Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-10)
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 9 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Logan Couture had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | F | VAN | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.54 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Brandon Hagel | F | T.B | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.50 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.38 |
| Evander Kane | F | EDM | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.31 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.72 |
| Blake Coleman | F | CGY | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.51 |
| Tomas Hertl | F | S.J | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.81 |
| Sam Bennett | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.40 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 28 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, Ross Colton had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Perry | F | T.B | 14.77 | 9.19 | 61 | 1.87 |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | S.J | 19.17 | 13.20 | 45 | 0.65 |
| Evander Kane | F | EDM | 21.33 | 15.59 | 37 | 1.92 |
| Ryan Reaves | F | MIN | 11.03 | 8.14 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | F | T.B | 13.25 | 9.88 | 34 | 1.73 |
| Kurtis MacDermid | D | COL | 12.78 | 9.66 | 32 | 0.89 |
| Sam Bennett | F | FLA | 16.07 | 12.24 | 31 | 1.63 |
| Travis Konecny | F | PHI | 18.45 | 14.14 | 31 | 0.61 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | F | MIN | 16.83 | 12.90 | 30 | 0.66 |
| Jakob Pelletier | F | CGY | 13.27 | 10.20 | 30 | 0.00 |
| Wade Allison | F | PHI | 15.13 | 11.79 | 28 | 1.70 |
| Keegan Kolesar | F | VGK | 15.07 | 11.89 | 27 | 1.44 |
| Jon Merrill | D | MIN | 15.62 | 12.33 | 27 | 0.00 |
| James van Riemsdyk | F | PHI | 16.25 | 12.91 | 26 | 1.33 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 17.43 | 13.87 | 26 | 0.62 |
| Travis Sanheim | D | PHI | 20.02 | 15.95 | 26 | 0.54 |
| Denis Malgin | F | COL | 9.30 | 7.41 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 17.83 | 14.26 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Connor Dewar | F | MIN | 10.32 | 8.29 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Givani Smith | F | FLA | 8.13 | 6.57 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Hagel | F | T.B | 15.10 | 12.25 | 23 | 1.40 |
| Ross Colton | F | T.B | 13.57 | 11.05 | 23 | 2.33 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 16.48 | 13.44 | 23 | 0.74 |
| Oskar Lindblom | F | S.J | 12.93 | 10.60 | 22 | 0.81 |
| Brett Howden | F | VGK | 15.85 | 13.09 | 21 | 0.92 |
| Scott Laughton | F | PHI | 18.75 | 15.52 | 21 | 1.66 |
| Josh Bailey | F | NYI | 13.43 | 11.13 | 21 | 0.77 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | PHI | 17.90 | 14.84 | 21 | 2.31 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 15 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 6 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chiarot | D | DET | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Erik Cernak | D | T.B | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Martin | F | NYI | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Marcus Foligno | F | MIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ondrej Palat | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Zach Parise | F | NYI | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Ian Cole | D | T.B | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Adam Pelech | D | NYI | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Andreas Englund | D | COL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Kurtis MacDermid | D | COL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Robert Hagg | D | DET | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jordan Greenway | F | MIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Ryan Reaves | F | MIN | 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 45 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Frank Vatrano | F | ANA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 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 |
| Bo Horvat | F | NYI, VAN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Brock Boeser | F | VAN | 5 | 1 | 6 | 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 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ondrej Palat | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | F | CGY | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | VAN | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 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