Original analysis, NHL EDGE tracking, fantasy trends and shot-share stats, all from official NHL data. Reported numbers only; projections live in BlueLine Radar.
Analysis
NHL EDGE
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE: how fast, how hard and where. Updated every 30 minutes.
Fastest skaters
Single-play maximum this season
- Kasperi Kapanen24.1 mph
- Connor McDavid24.0 mph
- Nathan MacKinnon24.0 mph
- K'Andre Miller23.6 mph
- Fedor Svechkov23.5 mph
- Egor Chinakhov23.4 mph
- Isaac Howard23.4 mph
- Brayden Point23.4 mph
- Gavin McKenna23.3 mph
- Jack Eichel23.3 mph
Hardest shots
Single-play maximum this season
- Cale Makar101.9 mph
- Tage Thompson100.2 mph
- Ryan Pulock99.5 mph
- Egor Chinakhov98.9 mph
- Rasmus Ristolainen98.2 mph
- Tyler Kleven96.8 mph
- Jonathan Aspirot96.4 mph
- Moritz Seider96.3 mph
- Matthew Schaefer95.8 mph
- Travis Sanheim95.7 mph
Source: NHL EDGE puck and player tracking via NHL.com.
Fantasy trends
Fantasy signals from the last 14 days (Sep 28 to Oct 12), compared with each player’s own last season. These are reported numbers and simple comparisons, not projections.
Hot: points, last 14 days
Production right now
- Connor McDavid13 P
- Evan Bouchard12 P
- Jack Eichel12 P
- William Nylander11 P
- Sebastian Aho11 P
- Nathan MacKinnon10 P
- Auston Matthews10 P
- Tim Stützle10 P
- Leon Draisaitl9 P
- Quinn Hughes9 P
Power-play role up
PP time per game vs last season (+0:45 or more)
- Vasily Podkolzin+3:36
- Matthew Tkachuk+3:21
- Jackson Blake+3:17
- Brandon Hagel+3:13
- Kasperi Kapanen+3:00
- John Carlson+2:53
- Seth Jones+2:42
- Sam Reinhart+2:22
- Brady Tkachuk+2:17
- Luke Hughes+2:16
Ice time up
Total time per game vs last season (+1:30 or more)
- Michael Kesselring+6:10
- Denton Mateychuk+5:53
- Olli Maatta+4:58
- Thomas Chabot+4:40
- Paul Cotter+4:35
- Owen Power+4:28
- Tim Washe+4:17
- Ryan Shea+4:16
- Michael Rasmussen+4:16
- David Jiricek+4:14
Due to score (buy low)
Goals below his own last-season shooting % · min. 14 shots
- Sidney Crosby-2.9 G
- Lucas Raymond-2.5 G
- Pavel Dorofeyev-2.4 G
- Matt Boldy-2.3 G
- Timo Meier-2.1 G
- Matthew Schaefer-2.0 G
- Nikolaj Ehlers-1.8 G
- Cole Caufield-1.8 G
- Jackson Blake-1.5 G
- Juraj Slafkovský-1.5 G
Running hot (sell high)
Goals above his own last-season shooting % · min. 14 shots
- Evan Bouchard+4.4 G
- Kirill Kaprizov+3.2 G
- Alexis Lafrenière+3.0 G
- Sebastian Aho+2.7 G
- Vasily Podkolzin+2.7 G
- Kyle Connor+2.2 G
- Nick Schmaltz+2.2 G
- Bo Horvat+1.7 G
- Logan Stankoven+1.6 G
- William Nylander+1.5 G
Source: NHL.com stats. “Due to score” and “Running hot” compare goals with shots × the player’s own previous-season shooting percentage (players with 80+ shots last season); they are not expected goals.
Advanced
Early season: 7 games per team at most. Shot share needs about 20 games to settle, so read these as first impressions. See 2025–26.
Who controls play. Shot share (Corsi and Fenwick) and 5-on-5 percentages from NHL.com. A team well above 50% is usually better than its record; a PDO far from 100 tends to drift back.
| New Jersey Devils | 5 | 63.3% | 60.8% | 37.5% | 4.4% | .896 | 94.0 | 62.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 7 | 58.5% | 59.6% | 56.7% | 10.8% | .883 | 99.1 | 61.4% |
| Utah Mammoth | 6 | 57.2% | 58.8% | 57.1% | 8.4% | .914 | 99.8 | 51.1% |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 56.0% | 55.3% | 57.9% | 9.7% | .912 | 100.9 | 60.9% |
| Florida Panthers | 6 | 55.9% | 54.1% | 50.0% | 7.1% | .923 | 99.4 | 55.1% |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 55.2% | 56.5% | 51.9% | 8.2% | .898 | 98.0 | 56.3% |
| Buffalo Sabres | 6 | 54.8% | 55.3% | 43.5% | 7.9% | .854 | 93.3 | 55.0% |
| Detroit Red Wings | 5 | 54.6% | 55.3% | 46.2% | 5.0% | .921 | 97.1 | 52.9% |
| Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 54.6% | 52.9% | 44.4% | 8.3% | .892 | 97.6 | 50.4% |
| Calgary Flames | 5 | 54.0% | 51.8% | 21.4% | 4.9% | .824 | 87.3 | 59.5% |
| Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 53.8% | 53.6% | 66.7% | 17.3% | .898 | 107.1 | 48.4% |
| St. Louis Blues | 5 | 52.2% | 48.4% | 40.0% | 8.3% | .881 | 96.5 | 50.6% |
| Edmonton Oilers | 5 | 51.4% | 51.9% | 63.0% | 18.5% | .882 | 106.7 | 52.1% |
| Boston Bruins | 6 | 50.9% | 51.6% | 66.7% | 10.8% | .946 | 105.3 | 50.3% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 50.1% | 51.9% | 52.9% | 10.3% | .900 | 100.3 | 46.6% |
| Minnesota Wild | 6 | 49.9% | 50.8% | 50.0% | 7.1% | .924 | 99.6 | 54.7% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 49.7% | 50.3% | 57.7% | 11.5% | .915 | 102.9 | 52.0% |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 49.3% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 10.0% | .893 | 99.3 | 56.2% |
| Washington Capitals | 5 | 49.3% | 50.2% | 56.0% | 13.7% | .893 | 103.0 | 43.4% |
| Dallas Stars | 5 | 48.9% | 51.8% | 75.0% | 10.7% | .963 | 107.0 | 39.5% |
| Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 48.7% | 49.2% | 30.8% | 5.1% | .900 | 95.1 | 43.2% |
| Anaheim Ducks | 5 | 47.7% | 48.7% | 52.6% | 11.0% | .901 | 101.1 | 48.6% |
| New York Islanders | 5 | 47.0% | 47.2% | 60.0% | 10.0% | .939 | 103.9 | 41.5% |
| New York Rangers | 7 | 46.7% | 46.2% | 61.9% | 10.3% | .939 | 104.3 | 46.5% |
| Winnipeg Jets | 5 | 46.1% | 46.3% | 45.0% | 8.4% | .907 | 99.1 | 49.4% |
| Ottawa Senators | 6 | 43.7% | 45.0% | 61.1% | 11.1% | .940 | 105.1 | 44.3% |
| San Jose Sharks | 5 | 43.5% | 43.9% | 35.0% | 8.4% | .863 | 94.7 | 48.8% |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 6 | 43.4% | 41.7% | 32.0% | 7.7% | .884 | 96.1 | 47.8% |
| Seattle Kraken | 6 | 43.3% | 44.7% | 66.7% | 17.1% | .928 | 109.8 | 44.3% |
| Vancouver Canucks | 7 | 43.2% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 12.7% | .882 | 100.9 | 44.0% |
| Nashville Predators | 5 | 41.3% | 42.2% | 46.2% | 7.8% | .934 | 101.2 | 46.1% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 7 | 38.1% | 37.0% | 20.0% | 4.8% | .900 | 94.8 | 34.8% |
Best shot share vs teammates
Corsi relative, 5v5 · min. 3 GP and 10:00 5v5 TOI/GP
- Leon Draisaitl+30.5
- Evan Bouchard+27.3
- Vasily Podkolzin+26.4
- Connor McDavid+24.8
- Jamie Benn+22.3
- Elias Pettersson+20.0
- Brandt Clarke+18.8
- Teuvo Teravainen+17.3
- Mattias Ekholm+16.5
- Lane Hutson+16.2
Glossary
- CF% (Corsi)
- Share of all shot attempts (on goal, missed, blocked) while on the ice.
- FF% (Fenwick)
- Same, without blocked shots.
- GF%
- Share of goals scored while on the ice.
- PDO
- 5v5 shooting % + save %, ×100. About 100 is normal; far above or below is often luck.
- OZ starts
- Share of 5v5 shifts starting in the offensive zone.
- Expected goals
- Not shown: the NHL does not publish an expected-goals model.
Source: NHL.com team and skater percentages.
Leaders
Early season: teams have played 7 games at most, so small samples swing these boards. See the full 2025–26 season.
Skaters
Points
Goals
Assists
Power-play points
Shots on goal
Points per game
Minimum 3 GP
- Connor McDavid2.60
- Evan Bouchard2.40
- Macklin Celebrini2.00
- Nathan MacKinnon2.00
- William Nylander1.83
- Leon Draisaitl1.80
- Jack Eichel1.71
- Tim Stützle1.67
- Auston Matthews1.67
- Nikita Kucherov1.60
Ice time per game
Minimum 3 GP
- Zach Werenski29:35
- Thomas Chabot27:14
- Lane Hutson26:45
- Quinn Hughes26:42
- Jackson LaCombe26:20
- Seth Jones26:19
- Owen Power26:07
- Roman Josi25:38
- Matthew Schaefer25:26
- Moritz Seider25:23
Hits
Blocked shots
Points by defencemen
Goalies
Wins
Save percentage
Minimum 3 GP
- Jake Oettinger.963
- Linus Ullmark.948
- Dylan Garand.945
- Ilya Sorokin.937
- Jesper Wallstedt.933
- Jeremy Swayman.932
- Joel Hofer.930
- Leevi Merilainen.929
- Igor Shesterkin.927
- Stuart Skinner.920
Goals-against average
Minimum 3 GP
- Jake Oettinger0.74
- Dylan Garand1.20
- Linus Ullmark1.27
- Pyotr Kochetkov1.64
- Joel Hofer1.68
- Ilya Sorokin1.77
- Jeremy Swayman1.79
- Igor Shesterkin1.79
- Jesper Wallstedt1.82
- Jacob Markstrom2.03
Shutouts
Source: NHL.com stats · updated Oct 13, 9:23 AM ET. Ties rank the player with fewer games first.
