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
41% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 33% for forwards and 24% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 828 | 872 | 791 | 2,491 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 156 | 203 | 295 | 654 | 24% |
| Goaltenders | 334 | 244 | 233 | 811 | 41% |
Winners get the stars
97% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 66% 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 | 1,273 | 45 | 97% |
| 2nd Star | 982 | 337 | 74% |
| 3rd Star | 864 | 455 | 66% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 28% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 8% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 68 hat tricks, 58 earned the 1st Star and 2 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 | 21 | 251 | 432 | 280 | 58 |
| 2nd Star | 38 | 431 | 448 | 158 | 8 |
| 3rd Star | 89 | 558 | 360 | 79 | 2 |
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. Arizona Coyotes win 22 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 41.
- On the road
- At home
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NSH 
OTT 
CGY 
ANA 
CAR 
CHI 
MIN 
WSH 
EDM 
NYI 
MTL 
DAL 
PHI 
NYR 
WPG 
TBL 
FLA 
CBJ 
DET 
TOR 
NJD 
PIT 
STL 
LAK 
VAN 
BUF 
SJS 
COL 
BOS Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Coyotes | 28% | 69% | +41 | 32% | 54% | +22 |
| Nashville Predators | 35% | 70% | +36 | 43% | 57% | +15 |
| Ottawa Senators | 32% | 65% | +33 | 41% | 51% | +10 |
| Calgary Flames | 32% | 64% | +33 | 34% | 51% | +17 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 41% | 73% | +32 | 52% | 58% | +6 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 37% | 65% | +28 | 39% | 46% | +7 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 37% | 64% | +27 | 51% | 61% | +10 |
| Minnesota Wild | 35% | 61% | +27 | 41% | 50% | +9 |
| Washington Capitals | 50% | 76% | +26 | 62% | 70% | +9 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 31% | 57% | +26 | 29% | 46% | +17 |
| New York Islanders | 38% | 63% | +25 | 49% | 59% | +10 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 33% | 58% | +24 | 39% | 54% | +15 |
| Dallas Stars | 41% | 65% | +23 | 55% | 65% | +9 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 36% | 59% | +23 | 43% | 55% | +11 |
| New York Rangers | 40% | 62% | +22 | 45% | 63% | +17 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 36% | 58% | +22 | 41% | 44% | +2 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 43% | 65% | +22 | 53% | 62% | +9 |
| Florida Panthers | 44% | 65% | +21 | 52% | 59% | +7 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 34% | 54% | +20 | 39% | 44% | +5 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 38% | 57% | +19 | 43% | 53% | +10 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 33% | 51% | +18 | 37% | 34% | −2 |
| New Jersey Devils | 37% | 55% | +18 | 46% | 46% | +0 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 45% | 62% | +17 | 56% | 65% | +9 |
| St. Louis Blues | 48% | 63% | +15 | 61% | 55% | −6 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 45% | 59% | +14 | 53% | 59% | +6 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 36% | 50% | +14 | 39% | 38% | −2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 41% | 54% | +13 | 46% | 39% | −7 |
| San Jose Sharks | 47% | 56% | +9 | 63% | 49% | −14 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 42% | 50% | +7 | 54% | 41% | −12 |
| Boston Bruins | 49% | 54% | +6 | 61% | 41% | −20 |