Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-18)
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, Bryan Rust had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rust | F | PIT | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1.81 |
| Blake Lizotte | F | L.A | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.91 |
| Rickard Rakell | F | PIT | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.69 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.48 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.18 |
| Frank Vatrano | F | ANA | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.85 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.47 |
| Wyatt Johnston | F | DAL | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.41 |
| Ryan McLeod | F | EDM | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.64 |
| Anders Lee | F | NYI | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.60 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.48 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.42 |
| Sam Lafferty | F | CHI | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.37 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 11 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, Vincent Trocheck had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Brannstrom | D | OTT | 19.83 | 13.36 | 48 | 1.28 |
| Ryan McLeod | F | EDM | 14.13 | 10.25 | 38 | 2.51 |
| Rasmus Kupari | F | L.A | 11.02 | 8.12 | 36 | 2.11 |
| Cody Ceci | D | EDM | 21.37 | 15.76 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Bo Horvat | F | NYI | 20.88 | 16.12 | 30 | 2.13 |
| Anders Lee | F | NYI | 18.82 | 14.59 | 29 | 1.76 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | F | L.A | 12.23 | 9.49 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 20.82 | 16.69 | 25 | 2.57 |
| Alex DeBrincat | F | OTT | 16.90 | 13.57 | 25 | 1.90 |
| Zach Parise | F | NYI | 16.20 | 13.15 | 23 | 1.30 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 18.45 | 15.20 | 21 | 3.95 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 9 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 6 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Matt Martin | F | NYI | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Simon Benoit | D | ANA | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | MIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | F | CHI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Zach Parise | F | NYI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Esa Lindell | D | DAL | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Braden Schneider | D | NYR | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Robby Fabbri | F | DET | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Chris Kreider | F | NYR | 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 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Drew Doughty | D | L.A | 5 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Anthony Cirelli | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ondrej Palat | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Hoffman | F | MTL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 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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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick