Stats
The whole league's stars, in charts.
Every star the NHL has handed out, added up and drawn: this season's by default, or pick another season, or all of them since we started tracking. Hover a bar for its numbers, or open the table under each chart.
Stars by position
44% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 33% for forwards and 20% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 851 | 881 | 864 | 2,596 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 113 | 194 | 246 | 553 | 20% |
| Goaltenders | 353 | 242 | 207 | 802 | 44% |
Winners get the stars
96% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 67% of 3rd Stars: that's where the losing side's best player lands. In 44% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
Show as a table
| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 1,264 | 53 | 96% |
| 2nd Star | 989 | 328 | 75% |
| 3rd Star | 884 | 433 | 67% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 28% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 10% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 77 hat tricks, 70 earned the 1st Star.
- No points
- 1 point
- 2 points
- 3+ points
Show as a table
| Star | No points | 1 point | 2 points | 3+ points | Hat tricks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 33 | 211 | 447 | 273 | 70 |
| 2nd Star | 62 | 373 | 466 | 174 | 7 |
| 3rd Star | 110 | 507 | 399 | 94 | 0 |
Home cooking
The home team's local media pick the stars. Each team's share of them on the road and at home, next to how much more often it wins at home. Anaheim Ducks win 11 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 39.
- On the road
- At home
ANA 
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ARI 
CGY 
NYI 
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DAL 
CAR 
BUF 
WPG 
WSH 
SJS 
NSH 
STL 
CBJ 
COL 
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FLA 
NJD 
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BOS 
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PHI 
VAN 
NYR 
CHI 
LAK 
PIT 
DET Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | 36% | 74% | +39 | 50% | 61% | +11 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 40% | 73% | +33 | 49% | 57% | +8 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 38% | 69% | +31 | 51% | 50% | −1 |
| Calgary Flames | 37% | 66% | +28 | 44% | 56% | +12 |
| New York Islanders | 30% | 57% | +27 | 32% | 41% | +10 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 45% | 69% | +24 | 53% | 61% | +8 |
| Dallas Stars | 41% | 64% | +24 | 49% | 54% | +5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 39% | 63% | +24 | 44% | 54% | +10 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 39% | 62% | +23 | 52% | 50% | −2 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 36% | 57% | +21 | 41% | 41% | +0 |
| Washington Capitals | 39% | 59% | +21 | 53% | 61% | +8 |
| San Jose Sharks | 43% | 63% | +21 | 54% | 60% | +6 |
| Nashville Predators | 40% | 61% | +21 | 51% | 55% | +4 |
| St. Louis Blues | 39% | 59% | +20 | 37% | 56% | +20 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 36% | 56% | +20 | 41% | 41% | +0 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 28% | 48% | +20 | 34% | 39% | +5 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 37% | 56% | +19 | 46% | 45% | −1 |
| Florida Panthers | 28% | 47% | +19 | 34% | 39% | +5 |
| New Jersey Devils | 33% | 52% | +19 | 39% | 54% | +15 |
| Minnesota Wild | 39% | 58% | +19 | 48% | 46% | −1 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 31% | 48% | +17 | 29% | 32% | +2 |
| Boston Bruins | 51% | 66% | +15 | 57% | 59% | +3 |
| Ottawa Senators | 35% | 50% | +15 | 39% | 39% | +0 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 46% | 61% | +15 | 59% | 51% | −8 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 49% | 64% | +14 | 62% | 67% | +6 |
| New York Rangers | 46% | 60% | +14 | 55% | 49% | −6 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 47% | 61% | +14 | 47% | 59% | +12 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 44% | 57% | +13 | 52% | 57% | +5 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 48% | 58% | +9 | 59% | 58% | −1 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48% | 54% | +6 | 62% | 54% | −7 |