Last Night In The NHL (2023-01-28)
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 not, you can get on with your day and then come back tomorrow to see if the data reveals something more interesting.
Yesterday’s Most Dangerous Shooters
There were 14 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Matthew Tkachuk had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1.29 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0.72 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.98 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.94 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.81 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.43 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.35 |
| Roope Hintz | F | DAL | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.43 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.89 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.68 |
| Chris Kreider | F | NYR | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.60 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.56 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.42 |
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, Joey Anderson had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Olivier | F | CBJ | 13.20 | 8.72 | 51 | 0.98 |
| Liam Foudy | F | CBJ | 12.70 | 8.96 | 42 | 0.00 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 24.23 | 17.87 | 36 | 0.48 |
| Miles Wood | F | N.J | 14.05 | 10.38 | 35 | 0.83 |
| Nathan Bastian | F | N.J | 13.38 | 9.95 | 35 | 1.21 |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | S.J | 15.37 | 11.61 | 32 | 1.03 |
| Ryan Lomberg | F | FLA | 11.38 | 8.63 | 32 | 2.98 |
| Morgan Geekie | F | SEA | 14.12 | 10.73 | 32 | 0.80 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 23.17 | 17.68 | 31 | 1.45 |
| Jakob Pelletier | F | CGY | 11.72 | 8.99 | 30 | 0.00 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | F | CAR | 14.07 | 10.92 | 29 | 2.36 |
| Eric Staal | F | FLA | 9.35 | 7.39 | 27 | 2.03 |
| Pontus Holmberg | F | TOR | 12.68 | 10.02 | 27 | 2.00 |
| Joey Anderson | F | TOR | 8.25 | 6.56 | 26 | 9.15 |
| Mason Marchment | F | DAL | 16.67 | 13.28 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Radek Faksa | F | DAL | 14.77 | 11.96 | 23 | 2.15 |
| Nick Holden | D | OTT | 17.15 | 13.94 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Tomas Hertl | F | S.J | 17.87 | 14.71 | 21 | 1.17 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | 15.97 | 13.17 | 21 | 1.95 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | F | VGK | 17.17 | 14.20 | 21 | 1.81 |
| Brandon Tanev | F | SEA | 12.87 | 10.68 | 21 | 1.61 |
| Kevin Labanc | F | S.J | 16.87 | 14.04 | 20 | 0.00 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 14 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 5 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moritz Seider | D | DET | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Luke Schenn | D | VAN | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | CGY | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | CGY | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Nathan Bastian | F | N.J | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Drew Doughty | D | L.A | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Matt Martin | F | NYI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | F | TOR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Travis Hamonic | D | OTT | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | D | DET | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jaycob Megna | D | S.J | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | N.J | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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 46 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 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Trevor Zegras | F | ANA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | F | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | BUF | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Frank Vatrano | F | ANA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Adam Henrique | F | ANA | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mark Scheifele | F | WPG | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brad Marchand | F | BOS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Blake Wheeler | F | WPG | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| David Krejci | F | BOS | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Troy Terry | F | ANA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick