Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-07)
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, Jason Robertson had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.19 |
| Dylan Cozens | F | BUF | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.55 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.34 |
| Luke Evangelista | F | NSH | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.88 |
| Tomas Hertl | F | S.J | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.66 |
| Phillip Danault | F | L.A | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.65 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | F | WPG | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.63 |
| Nino Niederreiter | F | WPG | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.65 |
| Alex DeBrincat | F | OTT | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.65 |
| Max Domi | F | DAL | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.43 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.33 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | F | L.A | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.23 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 11 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 Cozens had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Desharnais | D | EDM | 14.15 | 9.55 | 48 | 0.00 |
| Ryan McLeod | F | EDM | 16.32 | 11.56 | 41 | 1.48 |
| Kyle Burroughs | D | VAN | 20.98 | 15.08 | 39 | 0.57 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 19.03 | 15.00 | 27 | 0.57 |
| Cody Ceci | D | EDM | 20.35 | 16.04 | 27 | 1.07 |
| Dante Fabbro | D | NSH | 18.12 | 14.59 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Christian Wolanin | D | VAN | 16.87 | 13.64 | 24 | 0.63 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 17.90 | 14.50 | 23 | 4.14 |
| Jeff Skinner | F | BUF | 17.70 | 14.40 | 23 | 3.57 |
| Dakota Joshua | F | VAN | 12.68 | 10.37 | 22 | 0.83 |
| Dylan Cozens | F | BUF | 14.65 | 12.19 | 20 | 4.22 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 13 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 3 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Jarred Tinordi | D | CHI | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Dakota Joshua | F | VAN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | F | NSH | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | S.J | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sheldon Dries | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Trevor Lewis | F | CGY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Chris Tanev | D | CGY | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Jujhar Khaira | F | CHI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Kyle Burroughs | D | VAN | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Derick Brassard | F | OTT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brenden Dillon | D | WPG | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Matthew Benning | D | S.J | 0 | 6 | 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 40 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 | 5 | 11 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 6 | 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 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| T.J. Oshie | F | WSH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Dylan Cozens | F | BUF | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | ARI, CAR | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tomas Tatar | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tyler Seguin | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ivan Barbashev | F | STL, VGK | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 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 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 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