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
40% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 34% for forwards and 23% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
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| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 625 | 618 | 604 | 1,847 | 34% |
| Defensemen | 93 | 146 | 170 | 409 | 23% |
| Goaltenders | 211 | 165 | 155 | 531 | 40% |
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 52% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 905 | 24 | 97% |
| 2nd Star | 741 | 188 | 80% |
| 3rd Star | 645 | 284 | 69% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 31% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 6% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 62 hat tricks, 57 earned the 1st Star.
- 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 | 13 | 162 | 322 | 221 | 57 |
| 2nd Star | 28 | 262 | 350 | 124 | 5 |
| 3rd Star | 47 | 371 | 280 | 76 | 0 |
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. With only a few games per team so far, these swing a lot.
- On the road
- At home
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| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 41% | 88% | +47 | 58% | 93% | +35 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 18% | 60% | +42 | 25% | 39% | +14 |
| New York Islanders | 37% | 75% | +38 | 42% | 73% | +31 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 41% | 77% | +36 | 55% | 68% | +13 |
| Nashville Predators | 37% | 72% | +35 | 43% | 65% | +21 |
| Minnesota Wild | 37% | 72% | +35 | 54% | 71% | +17 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 48% | 82% | +34 | 62% | 71% | +9 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 29% | 60% | +31 | 42% | 43% | +1 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 46% | 76% | +30 | 56% | 74% | +18 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 41% | 68% | +27 | 52% | 74% | +23 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 27% | 54% | +26 | 33% | 46% | +13 |
| Calgary Flames | 39% | 65% | +26 | 39% | 54% | +14 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 26% | 52% | +26 | 25% | 43% | +18 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 29% | 55% | +26 | 39% | 46% | +7 |
| Florida Panthers | 43% | 69% | +26 | 58% | 68% | +10 |
| Boston Bruins | 46% | 72% | +26 | 53% | 64% | +11 |
| San Jose Sharks | 27% | 51% | +24 | 38% | 39% | +1 |
| Dallas Stars | 33% | 57% | +24 | 36% | 46% | +11 |
| Ottawa Senators | 33% | 56% | +23 | 32% | 50% | +18 |
| St. Louis Blues | 37% | 58% | +20 | 50% | 40% | −10 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 38% | 57% | +19 | 44% | 50% | +6 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 31% | 46% | +16 | 42% | 21% | −20 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 38% | 54% | +15 | 46% | 32% | −14 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 23% | 33% | +11 | 25% | 29% | +4 |
| New York Rangers | 48% | 56% | +8 | 46% | 50% | +4 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 48% | 56% | +8 | 63% | 57% | −6 |
| Washington Capitals | 56% | 62% | +7 | 63% | 58% | −5 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 45% | 50% | +5 | 46% | 43% | −4 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 56% | 59% | +3 | 61% | 59% | −2 |
| New Jersey Devils | 39% | 39% | +0 | 43% | 25% | −18 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 53% | 51% | −2 | 59% | 47% | −13 |