Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-21)
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 18 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Matthew Tkachuk had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.72 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.78 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.76 |
| Chris Kreider | F | NYR | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.74 |
| Michael Eyssimont | F | S.J | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.67 |
| Adam Fox | D | NYR | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.66 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.46 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.62 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.57 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.50 |
| Bryan Rust | F | PIT | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.50 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.48 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.75 |
| Adam Henrique | F | ANA | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.72 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | F | CGY | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.65 |
| Jake DeBrusk | F | BOS | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.61 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | WPG | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.50 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.46 |
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, Evgeny Svechnikov had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Braun | D | PHI | 17.07 | 11.58 | 47 | 1.73 |
| Evgeny Svechnikov | F | S.J | 12.40 | 9.00 | 38 | 3.81 |
| Scott Harrington | D | S.J | 18.93 | 13.97 | 36 | 0.72 |
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 16.25 | 12.39 | 31 | 0.69 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | F | PHI | 12.98 | 9.96 | 30 | 1.72 |
| Sam Gagner | F | WPG | 10.20 | 7.95 | 28 | 0.00 |
| Mason Appleton | F | WPG | 16.52 | 13.13 | 26 | 1.83 |
| Ryan Lomberg | F | FLA | 14.58 | 11.71 | 25 | 0.73 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 15.98 | 12.84 | 24 | 3.34 |
| Eric Staal | F | FLA | 13.85 | 11.47 | 21 | 1.50 |
| Michael Eyssimont | F | S.J | 16.18 | 13.48 | 20 | 0.64 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 5 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 1 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Thomas Chabot | D | OTT | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Travis Hamonic | D | OTT | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Will Borgen | D | SEA | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | BOS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 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 48 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Robby Fabbri | F | DET | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Dillon Dube | F | CGY | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| J.T. Compher | F | COL | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Jordan Eberle | F | SEA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Rickard Rakell | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Shea Theodore | D | VGK | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Max Domi | F | CHI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | BOS | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Patrick Kane | F | CHI | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Boone Jenner | F | CBJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Anthony Cirelli | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | F | CAR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Alex DeBrincat | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Blake Lizotte | F | L.A | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Reilly Smith | F | VGK | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mats Zuccarello | F | MIN | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | F | DET | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Drew Doughty | D | L.A | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick