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
42% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 33% for forwards and 23% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
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| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 816 | 852 | 802 | 2,470 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 151 | 225 | 278 | 654 | 23% |
| Goaltenders | 352 | 241 | 238 | 831 | 42% |
Winners get the stars
95% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 65% of 3rd Stars: that's where the losing side's best player lands. In 42% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 1,259 | 60 | 95% |
| 2nd Star | 992 | 326 | 75% |
| 3rd Star | 855 | 463 | 65% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 27% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 9% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 52 hat tricks, 49 earned the 1st Star and 1 settled for 3rd.
- 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 | 22 | 276 | 409 | 260 | 49 |
| 2nd Star | 50 | 405 | 483 | 139 | 2 |
| 3rd Star | 93 | 533 | 378 | 76 | 1 |
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. Toronto Maple Leafs win 34 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 34.
- On the road
- At home
TOR 
CAR 
BOS 
FLA 
PHI 
LAK 
BUF 
WSH 
NJD 
COL 
MIN 
NSH 
TBL 
EDM 
ANA 
CGY 
ARI 
OTT 
STL 
WPG 
CHI 
NYI 
MTL 
DET 
SJS 
PIT 
CBJ 
VAN 
DAL 
NYR Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 24% | 58% | +34 | 20% | 54% | +34 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 28% | 61% | +33 | 29% | 44% | +15 |
| Boston Bruins | 37% | 69% | +32 | 41% | 59% | +17 |
| Florida Panthers | 33% | 63% | +31 | 41% | 51% | +10 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 28% | 59% | +30 | 24% | 56% | +32 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 37% | 67% | +29 | 37% | 61% | +24 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 23% | 52% | +29 | 22% | 34% | +12 |
| Washington Capitals | 42% | 71% | +28 | 50% | 58% | +8 |
| New Jersey Devils | 33% | 61% | +28 | 32% | 46% | +15 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 39% | 66% | +27 | 39% | 56% | +17 |
| Minnesota Wild | 41% | 67% | +25 | 57% | 52% | −4 |
| Nashville Predators | 41% | 66% | +25 | 43% | 68% | +25 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 43% | 68% | +25 | 48% | 70% | +22 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 23% | 47% | +24 | 22% | 37% | +15 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 47% | 71% | +24 | 60% | 66% | +6 |
| Calgary Flames | 41% | 65% | +24 | 49% | 59% | +10 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 26% | 49% | +23 | 32% | 27% | −5 |
| Ottawa Senators | 41% | 64% | +23 | 48% | 55% | +7 |
| St. Louis Blues | 46% | 69% | +23 | 57% | 64% | +7 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 40% | 63% | +22 | 47% | 53% | +7 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 43% | 65% | +21 | 58% | 63% | +5 |
| New York Islanders | 39% | 61% | +21 | 51% | 61% | +10 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 43% | 61% | +18 | 57% | 62% | +4 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 44% | 59% | +15 | 51% | 52% | +1 |
| San Jose Sharks | 40% | 54% | +15 | 51% | 46% | −5 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 41% | 55% | +14 | 48% | 53% | +6 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 42% | 56% | +14 | 56% | 46% | −10 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 43% | 57% | +14 | 55% | 59% | +5 |
| Dallas Stars | 45% | 57% | +12 | 59% | 41% | −17 |
| New York Rangers | 54% | 55% | +1 | 67% | 60% | −8 |