Most Goals, Game: 2 — 3 times, m.r. 1/27/20, 4-2 W vs. ANA
Most Assists, Game: 2 — 4 times, m.r. 1/1/23, 5-4 W (SO) at NJD
Most Points, Game: 2 — 12 times, m.r. 4/4/23, 3-2 W (OT) vs. OTT
Most PIMs, Game: 19 — 10/11/17, 6-3 W at TOR
Longest Goal Streak: 2 games — three times (m.r. 12/15/22-12/17/22: 2g)
Longest Assist Streak: 4 games (12/5/17-12/12/17: 1g, 4a)
Longest Point Streak: 5 games (12/5/17-12/14/17: 2g, 4a)
First NHL game: 4/3/15, 4-2 L vs. COL // 100th NHL game: 2/27/18, 3-2 W at PIT // 200th NHL game: 1/16/21, 5-3 L at ARI
First NHL goal: 12/7/16, 6-5 W (SO) vs. CAR (Ward)
First NHL assist: 2/14/17, 3-2 W vs. COL
First NHL point: 12/7/16, 6-5 W (SO) vs. CAR (Ward)
June 24, 2011 — Selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 2011 NHL Draft. First round, 21st overall.
December 22, 2011 — Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators
July 5, 2013 — Acquired by the Anaheim Ducks from the Ottawa Senators along with Jakob Silfverberg and a first-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft (Nick Ritchie) in exchange for Bobby Ryan.
July 23, 2016 — Signed a one-year contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks.
July 26, 2017 — Signed a one-year contract with the New Jersey Devils as a free agent.
July 17, 2018 — Signed a one-year contract extension with the New Jersey Devils.
December 3, 2019 — Signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a free agent.
October 9, 2020 — Signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent.
April 11, 2021 — Acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the San Jose Sharks as part of a three-team trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Acquired along with Nick Foligno (from Columbus) in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (to Columbus, Corson Ceulemans), a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (to San Jose, Ethan Cardwell) and a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (to Columbus, Dennis Hildeby).
August 1, 2021 — Signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent.
Stefan’s nickname is Noes… He has two Australian Shepherds… He spends his summers in Dallas, and he grew up rooting for the Stars… He started playing when he was 3, and his first youth team was the DJHA Penguins… The best advice Stefan has received is to put his head down and work… His favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy, favorite movie is Wolf of Wall Street and favorite musical artist is Sam Hunt… His biggest gameday habits are hitting the cold tub and taking a nap… His favorite vacation spot is the Bahamas, and favorite thing to do away from the rink is play golf… Golf is also his favorite sport to watch, and Stefan also says he would pursue a career in golf if he wasn’t playing hockey… His favorite food is steak… His favorite holiday is Halloween… If he could go back in time, he’d like to meet Abraham Lincoln… His favorite road city is New York, favorite road arena is T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and his favorite team to play against is the New Jersey Devils… Stefan’s favorite thing about playing in the NHL is the people he gets to be around, and his most memorable hockey moment was scoring his first playoff goal with New Jersey in 2018.
Recorded 85 points (48g, 37a) in 70 AHL games with Chicago in 2021-22, posting the league’s first 40-goal season since 2010-11 and earning AHL First All-Star Team honors… Added 25 points, including a league-high 16 assists, in 18 AHL playoff games to lead the Wolves to a Calder Cup championship… Served as an alternate captain with Plymouth (OHL) in 2012-13.
Registered eight points (3g, 5a) in 33 games with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)… Made his OHL debut at Windsor (9/17)… Tallied an assist for his first career OHL point vs. Oshawa (9/19)… Scored his first career OHL goal vs. Sarnia (11/6)… Earned three points (1g, 2a) at Sarnia (2/21).
Recorded 77 points (34g, 43a) in 68 OHL games with Plymouth… Ranked tied for first on the team in goals, assists and points, second in power-play assists (15), tied for second in power-play goals (9), tied for fourth in game-winning goals (4) and tied for fifth in plus/minus (+14)… Posted 15 points (6g, 9a) in the first 11 games of the season from 9/23-10/22, including five multi-point games… Recorded his first career OHL fighting major vs. Barrie (9/25)… Earned four points (2g, 2a) at Kingston (10/10)… Tallied four points (1g, 3a) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (10/30)… Posted a three-game point streak from 11/5-11/12 (3g, 2a), including his first career OHL hat trick (3g) at Sault Ste. Marie (11/7)… Posted a five-game point streak from 11/19-11/27 (1g, 5a)… Posted a five-game point streak from 12/4-12/16 (3g, 4a), including a three-game goal streak from 12/4-12/11… Recorded two assists and a fighting major at Sarnia (1/14)… Earned a season-high five points (2g, 3a) vs. Sarnia (2/5)… Posted a six-game point streak from 2/18-3/1 (5g, 5a), including a three-game goal streak from 2/25-3/1 (4g)… Added 11 points (6g, 5a) in 11 OHL playoff games… Led the team in goals and ranked second in points and tied for second in assists during the postseason… Scored a goal in his OHL postseason debut in Game 1 at Kitchener (3/25)… Earned four points (2g, 2a) in Game 4 vs. Kitchener (3/30).
Earned 82 points (38g, 44a) in 63 OHL games with Plymouth… Ranked first on the team in goals, points and power-play goals (14), tied for first in assists and shorthanded goals (2) and second in power-play assists (17)… Ranked tied for fourth in the OHL in power-play goals… Opened the season with a four-game assist/point streak from 9/21-10/1 (1g, 5a)… Posted a seven-game point streak from 11/11-11/23 (6g, 8a), including four points (1g, 3a) at Guelph (11/11)… Posted a six-game point streak from 11/26-12/16 (3g, 3a), including a three-game goal streak from 12/9-12/16… Posted a seven-game point streak from 12/28-1/13 (7g, 6a), including a four-point hat trick (3g, 1a) vs. Saginaw (12/30)… Registered points in 20 of the final 23 games of the regular season from 1/21-3/17 (19g, 13a), including a 10-game point streak from 1/21-2/16 (7g, 8a)… Scored a hat trick (3g) vs. Oshawa (2/24)… Ended the regular season with a seven-game point streak from 3/3-3/17 (7g, 4a), including a five-game goal streak from 3/3-3/11 (6g)… Added 15 points (7g, 8a) in seven OHL playoff games… Led the team in points and ranked tied for first in goals and tied for second in assists during the postseason… Posted points in each of his final six playoff games from 3/25-4/17 (7g, 8a)… Earned five points in Game 3 vs. Guelph (3/27)… Recorded a five-point hat trick (3g, 2a) in Game 5 vs. Guelph (3/31)… Named OHL and CHL Player of the Week (4/2).
Registered 53 points (25g, 28a) in 51 OHL games with Plymouth… Ranked second on the team in power-play goals (8), tied for second in game-winning goals (4), third in power-play assists (14) and fourth in goals…Scored a goal in five of his first seven games of the season from 9/21-10/12 (6g)… Earned points in 11 of 17 games from 10/19-12/8 (11g, 8a), including four points (2g, 2a) vs. Windsor (11/9) and at Saginaw (11/14)… Scored a goal and recorded a fighting major vs. Oshawa (12/8)… Posted a five-game point streak from 2/16-2/24 (6g, 4a), including a hat trick (3g) at Sarnia (2/18)… Ended the regular season with four consecutive multi-point games from 3/10-3/17 (2g, 7a)… Added 19 points (7g, 12a) in 15 OHL playoff games as the Whalers fell to the London Knights in the Western Conference Final… Ranked second on the team in points, third in assists and tied for fourth in goals during the postseason… Earned six points (3g, 3a) in a four-game sweep of Sarnia… Tallied nine points (4g, 5a) in six games vs. Owen Sound, including four points (1g, 3a) in Game 3.
Skated in two American Hockey League (AHL) games with the Norfolk Admirals… Made his AHL/professional debut at Hartford (10/5)… Suffered a torn ACL and MCL during practice and missed the remaining 74 games of the regular season and first six games of the postseason (10/11-5/8)… Recorded four assists in four AHL playoff games… Earned two assists in his AHL postseason debut in Game 3 vs. St. John’s (5/10).
Tallied 16 points (7g, 9a) in 27 AHL games with Norfolk… Ranked sixth on the team in points per game (0.59, min. 15 GP)… Also skated in one NHL game with the Anaheim Ducks… Began the season with Norfolk… Posted points in three of the first four games of the season from 10/11-10/18 (2g, 2a), including the game-winning goal vs. Manchester (10/17)… Suffered an achilles injury vs. Manchester(10/18) and missed 44 games due to injury (10/24-2/7)… Earned an assist in each of his first two games back in the lineup (2/13-2/14: 2a)… Registered five points in six games from 2/21-2/28 (3g, 2a), including two points (1g, 1a) vs. Providence (2/28)… Registered a season-high seven penalty minutes, including a fighting major, vs. Binghamton (3/4)… Recalled to Anaheim (4/2)… Made his NHL debut vs. COL (4/3)… Reassigned to Norfolk (4/8)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at Lehigh Valley (4/11)… Recalled to Anaheim (4/19).
Recorded 32 points (10g, 22a) in 65 AHL games with San Diego… Ranked tied for third on the team in shorthanded goals (1), tied for fifth in power-play goals (4), sixth in assists and tied for sixth in points… Also skated in one NHL game with Anaheim… Began the season with San Diego… Posted a seven-game point streak from 12/12-1/1 (3g, 5a), including a five-game assist streak from 12/19-1/1… Recalled to Anaheim (3/3)… Logged 10:02 of ice time and three hits at ARI (3/3)… Reassigned to San Diego (3/4)… Recorded three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal, at Bakersfield (3/8)… Recalled to Anaheim (4/8)… Reassigned to San Diego (4/10)… Added seven points (2g, 5a) in nine AHL playoff games… Ranked tied for second on the team in assists, third in points and tied for fourth in goals during the postseason… Earned six points (2g, 4a) in four games vs. Texas, including three points (2g, 1a) in Game 3 (4/28).
Registered 10 points (8g, 2a) in 44 NHL games, split between the Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils… Scored two goals in 12 games with Anaheim and posted eight points (6g, 2a) in 32 games with New Jersey… Also registered 15 points (6g, 9a) in 22 AHL games with San Diego… Began the season with San Diego… Tallied two assists vs. Stockton (10/26)… Recorded three assists vs. Manitoba (11/12)… Recalled to Anaheim (12/7)… Scored his first career NHL goal in his first NHL game of the season vs.CAR (12/7)… Reassigned to San Diego (12/29)… Earned two points (1g, 1a) in his final AHL game of the season vs. San Antonio (1/7)… Recalled to Anaheim (1/11)… Reassigned to San Diego (1/16)… Recalled to Anaheim (1/17)… Reassigned to San Diego (1/18)… Recalled to Anaheim (1/19)… Claimed on waivers by New Jersey (1/25)… Scored a goal in each of his first two games with the Devils from 1/26-1/31 (2g).
Earned 27 points (13g, 14a) in 72 NHL games with New Jersey… Ranked second on the team in plus/minus (+14), third in game-winning goals (4), tied for fifth in goals and eighth in points… Was one of only two NHL players to register at least 27 points with all of them coming at even strength… Registered an NHL career-high 17 penalty minutes, including a fighting major, at TOR (10/11)… Posted a five-game point streak from 12/5-12/14 (2g, 4a), including two points (1g, 1a) at CBJ (12/5)… Scored two goals, including the game winner, vs. ANA (12/18)… Recorded two assists and a fighting major vs. PIT (2/3)… Scored two goals vs. CAR (2/15)… Earned two points (1g, 1a) vs. NYI (3/31)… Added one goal in four NHL playoff games… Made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at TBL (4/12)… Scored the game-winning goal at 12:55 of the third period in Game 3 vs. TBL (4/16).
Tallied eight points (3g, 5a) in 41 NHL games with New Jersey… Scored a goal in the season opener vs. EDM (10/6)… Scored a goal at TBL (11/25)… Missed 24 games due to a knee injury (1/10-3/2)… Scored a goal at VAN (3/15).
Recorded nine points (7g, 2a) in 40 NHL games, split between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks… Scored one goal in six games with Pittsburgh and earned eight points (6g, 2a) in 34 games with San Jose… Also posted 22 points (14g, 8a) in 22 AHL games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins… Led the team in points per game (1.00) and ranked second in power-play goals (6) and tied for fourth in goals in just 22 games… Began the season on an AHL contract with Wilkes-Barre Scranton… Opened the season with points in nine of his first 11 games from 10/5-11/2 (11g, 3a), including a four-game goal streak from 10/25- 11/2 (5g)… Registered 19 penalty minutes, including a fighting major, at Hershey (10/13)… Earned points in seven of nine games from 11/9-11/30 (3g, 5a), including two goals and the game winner vs. Lehigh Valley (11/27)… Registered an assist and a career-high 21 penalty minutes, including a fighting major, vs. Syracuse (11/9)… Signed to an NHL contract with Pittsburgh (12/3)… Scored a goal in his first NHL game of the season vs. STL (12/4)… Claimed on waivers by the Sharks (12/19)… Scored a goal in his first game with the Sharks vs. STL (12/21)… Scored two goals vs. ANA (1/27)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal, vs. TOR (3/3).
Completed his eighth professional season… Skated in five NHL games with San Jose and one NHL game with the Toronto Maple Leafs… Spent much of the season on the Sharks’ and Maple Leafs’ taxi squads… Also registered nine points (3g, 6a) in 16 AHL games, split between the San Jose Barracuda and Toronto Marlies… Earned six points (2g, 4a) in 12 games with the Barracuda and three points (1g, 2a) in four games with the Marlies… Began the season with the Sharks… Registered a season-high two hits at ARI (1/16)… Assigned to the Barracuda (2/28)… Recalled to the Sharks’ taxi squad (3/1)… Reassigned to the Barracuda (3/16)… Earned two assists vs. Bakersfield (3/17)… Recalled to the Sharks’ taxi squad (3/22)… Reassigned to the Barracuda (3/30)… Tallied two assists vs. Bakersfield (3/30)… Registered 17 penalty minutes, including a fighting major, vs. Henderson (4/6)… Traded to the Maple Leafs (4/11)… Assigned to the Marlies (4/11)… Recalled to the Maple Leafs’ taxi squad (4/22)… Logged a season-high 10:00 of ice time vs. MTL (5/6)… Reassigned to the Marlies (5/11)… Posted points in three of four games from 5/11-5/17 (1g, 2a)… Recorded an assist and a fighting major vs. Laval (5/11)… Recalled to the Maple Leafs (5/23).
Played most of the season with Chicago (AHL), recording 85 points (48g, 37a) in 70 games… Named to AHL First All-Star Team… Became the first AHL player to score 40 goals in a season since 2010-11… Led the league in goals and game-winning goals (13) and ranked second in plus/minus (+35), third in points, tied for fourth in shorthanded goals (4)) and tied for fifth in power-play goals (13)… Ranked second among Wolves skaters with an 18.9% shooting percentage… Also skated in two NHL games with Carolina… Began the season with Chicago… Tallied three assists at Grand Rapids (10/31)… Registered three points (1g, 2a) vs. Grand Rapids (11/28)… Posted a five-game point streak from 12/4-12/12 (5g, 4a), including back-to-back multi-goal games at Texas (12/11-12/12)… Recalled to Carolina and was a +1 in his Hurricanes debut vs. DET (12/16)… Reassigned to taxi squad (12/29)… Reassigned to Chicago (1/3)… Earned 16 points in eight games from 1/8-1/28 (10g, 6a), including four multi-goal games and a five-game point streak from 1/8-1/17 (8g, 5a)… Posted a seven-game point streak from 2/5-2/20 (8g, 2a), including five goals in two nights against Iowa (2/19-2/20)… Won the President’s Award for overall excellence… Scored his first professional hat trick vs. Iowa (2/19)… Named AHL’s Player of the Week (2/21)… Posted a 10-game point streak from 3/2-3/22 (7g, 7a), including a three-game goal streak from 3/19-3/22 (3g)… Posted a six-game point streak from 4/2-4/13 (6g, 5a), including goals in five of those games… Registered 25 points (9g, 16a) in 18 playoff games to lead the Wolves to a Calder Cup championship… Led the AHL in assists and ranked second in points and power-play points (14), tied for second in goals and power-play goals (5) and tied for eighth in plus/minus (+10) during the postseason… Tallied a point in 12 of 18 playoff contests, never going more than one game without a point… Recorded three points (2g, 1a) in Chicago’s opening playoff game vs. Rockford (5/12)… Scored the first playoff hat trick of his professional career in Game 2 vs. Milwaukee (5/22)… Posted three multi-point outings (2g, 5a) in six games against Stockton during the Western Conference Final… Posted a five-game point streak from 6/14-6/24 (2g, 8a), including the first four games of the Calder Cup Final… Recorded four assists in Game 2 vs. Springfield (6/20).
Registered 36 points (13g, 23a) in 78 games with Carolina, in his first full NHL season since 2018-19… Ranked tied for second on the team in power-play goals (7), tied for fourth in power-play points (15) and plus/minus (+11) and fifth in hits (99)… Set new career highs in assists, points, power-play goals, power-play points and faceoff win percentage (49.1%) while matching his career highs in goals and game-winning goals (4)… Alongside Jordan Martinook, became one of just five players in franchise history to post his first career 30-point season at age 30 or above… Was assessed two fighting majors, the most of any Hurricanes skater… Posted a three-game assist streak from 10/17-10/22 (4a), with his first Hurricanes points (2a) at SEA (10/17)… Scored his first Hurricanes goal on the power play vs. WSH (10/31)… Was assessed the third fighting major of his NHL career vs. ARI (11/23), dropping the gloves with Troy Stecher… Scored a penalty shot vs. SEA (12/15) that stood as the game-winning goal, marking Carolina’s first penalty shot goal since 2016-17 and first game-winning penalty shot since 2005-06… Scored the power-play, game-winning goal vs. FLA (12/30)… Earned two points (1g, 1a) at NJD (1/1)… Missed two games due to a lower-body injury from 1/5-1/7… Tallied two points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal, at BUF (2/1)… Posted two points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal, at WSH (2/14)… Dropped the gloves with Dylan Samberg vs. WPG (3/14) and was assessed his second fighting major of the season and the fourth of his NHL career… Recorded two assists vs. OTT (4/4)… Added eight points (4g, 4a) in 15 playoff games, leading the team in power-play goals (3) and power-play points (5) while ranking tied for third in goals… Opened the Eastern Conference First Round with a power-play goal in each of his first two games vs. NYI (4/17-4/19: 2g), becoming the first player in franchise history to score twice on the man-advantage in his first two postseason contests with Hartford/Carolina… Tallied two power-play assists in Game 4 at NYI (4/23)… Scored a power-play goal and logged a career-high 38:47 of ice time in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final vs. FLA (5/18).