Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-21)
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 13 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.84 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.71 |
| Bryan Rust | F | PIT | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.58 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.78 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.55 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.96 |
| Tomas Hertl | F | S.J | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.50 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.60 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | F | L.A | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.74 |
| Danton Heinen | F | PIT | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.60 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.41 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.37 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 27 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, Carl Grundstrom had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Galchenyuk | F | COL | 11.30 | 6.61 | 71 | 0.00 |
| Danton Heinen | F | PIT | 11.95 | 8.43 | 42 | 0.00 |
| Jack Johnson | D | COL | 20.67 | 14.74 | 40 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Labanc | F | S.J | 15.50 | 11.21 | 38 | 1.53 |
| Alex Newhook | F | COL | 12.90 | 9.35 | 38 | 1.83 |
| Matt Nieto | F | COL | 12.80 | 9.51 | 35 | 1.80 |
| Anton Lundell | F | FLA | 15.15 | 11.45 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Brad Hunt | D | COL | 14.77 | 11.27 | 31 | 1.52 |
| Denis Malgin | F | COL | 15.70 | 12.04 | 30 | 3.56 |
| Brandon Montour | D | FLA | 22.77 | 17.47 | 30 | 0.98 |
| Alex Chiasson | F | DET | 10.23 | 7.86 | 30 | 1.09 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 17.13 | 13.25 | 29 | 1.94 |
| Derick Brassard | F | OTT | 11.42 | 8.88 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Zack MacEwen | F | L.A | 10.87 | 8.57 | 27 | 1.75 |
| Philipp Kurashev | F | CHI | 16.75 | 13.23 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Marc Staal | D | FLA | 20.10 | 15.99 | 26 | 1.61 |
| Carl Grundstrom | F | L.A | 11.87 | 9.46 | 25 | 5.28 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | FLA | 15.40 | 12.48 | 23 | 2.75 |
| Martin Kaut | F | S.J | 16.12 | 13.10 | 23 | 2.29 |
| Lukas Reichel | F | CHI | 16.02 | 13.03 | 23 | 0.66 |
| Evgeni Malkin | F | PIT | 17.73 | 14.49 | 22 | 1.78 |
| Philip Broberg | D | EDM | 12.88 | 10.55 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Poehling | F | PIT | 10.67 | 8.77 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 18.12 | 14.93 | 21 | 0.57 |
| Jarred Tinordi | D | CHI | 20.07 | 16.57 | 21 | 0.52 |
| Joey Anderson | F | CHI | 13.47 | 11.15 | 21 | 3.85 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 19.37 | 16.13 | 20 | 4.78 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 13 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 4 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | CGY | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | F | PIT | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Matthew Benning | D | S.J | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Artem Zub | D | OTT | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | F | PIT | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Caleb Jones | D | CHI | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Kurtis MacDermid | D | COL | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Shane Pinto | F | OTT | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Trevor Lewis | F | CGY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Julien Gauthier | F | OTT | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dylan Gambrell | F | OTT | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | F | DET | 5 | 1 | 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 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 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | DAL | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Mikko Rantanen | F | COL | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Barrett Hayton | F | ARI | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | VGK | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Brandon Hagel | F | T.B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | F | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | CGY | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Vincent Trocheck | F | NYR | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | FLA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Jordan Kyrou | F | STL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | EDM | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 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 |
| Logan Couture | F | S.J | 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 |
| 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 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 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 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Hartman | F | MIN | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dylan Larkin | F | DET | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 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