Last Night In The NHL (2023-01-24)
This post highlights data from yesterday’s NHL games. The idea here is to present the data in a format that allows you to quickly identify skaters of interest in fantasy hockey. Simply scan the data to see if something catches your eye. If nothing looks interesting you can get on with your day then come back tomorrow to see if the data reveals something more interesting.
Yesterday’s Most Dangerous Shooters
There were 11 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Anders Lee had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1.45 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | F | CBJ | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.62 |
| Nazem Kadri | F | CGY | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.53 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.97 |
| Boone Jenner | F | CBJ | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.49 |
| Anders Lee | F | NYI | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.49 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.77 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | F | CGY | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.76 |
| Brandon Montour | D | FLA | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.36 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.74 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.31 |
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, Joe Pavelski had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Gauthier | F | NYR | 8.52 | 5.57 | 53 | 2.69 |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | CGY | 23.70 | 15.64 | 52 | 1.64 |
| Kent Johnson | F | CBJ | 15.05 | 10.80 | 39 | 2.38 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | 18.47 | 13.68 | 35 | 1.25 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 17.90 | 13.73 | 30 | 2.50 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | F | TOR | 11.37 | 8.76 | 30 | 0.98 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | DAL | 23.33 | 18.25 | 28 | 2.74 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 18.12 | 14.33 | 26 | 3.49 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | F | TOR | 13.50 | 10.72 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 13.55 | 10.91 | 24 | 1.83 |
| Alexander Romanov | D | NYI | 20.83 | 16.80 | 24 | 1.02 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 17.90 | 14.62 | 22 | 1.76 |
| Grigori Denisenko | F | FLA | 14.58 | 12.03 | 21 | 2.00 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 16.67 | 13.81 | 21 | 0.62 |
| Tim Berni | D | CBJ | 17.95 | 14.91 | 20 | 0.00 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 14 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 8 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Martin | F | NYI | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Jacob Trouba | D | NYR | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Alexander Romanov | D | NYI | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Jani Hakanpää | D | DAL | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Braden Schneider | D | NYR | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | BUF | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Andrew Peeke | D | CBJ | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Scott Mayfield | D | NYI | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Justin Holl | D | TOR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Yesterday’s Best And Worst On-Ice Fenwick Percentages (5v5)
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 43 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Trevor Zegras | F | ANA | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Adam Henrique | F | ANA | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Brad Marchand | F | BOS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Kevin Hayes | F | PHI | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mark Scheifele | F | WPG | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Rickard Rakell | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ryan Donato | F | SEA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Anton Lundell | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | F | CGY | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | CGY | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Adam Fox | D | NYR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | BOS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | F | WPG | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | VAN | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| David Krejci | F | BOS | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick