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
43% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 33% for forwards and 23% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 778 | 815 | 769 | 2,362 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 132 | 199 | 246 | 577 | 23% |
| Goaltenders | 300 | 196 | 195 | 691 | 43% |
Winners get the stars
97% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 67% 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 | 1,177 | 33 | 97% |
| 2nd Star | 954 | 256 | 79% |
| 3rd Star | 808 | 402 | 67% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 32% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 6% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 72 hat tricks, 68 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 | 13 | 211 | 397 | 289 | 68 |
| 2nd Star | 18 | 339 | 485 | 172 | 3 |
| 3rd Star | 61 | 454 | 392 | 108 | 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. Los Angeles Kings win 28 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 40.
- On the road
- At home
LAK 
OTT 
ARI 
ANA 
SJS 
BUF 
PIT 
VGK 
MIN 
NJD 
CAR 
CBJ 
NSH 
STL 
CHI 
DET 
PHI 
EDM 
NYI 
FLA 
TBL 
WPG 
BOS 
VAN 
CGY 
COL 
NYR 
TOR 
MTL 
WSH 
DAL Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings | 24% | 64% | +40 | 28% | 56% | +28 |
| Ottawa Senators | 22% | 59% | +38 | 21% | 49% | +28 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 30% | 66% | +36 | 40% | 54% | +14 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 30% | 63% | +33 | 37% | 44% | +7 |
| San Jose Sharks | 24% | 56% | +32 | 35% | 47% | +12 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 29% | 58% | +29 | 29% | 57% | +28 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 36% | 64% | +28 | 47% | 65% | +18 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 42% | 69% | +28 | 51% | 60% | +9 |
| Minnesota Wild | 38% | 65% | +27 | 47% | 51% | +4 |
| New Jersey Devils | 36% | 63% | +27 | 43% | 38% | −5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 44% | 69% | +26 | 54% | 56% | +2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 38% | 63% | +25 | 40% | 53% | +13 |
| Nashville Predators | 39% | 63% | +24 | 50% | 49% | −1 |
| St. Louis Blues | 43% | 66% | +23 | 53% | 58% | +5 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 35% | 56% | +21 | 41% | 50% | +9 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 17% | 37% | +20 | 15% | 32% | +18 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 45% | 65% | +20 | 52% | 67% | +15 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 46% | 65% | +19 | 51% | 50% | −1 |
| New York Islanders | 41% | 57% | +16 | 49% | 58% | +9 |
| Florida Panthers | 40% | 55% | +15 | 50% | 49% | −1 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 51% | 66% | +15 | 66% | 63% | −3 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 43% | 57% | +15 | 50% | 51% | +1 |
| Boston Bruins | 53% | 67% | +15 | 61% | 57% | −4 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 46% | 60% | +14 | 49% | 58% | +9 |
| Calgary Flames | 44% | 58% | +14 | 55% | 47% | −7 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 56% | 69% | +13 | 65% | 55% | −10 |
| New York Rangers | 43% | 52% | +9 | 54% | 49% | −6 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 43% | 52% | +9 | 50% | 51% | +1 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 45% | 53% | +8 | 51% | 38% | −13 |
| Washington Capitals | 51% | 58% | +7 | 60% | 51% | −9 |
| Dallas Stars | 43% | 49% | +5 | 56% | 52% | −4 |