Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-22)
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, Connor McDavid had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1.44 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.74 |
| Patrick Kane | F | CHI | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.47 |
| Nino Niederreiter | F | NSH | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.81 |
| Conor Garland | F | VAN | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.54 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.39 |
| Owen Tippett | F | PHI | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.55 |
| Miles Wood | F | N.J | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.85 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.70 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.48 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.43 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.40 |
| Matt Roy | D | L.A | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.32 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 15 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, Josh Leivo had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexey Toropchenko | F | STL | 17.92 | 11.61 | 54 | 1.48 |
| Tyler Pitlick | F | STL | 15.98 | 10.98 | 46 | 1.56 |
| Jesse Ylonen | F | MTL | 13.77 | 10.04 | 37 | 2.56 |
| Olle Lycksell | F | PHI | 11.93 | 9.22 | 29 | 2.17 |
| Mike Matheson | D | MTL | 22.50 | 17.42 | 29 | 1.48 |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | BUF | 23.30 | 18.49 | 26 | 1.39 |
| Nikita Alexandrov | F | STL | 13.97 | 11.09 | 26 | 1.80 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 17.50 | 13.92 | 26 | 2.46 |
| Josh Leivo | F | STL | 13.27 | 10.66 | 25 | 3.75 |
| Brandon Duhaime | F | MIN | 12.43 | 10.02 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Nick Perbix | D | T.B | 15.97 | 12.88 | 24 | 2.33 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | F | MIN | 16.13 | 13.10 | 23 | 0.65 |
| Jordan Greenway | F | MIN | 14.92 | 12.27 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Jack Quinn | F | BUF | 13.48 | 11.15 | 21 | 3.08 |
| Philipp Kurashev | F | CHI | 18.75 | 15.53 | 21 | 0.55 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chiarot | D | DET | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Tanner Jeannot | F | NSH | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Simon Benoit | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Moritz Seider | D | DET | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Jake McCabe | D | CHI | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Noel Acciari | F | TOR | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | D | WSH | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Nick Seeler | D | PHI | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Caleb Jones | D | CHI | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Brandon Duhaime | F | MIN | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Cole Smith | F | NSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | VGK | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Robert Hagg | D | DET | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Sheldon Dries | F | VAN | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Marco Scandella | D | STL | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Justin Holl | D | TOR | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | WSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | EDM | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | F | DET | 2 | 4 | 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 50 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 |
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 4 | 4 | 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 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Robby Fabbri | F | DET | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| J.T. Compher | F | COL | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Max Domi | F | CHI | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Patrick Kane | F | CHI | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | F | STL, TOR | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Jordan Eberle | F | SEA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Rickard Rakell | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Shea Theodore | D | VGK | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | BOS | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Seth Jarvis | F | CAR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Boone Jenner | F | CBJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Alex DeBrincat | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | F | DET | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 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