Last Night In The NHL (2023-01-09)
This post highlights some data from yesterday’s NHL action. The goal here is to present the data in a format that allows you to quickly identify skaters who could be on the rise in fantasy hockey. Simply scan the data to see if something catches your eye. If nothing looks interesting then get on with your day and check back tomorrow to see if the data reveals something better.
Yestereday’s Most Dangerous Shooters
There were 13 skaters who had at least 10 shots and scoring chances (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, Carter Verhaeghe had the highest expected goals.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Shots | SCF | Shots + SCF | xGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | MIN | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.62 |
| Jake Guentzel | F | PIT | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.01 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | FLA | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.29 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.85 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.75 |
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.33 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | WPG | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.84 |
| Charlie Coyle | F | BOS | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.62 |
| Nazem Kadri | F | CGY | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.59 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.59 |
| Patrik Laine | F | CBJ | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0.37 |
| Elias Pettersson | F | VAN | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.47 |
| Blake Coleman | F | CGY | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.34 |
Yesterday’s TOI Stars (5v5)
There were 8 skaters who saw their 5v5 time-on-ice rise by at least 30% yesterday (relative to their time-on-ice in the previous 7 team games). Among those skaters, Mason McTavish had the highest points/60 over his last 7 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | TOI 1GP | TOI 7GP | % Up | PTS/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Joshua | F | VAN | 14.10 | 9.30 | 52 | 0.92 |
| Craig Smith | F | BOS | 14.18 | 9.71 | 46 | 0.88 |
| Tomas Nosek | F | BOS | 14.18 | 10.19 | 39 | 0.00 |
| Matt Boldy | F | MIN | 17.40 | 12.54 | 39 | 0.68 |
| Mason McTavish | F | ANA | 19.67 | 14.33 | 37 | 1.79 |
| Philipp Kurashev | F | CHI | 17.77 | 13.47 | 32 | 0.64 |
| Cole Perfetti | F | WPG | 16.52 | 12.60 | 31 | 0.00 |
| Blake Coleman | F | CGY | 17.38 | 13.28 | 31 | 1.29 |
Yesterday’s Bangers
There were 10 skaters who had at least 7 hits and blocks (combined) yesterday. Among those skaters, 6 of them had at least 2 shots on goal.
| Skater | F/D | Team | Hits | Blocks | Hits + Blocks | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton | D | BOS | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Jack McBain | F | ARI | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Patrick Brown | F | PHI | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Tim Berni | D | CBJ | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | TOR | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Justin Faulk | D | STL | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Wade Allison | F | PHI | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Curtis Lazar | F | VAN | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Chris Wagner | F | BOS | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Steven Santini | D | STL | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Yesterday’s Best And Worst On-Ice Fenwick Percentages
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 41 skaters who have scored more than 5 points in their last 5 team games.
| Skater | F/D | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak | F | BOS | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Jack Hughes | F | N.J | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim Stützle | F | OTT | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Kyle Connor | F | WPG | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Travis Konecny | F | PHI | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Brad Marchand | F | BOS | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | WPG | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Connor McDavid | F | EDM | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Filip Forsberg | F | NSH | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| John Tavares | F | TOR | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Alex Tuch | F | BUF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Mitchell Marner | F | TOR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Zach Hyman | F | EDM | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Brandon Saad | F | STL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Kevin Fiala | F | L.A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Auston Matthews | F | TOR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jesper Bratt | F | N.J | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mark Stone | F | VGK | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | BUF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Claude Giroux | F | OTT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | EDM | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | STL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | WSH | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tage Thompson | F | BUF | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | NYR | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mathew Barzal | F | NYI | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Nico Hischier | F | N.J | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Jason Robertson | F | DAL | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Brayden Schenn | F | STL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mark Scheifele | F | WPG | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | FLA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mason McTavish | F | ANA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | N.J | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Cale Makar | D | COL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dylan Cozens | F | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tyler Toffoli | F | CGY | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | WPG | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | S.J | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | F | WSH | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Mark (18 Skaters)
Data in this article were pulled from Natural Stat Trick