Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-07)
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 14 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Jason Robertson had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0.97 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.06 |
| Mats Zuccarello | F | MIN | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.87 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0.63 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.99 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.37 |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | ARI | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.30 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.68 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.63 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.54 |
| Alexis Lafrenière | F | NYR | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.50 |
| Max Comtois | F | ANA | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.47 |
| Bo Horvat | F | NYI | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.46 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.35 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 21 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, Steven Stamkos had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal | F | FLA | 13.60 | 8.46 | 61 | 3.55 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | T.B | 21.68 | 14.97 | 45 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Lomberg | F | FLA | 15.15 | 10.59 | 43 | 2.43 |
| Nick Cousins | F | FLA | 17.48 | 12.37 | 41 | 2.77 |
| Corey Perry | F | T.B | 11.03 | 8.61 | 28 | 1.99 |
| Givani Smith | F | FLA | 7.80 | 6.18 | 26 | 1.39 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | 17.67 | 14.06 | 26 | 1.22 |
| James van Riemsdyk | F | PHI | 15.20 | 12.12 | 25 | 1.41 |
| Jakob Pelletier | F | CGY | 11.98 | 9.59 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Nick Perbix | D | T.B | 16.73 | 13.60 | 23 | 3.31 |
| Juuso Valimaki | D | ARI | 17.10 | 13.90 | 23 | 1.23 |
| Ross Colton | F | T.B | 13.05 | 10.64 | 23 | 2.42 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 14.90 | 12.18 | 22 | 3.52 |
| Owen Tippett | F | PHI | 15.68 | 12.89 | 22 | 2.66 |
| Nathan Bastian | F | N.J | 12.65 | 10.40 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Josh Bailey | F | NYI | 13.37 | 11.05 | 21 | 0.78 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 16.52 | 13.71 | 20 | 1.25 |
| Nicholas Paul | F | T.B | 14.08 | 11.69 | 20 | 0.73 |
| Ryan Graves | D | N.J | 22.43 | 18.63 | 20 | 0.46 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 18.68 | 15.53 | 20 | 3.86 |
| Chris Tanev | D | CGY | 16.65 | 13.85 | 20 | 0.00 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Brodin | D | MIN | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Nick Seeler | D | PHI | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Jacob Trouba | D | NYR | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Patrick Brown | F | PHI | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Alexis Lafrenière | F | NYR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Nick Bjugstad | F | ARI | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Curtis Lazar | F | VAN | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | ANA | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Luke Schenn | D | VAN | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Adam Pelech | D | NYI | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | CGY | 4 | 2 | 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 44 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 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Blake Coleman | F | CGY | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | F | CGY | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | F | MTL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Frank Vatrano | F | ANA | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Trevor Zegras | F | ANA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick