26 | @ NYR | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 11:25 | 10:48 | 0:37 | — |
| Jan 24 | vs MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 8:35 | 7:55 | 0:40 | — |
| Jan 22 | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:29 | 10:19 | — | — |
| Jan 20 | @ DAL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 11:42 | 11:14 | 0:28 | — |
| Jan 17 | @ CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11:26 | 11:26 | — | — |
| Jan 15 | vs SEA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 9:28 | 9:04 | 0:24 | — |
| Jan 13 | vs DET | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 12:01 | 11:12 | 0:42 | — |
| Jan 11 | vs PIT | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12:37 | 7:41 | 4:56 | — |
| Jan 10 | vs NYR | W 10-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 16:02 | 14:41 | 1:21 | — |
| Jan 8 | vs CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 14:36 | 14:03 | 0:33 | — |
| Jan 6 | @ SEA | L 4-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 11:41 | 10:27 | 1:14 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 43 | 512:54 | 11:56 | 506 | 483 | 51.2% | 52.7% | 255 | 231 | 29 | 21 | 58% | 24.3 | 20.0 | 51% |
| Even strength | 43 | 444:40 | 10:20 | 413 | 435 | 48.7% | 50.4% | 202 | 204 | 20 | 16 | 56% | 17.1 | 16.2 | 49% |
| 5v5 | 43 | 443:54 | 10:19 | 412 | 435 | 48.6% | 50.3% | 202 | 204 | 20 | 16 | 56% | 17.1 | 16.2 | 49% |
| Power play | 31 | 37:56 | 1:13 | 73 | 5 | 93.6% | 93.2% | 42 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5.4 | 0.0 | 87% |
| Penalty kill | 16 | 21:12 | 1:20 | 5 | 37 | 11.9% | 14.7% | 5 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 0.3 | 3.1 | 27% |
| 5v4 | 31 | 37:56 | 1:13 | 73 | 5 | 93.6% | 93.2% | 42 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5.4 | 0.0 | 87% |
| 4v5 | 16 | 21:12 | 1:20 | 5 | 37 | 11.9% | 14.7% | 5 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 20% | 0.3 | 3.1 | 27% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 9 | 6:08 | 0:41 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% | 88.9% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 9 | 2:58 | 0:20 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 7 | 0 | 13:05 |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 43 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +6 | 34 | 55 | 16.4% | 144 | 27 | 11:56 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 7 | 14.3% | 19 | 1 | 9:53 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | 10:14 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 7:51 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 7:58 |
Alex Steeves news
- Alex Steeves Career Stats | NHLtheScore
- Alex Steeves Game Log - NHLFOX Sports
- Marco Sturm explains how Alex Steeves can break camp with the Bruins in 2026-27Causeway Crowd
- SteevesNHL.com
- Alex Steeves HomeNHL.com
- Alex Steeves Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Alex Steeves StatsNHL.com
- Bruins forward Alex Steeves dropped an eye-opening quote on the upcoming seasoncausewaycrowd.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.