Last Night In The NHL (2023-03-28)
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 11 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Matias Maccelli had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.68 |
| Jordan Eberle | F | SEA | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.66 |
| Daniel Sprong | F | SEA | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.44 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.39 |
| Bowen Byram | D | COL | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.37 |
| Matias Maccelli | F | ARI | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.74 |
| Jaden Schwartz | F | SEA | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.73 |
| Ondrej Palat | F | N.J | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.68 |
| Brendan Gallagher | F | MTL | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.57 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.50 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.45 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 13 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, Morgan Geekie had the highest points/60 at 5v5 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yegor Sharangovich | F | N.J | 16.40 | 11.65 | 41 | 1.47 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | D | BUF | 20.73 | 15.74 | 32 | 1.09 |
| Klim Kostin | F | EDM | 10.35 | 7.95 | 30 | 1.08 |
| Derek Grant | F | ANA | 14.37 | 11.14 | 29 | 1.54 |
| Morgan Geekie | F | SEA | 12.55 | 9.79 | 28 | 4.09 |
| Alex Newhook | F | COL | 15.42 | 12.13 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Patrick Brown | F | OTT | 10.13 | 8.10 | 25 | 1.06 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 16.92 | 13.56 | 25 | 2.53 |
| Jake Evans | F | MTL | 14.35 | 11.71 | 23 | 3.42 |
| Tomas Tatar | F | N.J | 15.40 | 12.66 | 22 | 0.68 |
| Nick Holden | D | OTT | 14.42 | 11.93 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | F | ANA | 13.10 | 10.87 | 20 | 0.79 |
| Timo Meier | F | N.J | 16.53 | 13.76 | 20 | 1.25 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 8 skaters who had at least 6 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 3 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam O’Brien | F | ARI | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Josh Brown | D | ARI | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Alexander Romanov | D | NYI | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | D | BUF | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Austin Watson | F | OTT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Radko Gudas | D | FLA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jack McBain | F | ARI | 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 51 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Nick Suzuki | F | MTL | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| J.T. Miller | F | VAN | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | F | L.A | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Sebastian Aho | F | CAR | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Jack Eichel | F | VGK | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Artemi Panarin | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Joel Farabee | F | PHI | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tyson Foerster | F | PHI | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Dylan Strome | F | WSH | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | VGK | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | ARI | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Drew Doughty | D | L.A | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | NYI | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | F | STL | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Adrian Kempe | F | L.A | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Clayton Keller | F | ARI | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | OTT | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | F | DAL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jake DeBrusk | F | BOS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Owen Tippett | F | PHI | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Patrice Bergeron | F | BOS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jamie Benn | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tyson Barrie | D | NSH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | FLA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | F | COL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jared McCann | F | SEA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sammy Blais | F | STL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Matheson | D | MTL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | DAL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Martin Necas | F | CAR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Noah Cates | F | PHI | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Phillip Danault | F | L.A | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | VAN | 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