C · PIT · NHL id 8478438
Tommy Novak has played 1 game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 0 shots while averaging 16:04 a night (11:58 at even strength, 4:06 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 87% of his 5v5 minutes with Evgeni Malkin and 83% with Egor Chinakhov in his only game so far, and the Penguins have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Novak on the ice (0-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on L2 with Evgeni Malkin and Egor Chinakhov and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 3 of 20)
- +2:31 PP TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 16:04 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 42 points vs 45.2 expected
Last 20 games: -38. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.3%
- 100.8
- 61.8%
- G vs xG
- 16 / 19.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:37 a game, PP share 21% → 26%, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals16180th of 715
- Assists26174th of 715
- Points42179th of 715
- Power-play points7211th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal130210th of 715
- Hits12677th of 715
- Blocked shots34398th of 715
- Plus/minus+1283rd of 715
- Penalty minutes24377th of 715
- Faceoffs won216127th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.9%239th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.9%187th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)55.6%82nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)55.9%71st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)56.6%74th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)53.9%122nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.35157th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.01561st of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.35148th of 719
- Faceoff win %42.9%196th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.059178th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game14:17471st of 715
- Power-play time per game1:11310th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %65.4%85th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.20418th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1008259th of 719
- Goals above expected−3.3653rd of 715
- Luck Meter−12477th of 828
- Ascension score54135th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.9507th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts89231st of 715
- Hardest shot82.7606th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.5%184th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.015
- Season net
- −0.26xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.059
- Season
- −0.30G
- 42.9%504 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 110-129 · NZ 65-108 · DZ 41-51
- Per 60
- 1.35
- Attempts
- 23
- 0.119
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 27, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Apr 13, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 21, 2023 alerts →
How the goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 43.6 | 4-on-2 | |
| Mar 14, 2026 @ UTA | Cycle | carry | 2* | 20.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 8, 2026 vs BOS | Cycle | — | 1 | 54.7 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 51.6 | one-timer | |
| Feb 26, 2026 vs NJD | Deflection | — | 8* | 59.4 | deflection | |
| Feb 5, 2026 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 15.9 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2026 vs OTT | Rebound | — | 4* | 7.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 21, 2026 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 27.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 4, 2026 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 59.5 | one-timer | |
| Dec 30, 2025 vs CAR | Rush | carry | 3 | 62.3 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 0 | 35.4 | rebound | |
| Dec 9, 2025 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 0 | 4.5 | rebound | |
| Dec 7, 2025 @ DAL | Deflection | — | 2 | 60.2 | deflection | |
| Dec 1, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 36.4 | — | |
| Nov 9, 2025 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 16.9 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2025 vs VAN | Cycle | — | 2 | 51.3 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 52.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 27, 2025 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 37.8 | one-timer | |
| Feb 8, 2025 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 68.0 | 3-on-1 | |
| Feb 7, 2025 @ CHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 25.9 | rebound | |
| Jan 31, 2025 @ BUF | Deflection | pass | 0 | 58.9 | 3-on-1 | |
| Jan 29, 2025 vs VAN | Deflection | loose | 0 | 15.5 | 1-on-0, rebound | |
| Jan 23, 2025 @ SJS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 34.8 | rebound | |
| Jan 21, 2025 vs SJS | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 29.0 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2024 @ DAL | Cycle | — | 4* | 22.0 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2024 vs CGY | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 50.9 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Oct 22, 2024 vs BOS | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.9 | rebound | |
| Oct 15, 2024 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 43.7 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2024 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 32.3 | 2-on-0 | |
| Apr 13, 2024 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 56.8 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2024 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 1 | 19.6 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2024 vs WPG | Rebound | carry | 1 | 18.6 | rebound | |
| Mar 19, 2024 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 9.4 | — | |
| Mar 16, 2024 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 27.0 | 4-on-3, one-timer | |
| Mar 2, 2024 vs COL | Rush | carry | 1 | 58.6 | — | |
| Feb 20, 2024 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2 | 71.8 | 4-on-3 | |
| Feb 15, 2024 vs DAL | Cycle | carry | 0 | 24.6 | — | |
| Feb 13, 2024 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 59.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 10, 2024 vs ARI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 57.2 | — | |
| Jan 20, 2024 @ ARI | Rebound | — | 1* | 41.3 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Novak
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Novak apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 1 | 10:22 | 87% | 47.1% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 1:36 | 81.8% 3:27 |
| Egor Chinakhov | RW | 1 | 9:59 | 83% | 47.1% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 1:59 | 100.0% 1:25 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 1 | 5:47 | 48% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 6:11 | 66.7% 10:58 |
| Kris Letang | D | 1 | 5:38 | 47% | 37.5% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 6:20 | 84.2% 10:54 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 1 | 4:58 | 42% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:00 | 68.4% 10:53 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 1 | 4:25 | 37% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 7:33 | 69.6% 12:58 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | 1 | 1:54 | 16% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 10:04 | 61.9% 10:46 |
| Connor Dewar | C | 1 | 1:21 | 11% | — | — (0-0) | 50.0% 10:37 | 46.7% 11:12 |
| Declan Carlile | D | 1 | 1:19 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 43.8% 10:39 | 53.6% 13:38 |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | 1 | 1:12 | 10% | — | — (0-0) | 50.0% 10:46 | 33.3% 9:37 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,021 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
63rd percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
48th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Novak's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Novak's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15% | 16:04 | 11:58 | 4:06 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 16:04 | 16:04 | 15 | 10 | 60.0% | 66.7% | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.1 | 75% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:58 | 11:58 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 58.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:58 | 11:58 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 58.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 4:06 | 4:06 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.0 | 67% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 4:06 | 4:06 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.0 | 67% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 16:04 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 6 | 1 | 13:58 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 82 | 16 | 26 | 42 | +1 | 24 | 130 | 12.3% | 12 | 34 | 14:17 |
| 2024-25 | PIT, NSH | 54 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -7 | 4 | 92 | 14.1% | 6 | 26 | 13:14 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | NSH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 4 | 5 | 10:31 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 71 | 18 | 27 | 45 | -3 | 8 | 113 | 15.9% | 5 | 31 | 14:12 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +5 | 8 | 93 | 18.3% | 9 | 23 | 14:39 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 25 | 4.0% | 4 | 6 | 11:48 |
Tommy Novak news
- Penguins look at forward Tommy Novak on top power-play unittriblive.com
- Tommy Novak HomeNHL.com
- Tommy Novak StatsNHL.com
- Tommy Novak Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year contract extensionAOL.ca
- Penguins' Tommy Novak Extension Shows Pittsburgh's Clear Mistrust in Center DepthYahoo Sports
- Video - 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins Player Projections: Tommy NovakThe Hockey News
- 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins Player Projections: Tommy NovakYahoo Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.