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
36% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 35% for forwards and 25% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 959 | 929 | 888 | 2,776 | 35% |
| Defensemen | 161 | 204 | 283 | 648 | 25% |
| Goaltenders | 278 | 268 | 230 | 776 | 36% |
Winners get the stars
96% 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 51% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 1,346 | 52 | 96% |
| 2nd Star | 1,111 | 290 | 79% |
| 3rd Star | 989 | 412 | 71% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 34% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 5% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 109 hat tricks, 93 earned the 1st Star.
- 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 | 231 | 500 | 378 | 93 |
| 2nd Star | 14 | 345 | 529 | 245 | 16 |
| 3rd Star | 53 | 505 | 466 | 147 | 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. Carolina Hurricanes win 20 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 37.
- On the road
- At home
CAR 
VGK 
COL 
WPG 
FLA 
SEA 
DAL 
ANA 
LAK 
MIN 
CBJ 
BUF 
NJD 
TBL 
NYR 
TOR 
BOS 
STL 
NSH 
VAN 
CGY 
EDM 
DET 
MTL 
PIT 
ARI 
NYI 
PHI 
SJS 
CHI 
WSH 
OTT Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 43% | 80% | +37 | 53% | 73% | +20 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 40% | 76% | +37 | 51% | 54% | +2 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 44% | 80% | +36 | 65% | 76% | +12 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 33% | 65% | +33 | 39% | 56% | +17 |
| Florida Panthers | 46% | 77% | +31 | 57% | 78% | +22 |
| Seattle Kraken | 24% | 55% | +31 | 27% | 39% | +12 |
| Dallas Stars | 33% | 64% | +30 | 44% | 66% | +21 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 33% | 62% | +29 | 34% | 41% | +7 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 39% | 67% | +29 | 56% | 50% | −6 |
| Minnesota Wild | 45% | 74% | +29 | 52% | 73% | +20 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 31% | 59% | +28 | 39% | 51% | +12 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 29% | 57% | +28 | 37% | 41% | +5 |
| New Jersey Devils | 24% | 51% | +28 | 27% | 39% | +12 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 45% | 72% | +27 | 57% | 67% | +11 |
| New York Rangers | 45% | 71% | +26 | 53% | 69% | +16 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44% | 70% | +26 | 55% | 73% | +19 |
| Boston Bruins | 44% | 70% | +25 | 56% | 66% | +10 |
| St. Louis Blues | 46% | 71% | +25 | 57% | 60% | +2 |
| Nashville Predators | 43% | 67% | +24 | 47% | 58% | +12 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 38% | 62% | +24 | 49% | 49% | +0 |
| Calgary Flames | 46% | 69% | +23 | 57% | 60% | +4 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 43% | 65% | +22 | 51% | 65% | +14 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 28% | 50% | +22 | 34% | 44% | +10 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 26% | 47% | +21 | 27% | 27% | +0 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 44% | 63% | +19 | 53% | 57% | +3 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 29% | 48% | +18 | 34% | 27% | −7 |
| New York Islanders | 40% | 58% | +18 | 41% | 49% | +7 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 27% | 45% | +18 | 27% | 34% | +7 |
| San Jose Sharks | 31% | 48% | +17 | 34% | 44% | +10 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 28% | 39% | +12 | 34% | 34% | +0 |
| Washington Capitals | 43% | 54% | +11 | 59% | 45% | −14 |
| Ottawa Senators | 39% | 45% | +6 | 44% | 37% | −7 |