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Steven Lorentz

Age 30 · 6'4" · 219 lb · Born in Kitchener, CAN

Cap hit

$1.35M

1.3% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$1.172M

vs. $2.522M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

10.0% shooting

Assists

6 primary

Points

0.25 per game

TOI/GP

11:52

PP 0:01 · PK 2:14

xGF%

44.8

5v5, -5.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.07

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

45.5

56 W · 67 L

Plus/minus

-2

Blocks 48 · Hits 154

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Apr 15 @ OTT · L 3-1	0	0	1	8	0	16:22	0:00	3:20	2-5	33	0	-1	-0.36
Apr 13 vs DAL · L 6-5	0	1	2	8	0	13:19	0:00	2:05	—	50	1	0	+0.11
Apr 11 vs FLA · L 6-2	0	0	0	2	2	14:48	0:00	1:04	1-0	33	1	-1	-0.20
Apr 9 @ NYI · L 5-3	1	0	2	0	1	15:15	0:00	4:08	2-7	50	0	+1	+0.52
Apr 8 vs WSH · L 4-0	0	0	2	1	0	12:05	0:00	1:25	—	0	0	-2	-0.38

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 · 667 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%44.8%

18th percentile

Relative xGF%-1.0

44th percentile

HDCF%47.2%

38th percentile

CF%42.8%

5th percentile

Relative CF%-3.1

24th percentile

FF%44.0%

9th percentile

GF%44.4%

31st percentile

CF/6047.1

7th percentile

CA/6062.9

15th percentile

ixG/600.74

28th percentile

Goals above expected-1.2

42nd percentile

IPP62.5%

41st percentile

PDO100.1

56th percentile

OZS%21.8%

2nd 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-minded grinder

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Lorentz plays a physical, conservative game anchored by elite defensive effort and above-average puck management. He rarely generates offense, preferring to cycle the puck and lean on physicality to disrupt opponents.

Defensive specialistForechecking enginePhysical presence

Shooting volume: 25
Playmaking: 30
Zone entries(est.): 34
Forechecking: 87
Physicality: 89
Defensive impact: 92
Puck management: 79
Speed: 63

Where he shoots from

Slot 49% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 17%(104 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Exceptional defensive impact at 92nd percentile among centers
Elite forechecking at 87th percentile disrupts opponent breakouts
Physicality in 89th percentile enforces pace and positioning

Watch-outs

Low shooting volume at 25th percentile limits offensive ceiling
Playmaking at 30th percentile shows limited setup ability
Rush chances in 34th percentile suggests limited transition creation

Similar style: Colin Blackwell (DAL), Adam Lowry (WPG)

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 · 71 GP · goals above average

Season total -4.9 goals, or -0.07 per game.

Even strength offense: -1.4
Even strength defense: +0.4
Penalty kill: -1.1
Finishing: -1.1
Playmaking: -1.9
Penalties: +0.4
Faceoffs: -0.1

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
2025-26	TOR	71	7	11	18	-2	70	11:52	45.5%	-0.07
2024-25	TOR	80	8	11	19	+6	76	10:33	—	-0.01
2023-24	FLA	38	1	2	3	-9	30	8:47	48.9%	-0.12
2022-23	SJS	80	10	9	19	-18	111	11:50	47.9%	-0.10

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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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

202937

At 30, forwards typically produce 84% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 31, when the typical level is 80%.

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: 22.7 mph; 74th pct
20+ mph bursts: 97
Hardest shot: 82.5 mph; 33rd pct
Distance: 136.6 mi
OZ time: 36.6%; 1st pct
DZ time: 46.1%