Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-05)
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 15 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Sam Bennett had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.10 |
| Sam Bennett | F | FLA | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.32 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.99 |
| Mikael Backlund | F | CGY | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.20 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.93 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.42 |
| Anders Lee | F | NYI | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.38 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | MIN | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.38 |
| Taylor Raddysh | F | CHI | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.86 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.66 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.40 |
| Dylan Cozens | F | BUF | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.88 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.64 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.22 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 24 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, Dylan Gambrell had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Malgin | F | COL | 14.48 | 8.58 | 69 | 1.00 |
| Brad Hunt | D | COL | 15.57 | 9.93 | 57 | 0.00 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 20.75 | 14.36 | 44 | 0.60 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 22.15 | 16.06 | 38 | 1.07 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | F | EDM | 19.98 | 14.77 | 35 | 2.32 |
| Cole Sillinger | F | CBJ | 15.83 | 11.84 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Cogliano | F | COL | 12.82 | 9.80 | 31 | 2.62 |
| Jonatan Berggren | F | DET | 14.53 | 11.29 | 29 | 1.06 |
| Pat Maroon | F | T.B | 13.38 | 10.50 | 28 | 1.63 |
| Sheldon Dries | F | VAN | 10.48 | 8.28 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Nino Niederreiter | F | WPG | 17.27 | 13.67 | 26 | 2.19 |
| Ben Harpur | D | NYR | 19.97 | 15.82 | 26 | 0.63 |
| Morgan Barron | F | WPG | 15.05 | 12.02 | 25 | 1.43 |
| Mathieu Olivier | F | CBJ | 15.92 | 12.76 | 25 | 0.67 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 13.33 | 10.76 | 24 | 0.80 |
| Lucas Raymond | F | DET | 13.55 | 10.97 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 20.35 | 16.49 | 23 | 2.08 |
| Olli Maatta | D | DET | 20.63 | 16.77 | 23 | 1.02 |
| Craig Smith | F | WSH | 12.87 | 10.53 | 22 | 2.28 |
| Lars Eller | F | COL | 13.37 | 10.99 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Dylan Gambrell | F | OTT | 11.50 | 9.47 | 21 | 2.71 |
| Filip Zadina | F | DET | 15.27 | 12.60 | 21 | 1.59 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | D | BUF | 16.27 | 13.45 | 21 | 0.64 |
| Jon Merrill | D | MIN | 16.87 | 14.00 | 20 | 0.00 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 20 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 7 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Englund | D | CHI | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | BUF | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Jacob Trouba | D | NYR | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Matt Irwin | D | WSH | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Tyler Myers | D | VAN | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke | D | CBJ | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | S.J | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Cody Ceci | D | EDM | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Jani Hakanpää | D | DAL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Connor Clifton | D | BOS | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Noel Acciari | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Josh Mahura | D | FLA | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Mathieu Olivier | F | CBJ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Mikey Anderson | D | L.A | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| MacKenzie Entwistle | F | CHI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | D | DAL | 1 | 5 | 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 45 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 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Roope Hintz | F | DAL | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| T.J. Oshie | F | WSH | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 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 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Derick Brassard | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Roman Josi | D | NSH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tomas Tatar | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | PIT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Alex DeBrincat | F | OTT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Come Back Tomorrow!
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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this post were pulled from Natural Stat Trick