Last Night In The NHL (2023-01-18)
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 15 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Kevin Hayes had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0.74 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.66 |
| Dylan Guenther | F | ARI | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.81 |
| Warren Foegele | F | EDM | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.05 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.58 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.51 |
| Evander Kane | F | EDM | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.49 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.47 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.67 |
| Yakov Trenin | F | NSH | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.41 |
| Kevin Hayes | F | PHI | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.05 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.65 |
| David Perron | F | DET | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.60 |
| Filip Forsberg | F | NSH | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.59 |
| Kirill Marchenko | F | CBJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.58 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 22 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, Patrick Kane had the highest points/60 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pezzetta | F | MTL | 13.08 | 8.66 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 21.03 | 15.76 | 33 | 1.09 |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | F | WPG | 10.50 | 7.89 | 33 | 2.17 |
| Sam Lafferty | F | CHI | 15.87 | 12.04 | 32 | 2.14 |
| Jesse Ylonen | F | MTL | 14.67 | 11.33 | 29 | 1.32 |
| Derek Ryan | F | EDM | 11.55 | 9.15 | 26 | 1.09 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | F | TOR | 11.27 | 8.94 | 26 | 1.92 |
| Cole Sillinger | F | CBJ | 13.07 | 10.43 | 25 | 1.15 |
| JJ Peterka | F | BUF | 13.17 | 10.64 | 24 | 1.13 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | D | BUF | 12.53 | 10.13 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | NSH | 15.93 | 12.96 | 23 | 1.98 |
| David Perron | F | DET | 15.72 | 12.79 | 23 | 2.01 |
| Lucas Raymond | F | DET | 16.43 | 13.46 | 22 | 1.91 |
| Philipp Kurashev | F | CHI | 16.57 | 13.58 | 22 | 1.89 |
| Patrick Kane | F | CHI | 16.05 | 13.16 | 22 | 2.28 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | F | BUF | 13.82 | 11.34 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | MIN | 19.58 | 16.11 | 22 | 1.60 |
| Jake Middleton | D | MIN | 19.28 | 15.94 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Patrick Brown | F | PHI | 12.60 | 10.43 | 21 | 1.64 |
| Mike Hoffman | F | MTL | 13.00 | 10.81 | 20 | 1.85 |
| Jayson Megna | F | ANA | 11.90 | 9.90 | 20 | 0.00 |
| Dominik Kubalik | F | DET | 12.13 | 10.09 | 20 | 1.70 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 15 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 2 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Pezzetta | F | MTL | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Nick Ritchie | F | ARI | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | D | WSH | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Adam Larsson | D | SEA | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | D | DET | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | SEA | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | D | DET | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | WPG | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton | D | MIN | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack McBain | F | ARI | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Will Borgen | D | SEA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Jonas Brodin | D | MIN | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Connor Murphy | D | CHI | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | TOR | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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 38 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Brad Marchand | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Travis Konecny | F | PHI | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Lucas Raymond | F | DET | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Scott Laughton | F | PHI | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | F | WPG | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | VAN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Evan Rodrigues | F | COL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Moritz Seider | D | DET | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Graves | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| David Krejci | F | BOS | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | F | L.A | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cole Perfetti | F | WPG | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick