Last Night In The NHL (2023-01-29)
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 reveal something more interesting.
Yesterday’s Most Dangerous Shooters
There were 25 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Michael Eyssimont had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Eyssimont | F | S.J | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.97 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.03 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | MIN | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.16 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.44 |
| Adam Henrique | F | ANA | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.81 |
| Phil Kessel | F | VGK | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.70 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.60 |
| Evander Kane | F | EDM | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.53 |
| Frank Vatrano | F | ANA | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.45 |
| Max Jones | F | ANA | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.44 |
| William Karlsson | F | VGK | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.30 |
| Taylor Hall | F | BOS | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.65 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.54 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.53 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.38 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.74 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.72 |
| Troy Terry | F | ANA | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.70 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.63 |
| Logan O’Connor | F | COL | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.55 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.52 |
| Brock McGinn | F | PIT | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.46 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.43 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.42 |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | PHI | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.28 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 30 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, Kyle Palmieri had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | 21.35 | 13.76 | 55 | 1.87 |
| Parker Kelly | F | OTT | 11.75 | 8.33 | 41 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Lomberg | F | FLA | 12.83 | 9.24 | 39 | 2.78 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | F | PHI | 12.78 | 9.39 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Morgan Geekie | F | SEA | 14.90 | 11.09 | 34 | 0.77 |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | OTT | 18.43 | 13.81 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Juuso Valimaki | D | ARI | 17.45 | 13.48 | 29 | 0.64 |
| Adam Pelech | D | NYI | 22.08 | 17.07 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Dylan Gambrell | F | OTT | 10.87 | 8.41 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Patrice Bergeron | F | BOS | 14.52 | 11.31 | 28 | 2.27 |
| Josh Brown | D | ARI | 13.87 | 10.93 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 14.83 | 11.74 | 26 | 1.70 |
| JJ Peterka | F | BUF | 15.00 | 11.89 | 26 | 0.72 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 18.18 | 14.43 | 26 | 1.19 |
| Emil Bemstrom | F | CBJ | 10.85 | 8.63 | 26 | 1.16 |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | F | L.A | 14.47 | 11.52 | 26 | 2.23 |
| Sam Steel | F | MIN | 19.07 | 15.18 | 26 | 0.56 |
| Owen Tippett | F | PHI | 15.37 | 12.26 | 25 | 2.80 |
| Klim Kostin | F | EDM | 15.40 | 12.36 | 25 | 1.39 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | MTL | 15.60 | 12.57 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 16.60 | 13.39 | 24 | 4.48 |
| Max Jones | F | ANA | 14.62 | 11.80 | 24 | 1.45 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | T.B | 16.92 | 13.72 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 16.70 | 13.66 | 22 | 5.49 |
| Corey Perry | F | T.B | 10.02 | 8.22 | 22 | 3.13 |
| Sam Bennett | F | FLA | 14.68 | 12.06 | 22 | 1.66 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | FLA | 21.12 | 17.41 | 21 | 0.49 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 17.28 | 14.30 | 21 | 1.20 |
| Quinton Byfield | F | L.A | 14.88 | 12.38 | 20 | 1.38 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 16.03 | 13.35 | 20 | 1.93 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 25 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 10 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden McNabb | D | VGK | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Josh Anderson | F | MTL | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Noah Gregor | F | S.J | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Jaycob Megna | D | S.J | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Noel Acciari | F | STL | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Matthew Benning | D | S.J | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | S.J | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | MTL | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Michael Pezzetta | F | MTL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Adam Larsson | D | SEA | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | PIT | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | WPG | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Klim Kostin | F | EDM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Jack Johnson | D | CHI | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Matt Martin | F | NYI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Matt Roy | D | L.A | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | S.J | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | OTT | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | PIT | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | VGK | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | PIT | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Connor Murphy | D | CHI | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | BOS | 3 | 3 | 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 37 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 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Trevor Zegras | F | ANA | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Blake Wheeler | F | WPG | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| David Krejci | F | BOS | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | F | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Troy Terry | F | ANA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick