Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-08)
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, Pavel Buchnevich had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.66 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.54 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.49 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.94 |
| Owen Tippett | F | PHI | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.56 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.67 |
| Morgan Frost | F | PHI | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.35 |
| Michael Eyssimont | F | T.B | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.32 |
| Bowen Byram | D | COL | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.26 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.62 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.53 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.44 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 14 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, Jason Zucker had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew O’Connor | F | PIT | 15.13 | 9.93 | 52 | 2.59 |
| Kurtis MacDermid | D | COL | 11.93 | 8.17 | 46 | 0.00 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 20.60 | 15.75 | 31 | 2.72 |
| Lane Pederson | F | CBJ | 10.60 | 8.25 | 29 | 1.82 |
| Rickard Rakell | F | PIT | 21.45 | 16.73 | 28 | 1.54 |
| Denis Malgin | F | COL | 11.45 | 9.18 | 25 | 2.80 |
| Tyler Tucker | D | STL | 15.60 | 12.55 | 24 | 1.91 |
| Steven Lorentz | F | S.J | 11.40 | 9.19 | 24 | 0.93 |
| Jason Zucker | F | PIT | 17.13 | 13.82 | 24 | 3.10 |
| Erik Cernak | D | T.B | 16.42 | 13.28 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Matt Nieto | F | COL | 11.63 | 9.45 | 23 | 1.81 |
| Steven Stamkos | F | T.B | 15.87 | 12.99 | 22 | 0.66 |
| Oskar Lindblom | F | S.J | 11.38 | 9.36 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 19.85 | 16.33 | 22 | 0.52 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 23 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 12 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Letang | D | PIT | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke | D | CBJ | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Mathieu Olivier | F | CBJ | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Matt Martin | F | NYI | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | F | PIT | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Erik Cernak | D | T.B | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Lane Pederson | F | CBJ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Josh Brown | D | ARI | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | MIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Adam Larsson | D | SEA | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Josh Archibald | F | PIT | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Will Borgen | D | SEA | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | F | CBJ | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Alexander Romanov | D | NYI | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Devon Toews | D | COL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Timo Meier | F | N.J | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Alec Martinez | D | VGK | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Jake McCabe | D | TOR | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | D | S.J | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | S.J | 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 41 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 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Roope Hintz | F | DAL | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 4 | 2 | 6 | 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 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Jason Zucker | F | PIT | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex Killorn | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Erik Haula | F | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jaden Schwartz | F | SEA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tyler Seguin | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Trevor Zegras | F | ANA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | F | COL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | F | SEA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 0 | 6 | 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