PuckSleuthCap hit
$2.75M
2.6% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$398K
vs. $3.148M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
1 primary
Points
1
1.00 per game
TOI/GP
12:58
PP 0:00 · PK 2:18
xGF%
70.4
5v5, +27.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.60
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
6 W · 2 L
Plus/minus
+2
Blocks 1 · Hits 0
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs CHI · W 6-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 6-2 | 67 | 2 | 1 | +2 | +0.60 |
| May 1 vs VGK · L 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:42 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 8-7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.35 |
| Apr 29 @ VGK · OTL 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:14 | 0:00 | 5:15 | 12-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -0.10 |
| Apr 27 vs VGK · OTL 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:06 | 3:23 | 12-8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.12 |
| Apr 24 vs VGK · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 4:58 | 13-5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.25 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. 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 · 2025-26 · 867 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
12th percentile
3rd percentile
5th percentile
26th percentile
3rd percentile
26th percentile
10th percentile
21st percentile
43rd percentile
17th percentile
7th percentile
7th percentile
20th percentile
8th percentile
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 styleDefensive third-line center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Stenlund plays a low-event game focused on team defense and puck security rather than generating chances or pace. He takes minimal shots and doesn't create much offensively, but provides steady if unspectacular two-way play in a depth role.
- Shooting volume
- 9
- Playmaking
- 27
- Zone entries(est.)
- 26
- Forechecking
- 21
- Physicality
- 42
- Defensive impact
- 43
- Puck management
- 43
- Speed
- 13
Where he shoots from
Slot 39% · Mid-range 35% · Perimeter 26%(118 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Puck management near positional average despite low volume with 43rd percentile rating
- Defensive impact at 43rd percentile keeps things stable in his end
- Physicality at 42nd percentile shows willingness in lower-event role
Watch-outs
- Speed at 13th percentile limits rush chances, generating offense through transition
- Forechecking intensity ranks 21st, rarely disrupts plays early
- Playmaking at 27th percentile means little primary setup activity in 14.5 minutes per game
Similar style: Connor Zary (CGY), Lars Eller (FLA)
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.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 80 GP · goals above average
Season total -10.1 goals, or -0.13 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.9
- Even strength defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- -0.8
- Finishing
- -5.3
- Playmaking
- -2.8
- Penalties
- -0.4
- Faceoffs
- +0.9
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | UTA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 12:58 | — | +0.60 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 80 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 66 | 14:29 | 54.2% | -0.13 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 82 | 14 | 14 | 28 | -6 | 102 | 14:21 | 59.1% | -0.02 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 81 | 11 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 81 | 12:36 | 51.4% | -0.07 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 54 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 63 | 11:39 | 53.2% | -0.09 |
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.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 30, forwards typically produce 84% 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.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.6 mph
- 22nd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 26
- Hardest shot
- 90.6 mph
- 86th pct
- Distance
- 176.9 mi
- OZ time
- 37.4%
- 4th pct
- DZ time
- 45.6%