Derek Stepan

Carolina Hurricanes logo
Age 33 Jun 18, 1990
Hastings USA
Center shoots right
6'0" 183 cm
196 lbs 89 kg
ELC Signing Age 19
Waivers Signing Age 20
UFA Year 2017
Agent Matthew Oates
Draft Year 2008
Drafted Overall 51
Draft Round 2
Draft Team New York Rangers logo

Transaction History
Mar 22, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan recorded an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Feb 1, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan netted a goal in Carolina's 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.
Jan 22, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan skated just 8:06 in Saturday's 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, registering just a single shot on goal with zero points.
Jan 1, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan scored a pair of goals in Sunday's 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Dec 18, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan scored a goal and registered an assist in Sunday's 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Dec 15, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan contributed a goal in Carolina's 3-2 win against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
Dec 11, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan rejoined the lineup Saturday against the New York Islanders following a two-game stint as a healthy scratch. He didn't register a point and saw ice time of just 8:48.
Nov 20, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan skated just 7:24 in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild, and was held off the scoresheet for the 14th straight game.
Oct 31, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan (upper body) will be in the lineup against the Washington Capitals on Monday, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Oct 29, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan sustained an upper-body injury and will not return to Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Oct 29, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan failed to crack the scoresheet Friday against the New York Islanders, extending his current scoring drought to six games.
Oct 11, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Mar 5, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan was not in the lineup for Friday's 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the seventh time in the last nine games he's sat out as a healthy scratch.
Feb 7, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan notched a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Jan 19, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Boston Bruins.
Jan 7, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Friday's 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames.
Jan 2, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan added an assist for the second consecutive game Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Nov 21, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Nov 3, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan tallied a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Oct 24, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan failed to register a point for the fourth straight game Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Sep 23, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes | Jordan Martinook | Martinook skated with Steven Lorentz and Derek Stepan on the Carolina Hurricanes' fourth line during Thursday's practice, Adam Gold of The Adam Gold Show reports.
Sep 23, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan (shoulder) centered the Carolina Hurricanes' fourth line during Thursday's training camp practice, Adam Gold of The Adam Gold Show reports.
Jul 31, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes | Derek Stepan | Stepan signed a one-year, $1.35 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
Jun 30, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan will be an unrestricted free agent after a season in which he played just 20 games before requiring shoulder surgery.
Mar 2, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan is set to undergo surgery to repair his dislocated left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season.
Feb 25, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve.
Feb 23, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan (upper body) will be re-evaluated after suffering an injury in Tuesday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.
Feb 23, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan (upper body) will not return to Tuesday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens.
Feb 2, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan notched an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Jan 31, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Edmonton Oilers.
Jan 28, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Coach DJ Smith said that Stepan (undisclosed) won't play in Thursday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, Brent Wallace of TSN.ca reports.
Jan 10, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan finished his seven-day quarantine and practiced with the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.
Jan 3, 2021 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan landed in Ottawa on Sunday and will begin his seven-day quarantine, Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen reports.
Dec 28, 2020 Ottawa Senators | Derek Stepan | Stepan won't report to Ottawa until after the birth of his child, Brent Wallace of TSN.ca reports, which will likely see him miss the opening days of training camp.
Dec 26, 2020 TRADE ANALYSIS
The Ottawa Senators acquired Derek Stepan from the Arizona Coyotes for 2021 second round pick
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Jun 23, 2017 Arizona Coyotes | Acquired C Derek Stepan and G Antti Raanta from the New York Rangers for D Anthony DeAngelo and a 2017 first-round draft pick.
Jul 27, 2015 New York Rangers | Re-signed C Derek Stepan to a six-year, $39 million contract.
Oct 6, 2014 New York Rangers | Placed C Derek Stepan on IR.
Sep 26, 2013 New York Rangers | Signed C Derek Stepan to a two-year, $6.15 million contract.
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Derek Stepan
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes logo 73 5 6 11 8 8 607 59.50 63.10 6.50 64.90 5.50 0.49 0.99
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Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2006-2007 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 63 38 32 70 22
Draft Yr 2007-2008 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 60 44 67 111 22
Draft Yr 2007-2008 USA U17 (all) International-Jr 3 1 0 1 2
2008-2009 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 40 9 24 33 6
2009-2010 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41 12 42 54 8
2009-2010 USA U20 WJC-20 7 5 10 15 4
2010-2011 New York Rangers NHL 82 21 24 45 20 1,057 55.29 56.89 4.11 51.54 3.41 0.91 1.82 Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0
2010-2011 USA WC 7 2 5 7 2
2011-2012 New York Rangers NHL 82 17 34 51 22 1,116 58.23 51.62 0.49 46.86 -1.83 0.59 1.67 Playoffs 20 1 8 9 0
2012-2013 New York Rangers NHL 48 18 26 44 12 725 74.55 58.83 8.94 55.27 4.91 1.08 2.40 Playoffs 12 4 1 5 0
2012-2013 KalPa Liiga 12 2 2 4 0
2013-2014 New York Rangers NHL 82 17 40 57 18 1,092 59.72 54.52 2.87 53.13 0.80 0.60 1.81 Playoffs 24 5 10 15 0
2013-2014 USA OG 1 0 0 0 0
2014-2015 New York Rangers NHL 68 16 39 55 22 898 64.62 50.46 -1.85 47.71 -4.23 0.47 2.27 Playoffs 19 5 7 12 0
2015-2016 New York Rangers NHL 72 22 31 53 20 930 56.79 47.39 -0.51 49.91 2.51 0.84 2.19 Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0
2016-2017 USA WCup 3 0 1 1 0
2016-2017 New York Rangers NHL 81 17 38 55 16 1,115 59.49 52.70 4.55 50.80 3.61 0.48 1.67 Playoffs 12 2 4 6 0
2017-2018 Arizona Coyotes NHL 82 14 42 56 26 1,170 52.69 46.71 -0.45 48.59 1.45 0.46 1.59
2018-2019 Arizona Coyotes NHL 72 15 20 35 14 976 46.67 50.68 1.46 50.38 1.63 0.55 1.54
2019-2020 Arizona Coyotes NHL 70 10 18 28 16 925 45.80 46.20 -3.20 49.40 1.40 0.45 1.04 Playoffs 9 1 4 5 0
2020-2021 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 1 5 6 8 225 36.80 51.00 3.00 49.40 -1.10 0.27 1.06
2021-2022 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 58 9 10 19 14 561 51.00 54.80 1.00 56.50 1.20 0.96 2.03 Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0
2022-2023 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73 5 6 11 8 607 59.50 63.10 6.50 64.90 5.50 0.49 0.99 Playoffs 11 0 1 1 0
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Contract History

Signing Team Carolina Hurricanes logo
Signing Date October 11, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matthew Oates
Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.91% of cap space
2022-2023
Cap Hit $750,000
UFA
AAV $750,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $750,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $750,000
Minors Salary $750,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Carolina Hurricanes logo
Signing Date July 31, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matthew Oates
Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,350,000 1.66% of cap space
2021-2022
Cap Hit $1,350,000
UFA
AAV $1,350,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $1,350,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $1,350,000
Minors Salary $1,350,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team New York Rangers logo
Signing Date July 27, 2015
Signing Status RFA
Agent Matthew Oates
Standard Contract | 6 Years $39,000,000 9.10% of cap space
2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
Cap Hit $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000
UFA
AAV $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $2,000,000
Signing Bonuses $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 $0 $3,000,000
Total Salary $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Minors Salary $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Clauses NTC NTC M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
Signing Team New York Rangers logo
Signing Date September 26, 2013
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 2 Years $6,150,000 4.78% of cap space
2013-2014 2014-2015
Cap Hit $3,075,000 $3,075,000
RFA
AAV $3,075,000 $3,075,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $2,300,000 $3,850,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $2,300,000 $3,850,000
Minors Salary $2,300,000 $3,850,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team New York Rangers logo
Signing Date June 9, 2010
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,625,000 1.38% of cap space
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Cap Hit $820,833 $820,833 $820,833
RFA
AAV $875,000 $875,000 $875,000
Performance Bonuses $162,500 $0 $0
Base Salary $625,000 $787,500 $787,500
Signing Bonuses $87,500 $87,500 $87,500
Total Salary $712,500 $875,000 $875,000
Minors Salary $65,000 $65,000 $65,000
Clauses
UFA Year