Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-14)
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, Nathan MacKinnon had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.60 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.83 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.44 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.68 |
| Michael Bunting | F | TOR | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.49 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 18 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, Jared McCann had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Hunt | D | COL | 17.28 | 10.99 | 57 | 0.91 |
| Chris Wideman | D | MTL | 16.33 | 10.69 | 53 | 2.81 |
| Matty Beniers | F | SEA | 19.15 | 14.33 | 34 | 2.99 |
| Jordan Eberle | F | SEA | 19.55 | 14.65 | 33 | 2.92 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | MTL | 20.92 | 15.73 | 33 | 0.54 |
| Logan O’Connor | F | COL | 14.25 | 10.87 | 31 | 2.36 |
| Evan Rodrigues | F | COL | 17.17 | 13.11 | 31 | 1.96 |
| Andrew Cogliano | F | COL | 13.42 | 10.36 | 30 | 0.83 |
| Denis Malgin | F | COL | 12.93 | 10.10 | 28 | 2.55 |
| Jack Johnson | D | COL | 18.87 | 14.80 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Josh Anderson | F | MTL | 18.55 | 14.69 | 26 | 1.75 |
| Tyson Jost | F | BUF | 15.50 | 12.57 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 16.07 | 13.04 | 23 | 3.29 |
| Lars Eller | F | COL | 14.95 | 12.23 | 22 | 0.55 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 17.22 | 14.11 | 22 | 3.04 |
| Anthony Richard | F | MTL | 12.75 | 10.46 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Matt Nieto | F | COL | 12.63 | 10.39 | 22 | 1.65 |
| Alex Newhook | F | COL | 13.12 | 10.85 | 21 | 3.16 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 2 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 1 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemgus Girgensons | F | BUF | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Joel Edmundson | D | MTL | 5 | 2 | 7 | 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 45 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | DAL | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | WSH | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | F | COL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Brandon Montour | D | FLA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Robert Thomas | F | STL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Erik Haula | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Roope Hintz | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mason Marchment | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Reilly Smith | F | VGK | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 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