Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-08)
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 13 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Jake Guentzel had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.08 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.97 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.98 |
| Victor Hedman | D | T.B | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.22 |
| Kris Letang | D | PIT | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.35 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.70 |
| Anthony Cirelli | F | T.B | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.64 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.53 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.20 |
| Jason Zucker | F | PIT | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.66 |
| Timo Meier | F | S.J | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.66 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.51 |
| Evan Rodrigues | F | COL | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.39 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 12 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, Tyler Johnson had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Donato | F | SEA | 19.43 | 12.90 | 51 | 3.32 |
| Samuel Bolduc | D | NYI | 18.48 | 13.35 | 38 | 0.90 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | F | ANA | 16.25 | 11.80 | 38 | 0.73 |
| Tyler Johnson | F | CHI | 15.38 | 11.83 | 30 | 3.80 |
| Matt Martin | F | NYI | 13.12 | 10.16 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Cirelli | F | T.B | 17.35 | 13.63 | 27 | 0.63 |
| Carson Soucy | D | SEA | 17.02 | 13.38 | 27 | 0.64 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 15.50 | 12.40 | 25 | 2.07 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | F | SEA | 16.62 | 13.55 | 23 | 1.90 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 10.78 | 8.83 | 22 | 0.97 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | F | PIT | 12.48 | 10.25 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Cole Smith | F | NSH | 11.82 | 9.78 | 21 | 2.63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Letang | D | PIT | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Noah Gregor | F | S.J | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Scott Harrington | D | S.J | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | F | NSH | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Brandon Tanev | F | SEA | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Nico Sturm | F | S.J | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | F | PIT | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | VGK | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Matthew Benning | D | S.J | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Devon Toews | D | COL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Bowen Byram | D | COL | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Frank Vatrano | F | ANA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Blake Coleman | F | CGY | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 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 |
| 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 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Bo Horvat | F | NYI, VAN | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 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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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick