Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-16)
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 8 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Auston Matthews had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliaksei Protas | F | WSH | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.70 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.83 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.48 |
| Brock Nelson | F | NYI | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.37 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.65 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.61 |
| Jakub Vrana | F | STL | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.49 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.47 |
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, Calle Jarnkrok had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calle Jarnkrok | F | TOR | 15.23 | 10.81 | 41 | 3.17 |
| Nick Jensen | D | WSH | 17.25 | 12.77 | 35 | 0.00 |
| Simon Holmstrom | F | NYI | 13.90 | 10.40 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Conor Sheary | F | WSH | 14.60 | 11.05 | 32 | 0.78 |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | F | WSH | 14.73 | 11.38 | 29 | 2.26 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | F | BUF | 13.82 | 10.90 | 27 | 0.79 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 17.05 | 13.73 | 24 | 2.91 |
| Adam Pelech | D | NYI | 23.60 | 19.11 | 24 | 0.90 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 18.97 | 15.36 | 24 | 2.79 |
| Frank Vatrano | F | ANA | 16.05 | 13.04 | 23 | 1.31 |
| Mason McTavish | F | ANA | 16.27 | 13.28 | 22 | 1.94 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wilson | F | WSH | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Devon Toews | D | COL | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Jake McCabe | D | TOR | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Martin Fehervary | D | WSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Simon Benoit | D | ANA | 3 | 3 | 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 52 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 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | DAL | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Robert Thomas | F | STL | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Taylor Raddysh | F | CHI | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Brayden Point | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Brandon Montour | D | FLA | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Brandon Hagel | F | T.B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | T.B | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | VAN | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex Killorn | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tomas Hertl | F | S.J | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | F | COL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| William Nylander | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | F | WPG | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Reilly Smith | F | VGK | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | WSH | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Matias Maccelli | F | ARI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Brock Boeser | F | 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