Last Night In The NHL (2023-02-28)
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 12 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Jake DeBrusk had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.91 |
| Jake DeBrusk | F | BOS | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.21 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.70 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.49 |
| Tyler Seguin | F | DAL | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.75 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.69 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.42 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | F | EDM | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.92 |
| Drake Batherson | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.67 |
| Evgenii Dadonov | F | DAL | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.54 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.47 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.46 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 12 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, Nick Holden had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nils Aman | F | VAN | 16.72 | 12.24 | 37 | 0.70 |
| Jake DeBrusk | F | BOS | 16.75 | 12.78 | 31 | 2.82 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | F | DET | 13.60 | 10.54 | 29 | 0.81 |
| Austin Watson | F | OTT | 10.68 | 8.32 | 28 | 1.20 |
| Dakota Joshua | F | VAN | 14.23 | 11.09 | 28 | 0.77 |
| Andreas Englund | D | CHI | 14.45 | 11.27 | 28 | 0.00 |
| Patrice Bergeron | F | BOS | 15.00 | 11.76 | 28 | 2.19 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | F | EDM | 17.65 | 13.93 | 27 | 0.72 |
| Ryan McLeod | F | EDM | 13.93 | 11.12 | 25 | 0.77 |
| Ivan Barbashev | F | VGK | 16.67 | 13.67 | 22 | 2.19 |
| Nick Holden | D | OTT | 17.17 | 14.13 | 21 | 2.83 |
| Conor Garland | F | VAN | 16.72 | 13.82 | 21 | 1.86 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden McNabb | D | VGK | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Tyler Myers | D | VAN | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Austin Watson | F | OTT | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Josh Manson | D | COL | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Dakota Joshua | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | EDM | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Cody Ceci | D | EDM | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Kyle Burroughs | D | VAN | 4 | 2 | 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 46 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Max Domi | F | CHI | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| J.T. Compher | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Patrick Kane | F | CHI | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Seth Jarvis | F | CAR | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mikael Granlund | F | NSH | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jordan Eberle | F | SEA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Matt Duchene | F | NSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | BOS | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| T.J. Oshie | F | WSH | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tyson Barrie | D | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Matty Beniers | F | SEA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Shea Theodore | D | VGK | 5 | 1 | 5 | 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