Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-15)
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, Brady Tkachuk had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1.93 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1.15 |
| Nick Bonino | F | S.J | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.20 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.52 |
| Noah Dobson | D | NYI | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.49 |
| Timo Meier | F | S.J | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.61 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.35 |
| Erik Haula | F | N.J | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.90 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.16 |
| Sonny Milano | F | WSH | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.80 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.51 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.48 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.44 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.42 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 16 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, Eric Staal had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givani Smith | F | FLA | 9.92 | 6.24 | 59 | 0.00 |
| Chris Wideman | D | MTL | 16.55 | 10.66 | 55 | 0.00 |
| Andreas Englund | D | COL | 14.82 | 9.94 | 49 | 0.00 |
| Grigori Denisenko | F | FLA | 11.05 | 7.46 | 48 | 0.00 |
| Tyler Pitlick | F | STL | 13.05 | 9.84 | 33 | 0.87 |
| Eric Staal | F | FLA | 13.45 | 10.16 | 32 | 2.53 |
| Sammy Blais | F | STL | 12.58 | 9.56 | 32 | 1.57 |
| Nick Bonino | F | S.J | 15.47 | 12.00 | 29 | 0.71 |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | S.J | 19.75 | 15.44 | 28 | 0.00 |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | OTT | 15.27 | 12.12 | 26 | 0.71 |
| Calle Rosen | D | STL | 19.72 | 15.88 | 24 | 1.51 |
| Josh Mahura | D | FLA | 15.08 | 12.36 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Nathan Walker | F | STL | 10.50 | 8.62 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | MTL | 17.18 | 14.12 | 22 | 0.71 |
| Kirill Marchenko | F | CBJ | 16.53 | 13.61 | 21 | 1.89 |
| Brandon Tanev | F | SEA | 14.25 | 11.85 | 20 | 1.45 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Tyler Motte | F | OTT | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Adam Pelech | D | NYI | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Devon Toews | D | COL | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Andrew Peeke | D | CBJ | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Colin Miller | D | DAL | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Michael Pezzetta | F | MTL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Adam Lowry | F | WPG | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Nick Jensen | D | WSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Andreas Englund | D | COL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Sammy Blais | F | STL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | T.B | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Bowen Byram | D | COL | 4 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 6 | 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 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Blake Wheeler | F | WPG | 5 | 3 | 4 | 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 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 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 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 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 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| William Carrier | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Anthony Cirelli | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Chris Kreider | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ondrej Palat | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Elias Lindholm | F | CGY | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Noah Dobson | D | NYI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Juuso Valimaki | D | ARI | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick