Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-14)
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 5 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Roman Josi had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.62 |
| Alex DeBrincat | F | OTT | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.54 |
| Nazem Kadri | F | CGY | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.33 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.72 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.32 |
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, Nick Schmaltz had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 20.23 | 15.04 | 35 | 3.99 |
| Dominik Kubalik | F | DET | 13.05 | 9.88 | 32 | 1.01 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 14.50 | 11.67 | 24 | 1.47 |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | OTT | 14.10 | 11.38 | 24 | 0.75 |
| Nils Aman | F | VAN | 13.78 | 11.21 | 23 | 1.07 |
| Olli Maatta | D | DET | 17.92 | 14.71 | 22 | 0.58 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 10 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 2 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lazar | F | VAN | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Tyler Motte | F | OTT | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mikey Anderson | D | L.A | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Travis Hamonic | D | OTT | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | D | L.A | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Robert Hagg | D | DET | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | NSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Milan Lucic | F | CGY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack McBain | F | ARI | 5 | 1 | 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 43 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | F | MTL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Blake Coleman | F | CGY | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Dillon Dube | F | CGY | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Alexander Barabanov | F | S.J | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Evander Kane | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Phil Kessel | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Matt Duchene | F | NSH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| William Carrier | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Blake Wheeler | F | WPG | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Chris Kreider | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ondrej Palat | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Elias Lindholm | F | CGY | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Juuso Valimaki | D | ARI | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 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