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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Forwards
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks forwards only (centres and wingers) by average time on ice per game, so they are not buried under the defensemen.
Average time on ice per game, all situations. Number-one defensemen top the board at 24 to 27 minutes a night; the leading forwards play 21 to 23. In leagues that split forwards and defensemen, this is the board for your forward slots; centres and wingers are pooled together.
Leader in 2017-18: Anze Kopitar (LAK), 22:05 TOI/GP.
Ice time: forwards leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | TOI/GP | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 22:05 | 82 | 0.5% |
| 2 | Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 22:04 | 79 | 97%▲7 |
| 3 | Sean CouturierFPHI | PHI | 21:36 | 82 | 9.2%▲7.2 |
| 4 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 21:33 | 82 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 5 | Ryan GetzlafFANA | ANA | 21:26 | 56 | — |
| 6 | Vincent TrocheckFFLA | FLA | 21:22 | 82 | 88%▼5.4 |
| 7 | Tyler SeguinFDAL | DAL | 20:55 | 82 | 22%▲19 |
| 8 | Ryan O'ReillyFBUF | BUF | 20:49 | 81 | 84%▲5 |
| 9 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 20:41 | 82 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 10 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 20:41 | 60 | 99% |
| 11 | Mark StoneFOTT | OTT | 20:40 | 58 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 12 | Claude GirouxFPHI | PHI | 20:22 | 82 | 30%▲20 |
| 13 | Blake WheelerFWPG | WPG | 20:15 | 81 | — |
| 14 | Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 20:11 | 82 | 80%▲0.9 |
| 15 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 20:09 | 82 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 16 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 20:09 | 67 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 17 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 20:09 | 78 | 50%▲32 |
| 18 | Artemi PanarinFCBJ | CBJ | 20:08 | 81 | 97%▼1.8 |
| 19 | Alexander RadulovFDAL | DAL | 20:08 | 82 | — |
| 20 | John TavaresFNYI | NYI | 19:56 | 82 | 96%▲9.3 |
| 21 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 19:54 | 74 | 100%▲0.9 |
| 22 | Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | 19:51 | 82 | 96% |
| 23 | Dustin BrownFLAK | LAK | 19:50 | 81 | — |
| 24 | Jamie BennFDAL | DAL | 19:49 | 82 | 22%▲18 |
| 25 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 19:49 | 80 | 100% |
| 26 | Brayden SchennFSTL | STL | 19:44 | 82 | 28%▲7.8 |
| 27 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 19:43 | 68 | 73%▲0.7 |
| 28 | Jonathan ToewsFCHI | CHI | 19:41 | 74 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 19:40 | 81 | — |
| 30 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 19:37 | 82 | 95%▲7.5 |
| 31 | Evander KaneFSJS | SJS | 19:35 | 78 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 32 | Henrik ZetterbergFDET | DET | 19:30 | 82 | — |
| 33 | Jakub VoracekFPHI | PHI | 19:27 | 82 | — |
| 34 | Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 19:26 | 64 | — |
| 35 | Johnny GaudreauFCGY | CGY | 19:25 | 80 | — |
| 36 | Rickard RakellFANA | ANA | 19:25 | 77 | 83%▲11 |
| 37 | Jaden SchwartzFSTL | STL | 19:24 | 62 | 11%▲11 |
| 38 | Bo HorvatFVAN | VAN | 19:21 | 64 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 39 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 19:19 | 78 | 100% |
| 40 | Derek StepanFARI | ARI | 19:16 | 82 | — |
| 41 | Joe PavelskiFSJS | SJS | 19:15 | 82 | — |
| 42 | Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 19:15 | 79 | 20%▲13 |
| 43 | Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA | FLA | 19:12 | 82 | 17%▲12 |
| 44 | Taylor HallFNJD | NJD | 19:09 | 76 | 28%▲20 |
| 45 | Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL | STL | 19:03 | 80 | 10%▲1 |
| 46 | Mikael BacklundFCGY | CGY | 19:01 | 82 | 14%▲9.3 |
| 47 | Max PaciorettyFMTL | MTL | 19:01 | 64 | — |
| 48 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 18:59 | 78 | 82%▲11 |
| 49 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 18:58 | 81 | 99%▲0.5 |
| 50 | Mats ZuccarelloFNYR | NYR | 18:55 | 80 | 51%▲29 |
| 51 | Cam AtkinsonFCBJ | CBJ | 18:54 | 65 | — |
| 52 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 18:49 | 79 | — |
| 53 | Mikael GranlundFMIN | MIN | 18:47 | 77 | 52%▼12 |
| 54 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 18:46 | 78 | 94%▼4.2 |
| 55 | William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 18:43 | 82 | 24%▲20 |
| 56 | Evgenii DadonovFFLA | FLA | 18:42 | 74 | 0.1% |
| 57 | Alexander SteenFSTL | STL | 18:42 | 76 | — |
| 58 | Phil KesselFPIT | PIT | 18:41 | 82 | — |
| 59 | Sean MonahanFCGY | CGY | 18:41 | 74 | 19%▲13 |
| 60 | Ryan JohansenFNSH | NSH | 18:33 | 79 | — |
| 61 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 18:33 | 78 | — |
| 62 | Mikko KoivuFMIN | MIN | 18:29 | 82 | — |
| 63 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 18:25 | 74 | — |
| 64 | Mike HoffmanFOTT | OTT | 18:24 | 82 | — |
| 65 | Nick FolignoFCBJ | CBJ | 18:21 | 72 | 4.1%▲3.6 |
| 66 | Joe ThorntonFSJS | SJS | 18:21 | 47 | — |
| 67 | Matt DucheneFOTT | OTT | 18:20 | 82 | 62%▼17 |
| 68 | Paul StastnyFWPG | WPG | 18:18 | 82 | — |
| 69 | Nick SchmaltzFCHI | CHI | 18:14 | 78 | 94%▲4.4 |
| 70 | Alexander WennbergFCBJ | CBJ | 18:08 | 66 | 25%▼1.6 |
| 71 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 18:08 | 62 | 99% |
| 72 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 18:06 | 79 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 73 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 18:05 | 62 | 77%▲15 |
| 74 | Wayne SimmondsFPHI | PHI | 18:05 | 75 | — |
| 75 | Clayton KellerFARI | ARI | 18:05 | 82 | 100%▲2.1 |
| 76 | Josh AndersonFCBJ | CBJ | 18:02 | 63 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 77 | Ryan KeslerFANA | ANA | 18:02 | 44 | — |
| 78 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 17:58 | 82 | 100%▲1.1 |
| 79 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 17:58 | 72 | 98%▲1.4 |
| 80 | Jakob SilfverbergFANA | ANA | 17:58 | 77 | — |
| 81 | Reilly SmithFVGK | VGK | 17:55 | 67 | — |
| 82 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 17:55 | 78 | 99%▲1.2 |
| 83 | Travis ZajacFNJD | NJD | 17:54 | 63 | — |
| 84 | Elias LindholmFCAR | CAR | 17:54 | 81 | 43%▲4.7 |
| 85 | Josh BaileyFNYI | NYI | 17:53 | 76 | — |
| 86 | Gustav NyquistFDET | DET | 17:51 | 82 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Jeff CarterFLAK | LAK | 17:51 | 27 | — |
| 88 | Eric StaalFMIN | MIN | 17:49 | 82 | — |
| 89 | David PerronFVGK | VGK | 17:49 | 70 | 0.2% |
| 90 | Adam HenriqueFANA | ANA | 17:47 | 81 | 0.5% |
| 91 | Corey PerryFANA | ANA | 17:47 | 71 | 7.4%▲5.9 |
| 92 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 17:46 | 82 | 84%▲11 |
| 93 | Viktor ArvidssonFNSH | NSH | 17:45 | 78 | 33%▲23 |
| 94 | Derick BrassardFPIT | PIT | 17:44 | 72 | — |
| 95 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 17:36 | 77 | 0.5% |
| 96 | Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK | VGK | 17:30 | 77 | 24%▼21 |
| 97 | Brandon SaadFCHI | CHI | 17:30 | 82 | — |
| 98 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 17:30 | 62 | 64%▼4.5 |
| 99 | Filip ForsbergFNSH | NSH | 17:28 | 67 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 100 | Erik HaulaFVGK | VGK | 17:22 | 76 | 12%▲8.7 |
Minimum sample: 21 games (it scales with games played). 139 below the minimum are hidden.
How to read it
Minutes per game, all situations (m:ss).
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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