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 34% for forwards and 29% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
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| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 963 | 966 | 929 | 2,858 | 34% |
| Defensemen | 185 | 200 | 251 | 636 | 29% |
| Goaltenders | 252 | 234 | 220 | 706 | 36% |
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 53% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 1,359 | 41 | 97% |
| 2nd Star | 1,129 | 271 | 81% |
| 3rd Star | 966 | 434 | 69% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 36% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 4% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 101 hat tricks, 87 earned the 1st Star and 5 settled for 3rd.
- 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 | 21 | 248 | 465 | 414 | 87 |
| 2nd Star | 24 | 316 | 575 | 251 | 9 |
| 3rd Star | 42 | 530 | 482 | 126 | 5 |
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. Arizona Coyotes win 34 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 42.
- On the road
- At home
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| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Coyotes | 22% | 64% | +42 | 17% | 51% | +34 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 39% | 76% | +36 | 45% | 64% | +18 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 39% | 74% | +36 | 50% | 61% | +11 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 45% | 76% | +31 | 56% | 67% | +11 |
| New York Islanders | 35% | 64% | +30 | 41% | 59% | +18 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 36% | 65% | +29 | 48% | 60% | +13 |
| Ottawa Senators | 32% | 60% | +28 | 37% | 59% | +22 |
| Minnesota Wild | 40% | 66% | +26 | 50% | 59% | +9 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 20% | 46% | +25 | 22% | 39% | +17 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 22% | 47% | +25 | 27% | 29% | +2 |
| Washington Capitals | 37% | 63% | +25 | 41% | 44% | +2 |
| Nashville Predators | 39% | 63% | +24 | 49% | 54% | +5 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 37% | 60% | +24 | 41% | 56% | +15 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 30% | 54% | +24 | 32% | 44% | +12 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 48% | 71% | +23 | 65% | 64% | −1 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 32% | 54% | +23 | 34% | 41% | +7 |
| Florida Panthers | 40% | 62% | +22 | 51% | 56% | +5 |
| New Jersey Devils | 48% | 69% | +21 | 64% | 57% | −6 |
| Boston Bruins | 61% | 81% | +21 | 75% | 78% | +3 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 35% | 55% | +20 | 46% | 46% | +0 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 45% | 65% | +20 | 59% | 60% | +1 |
| Calgary Flames | 37% | 56% | +20 | 44% | 49% | +5 |
| Seattle Kraken | 47% | 66% | +19 | 61% | 49% | −12 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 30% | 48% | +18 | 39% | 46% | +7 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 48% | 65% | +16 | 64% | 55% | −9 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 24% | 39% | +15 | 29% | 34% | +5 |
| St. Louis Blues | 37% | 52% | +15 | 46% | 44% | −2 |
| Dallas Stars | 49% | 64% | +15 | 58% | 55% | −3 |
| New York Rangers | 47% | 61% | +13 | 58% | 55% | −3 |
| San Jose Sharks | 33% | 46% | +13 | 34% | 20% | −15 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 50% | 61% | +11 | 70% | 51% | −19 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 44% | 52% | +8 | 61% | 41% | −20 |