Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-11)
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 5 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Matthew Tkachuk had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.65 |
| Sam Bennett | F | FLA | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.54 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.67 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.41 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.26 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 7 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, Mason McTavish had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 15.25 | 11.66 | 31 | 1.47 |
| Brett Leason | F | ANA | 10.78 | 8.26 | 31 | 2.42 |
| Elias Lindholm | F | CGY | 15.18 | 11.98 | 27 | 0.72 |
| Scott Harrington | D | ANA | 20.28 | 16.09 | 26 | 0.62 |
| Nazem Kadri | F | CGY | 16.10 | 12.96 | 24 | 1.98 |
| Blake Coleman | F | CGY | 17.55 | 14.27 | 23 | 0.60 |
| Mason McTavish | F | ANA | 14.97 | 12.43 | 20 | 3.45 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 6 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 0 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | CHI | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Scott Harrington | D | ANA | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jarred Tinordi | D | CHI | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Nick Ritchie | F | CGY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Ryan Lomberg | F | FLA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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 44 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Dawson Mercer | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Roope Hintz | F | DAL | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Anze Kopitar | F | L.A | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Erik Haula | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jaden Schwartz | F | SEA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | DAL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Brent Burns | D | CAR | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | VAN | 5 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
| Robert Thomas | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | T.B | 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