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 24% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
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| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 832 | 874 | 822 | 2,528 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 143 | 202 | 258 | 603 | 24% |
| Goaltenders | 341 | 239 | 234 | 814 | 42% |
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 45% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 1,271 | 45 | 97% |
| 2nd Star | 1,018 | 297 | 77% |
| 3rd Star | 868 | 446 | 66% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 26% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 7% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 63 hat tricks, 58 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 | 18 | 291 | 413 | 253 | 58 |
| 2nd Star | 25 | 416 | 491 | 144 | 4 |
| 3rd Star | 80 | 543 | 383 | 74 | 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. Nashville Predators win 21 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 40.
- On the road
- At home
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ARI 
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PHI 
CBJ 
DAL 
WSH 
BUF 
FLA 
CGY 
OTT 
CHI 
EDM 
NYI 
DET 
SJS 
TBL 
COL 
LAK 
WPG 
VAN 
NJD 
BOS 
MTL 
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NYR Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 40% | 80% | +40 | 42% | 63% | +21 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 30% | 69% | +39 | 32% | 56% | +24 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 41% | 74% | +33 | 45% | 68% | +23 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 27% | 59% | +32 | 29% | 44% | +15 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 40% | 70% | +31 | 47% | 76% | +29 |
| Minnesota Wild | 40% | 70% | +31 | 53% | 61% | +8 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 31% | 62% | +30 | 34% | 61% | +27 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 43% | 71% | +28 | 50% | 67% | +17 |
| Dallas Stars | 28% | 55% | +28 | 29% | 54% | +24 |
| Washington Capitals | 49% | 76% | +26 | 57% | 73% | +16 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 28% | 54% | +26 | 32% | 49% | +17 |
| Florida Panthers | 34% | 59% | +24 | 39% | 46% | +7 |
| Calgary Flames | 40% | 62% | +22 | 49% | 56% | +7 |
| Ottawa Senators | 42% | 65% | +22 | 53% | 56% | +3 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 41% | 63% | +22 | 56% | 60% | +5 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 41% | 62% | +21 | 54% | 60% | +5 |
| New York Islanders | 40% | 61% | +21 | 46% | 54% | +7 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 34% | 54% | +20 | 39% | 41% | +2 |
| San Jose Sharks | 40% | 59% | +19 | 48% | 61% | +14 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 44% | 63% | +19 | 46% | 56% | +10 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 24% | 41% | +18 | 22% | 32% | +10 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 38% | 56% | +18 | 39% | 56% | +17 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 40% | 57% | +17 | 44% | 54% | +10 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 33% | 50% | +17 | 29% | 44% | +15 |
| New Jersey Devils | 33% | 49% | +16 | 29% | 39% | +10 |
| Boston Bruins | 45% | 61% | +16 | 52% | 52% | +0 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 45% | 61% | +15 | 55% | 57% | +2 |
| St. Louis Blues | 47% | 61% | +14 | 53% | 59% | +6 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 43% | 54% | +10 | 45% | 51% | +6 |
| New York Rangers | 47% | 53% | +6 | 62% | 53% | −9 |