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 34% for forwards and 21% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 912 | 914 | 891 | 2,717 | 34% |
| Defensemen | 122 | 208 | 255 | 585 | 21% |
| Goaltenders | 320 | 231 | 207 | 758 | 42% |
Winners get the stars
97% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 69% 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 | 1,317 | 37 | 97% |
| 2nd Star | 1,041 | 312 | 77% |
| 3rd Star | 934 | 419 | 69% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 34% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 6% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 101 hat tricks, 87 earned the 1st Star and 1 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 | 11 | 241 | 428 | 354 | 87 |
| 2nd Star | 26 | 365 | 517 | 214 | 13 |
| 3rd Star | 65 | 536 | 413 | 132 | 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. Vegas Golden Knights win 15 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 49.
- On the road
- At home
VGK 
ANA 
NJD 
OTT 
SJS 
ARI 
NSH 
BUF 
CAR 
COL 
VAN 
FLA 
WPG 
MTL 
CGY 
MIN 
TBL 
BOS 
WSH 
DET 
NYI 
EDM 
CHI 
LAK 
NYR 
PHI 
DAL 
TOR 
PIT 
STL 
CBJ Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 34% | 83% | +49 | 44% | 59% | +15 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 29% | 66% | +37 | 39% | 46% | +7 |
| New Jersey Devils | 26% | 61% | +35 | 27% | 49% | +22 |
| Ottawa Senators | 24% | 59% | +34 | 27% | 44% | +17 |
| San Jose Sharks | 38% | 68% | +30 | 48% | 62% | +14 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 34% | 63% | +28 | 46% | 49% | +2 |
| Nashville Predators | 39% | 67% | +28 | 52% | 59% | +7 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 29% | 57% | +28 | 29% | 51% | +22 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 44% | 71% | +27 | 51% | 60% | +9 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 37% | 64% | +27 | 42% | 54% | +13 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 28% | 54% | +26 | 37% | 49% | +12 |
| Florida Panthers | 38% | 63% | +25 | 39% | 49% | +10 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 41% | 66% | +25 | 55% | 61% | +6 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 37% | 62% | +24 | 46% | 61% | +15 |
| Calgary Flames | 43% | 67% | +24 | 56% | 61% | +6 |
| Minnesota Wild | 38% | 62% | +24 | 51% | 39% | −12 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 51% | 74% | +22 | 70% | 74% | +5 |
| Boston Bruins | 51% | 72% | +22 | 54% | 68% | +14 |
| Washington Capitals | 42% | 64% | +21 | 55% | 60% | +5 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 33% | 54% | +21 | 37% | 41% | +5 |
| New York Islanders | 43% | 64% | +21 | 58% | 58% | +0 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 36% | 56% | +20 | 41% | 44% | +2 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 32% | 51% | +20 | 41% | 46% | +5 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 28% | 47% | +19 | 34% | 41% | +7 |
| New York Rangers | 33% | 52% | +19 | 34% | 44% | +10 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 35% | 53% | +18 | 44% | 46% | +2 |
| Dallas Stars | 42% | 59% | +17 | 48% | 57% | +10 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44% | 58% | +15 | 56% | 55% | −1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 45% | 58% | +13 | 49% | 53% | +5 |
| St. Louis Blues | 47% | 59% | +11 | 54% | 56% | +2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 50% | 58% | +8 | 61% | 54% | −7 |