Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-04)
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 11 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Dawson Mercer had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1.67 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.55 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.80 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.76 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.70 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | F | EDM | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.45 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.36 |
| Ryan Donato | F | SEA | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.32 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | F | VGK | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.59 |
| Derek Grant | F | ANA | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.45 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.30 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 17 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, Dawson Mercer had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Blueger | F | VGK | 15.12 | 10.54 | 43 | 1.63 |
| Miles Wood | F | N.J | 14.10 | 10.25 | 38 | 3.35 |
| Liam O’Brien | F | ARI | 13.08 | 9.61 | 36 | 0.89 |
| Ryan Donato | F | SEA | 14.95 | 11.20 | 34 | 0.77 |
| Cole Sillinger | F | CBJ | 13.90 | 10.46 | 33 | 0.00 |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok | D | ARI | 15.50 | 11.92 | 30 | 0.00 |
| Zack Kassian | F | ARI | 12.28 | 9.47 | 30 | 0.00 |
| Nicolas Hague | D | VGK | 21.45 | 16.55 | 30 | 0.00 |
| Michael McLeod | F | N.J | 14.18 | 11.21 | 27 | 3.06 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 20.20 | 16.07 | 26 | 3.20 |
| Keegan Kolesar | F | VGK | 13.72 | 10.94 | 25 | 1.57 |
| Kent Johnson | F | CBJ | 15.28 | 12.27 | 25 | 0.70 |
| Reilly Smith | F | VGK | 15.98 | 12.84 | 24 | 2.67 |
| John Marino | D | N.J | 22.55 | 18.14 | 24 | 0.47 |
| Emil Bemstrom | F | CBJ | 12.85 | 10.37 | 24 | 1.65 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 18.08 | 14.86 | 22 | 4.62 |
| Stefan Noesen | F | CAR | 11.15 | 9.19 | 21 | 0.00 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Gudbranson | D | CBJ | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Alec Martinez | D | VGK | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | VGK | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Liam O’Brien | F | ARI | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | F | VGK | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ivan Barbashev | F | VGK | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | WPG | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Mathieu Olivier | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | F | CAR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Mike Matheson | D | MTL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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 | 8 | 16 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS, WSH | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| J.T. Compher | F | COL | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| T.J. Oshie | F | WSH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Matt Duchene | F | NSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Roope Hintz | F | DAL | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Derick Brassard | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mikael Granlund | F | NSH, PIT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Max Domi | F | CHI | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Patrice Bergeron | F | BOS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tomas Tatar | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | PIT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick