#16 · Defense

Steven Santini

Tampa Bay Lightning

Age: 31
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 215 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Bronxville, New York, USA

GP: 12
G: 0
A: 1
P: 1
+/-: +1
SOG: 4

Drafted 2013 · Round 2, #42 overall (NJD)

Advanced · 2025–26

CF%: 42.9; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 46.6; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -7.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.038; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 47.1; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 10:11; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

21 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Santini is used

#16 · D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Steven Santini

How he’s used · 2025–26 · 12 games with shift charts

Pair 3

Ice time / game: 10:20; 10:11 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 47.1%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 46.6%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 42.9%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Santini45.1s

NHL average49.3s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Santini18%

NHL average27%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Declan Carlile86.0 min together43%shot attempts

Jake Guentzel38.9 min together39%shot attempts

Oliver Bjorkstrand38.5 min together38%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team									TOI
2025–26	Tampa Bay Lightning	12	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0.0	10:20
2024–25	Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	11:37
2022–23	St. Louis Blues	4	0	1	1	0	2	5	0.0	12:31
2021–22 (P)	St. Louis Blues	1	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0.0	3:08
2020–21	St. Louis Blues	3	0	1	1	+1	0	9	0.0	14:00
2020–21 (P)	St. Louis Blues	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	14:16
2019–20	Nashville Predators	2	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0.0	9:33
2018–19	New Jersey Devils	39	1	3	4	-6	16	41	2.4	16:39
2017–18	New Jersey Devils	36	2	8	10	0	21	56	3.6	20:16
2016–17	New Jersey Devils	38	2	5	7	-6	14	46	4.3	16:05
2015–16	New Jersey Devils	1	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0.0	14:35

	Opp						TOI
Wed, Apr 15	vsNYR	0	0	0	1	0	8:49
Sat, Mar 28	vsOTT	0	0	0	0	0	1:49
Tue, Mar 10	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	0	9:21
Sat, Dec 27	@FLA	0	0	+1	0	2	7:58
Mon, Dec 15	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	0	12:00
Tue, Dec 2	@NYI	0	0	-1	0	0	10:43
Sat, Nov 29	@NYR	0	0	0	0	0	10:41
Fri, Nov 28	@DET	0	0	-1	0	0	13:04
Wed, Nov 26	vsCGY	1	1	+1	2	0	15:18
Mon, Nov 24	vsPHI	0	0	+1	0	0	12:45
Thu, Nov 20	vsEDM	0	0	0	0	0	8:56
Tue, Nov 18	vsNJD	0	0	0	1	0	12:37

	Team / League										TOI
2026–27	Syracuse Crunch · AHL	2	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2025–26	Syracuse Crunch · AHL	33	0	6	6	+10	10	–	–	–	–
2025–26 (P)	Syracuse Crunch · AHL	4	0	0	0	-1	6	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Syracuse Crunch · AHL	58	6	11	17	+10	20	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	Syracuse Crunch · AHL	3	0	1	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Ontario Reign · AHL	64	5	15	20	+9	24	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Ontario Reign · AHL	8	0	0	0	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Springfield Thunderbirds · AHL	64	2	8	10	+8	32	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Springfield Thunderbirds · AHL	2	0	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Springfield Thunderbirds · AHL	66	2	16	18	+16	24	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Springfield Thunderbirds · AHL	18	1	4	5	+4	24	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Utica Comets · AHL	5	1	1	2	+2	4	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	54	2	10	12	+11	39	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Binghamton Devils · AHL	3	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Binghamton Devils · AHL	27	3	3	6	-3	8	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Albany Devils · AHL	20	0	2	2	+4	35	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Albany Devils · AHL	4	0	2	2	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Boston College · H-East	41	1	18	19	+24	50	0	–	–	–
2015–16	USA · WC	10	0	0	0	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Boston College · H-East	22	1	4	5	–	20	0	–	–	–
2013–14	Boston College · H-East	35	3	8	11	–	52	0	–	–	–
2013–14	USA · WJC-A	5	1	0	1	0	4	1	3	–	–
2012–13	USNTDP · USHL	25	0	5	5	+6	6	0	21	0.0	–
2012–13	USNTDP · U-18	41	0	10	10	–	38	–	–	–	–
2012–13	USA · WJ18-A	7	0	0	0	+8	0	0	10	0.0	–
2011–12	USNTDP · USHL	36	1	4	5	-28	41	1	50	200.0	–
2011–12	USNTDP · U-17	17	1	3	4	–	28	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	USNTDP · USHL	2	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0.0	–
2010–11	NY Apple Core · EJHL	44	3	14	17	–	26	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	NY Apple Core · EJHL	5	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Brewster Bulldogs · EmJHL	17	1	5	6	0	42	–	–	–	–