Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-20)
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, Matt Boldy had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil | F | NYR | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.91 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.39 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.41 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.84 |
| Brett Howden | F | VGK | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.80 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | F | VAN | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.61 |
| Jack Quinn | F | BUF | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.78 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | F | STL | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.50 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 19 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, Tommy Novak had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Lauko | F | BOS | 12.62 | 9.21 | 37 | 0.00 |
| Garnet Hathaway | F | BOS | 13.15 | 9.61 | 37 | 1.78 |
| A.J. Greer | F | BOS | 13.15 | 9.69 | 36 | 1.24 |
| Ben Harpur | D | NYR | 19.00 | 14.31 | 33 | 0.00 |
| Tim Berni | D | CBJ | 20.15 | 15.33 | 31 | 0.00 |
| Tomas Nosek | F | BOS | 12.55 | 9.92 | 27 | 0.86 |
| Paul Cotter | F | VGK | 13.48 | 10.74 | 26 | 2.40 |
| Luke Evangelista | F | NSH | 14.90 | 11.90 | 25 | 0.84 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | D | STL | 14.78 | 11.86 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Cal Foote | D | NSH | 17.47 | 14.02 | 25 | 1.22 |
| Phil Kessel | F | VGK | 12.68 | 10.20 | 24 | 0.84 |
| Braden Schneider | D | NYR | 19.18 | 15.44 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Michael McCarron | F | NSH | 10.78 | 8.68 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Nicolas Hague | D | VGK | 20.00 | 16.30 | 23 | 0.53 |
| Egor Afanasyev | F | NSH | 11.32 | 9.28 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Marco Scandella | D | STL | 18.82 | 15.48 | 22 | 0.55 |
| Kevin Gravel | D | NSH | 17.40 | 14.35 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 15.67 | 12.98 | 21 | 2.64 |
| Kent Johnson | F | CBJ | 15.30 | 12.70 | 21 | 0.68 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 10 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 5 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Peeke | D | CBJ | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Alec Martinez | D | VGK | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | NSH | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | D | T.B | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| T.J. Oshie | F | WSH | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | N.J | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Mathieu Olivier | F | CBJ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | D | STL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Justin Faulk | D | STL | 2 | 4 | 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 57 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | DAL | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | VGK | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Brandon Hagel | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | CGY | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Marcus Johansson | F | MIN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Reilly Smith | F | VGK | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Elias Lindholm | F | CGY | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Brandon Montour | D | FLA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Juuso Valimaki | D | ARI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | F | VGK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tommy Novak | F | NSH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jake DeBrusk | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Boris Katchouk | F | CHI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sidney Crosby | F | PIT | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Brad Marchand | F | BOS | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | WSH | 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