Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-16)
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, John Tavares had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0.63 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.77 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | MIN | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.76 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.74 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.51 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.44 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.68 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | MIN | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.36 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | F | T.B | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.35 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 23 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, Andrei Kuzmenko had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Dewar | F | MIN | 12.10 | 8.75 | 38 | 0.00 |
| Pontus Holmberg | F | TOR | 13.77 | 10.05 | 37 | 1.70 |
| Julien Gauthier | F | NYR | 11.20 | 8.37 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Mason Shaw | F | MIN | 12.83 | 9.69 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | F | TOR | 11.85 | 8.98 | 32 | 1.11 |
| Joey Anderson | F | TOR | 12.82 | 9.83 | 30 | 1.74 |
| Riley Stillman | D | VAN | 22.10 | 17.01 | 30 | 1.01 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | F | VAN | 14.28 | 11.13 | 28 | 1.80 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | F | T.B | 13.72 | 10.74 | 28 | 1.60 |
| Dominik Kubalik | F | DET | 12.83 | 10.04 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Logan O’Connor | F | COL | 15.80 | 12.40 | 27 | 1.38 |
| Olli Maatta | D | DET | 19.57 | 15.41 | 27 | 1.11 |
| Sheldon Dries | F | VAN | 13.15 | 10.46 | 26 | 1.64 |
| Tyson Barrie | D | EDM | 18.23 | 14.57 | 25 | 0.59 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | VAN | 22.82 | 18.26 | 25 | 0.94 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 19.93 | 16.21 | 23 | 1.59 |
| Michael Rasmussen | F | DET | 15.83 | 12.92 | 23 | 2.65 |
| Cody Ceci | D | EDM | 19.15 | 15.66 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Copp | F | DET | 15.22 | 12.50 | 22 | 1.37 |
| Tyson Jost | F | BUF | 14.52 | 11.93 | 22 | 2.16 |
| Luke Schenn | D | VAN | 18.68 | 15.39 | 21 | 1.30 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 14.52 | 12.08 | 20 | 2.84 |
| Evan Rodrigues | F | COL | 18.60 | 15.49 | 20 | 1.11 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 8 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 4 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Manson | D | COL | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Jack McBain | F | ARI | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Moritz Seider | D | DET | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Connor Murphy | D | CHI | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Dylan Holloway | F | EDM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Jack Johnson | D | CHI | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Riley Stillman | D | VAN | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 6 | 3 | 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 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 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 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Phil Kessel | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 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 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Anthony Cirelli | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Chris Kreider | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ondrej Palat | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Robby Fabbri | F | DET | 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 |
| Moritz Seider | D | DET | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Juuso Valimaki | D | ARI | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | VAN | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick