Last Night In The NHL (2023-01-12)
This post highlights some data from yesterday’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.
Yesterday’s Most Dangerous Shooters
There were 5 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Travis Konecny had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.03 |
| Travis Konecny | F | PHI | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.44 |
| Klim Kostin | F | EDM | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.47 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.25 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.36 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 15 skaters who saw their 5v5 time-on-ice rise by at least 20% yesterday (relative to their time-on-ice in the previous 7 team games). Among those skaters, Klim Kostin had the highest points/60 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Megna | F | ANA | 13.75 | 9.29 | 48 | 0.92 |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | F | L.A | 13.78 | 9.45 | 46 | 0.91 |
| Dylan Holloway | F | EDM | 13.68 | 9.97 | 37 | 1.72 |
| Philip Broberg | D | EDM | 14.82 | 10.80 | 37 | 2.78 |
| Michael Eyssimont | F | S.J | 12.20 | 9.14 | 33 | 0.00 |
| Sam Carrick | F | ANA | 14.20 | 10.85 | 31 | 1.58 |
| Klim Kostin | F | EDM | 14.17 | 10.95 | 29 | 3.91 |
| Ryan McLeod | F | EDM | 14.85 | 11.51 | 29 | 1.49 |
| Quinton Byfield | F | L.A | 15.23 | 11.87 | 28 | 2.17 |
| Kevin Hayes | F | PHI | 15.62 | 12.25 | 27 | 3.50 |
| Matthew Benning | D | S.J | 19.23 | 15.52 | 24 | 2.58 |
| Brett Leason | F | ANA | 14.70 | 11.97 | 23 | 0.72 |
| Carl Grundstrom | F | L.A | 8.88 | 7.30 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Brendan Lemieux | F | L.A | 8.72 | 7.18 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Sean Durzi | D | L.A | 19.02 | 15.77 | 21 | 1.63 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 11 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 6 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nino Niederreiter | F | NSH | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Sam Carrick | F | ANA | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | NSH | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | TOR | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Justin Holl | D | TOR | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Sean Walker | D | L.A | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Matthew Benning | D | S.J | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | S.J | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | PHI | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Jensen | D | WSH | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Yesterday’s Best And Worst On-Ice Fenwick Percentages
Here are the best and worst skaters when it came to on-ice fenwick percentages yesterday.
Leading Scorers From The Last 5 Games
There are 44 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Konecny | F | PHI | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Matty Beniers | F | SEA | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Brad Marchand | F | BOS | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | WPG | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | BUF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Brandon Saad | F | STL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jordan Eberle | F | SEA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Mark Stone | F | VGK | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Andre Burakovsky | F | SEA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Adam Fox | D | NYR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Victor Hedman | D | T.B | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Timo Meier | F | S.J | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bo Horvat | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Robert Thomas | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Joel Farabee | F | PHI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Lucas Raymond | F | DET | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mason McTavish | F | ANA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Kevin Hayes | F | PHI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | F | L.A | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick