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 22% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 828 | 853 | 842 | 2,523 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 142 | 211 | 282 | 635 | 22% |
| Goaltenders | 351 | 256 | 196 | 803 | 44% |
Winners get the stars
95% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 68% 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 | 1,249 | 72 | 95% |
| 2nd Star | 984 | 336 | 75% |
| 3rd Star | 897 | 423 | 68% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 28% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 11% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 60 hat tricks, 55 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 | 19 | 251 | 429 | 271 | 55 |
| 2nd Star | 48 | 413 | 467 | 136 | 5 |
| 3rd Star | 129 | 551 | 357 | 87 | 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 28 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 44.
- On the road
- At home
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DAL 
CHI 
BUF 
NJD 
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STL 
CBJ 
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CGY 
BOS 
FLA 
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WPG 
LAK 
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PIT 
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DET Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 34% | 78% | +44 | 38% | 66% | +28 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 33% | 68% | +35 | 37% | 54% | +17 |
| Dallas Stars | 32% | 67% | +35 | 39% | 58% | +20 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 36% | 69% | +34 | 44% | 69% | +25 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 24% | 55% | +32 | 20% | 32% | +12 |
| New Jersey Devils | 35% | 66% | +31 | 34% | 51% | +17 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 33% | 64% | +31 | 42% | 59% | +17 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 45% | 76% | +31 | 60% | 69% | +9 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 31% | 61% | +30 | 39% | 49% | +10 |
| San Jose Sharks | 39% | 68% | +30 | 52% | 69% | +17 |
| St. Louis Blues | 45% | 73% | +28 | 55% | 68% | +14 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 40% | 68% | +28 | 49% | 52% | +3 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 35% | 62% | +27 | 49% | 58% | +9 |
| Calgary Flames | 35% | 61% | +26 | 39% | 46% | +7 |
| Boston Bruins | 46% | 72% | +26 | 57% | 73% | +16 |
| Florida Panthers | 26% | 51% | +25 | 32% | 39% | +7 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 33% | 58% | +25 | 34% | 59% | +24 |
| Washington Capitals | 35% | 59% | +24 | 41% | 51% | +10 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 45% | 66% | +21 | 59% | 64% | +5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 37% | 58% | +21 | 44% | 44% | +0 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 38% | 58% | +20 | 46% | 44% | −2 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 45% | 65% | +19 | 56% | 58% | +2 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 30% | 48% | +18 | 32% | 39% | +7 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 42% | 60% | +18 | 56% | 57% | +1 |
| Ottawa Senators | 38% | 55% | +17 | 46% | 44% | −2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 48% | 63% | +16 | 57% | 65% | +7 |
| New York Islanders | 36% | 50% | +14 | 51% | 32% | −20 |
| Nashville Predators | 41% | 52% | +11 | 46% | 46% | +0 |
| New York Rangers | 49% | 53% | +4 | 57% | 51% | −6 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 45% | 48% | +3 | 50% | 42% | −8 |