NHL Projected Assist Leaders Today
Elite playmakers drive fantasy value through assists. Our assist projections highlight the NHL players most likely to rack up helpers in tonight's games. Look for players on top power play units and those centering high-scoring linemates for maximum assist upside.
Sunday, Mar 1
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 9:06 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 257 players
What makes a great playmaker? Assists often outnumber goals for elite players. The best playmakers create scoring chances through vision, passing, and power play quarterbacking.
Types of assists
- Primary assists: The pass directly before the goal (most valuable) - Secondary assists: The pass before the primary assist - Power play assists: Assists on man-advantage goals (high-volume for PP QBs)
Key factors
- Linemates: Playing with elite finishers = more assist opportunities - PP role: PP1 quarterbacks (usually D-men or centers) lead in assists - Ice time: More minutes = more chances to set up goals
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Pro Tip: Target players centering elite goal scorers. If Draisaitl scores, McDavid likely gets the assist—and vice versa.
Sorted by Projected Assists
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| Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Rost% | A ↓ | G | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS |
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Quinn Hughes | MIN | D | vs STL | 99.6% | 1.00 | 0.10 | 1.10 | 2.50 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.80 | 24.20 | 8.90 |
Jack Eichel | LV | C | @ PIT | 99.8% | 0.90 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 3.70 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.60 | 8.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 21.40 | 22.60 | 11.20 |
Mark Stone | LV | RW | @ PIT | 96.1% | 0.90 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 2.20 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 19.60 | 21.10 | 10.90 |
Mark Scheifele | WPG | C | @ SJ | 99.7% | 0.90 | 0.60 | 1.40 | 2.40 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.30 | 21.50 | 10.20 |
Macklin Celebrini | SJ | C | vs WPG | 99.8% | 0.90 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 3.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.90 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 21.20 | 21.20 | 11.10 |
Kyle Connor | WPG | LW | @ SJ | 100.0% | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 3.70 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.30 | 22.10 | 10.50 |
Evgeni Malkin | PIT | C | vs LV | 86.9% | 0.70 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 17.60 | 19.70 | 8.00 |
Clayton Keller | UTA | LW | vs CHI | 98.7% | 0.70 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 19.00 | 22.30 | 8.90 |
Kirill Kaprizov | MIN | LW | vs STL | 99.7% | 0.70 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 3.30 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 22.30 | 21.20 | 11.00 |
Mats Zuccarello | MIN | RW | vs STL | 54.3% | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 18.90 | 18.80 | 6.70 |
Erik Karlsson | PIT | D | vs LV | 88.0% | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 23.70 | 23.90 | 6.30 |
Nazem Kadri | CGY | C | @ ANA | 81.2% | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.80 | 7.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 19.50 | 22.50 | 6.90 |
Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | RW | @ NYI | 94.0% | 0.60 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 3.70 | 1.50 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 18.70 | 21.70 | 9.50 |
Nick Schmaltz | UTA | RW | vs CHI | 91.4% | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 19.70 | 23.80 | 8.60 |
Mathew Barzal | NYI | RW | vs FLA | 87.4% | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 1.90 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 20.80 | 21.60 | 7.60 |
Mitch Marner | LV | RW | @ PIT | 98.4% | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.90 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 20.00 | 21.50 | 7.30 |
Troy Terry | ANA | RW | vs CGY | 79.1% | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 18.40 | 22.40 | 6.90 |
Matthew Boldy | MIN | RW | vs STL | 99.9% | 0.60 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 3.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 20.90 | 21.00 | 11.00 |
Jackson LaCombe | ANA | D | vs CGY | 97.7% | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 0.90 | 2.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.50 | 27.80 | 7.20 |
Leo Carlsson | ANA | C | vs CGY | 91.4% | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.70 | 8.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.50 | 23.20 | 8.30 |
Connor Bedard | CHI | C | @ UTA | 99.7% | 0.60 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 3.20 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 21.00 | 22.60 | 9.50 |
Brad Marchand | FLA | LW | @ NYI | 97.6% | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 18.10 | 22.10 | 8.00 |
Mikael Backlund | CGY | C | @ ANA | 23.3% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.60 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 | 8.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 17.80 | 24.00 | 6.70 |
Alexander Wennberg | SJ | C | vs WPG | 29.6% | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 8.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.80 | 23.70 | 4.90 |
Tomas Hertl | LV | C | @ PIT | 92.8% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 2.70 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.40 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 17.50 | 19.80 | 7.50 |
Marcus Johansson | MIN | LW | vs STL | 37.3% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 15.90 | 19.20 | 5.90 |
Joel Eriksson Ek | MIN | C | vs STL | 89.1% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 2.60 | 1.20 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.20 | 9.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 19.20 | 20.90 | 7.60 |
Mikhail Sergachev | UTA | D | vs CHI | 97.7% | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.40 | 28.90 | 6.80 |
Robert Thomas | STL | C | @ MIN | 78.3% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.40 | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 18.90 | 24.00 | 5.80 |
Gabriel Vilardi | WPG | RW | @ SJ | 88.7% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.80 | 20.10 | 7.60 |
Will Smith | SJ | RW | vs WPG | 87.3% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 2.40 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.20 | 19.80 | 7.40 |
Beckett Sennecke | ANA | RW | vs CGY | 75.1% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 2.50 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 17.40 | 21.80 | 6.60 |
Rickard Rakell | PIT | LW | vs LV | 79.0% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 2.50 | 1.40 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.90 | 21.40 | 6.50 |
Shea Theodore | LV | D | @ PIT | 89.8% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 23.60 | 28.50 | 6.60 |
Sam Reinhart | FLA | RW | @ NYI | 99.8% | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 2.40 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 21.40 | 24.40 | 6.60 |
Sam Bennett | FLA | C | @ NYI | 86.6% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.70 | 1.80 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 8.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 18.50 | 22.60 | 6.20 |
Justin Faulk | STL | D | @ MIN | 75.3% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 2.20 | 0.70 | 1.70 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.40 | 27.70 | 6.50 |
Noah Hanifin | LV | D | @ PIT | 66.5% | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 0.70 | 1.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.30 | 28.00 | 5.60 |
Seth Jones | FLA | D | @ NYI | 81.2% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 23.40 | 27.20 | 5.70 |
Anthony Mantha | PIT | RW | vs LV | 47.5% | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 15.00 | 17.50 | 6.60 |
Tyler Toffoli | SJ | RW | vs WPG | 59.3% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.30 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 15.80 | 19.50 | 5.90 |
Mikael Granlund | ANA | C | vs CGY | 48.3% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.10 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 19.00 | 23.00 | 5.40 |
Anders Lee | NYI | LW | vs FLA | 40.6% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.40 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 15.50 | 19.30 | 5.90 |
Ryan Pulock | NYI | D | vs FLA | 18.0% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 21.10 | 27.50 | 5.50 |
Kris Letang | PIT | D | vs LV | 66.4% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 | 22.90 | 5.00 |
Bryan Rust | PIT | RW | vs LV | 88.5% | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 2.20 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.10 | 23.20 | 7.50 |
Bo Horvat | NYI | C | vs FLA | 93.9% | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.70 | 7.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 20.50 | 23.30 | 9.10 |
Andre Burakovsky | CHI | RW | @ UTA | 20.5% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 17.20 | 20.30 | 3.80 |
Dmitry Orlov | SJ | D | vs WPG | 36.2% | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 21.40 | 23.60 | 3.80 |
Anthony DeAngelo | NYI | D | vs FLA | 44.9% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.70 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.80 | 23.00 | 4.30 |
MacKenzie Weegar | CGY | D | @ ANA | 86.9% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 23.20 | 31.80 | 5.70 |
Pavel Buchnevich | STL | RW | @ MIN | 45.6% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 18.30 | 23.10 | 5.20 |
Ivan Barbashev | LV | LW | @ PIT | 64.3% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 16.20 | 19.40 | 5.10 |
Jordan Kyrou | STL | RW | @ MIN | 72.5% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.90 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 16.20 | 20.70 | 6.40 |
Carter Verhaeghe | FLA | LW | @ NYI | 83.6% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 17.60 | 21.30 | 5.80 |
John Marino | UTA | D | vs CHI | 17.5% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 20.30 | 27.40 | 4.70 |
Sean Durzi | UTA | D | vs CHI | 51.1% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 0.60 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 20.20 | 26.00 | 4.90 |
Simon Holmstrom | NYI | RW | vs FLA | 14.8% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 16.60 | 21.80 | 5.10 |
Cole Perfetti | WPG | LW | @ SJ | 39.7% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.30 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 14.90 | 17.90 | 5.30 |
William Eklund | SJ | LW | vs WPG | 75.1% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.30 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 19.40 | 20.90 | 5.10 |
Anton Lundell | FLA | C | @ NYI | 77.4% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.10 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.40 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 19.20 | 24.30 | 5.60 |
Dylan Guenther | UTA | RW | vs CHI | 98.2% | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 3.30 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 17.20 | 21.00 | 8.20 |
Frank Nazar | CHI | C | @ UTA | 57.6% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 2.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 18.50 | 21.50 | 4.70 |
Cutter Gauthier | ANA | LW | vs CGY | 96.5% | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 4.10 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.40 | 21.30 | 8.90 |
Brock Faber | MIN | D | vs STL | 93.8% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 1.90 | 0.30 | 1.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 25.00 | 26.70 | 7.50 |
Matthew Schaefer | NYI | D | vs FLA | 97.1% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 2.30 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 24.10 | 26.90 | 8.20 |
Cam Fowler | STL | D | @ MIN | 32.0% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 21.30 | 26.50 | 2.90 |
Anthony Duclair | NYI | LW | vs FLA | 10.3% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.40 | 16.70 | 4.70 |
Evan Rodrigues | FLA | C | @ NYI | 20.7% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.60 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 17.30 | 22.20 | 4.40 |
Ryan Hartman | MIN | C | vs STL | 31.2% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.60 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.70 | 18.00 | 6.00 |
Gustav Nyquist | WPG | RW | @ SJ | 4.0% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 13.00 | 17.10 | 2.90 |
Aaron Ekblad | FLA | D | @ NYI | 63.4% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.50 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 22.50 | 27.80 | 3.80 |
Chris Kreider | ANA | LW | vs CGY | 57.4% | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 2.10 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 21.40 | 5.90 |
Dylan DeMelo | WPG | D | @ SJ | 15.5% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 21.60 | 27.00 | 4.00 |
Vladimir Tarasenko | MIN | RW | vs STL | 24.7% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 15.00 | 17.10 | 5.50 |
Jonathan Drouin | NYI | LW | vs FLA | 17.9% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.20 | 19.90 | 3.20 |
Nate Schmidt | UTA | D | vs CHI | 8.2% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 20.10 | 27.60 | 4.20 |
Adam Lowry | WPG | C | @ SJ | 7.4% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.40 | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.40 | 20.70 | 3.70 |
Jacob Trouba | ANA | D | vs CGY | 70.2% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 2.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.50 | 28.30 | 5.80 |
Lawson Crouse | UTA | RW | vs CHI | 31.3% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.90 | 3.10 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 16.60 | 23.00 | 5.90 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | @ PIT | 95.8% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 2.20 | 0.50 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 23.90 | 33.10 | 6.60 |
Gustav Forsling | FLA | D | @ NYI | 46.8% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 22.70 | 27.10 | 3.50 |
Tyler Bertuzzi | CHI | LW | @ UTA | 75.0% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.20 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 18.40 | 20.50 | 6.20 |
Jacob Middleton | MIN | D | vs STL | 12.6% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.90 | 21.80 | 3.20 |
Ryan Poehling | ANA | C | vs CGY | 6.7% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.90 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.50 | 20.30 | 4.40 |
Joel Farabee | CGY | LW | @ ANA | 10.9% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.90 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 16.90 | 22.00 | 4.90 |
Eetu Luostarinen | FLA | LW | @ NYI | 15.0% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 16.80 | 22.40 | 4.00 |
Morgan Frost | CGY | C | @ ANA | 19.7% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.70 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.30 | 19.70 | 5.00 |
Philipp Kurashev | SJ | RW | vs WPG | 12.2% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.80 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.90 | 19.70 | 4.90 |
Connor Zary | CGY | LW | @ ANA | 16.9% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.60 | 18.50 | 4.40 |
Ryan Shea | PIT | D | vs LV | 13.9% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 19.10 | 21.40 | 3.90 |
Tommy Novak | PIT | C | vs LV | 9.7% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.70 | 17.60 | 4.20 |
Parker Wotherspoon | PIT | D | vs LV | 20.1% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 1.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 20.50 | 22.20 | 3.80 |
Jake Neighbours | STL | LW | @ MIN | 43.8% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.60 | 2.70 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.80 | 20.90 | 4.80 |
Justin Brazeau | PIT | RW | vs LV | 36.2% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.90 | 16.60 | 5.10 |
Dylan Samberg | WPG | D | @ SJ | 5.7% | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.30 | 26.20 | 4.20 |
Mason McTavish | ANA | C | vs CGY | 70.6% | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 16.20 | 20.20 | 5.30 |
John-Jason Peterka | UTA | RW | vs CHI | 75.6% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.90 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 16.60 | 20.40 | 5.40 |
Dylan Holloway | STL | LW | @ MIN | 70.0% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 2.70 | 2.50 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 17.70 | 21.30 | 5.70 |
Pavel Dorofeyev | LV | RW | @ PIT | 94.1% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.80 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 17.40 | 19.10 | 7.50 |
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