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 27% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 860 | 912 | 860 | 2,632 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 170 | 198 | 272 | 640 | 27% |
| Goaltenders | 323 | 244 | 221 | 788 | 41% |
Winners get the stars
97% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 71% of 3rd Stars: that's where the losing side's best player lands. In 49% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
Show as a table
| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 1,309 | 44 | 97% |
| 2nd Star | 1,047 | 307 | 77% |
| 3rd Star | 955 | 398 | 71% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 33% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 7% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 85 hat tricks, 75 earned the 1st Star and 2 settled for 3rd.
- 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 | 249 | 417 | 345 | 75 |
| 2nd Star | 40 | 351 | 510 | 209 | 8 |
| 3rd Star | 81 | 511 | 403 | 137 | 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. Colorado Avalanche win 30 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 39.
- On the road
- At home
COL 
MIN 
ANA 
VGK 
FLA 
MTL 
NSH 
WPG 
BOS 
CAR 
NJD 
PIT 
ARI 
TOR 
CBJ 
DAL 
OTT 
WSH 
SJS 
DET 
NYI 
CHI 
STL 
NYR 
VAN 
TBL 
EDM 
LAK 
PHI 
BUF 
CGY Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 30% | 70% | +39 | 36% | 66% | +30 |
| Minnesota Wild | 36% | 74% | +38 | 41% | 65% | +24 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 36% | 72% | +36 | 42% | 60% | +19 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 45% | 78% | +33 | 55% | 71% | +16 |
| Florida Panthers | 37% | 67% | +31 | 41% | 66% | +24 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 23% | 54% | +31 | 27% | 44% | +17 |
| Nashville Predators | 49% | 78% | +30 | 62% | 65% | +3 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 39% | 68% | +29 | 49% | 74% | +25 |
| Boston Bruins | 42% | 71% | +28 | 51% | 66% | +15 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 35% | 61% | +26 | 41% | 46% | +5 |
| New Jersey Devils | 42% | 67% | +26 | 48% | 56% | +8 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 40% | 66% | +26 | 45% | 68% | +23 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 31% | 57% | +26 | 32% | 39% | +7 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 40% | 65% | +25 | 47% | 70% | +24 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 37% | 62% | +25 | 48% | 59% | +11 |
| Dallas Stars | 35% | 59% | +24 | 39% | 63% | +24 |
| Ottawa Senators | 26% | 50% | +24 | 29% | 39% | +10 |
| Washington Capitals | 46% | 69% | +23 | 57% | 65% | +8 |
| San Jose Sharks | 43% | 64% | +21 | 50% | 61% | +11 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 31% | 52% | +21 | 34% | 39% | +5 |
| New York Islanders | 34% | 55% | +21 | 39% | 46% | +7 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 33% | 54% | +20 | 37% | 44% | +7 |
| St. Louis Blues | 41% | 60% | +20 | 49% | 59% | +10 |
| New York Rangers | 32% | 49% | +17 | 32% | 51% | +20 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 34% | 50% | +16 | 37% | 39% | +2 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 52% | 66% | +14 | 63% | 69% | +6 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 38% | 50% | +12 | 41% | 46% | +5 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 50% | 60% | +9 | 51% | 53% | +2 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 43% | 52% | +8 | 50% | 50% | +0 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 34% | 39% | +5 | 34% | 27% | −7 |
| Calgary Flames | 47% | 52% | +5 | 49% | 41% | −7 |