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Records shorthanded helper Steel logged a shorthanded assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Utah.

Impact Steel snapped a five-game point drought when he helped out on a Brendan Smith tally in the second period. The 27-year-old Steel has held steady in a bottom-six role for the Stars for much of the season. He's now at 24 points in 77 contests, exactly matching his offensive output from 2023-24. Steel has earned two of his points while shorthanded this season, and he's added 88 shots on net, 59 hits, 25 blocked shots, 31 PIM and a minus-4 rating.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Records shorthanded helper Steel logged a shorthanded assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Utah.

Impact Steel snapped a five-game point drought when he helped out on a Brendan Smith tally in the second period. The 27-year-old Steel has held steady in a bottom-six role for the Stars for much of the season. He's now at 24 points in 77 contests, exactly matching his offensive output from 2023-24. Steel has earned two of his points while shorthanded this season, and he's added 88 shots on net, 59 hits, 25 blocked shots, 31 PIM and a minus-4 rating.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Ready to return Steel (undisclosed) is good to play Thursday versus Nashville, per Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Impact Steel missed Monday's 3-1 win over Seattle due to the injury. He has six goals and 23 points in 71 appearances in 2024-25. Steel's return coincides with Jamie Benn (undisclosed) exiting the lineup.

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with undisclosed injury Steel will miss out against the Kraken on Monday due to an undisclosed injury, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Impact Steel is mired in a 14-game goal drought dating back to Feb 28 versus the Kings. During his slump, the 27-year-old forward chipped in just three assists to go with eight shots, nine hits and five blocks while averaging 12:54 of ice time. With Steel out of the lineup, Colin Blackwell will step back into the lineup in a fourth-line role.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Records helper Saturday Steel provided an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.

Impact The Stars mixed and matched lines with an 11-forward, seven-defensemen lineup. That led to Steel drawing an assist on Jason Robertson's game-tying goal at 11:50 of the first period. The 27-year-old Steel has three assists over his last six contests and looks to have a fair amount of job security in a fourth-line role -- he's been out of the lineup just twice all season. He's up to 23 points, which is one shy of last year's total, and he's added 83 shots on net, 55 hits and a minus-3 rating across 71 appearances in 2024-25.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

Gets on scoresheet with assist Steel logged an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Lightning.

Impact Steel helped out on an Oscar Back tally in the second period. The assist ended Steel's eight-game point drought, though it's encouraging he wasn't scratched during the slump, especially with the depth of the Stars' offense. The 27-year-old center is at 21 points, 80 shots on net, 51 hits and a minus-4 rating over 66 appearances. While Steel will likely play regularly, his fourth-line role is not particularly helpful for fantasy.

MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE

Goal, assist in win Steel scored a shorthanded goal, added an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Kings.

Impact Steel earned his first multi-point effort since Nov. 7 in this contest. The 27-year-old helped out on a Logan Stankoven goal just after a power play expired in the first period, and he added his shortie in the final frame. Steel reached the 20-point mark for the fifth time in his career (six goals, 14 assists), and he's also scored at least one shorthanded goal in three straight seasons. He's added 75 shots on net, 46 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 57 appearances in 2024-25.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Logan Stankhoven scores twice as the Stars return home to beat the Kings 6-2

Logan Stankoven scored two goals, Roope Hintz had a career-high four assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-2

MARCH 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opens scoring in win Steel scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

Impact Steel tallied just 2:10 into the game as the Stars' fourth line made an early impact. The 27-year-old signed a two-year contract extension Feb. 14, so he's cemented himself as a key part of the forward depth in Dallas. He's also enjoying a pretty steady year with five goals, 18 points, 71 shots on net, 46 hits and a minus-2 rating through 55 appearances. Steel should get to the 20-point mark for the fifth time in his career, but he may struggle to challenge his personal best of 28 points from the 2022-23 campaign.

FEBRUARY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Jason Robertson's hat trick powers Stars past Islanders 4-3

Jason Robertson’s third career hat trick lifted the Dallas Stars past the New York Islanders 4-3 for their third straight victory

FEBRUARY 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stars sign F Sam Steel to 2-year, $4.2M extension The Dallas Stars signed forward Sam Steel to a two-year, $4.2 million contract extension on Friday.The deal with Steel, 27, starts with the...

FEBRUARY 14 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Inks two-year extension Steel signed a two-year, $4.2 million contract extension with Dallas on Friday,

Impact The two-way center has four goals and 13 assists across 53 appearances this season. Steel was a healthy scratch Saturday versus San Jose and has only three assists in his last 21 games.

FEBRUARY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Notches assist Tuesday Steel logged an assist and two PIM in in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Ducks.

Impact Steel ended a nine-game point drought when he set up Colin Blackwell's tally. Despite the slump, Steel remains in the lineup as a bottom-six forward, though his path to better minutes got more complicated when the Stars traded for Mikael Granlund and activated Mason Marchment from injured reserve over the weekend. Steel has a respectable 16 points, 64 shots on net, 46 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-2 rating over 52 outings this season and will need to stay sharp to avoid being an occasional healthy scratch.

FEBRUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Anaheim goaltender John Gibson not ready to reminisce after reaching 500 NHL games

Other than being soaked from a postgame shower from teammates, it was hard to tell after Anaheim’s 2-1 victory over Dallas that John Gibson had achieved a milestone

FEBRUARY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zegras scores, Gibson gets win in 500th NHL start as Ducks snap Stars' 5-game win streak 2-1

Trevor Zegras scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, John Gibson made 26 saves in his 500th career NHL game and the Anaheim Ducks defeated Dallas 2-1, snapping the Sta...

FEBRUARY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bags apple in win Steel notched an assist, three shots on goal, two hits and four PIM in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs.

Impact Steel has two helpers over seven contests in January. The 26-year-old forward is seeing steady middle-six minutes for the Stars while they deal with the absences of Mason Marchment (face) and Tyler Seguin (hip). Overall, Steel has 16 points, 49 shots on net, 42 hits and a minus-1 rating over 42 appearances. There's nothing flashy about his game, though his overall production is too low for consideration in many fantasy formats.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Supplies assist in overtime win Steel logged an assist in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.

Impact Steel snapped a five-game slump when he set up Thomas Harley's game-tying goal late in the third period. Mason Marchment's (face) injury has opened the door for Steel to more regularly play middle-six minutes in recent weeks. The offense hasn't been there, but Steel's overall game has been good enough on the ice to keep him in that span. He's now at 15 points, 40 shots on net, 38 hits and a minus-2 rating through 38 appearances, putting him on pace to achieve a 30-point campaign for the first time in his career.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Scores in loss to Toronto Steel scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Impact Steel has two goals and two assists over nine contests in December. It's not a lot of offense, but he continues to provide consistency in a depth role for the Stars, most often as the fourth-line center. He's up to four goals, 13 points, 36 shots on net, 30 hits and a minus-2 rating through 30 outings overall. Steel has a chance at a career year -- his previous high mark is 28 points in 65 games in 2022-23 with the Wild.

DECEMBER 19, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Nicholas Robertson part of key goals for Toronto in 5-3 win over Dallas and his older brother

Nicholas Robertson scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on another against his older brother’s team as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 5-3

DECEMBER 19, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tallies in Sunday's win Steel scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Flames.

Impact Steel was on the third line Sunday, flanked by Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov while Mavrik Bourque was on the fourth line. The goal was Steel's first since Nov. 7, though he had a decent five helpers over 14 contests between goals. The 26-year-old center is a depth scorer at best, though he's one that the Stars seem to trust to fill a versatile role. This season, he has three goals, 11 points, 27 shots on net, 27 hits and a minus-3 rating over 26 appearances.

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Hintz begins third-period goal barrage as Stars beat Flames 6-2

Roope Hintz scored the first in a four-goal third-period for Dallas, including two from Thomas Harley, and the Stars beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Sunday night

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Logs another assist Steel produced an assist in Monday's 2-1 win over Utah.

Impact Steel is up to 12 games without a goal, but he has five assists and 14 hits in that span. The 26-year-old could see a larger role while Tyler Seguin (lower body) is on injured reserve, though it doesn't appear that will include power-play time. Steel is at 10 points, 22 shots on net, 24 hits and a minus-3 rating through 23 appearances this season.

DECEMBER 3, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Gets helper in win Steel notched an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Friday's 5-3 win over the Avalanche.

Impact Steel has four helpers over his last 10 contests, though he doesn't have a goal in that span. The 26-year-old forward continues to log steady bottom-six minutes for the Stars, and he's chipped in offense roughly in line with that role. He's at nine points, 22 shots on net, 23 hits and a minus-2 rating through 21 appearances. Steel's not a lock for the lineup every game, but he'll be in there more often than not, which makes him steady enough to help fantasy managers in deep formats.

NOVEMBER 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Plucks apple in win Steel notched an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Lightning.

Impact Steel hasn't scored in seven games, but he has three helpers in that span. The 26-year-old center continues to fill a fourth-line role, though he often sees ice time in line with a middle-six assignment, which is likely a product of Mavrik Bourque having his minutes managed. Steel is up to two goals, six helpers, 22 shots on net and 18 hits through 18 outings overall.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE