Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-17)
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 13 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Sam Reinhart had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.79 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1.06 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| Trent Frederic | F | BOS | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.85 |
| Josh Anderson | F | MTL | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.73 |
| Michael Amadio | F | VGK | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.68 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.39 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.38 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.58 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.49 |
| Shea Theodore | D | VGK | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.41 |
| Jordan Martinook | F | CAR | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.35 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | F | CGY | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.28 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 14 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, Jakub Lauko had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Lauko | F | BOS | 11.90 | 7.47 | 59 | 2.01 |
| A.J. Greer | F | BOS | 12.32 | 8.79 | 40 | 0.97 |
| Trent Frederic | F | BOS | 12.57 | 9.18 | 37 | 0.93 |
| John Hayden | F | SEA | 13.52 | 9.93 | 36 | 2.01 |
| Pius Suter | F | DET | 13.95 | 10.66 | 31 | 1.61 |
| Nick Seeler | D | PHI | 17.77 | 14.02 | 27 | 0.61 |
| Morgan Geekie | F | SEA | 13.78 | 10.89 | 27 | 1.57 |
| Tomas Tatar | F | N.J | 14.08 | 11.24 | 25 | 1.53 |
| David Perron | F | DET | 13.43 | 10.78 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Kieffer Bellows | F | PHI | 11.57 | 9.40 | 23 | 1.60 |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | F | WSH | 14.87 | 12.19 | 22 | 0.70 |
| Chris Wideman | D | MTL | 13.87 | 11.46 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Dante Fabbro | D | NSH | 17.48 | 14.49 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Bahl | D | N.J | 17.33 | 14.42 | 20 | 0.00 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Gudbranson | D | CBJ | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Connor Clifton | D | BOS | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | S.J | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Tanner Jeannot | F | NSH | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Michael Pezzetta | F | MTL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Nathan Bastian | F | N.J | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | VGK | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | F | NSH | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Marc Staal | D | FLA | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Nick Seeler | D | PHI | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Will Borgen | D | SEA | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Nick Cicek | D | S.J | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | WSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jordan Oesterle | D | DET | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | F | VGK | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | S.J | 1 | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 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 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Robby Fabbri | F | DET | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Dillon Dube | F | CGY | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 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 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| William Carrier | F | VGK | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Blake Wheeler | F | WPG | 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 |
| 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 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Hoffman | F | MTL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Noah Dobson | D | NYI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 5 | 0 | 6 | 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