Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-02)
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 6 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Tom Wilson had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0.79 |
| Tom Wilson | F | WSH | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.12 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.90 |
| Owen Tippett | F | PHI | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.97 |
| Nathan Bastian | F | N.J | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.89 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.24 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 31 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, Seth Jarvis had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Irwin | D | WSH | 22.03 | 14.24 | 55 | 0.00 |
| Barclay Goodrow | F | NYR | 18.08 | 11.99 | 51 | 0.71 |
| Owen Tippett | F | PHI | 23.97 | 16.49 | 45 | 1.04 |
| Joel Farabee | F | PHI | 17.52 | 12.49 | 40 | 0.00 |
| Ben Harpur | D | NYR | 20.95 | 15.39 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Adam Fox | D | NYR | 24.38 | 17.98 | 36 | 0.48 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | F | ANA | 14.82 | 10.94 | 35 | 1.57 |
| Braden Schneider | D | NYR | 21.40 | 16.06 | 33 | 0.00 |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | EDM | 11.68 | 8.82 | 33 | 0.00 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | NYR | 21.45 | 16.21 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 21.40 | 16.31 | 31 | 1.05 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | WSH | 22.77 | 17.41 | 31 | 0.98 |
| Wade Allison | F | PHI | 17.73 | 13.57 | 31 | 1.26 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 17.70 | 13.63 | 30 | 1.26 |
| Simon Benoit | D | ANA | 21.15 | 16.38 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 18.45 | 14.56 | 27 | 2.94 |
| Reilly Smith | F | VGK | 15.27 | 12.15 | 26 | 2.82 |
| Bowen Byram | D | COL | 23.50 | 18.80 | 25 | 1.82 |
| Seth Jarvis | F | CAR | 18.12 | 14.54 | 25 | 3.54 |
| Nic Dowd | F | WSH | 14.08 | 11.33 | 24 | 1.06 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | F | CAR | 15.72 | 12.70 | 24 | 2.02 |
| Michael Amadio | F | VGK | 15.15 | 12.26 | 24 | 1.40 |
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 16.83 | 13.64 | 23 | 1.26 |
| Michael McLeod | F | N.J | 13.17 | 10.70 | 23 | 3.20 |
| Lars Eller | F | COL | 13.95 | 11.40 | 22 | 0.00 |
| William Karlsson | F | VGK | 15.40 | 12.59 | 22 | 1.36 |
| Michael Bunting | F | TOR | 16.27 | 13.32 | 22 | 2.57 |
| Derek Ryan | F | EDM | 12.53 | 10.34 | 21 | 0.83 |
| Sam Carrick | F | ANA | 11.88 | 9.81 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Ivan Barbashev | F | VGK | 17.00 | 14.13 | 20 | 1.59 |
| Matt Nieto | F | COL | 10.45 | 8.69 | 20 | 0.99 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Laughton | F | PHI | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Simon Benoit | D | ANA | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | EDM | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | F | PHI | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Keegan Kolesar | F | VGK | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Justin Holl | D | TOR | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | F | COL | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | VGK | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Ritchie | F | ARI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Bowen Byram | D | COL | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Jordan Staal | F | CAR | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Josh Manson | D | COL | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Klim Kostin | F | EDM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Braden Schneider | D | NYR | 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 39 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 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| J.T. Compher | F | COL | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| T.J. Oshie | F | WSH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Max Domi | F | CHI | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mikael Granlund | F | NSH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Boone Jenner | F | CBJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jack Quinn | F | BUF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tomas Tatar | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Matt Duchene | F | NSH | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | BOS | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 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