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 32% for forwards and 22% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 829 | 885 | 846 | 2,560 | 32% |
| Defensemen | 122 | 170 | 263 | 555 | 22% |
| Goaltenders | 365 | 260 | 206 | 831 | 44% |
Winners get the stars
95% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 64% of 3rd Stars: that's where the losing side's best player lands. In 43% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 1,249 | 67 | 95% |
| 2nd Star | 976 | 339 | 74% |
| 3rd Star | 848 | 467 | 64% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 30% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 11% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 58 hat tricks, 54 earned the 1st Star.
- No points
- 1 point
- 2 points
- 3+ points
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| Star | No points | 1 point | 2 points | 3+ points | Hat tricks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 32 | 241 | 397 | 281 | 54 |
| 2nd Star | 45 | 418 | 443 | 149 | 4 |
| 3rd Star | 122 | 532 | 372 | 83 | 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. Minnesota Wild win 12 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 43.
- On the road
- At home
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CGY 
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WPG 
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WSH 
CBJ 
SJS 
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ARI 
PIT 
FLA 
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NYR 
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DAL 
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PHI 
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OTT Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 29% | 72% | +43 | 37% | 49% | +12 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 32% | 73% | +41 | 41% | 72% | +31 |
| Calgary Flames | 32% | 66% | +34 | 34% | 56% | +22 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 34% | 67% | +33 | 32% | 51% | +20 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 31% | 63% | +33 | 32% | 61% | +29 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 28% | 61% | +33 | 34% | 56% | +22 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 32% | 63% | +31 | 37% | 39% | +2 |
| St. Louis Blues | 43% | 73% | +30 | 47% | 70% | +23 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 32% | 62% | +30 | 44% | 51% | +7 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 33% | 63% | +30 | 32% | 49% | +17 |
| Washington Capitals | 36% | 66% | +30 | 41% | 62% | +21 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 29% | 59% | +29 | 29% | 41% | +12 |
| San Jose Sharks | 34% | 63% | +29 | 41% | 60% | +20 |
| Nashville Predators | 37% | 65% | +28 | 52% | 63% | +11 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 44% | 71% | +28 | 52% | 52% | −0 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 44% | 69% | +25 | 52% | 68% | +16 |
| Florida Panthers | 36% | 61% | +24 | 41% | 51% | +10 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 38% | 61% | +23 | 45% | 61% | +16 |
| New York Rangers | 45% | 67% | +22 | 56% | 63% | +7 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 42% | 64% | +22 | 58% | 61% | +3 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 34% | 55% | +21 | 34% | 44% | +10 |
| Dallas Stars | 37% | 59% | +21 | 49% | 54% | +5 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 39% | 59% | +20 | 46% | 54% | +7 |
| Boston Bruins | 46% | 66% | +20 | 61% | 56% | −6 |
| New York Islanders | 33% | 51% | +19 | 41% | 41% | +0 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 43% | 57% | +15 | 59% | 53% | −6 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 44% | 59% | +14 | 54% | 56% | +2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 35% | 49% | +14 | 41% | 44% | +2 |
| New Jersey Devils | 44% | 56% | +12 | 57% | 60% | +2 |
| Ottawa Senators | 46% | 57% | +11 | 51% | 48% | −3 |