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
43% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 33% for forwards and 20% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
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| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 512 | 516 | 510 | 1,538 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 69 | 125 | 158 | 352 | 20% |
| Goaltenders | 225 | 165 | 137 | 527 | 43% |
Winners get the stars
95% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 69% of 3rd Stars: that's where the losing side's best player lands. In 48% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 765 | 41 | 95% |
| 2nd Star | 621 | 185 | 77% |
| 3rd Star | 555 | 250 | 69% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 27% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 12% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 36 hat tricks, 33 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 | 13 | 172 | 237 | 159 | 33 |
| 2nd Star | 33 | 246 | 256 | 106 | 3 |
| 3rd Star | 83 | 311 | 215 | 59 | 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. Los Angeles Kings win 55 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 52.
- On the road
- At home
LAK 
SJS 
COL 
MIN 
CGY 
NYR 
PHI 
ARI 
CBJ 
ANA 
BOS 
VAN 
NSH 
NJD 
OTT 
DET 
BUF 
TBL 
WPG 
FLA 
STL 
CHI 
WSH 
MTL 
PIT 
CAR 
TOR 
DAL 
EDM 
NYI Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings | 25% | 77% | +52 | 27% | 82% | +55 |
| San Jose Sharks | 27% | 74% | +47 | 33% | 76% | +43 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 17% | 63% | +46 | 17% | 50% | +33 |
| Minnesota Wild | 36% | 77% | +41 | 44% | 58% | +13 |
| Calgary Flames | 22% | 63% | +40 | 25% | 54% | +29 |
| New York Rangers | 35% | 72% | +37 | 35% | 69% | +33 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 29% | 65% | +36 | 33% | 63% | +29 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 32% | 67% | +35 | 29% | 58% | +29 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 33% | 68% | +35 | 42% | 58% | +17 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 43% | 76% | +33 | 56% | 64% | +9 |
| Boston Bruins | 44% | 75% | +31 | 53% | 67% | +14 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 32% | 63% | +31 | 42% | 58% | +15 |
| Nashville Predators | 21% | 51% | +31 | 21% | 46% | +25 |
| New Jersey Devils | 29% | 58% | +29 | 25% | 54% | +29 |
| Ottawa Senators | 34% | 63% | +29 | 40% | 64% | +24 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 34% | 61% | +27 | 44% | 57% | +13 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 35% | 61% | +26 | 42% | 46% | +4 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 38% | 64% | +26 | 25% | 50% | +25 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 38% | 63% | +25 | 46% | 54% | +8 |
| Florida Panthers | 24% | 47% | +24 | 29% | 33% | +4 |
| St. Louis Blues | 44% | 68% | +23 | 52% | 63% | +11 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 52% | 75% | +23 | 68% | 78% | +11 |
| Washington Capitals | 41% | 60% | +19 | 44% | 64% | +20 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 49% | 67% | +18 | 58% | 56% | −2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 53% | 67% | +14 | 68% | 72% | +4 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 35% | 49% | +14 | 42% | 38% | −4 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 43% | 56% | +13 | 54% | 52% | −2 |
| Dallas Stars | 38% | 50% | +13 | 46% | 46% | +0 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 43% | 54% | +11 | 42% | 38% | −4 |
| New York Islanders | 43% | 49% | +6 | 56% | 41% | −15 |