Last Night In The NHL (2023-01-08)
This post highlights some data from last night’s NHL action. The goal here is to present the data in a format that allows you to quickly identify skaters who could be on the rise in fantasy hockey. Simply scan the data to see if something catches your eye. If nothing looks interesting then get on with your day and check back tomorrow to see if the data reveals something better.
Last Night’s Most Dangerous Shooters
There were 14 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) last night. Among those skaters, John Tavares had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1.82 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1.09 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1.31 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0.64 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.59 |
| Kirill Marchenko | F | CBJ | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0.52 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.80 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.66 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.30 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.18 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.88 |
| Cole Caufield | F | MTL | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.48 |
Last Night’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 4 skaters who saw their 5v5 time-on-ice rise by at least 30% last night (relative to their time-on-ice in the previous 7 team games). Among those skaters, Calle Rosen had the highest points/60 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtis MacDermid | D | COL | 7.52 | 3.94 | 91 | 0.00 |
| Calle Rosen | D | STL | 19.28 | 14.01 | 38 | 2.85 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 14.88 | 11.37 | 31 | 1.51 |
| Liam Foudy | F | CBJ | 12.62 | 9.67 | 30 | 0.00 |
Last Night’s Bangers
There were 9 skaters who had at least 7 hits and blocks (combined) last night. Among those skaters, 4 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton | D | BOS | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Ben Chiarot | D | DET | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Cody Ceci | D | EDM | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Jacob Trouba | D | NYR | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Devon Toews | D | COL | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Parker Kelly | F | OTT | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Brendan Lemieux | F | L.A | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter | F | VGK | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Berni | D | CBJ | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Last Night’s Best And Worst On-Ice Fenwick Percentages
Here are the best and worst skaters when it came to on-ice fenwick percentages last night.
Leading Scorers From The Last 5 Games
There are 45 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Travis Konecny | F | PHI | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Brad Marchand | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Filip Forsberg | F | NSH | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Bo Horvat | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Scott Laughton | F | PHI | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mark Stone | F | VGK | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | PHI | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | BUF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | F | WSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Brandon Saad | F | STL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | WPG | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mark Scheifele | F | WPG | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Roope Hintz | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mason McTavish | F | ANA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dylan Cozens | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Morgan Frost | F | PHI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | F | VAN | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this article were pulled from Natural Stat Trick