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Steven Santini

Position Right Defense Current Team Tampa Bay Lightning
Shoots Right Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2024-25
Weight (lbs) 214 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age 30 (Mar 7, 1995) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2013, Round 2, Overall 42 (NJD)
Date Team Transaction
Dec 15, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Dec 9, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Recalled from AHL
Oct 7, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Oct 6, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Assigned to AHL
Jul 1, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023 Los Angeles Kings Signed 1 year @ $800K AAV starting in 2023-24
May 4, 2021 St. Louis Blues Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Oct 10, 2020 St. Louis Blues Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2020-21
Oct 7, 2020 New Jersey Devils Contract bought out
Aug 14, 2018 New Jersey Devils Signed 3 years @ $1.417M AAV starting in 2018-19
Apr 8, 2016 New Jersey Devils Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2015-16 NJD 1 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0.0 14:35
2016-17 NJD 38 2 5 7 -6 14 46 4.4 16:05
2017-18 NJD 36 2 8 10 0 21 56 3.6 20:16
2018-19 NJD 39 1 3 4 -6 16 41 2.4 16:39
2019-20 NSH 2 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0.0 9:33
2020-21 STL 3 0 1 1 +1 0 9 0.0 14:00 2 3 0.0 14:16
2022-23 STL 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 0.0 12:31
2024-25 TBL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 11:37
Career 124 5 18 23 -8 57 160 3.1 17:10 3 +1 3 0.0 10:33

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2015-16 NJD 1 14:13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 -0.24 0.00 5.72 -5.72 0.00 0.00
2016-17 NJD 38 543:31 0.22 0.55 0.77 0.17 0.05 4.76 3.59 1.17 0.00 6.90
2017-18 NJD 36 587:52 0.20 0.71 0.92 0.13 0.08 4.08 2.57 1.51 1.61 0.00
2018-19 NJD 39 599:15 0.10 0.30 0.40 0.17 -0.07 2.56 4.27 -1.70 0.00 3.45
2019-20 NSH 2 18:31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00 1.60 -1.60 0.00 0.00
2020-21 STL 3 39:23 0.00 1.52 1.52 0.42 -0.42 0.00 3.06 -3.06 0.00 0.00
2022-23 STL 4 47:05 0.00 1.27 1.27 0.24 -0.24 0.00 3.82 -3.82 12.50 12.50
2024-25 TBL 1 11:37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 -0.28 0.00 5.41 -5.41 0.00 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2015-16 NJD 1 14:13 21.10 8.44 1.85 33.76 0.00 1.25 100.00 59.69 -1.36 -0.16 -9.83
2016-17 NJD 38 543:31 37.09 1.66 2.18 39.08 2.32 2.01 41.67 51.98 -0.07 -0.27 2.32
2017-18 NJD 36 587:52 32.15 2.14 1.75 45.42 2.04 2.41 51.22 42.10 -1.18 -0.02 -12.57
2018-19 NJD 39 599:15 32.84 1.80 2.00 43.55 2.00 2.27 47.37 46.74 -0.36 -0.23 -1.71
2019-20 NSH 2 18:31 55.09 6.48 2.50 38.88 3.24 2.89 66.67 46.42 -0.66 1.39 -21.39
2020-21 STL 3 39:23 38.09 4.57 1.69 42.66 3.05 2.62 60.00 39.29 0.08 0.67 -5.99
2022-23 STL 4 47:05 40.78 2.55 2.65 36.96 2.55 1.69 50.00 61.12 0.70 -1.25 21.21
2024-25 TBL 1 11:37 41.32 5.16 1.15 20.66 5.16 0.74 50.00 60.89 -1.62 -0.98 -0.91

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 4 22.3 0.3 9.1 9.2 87.3 71.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 42.4 19.7 37.9
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 1 19.4 0.0 9.5 9.5 70.5 68.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 32.3 18.4 49.3

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 29 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $250,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $250,000
Signed: July 1, 2024
Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $350,000.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 28 $800,000 $800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000 $275,000 UFA
Total - - $800,000 $800,000 $275,000
Signed: July 1, 2023
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.96
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $325,000.

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 26 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $300,000 RFA-arb
2022-23 27 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $320,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $620,000
Signed: May 4, 2021
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $325,000 in 2021-22 and $325,000 in 2022-23.

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 25 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $300,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $300,000
Signed: Oct 10, 2020
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.86

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 23 $1,416,667 $1,416,667 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 10.2(c)
2019-20 24 $1,416,667 $1,416,667 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 RFA-arb
2020-21 25 $1,416,667 $1,416,667 - - $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $1,650,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000
Signed: Aug 14, 2018
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.78
Contract Buyout: This contract was bought out by Nashville Predators on October 7, 2020

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2015-16 20 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2016-17 21 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2017-18 22 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total - $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: Apr 8, 2016
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: -
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

*Age is as of September 15

Buyout Details

Nashville Predators

Season Original Compensation Buyout Compensation Compensation Savings Original Caphit Buyout Caphit Caphit Savings
2021-22 $1,650,000 $275,000 $1,375,000 $1,416,667 $41,667 $1,375,000
2022-23 - $275,000 $-275,000 - $275,000 $-275,000