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Otto Stenberg
Age 21 · 5'11" · 188 lb · Born in Stenungsund, SWE
Cap hit
$941K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
32
Goals
3
9.7% shooting
Assists
7
4 primary
Points
10
0.31 per game
TOI/GP
13:37
PP 0:17 · PK 1:04
xGF%
46.2
5v5
Game Score
-0.06
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
4 W · 10 L
Plus/minus
+3
Blocks 15 · Hits 49
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 vs MIN · W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:16 | 2:35 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.51 |
| Apr 11 @ CHI · W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 0-1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 |
| Apr 9 vs WPG · L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 0:53 | — | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.31 |
| Apr 3 @ ANA · W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:30 | 0:00 | 2:31 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.12 |
| Apr 1 @ LAK · OTL 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:50 | 0:00 | 0:23 | — | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.05 |
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 · 377 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
26th percentile
12th percentile
8th percentile
29th percentile
37th percentile
18th percentile
75th percentile
24th percentile
45th percentile
19th percentile
41st percentile
93rd percentile
85th percentile
30th 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 styleForechecking depth center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Stenberg is a physical, puck-aware forward who wins battles and moves the puck efficiently, but lacks the elite speed and shot volume to generate consistent scoring chances. He works hard on the forecheck and competes defensively, making him a useful complementary player in limited minutes.
- Shooting volume
- 25
- Playmaking
- 48
- Zone entries(est.)
- 17
- Forechecking
- 73
- Physicality
- 67
- Defensive impact
- 38
- Puck management
- 70
- Speed
- 4
Where he shoots from
Slot 56% · Mid-range 31% · Perimeter 13%(54 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Excellent forechecking instincts (73rd percentile) make him disruptive in the offensive zone
- Strong puck management (70th percentile) keeps play organized through transitions
- Solid physicality (67th percentile) wins puck battles in tight spaces
Watch-outs
- Extremely low speed (4th percentile) severely limits his rush chance creation
- Minimal shot volume (25th percentile) reduces his scoring impact
- Weak defensive impact (38th percentile) suggests positioning issues to address
Similar style: Oskar Sundqvist, Brayden Schenn (NYI)
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 · 32 GP · goals above average
Season total -1.9 goals, or -0.06 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.6
- Even strength defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- -1.2
- Playmaking
- -0.5
- Penalties
- +0.2
- 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 | STL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 31 | 13:37 | — | -0.06 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
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
At 21, forwards typically produce 96% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 22, when the typical level is 98%.
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
- 20.8 mph
- 6th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 8
- Hardest shot
- 81.2 mph
- 26th pct
- Distance
- 70.6 mi
- OZ time
- 40.1%
- 21st pct
- DZ time
- 41.6%