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
41% of goaltenders' stars are 1st Stars, against 33% for forwards and 24% for defensemen.
- 1st Stars
- 2nd Stars
- 3rd Stars
Show as a table
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st Star share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 13,523 | 13,931 | 13,323 | 40,777 | 33% |
| Defensemen | 2,290 | 3,096 | 4,072 | 9,458 | 24% |
| Goaltenders | 4,929 | 3,716 | 3,346 | 11,991 | 41% |
Winners get the stars
96% of 1st Stars go to the winning team, but only 68% of 3rd Stars: that's where the losing side's best player lands. In 48% of games, one team took all three.
- Winning team
- Losing team
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| Star | Winning team | Losing team | Winning share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Star | 19,990 | 752 | 96% |
| 2nd Star | 16,134 | 4,609 | 78% |
| 3rd Star | 14,169 | 6,572 | 68% |
What it takes
Skaters' points in the games they starred in. 32% of 1st Stars had three or more points, and 7% of 3rd Stars had none. Of 1,253 hat tricks, 1,113 earned the 1st Star and 22 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 | 287 | 3,789 | 6,740 | 4,997 | 1,113 |
| 2nd Star | 503 | 5,773 | 7,741 | 3,010 | 118 |
| 3rd Star | 1,182 | 8,114 | 6,420 | 1,679 | 22 |
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 10 points more often at home, but their share of the stars jumps 34.
- On the road
- At home
VGK 
ANA 
ARI 
CAR 
MIN 
NSH 
SEA 
CBJ 
CGY 
TBL 
COL 
FLA 
LAK 
WPG 
SJS 
OTT 
BUF 
BOS 
WSH 
CHI 
MTL 
STL 
NYI 
PIT 
PHI 
DAL 
UTA 
NJD 
DET 
EDM 
VAN 
TOR 
NYR Show as a table
| Team | Road stars | Home stars | Stars jump | Road wins | Home wins | Wins jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 42% | 75% | +34 | 53% | 62% | +10 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 35% | 67% | +31 | 44% | 52% | +9 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 31% | 62% | +31 | 37% | 47% | +10 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 40% | 69% | +30 | 47% | 58% | +11 |
| Minnesota Wild | 39% | 67% | +29 | 48% | 56% | +8 |
| Nashville Predators | 38% | 66% | +28 | 46% | 57% | +11 |
| Seattle Kraken | 35% | 61% | +27 | 43% | 44% | +2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 35% | 60% | +26 | 41% | 50% | +9 |
| Calgary Flames | 37% | 63% | +26 | 43% | 54% | +10 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 43% | 68% | +25 | 52% | 64% | +13 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 40% | 64% | +24 | 50% | 58% | +8 |
| Florida Panthers | 38% | 62% | +24 | 46% | 55% | +9 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 39% | 62% | +23 | 46% | 55% | +9 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 39% | 62% | +23 | 47% | 55% | +9 |
| San Jose Sharks | 35% | 58% | +23 | 43% | 50% | +8 |
| Ottawa Senators | 35% | 58% | +23 | 41% | 50% | +9 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 34% | 56% | +23 | 39% | 45% | +6 |
| Boston Bruins | 46% | 68% | +23 | 54% | 61% | +7 |
| Washington Capitals | 42% | 65% | +23 | 52% | 59% | +7 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 34% | 57% | +22 | 42% | 52% | +10 |
| Montréal Canadiens | 38% | 59% | +22 | 45% | 50% | +5 |
| St. Louis Blues | 42% | 64% | +21 | 50% | 58% | +8 |
| New York Islanders | 37% | 58% | +21 | 45% | 52% | +7 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 41% | 62% | +21 | 49% | 62% | +13 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 36% | 57% | +21 | 43% | 51% | +9 |
| Dallas Stars | 40% | 60% | +21 | 49% | 57% | +8 |
| Utah Mammoth | 42% | 63% | +21 | 50% | 49% | −1 |
| New Jersey Devils | 37% | 57% | +21 | 43% | 48% | +5 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 34% | 54% | +20 | 41% | 49% | +8 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 39% | 58% | +19 | 45% | 51% | +6 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 37% | 56% | +19 | 46% | 50% | +4 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 40% | 58% | +18 | 47% | 55% | +7 |
| New York Rangers | 44% | 59% | +15 | 51% | 56% | +4 |