Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-11)
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 7 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Sidney Crosby had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.26 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.23 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.28 |
| Andreas Athanasiou | F | CHI | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.42 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.94 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.53 |
| Pierre Engvall | F | TOR | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.26 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 6 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, Jason Dickinson had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuso Valimaki | D | ARI | 21.05 | 15.26 | 38 | 1.69 |
| Tyler Johnson | F | CHI | 16.08 | 12.18 | 32 | 2.46 |
| Emil Bemstrom | F | CBJ | 11.42 | 9.02 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | PIT | 16.62 | 13.29 | 25 | 1.29 |
| Josh Brown | D | ARI | 14.63 | 11.89 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Jason Dickinson | F | CHI | 15.93 | 13.18 | 21 | 3.90 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 5 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 3 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Jacob Trouba | D | NYR | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Nick Ritchie | F | ARI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 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 41 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 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 6 | 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 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 2 | 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 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 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 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | 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 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick