Quirky Stat Leaders

Leaderboards nobody hangs a banner for. Every number here is real, carefully counted, and of no use whatsoever at the trade deadline. 2003-04 through 2025-26 (2004-05 lost to the lockout) · each card starts in the first season its data exists (‘since’ under the title) · career leaderboards show active players only (iced in 2025-26); season strips and repeat crowns include everyone · 👑 = two or more outright season titles · season strips show each year's leader · the dark tick on each bar marks the league average

Scoring oddities

🦅

The Vulture

Most empty-net goals. The other goalie is on the bench, the net is wide open, and one guy always seems to be circling overhead at the right moment. Somebody has to do the paperwork.

League average: 1.9 per player · since '05-06

	Player		empty-net goals
1	Alex Ovechkin 👑		72
2	Brad Marchand		41
3	Sidney Crosby		39
4	Nikita Kucherov		32
5	Sebastian Aho		32
6	Mikko Rantanen		31
7	Brandon Hagel		31
8	John Tavares		30
9	Kyle Connor		30
10	Jake Guentzel		30

February 10, 2024: Ridly Greig takes a full slapshot at Toronto’s empty net. Apparently the insurance goal needed to go through the back wall.

'05-06

M. Parrish +1

3

'06-07

I. Kovalchuk

5

'07-08

I. Kovalchuk +1

5

'08-09

A. Ovechkin

5

'09-10

A. Ovechkin

5

'10-11

B. Dubinsky +1

5

'11-12

M. Michalek

5

'12-13

B. Wheeler +1

4

'13-14

M. Pacioretty +2

4

'14-15

H. Sedin +3

5

'15-16

J. Benn +2

5

'16-17

M. Grabner +6

4

'17-18

M. Grabner

7

'18-19

Z. Hyman

6

'19-20

S. Aho +2

6

'20-21

B. Marchand +1

5

'21-22

A. Ovechkin

9

'22-23

J. Guentzel

7

'23-24

N. Kucherov +3

7

'24-25

B. Hagel +1

9

'25-26

N. MacKinnon

8

👑 Repeat champion: Alex Ovechkin (3 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Alex Ovechkin (8/21)

🧮

The Stat Padder

Most points (goals + assists) per 60 minutes on the ice while his team’s win probability was already 99% or better. The result is settled, half the building is in the parking lot, and the box score is still taking orders. The second column drops empty-net goals and the minutes with the other goalie pulled, for the purists. (10+ hours in those spots; 1.5 in a season.)

League average: 2.18 · since '05-06

	Player		points per 60 at 99%+	excl. empty net
1	Connor McDavid39 G · 48 A · 12.3 h		7.05	5.23
2	Matthew Tkachuk34 G · 33 A · 10.0 h		6.70	4.51
3	Nathan MacKinnon 👑31 G · 63 A · 14.5 h		6.46	4.79
4	Mikko Rantanen31 G · 34 A · 10.6 h		6.12	3.77
5	Alex Ovechkin89 G · 49 A · 23.2 h		5.94	3.40
6	Brad Marchand44 G · 50 A · 16.0 h		5.88	3.13
7	Leon Draisaitl27 G · 46 A · 12.6 h		5.78	3.78
8	Nikita Kucherov28 G · 56 A · 14.6 h		5.75	3.77
9	Sidney Crosby54 G · 82 A · 24.3 h		5.59	3.28
10	Taylor Hall34 G · 24 A · 10.4 h		5.57	3.72

'05-06

Z. Chara

2.57

'06-07

P. Datsyuk

6.14

'07-08

E. Staal

6.53

'08-09

P. Datsyuk

6.89

'09-10

A. Burrows

6.39

'10-11

P. Bergeron

7.03

'11-12

E. Malkin

5.31

'12-13

—

'13-14

D. Krejci

5.33

'14-15

E. Malkin

3.89

'15-16

N. Hjalmarsson

4.02

'16-17

N. Backstrom

6.93

'17-18

B. Wheeler

5.35

'18-19

M. Marner

8.12

'19-20

N. MacKinnon

6.23

'20-21

D. Nurse

3.54

'21-22

M. Tkachuk

10.93

'22-23

C. Coyle

5.06

'23-24

T. Moore

6.47

'24-25

K. Connor

7.23

'25-26

N. MacKinnon

6.73

👑 Repeat champion: Pavel Datsyuk (2 titles), Evgeni Malkin (2 titles), Nathan MacKinnon (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Kris Letang (4/21), Steven Stamkos (4/21)

⌛

Too Little Too Late

Most points per 60 minutes on the ice while his team’s win probability was 1% or worse — in games they lost anyway. Down three late, he’s still out there making it respectable. Goals (and minutes) from actual comebacks don’t count; this one is strictly for moral victories. (10+ hours in those spots; 1.5 in a season.)

League average: 1.61 · since '05-06

	Player		points per 60 at 1% or worse
1	Artemi Panarin8 G · 35 A · 11.3 h		3.80
2	Connor McDavid7 G · 37 A · 11.6 h		3.80
3	Chris Kreider28 G · 15 A · 11.5 h		3.75
4	Mika Zibanejad20 G · 32 A · 14.3 h		3.64
5	Claude Giroux27 G · 54 A · 22.5 h		3.60
6	Filip Forsberg18 G · 22 A · 11.2 h		3.58
7	J.T. Miller9 G · 34 A · 12.7 h		3.39
8	Dylan Larkin17 G · 34 A · 15.2 h		3.36
9	Jaden Schwartz16 G · 24 A · 11.9 h		3.35
10	Alex Ovechkin38 G · 41 A · 23.9 h		3.30

'05-06

T. Kaberle

2.84

'06-07

R. Nash

4.46

'07-08

V. Prospal

6.25

'08-09

T. White

4.93

'09-10

S. Stamkos

3.58

'10-11

M. Duchene

4.85

'11-12

J. Spezza

6.41

'12-13

T. Fleischmann

1.75

'13-14

C. Hodgson

4.30

'14-15

J. Eberle

4.54

'15-16

E. Karlsson

3.93

'16-17

S. Gostisbehere

3.78

'17-18

M. Stone

6.23

'18-19

C. Giroux

5.41

'19-20

A. Panarin

8.72

'20-21

J. Norris

4.71

'21-22

G. Nyquist

4.48

'22-23

D. Larkin

4.92

'23-24

M. Matheson

4.90

'24-25

J. Schwartz

4.84

'25-26

B. Boeser

4.19

🏦

The Bank Robber

Most goals scored from behind the goal line — banked in off a goalie’s back, the odd wraparound, and other crimes of geometry. The goalie never sees it coming, mostly because it’s coming from behind him. Shooter location is per the feed, and most wraparounds get logged just in front of the line, so they don’t count. Click ▸ by a name, or a season, for the goals and their NHL clips (2018-19 on).

League average: 0.2 per player · since '09-10

	Player		goals from behind the line
1	Evgeni Malkin		8
2	Connor McDavid		8
3	Sidney Crosby		7
4	Jeff Skinner		6
5	Brendan Gallagher		5
6	Dylan Larkin		5
7	Erik Karlsson		4
8	John Tavares		4
9	Corey Perry		4
10	Sam Reinhart		4

'09-10P. Stastny +12'10-11R. Umberger +22'11-12D. Legwand +12'12-13D. Clarkson +151'13-14J. Tavares +32'14-15M. Mueller +271'15-16M. Backlund2'16-17S. Reinhart +12'17-18S. Crosby3'18-19N. MacKinnon +22'19-20M. Calvert +22'20-21C. Dvorak +12'21-22C. Coyle +72'22-23C. McDavid3'23-24W. Nylander3'24-25M. Michkov +22'25-26E. Malkin +22

⚾

The Designated Hitter

Most goals batted out of mid-air — a puck with no business going in, swatted like a hanging slider. The feed only started tagging batted pucks in 2022-23, so the record book here is a thin one. Click ▸ by a name, or a season, for the clips.

League average: 0.1 per player · since '22-23

	Player		batted-in goals
1	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins		4
2	Mark Stone		3
3	Brock Boeser		3
4	Brady Tkachuk		3
5	Jake Guentzel		3
6	Connor McMichael		3
7	Steven Stamkos		3
8	Jamie Benn		3
9	Gabriel Vilardi		3
10	Ryan O'Reilly		2

'22-23R. Nugent-Hopkins +12'23-24F. Forsberg +12'24-25R. Thomas +12'25-26C. McMichael +32

🎪

The Showman

Most between-the-legs and lacrosse-style ‘Michigan’ attempts (feed codes from 2022-23). This counts the tries, not the makes: no style points, and nobody gets docked for the ones that ended up in the corner. The ones that went in are under each name — ▸ for the clips.

League average: 0.2 per player · since '22-23

	Player		between-the-legs & Michigan tries
1	Matthew Tkachuk 👑1 scored		18
2	Mitch Marner1 scored		8
3	Brady Tkachuk0 scored		7
4	Morgan Frost2 scored		7
5	Auston Matthews0 scored		7
6	Kent Johnson1 scored		5
7	Rickard Rakell0 scored		5
8	Martin Necas0 scored		5
9	Trevor Zegras2 scored		5
10	Andrei Svechnikov1 scored		5

'22-23

M. Tkachuk

8

'23-24

M. Tkachuk

6

'24-25

M. Michkov +3

3

'25-26M. Tkachuk4

👑 Repeat champion: Matthew Tkachuk (3 titles)

⏱️

The Buzzer Beater

Most goals in the final five seconds of a period (empty-netters excluded). The horn was already clearing its throat, half the bench was thinking about the room, and he was still shooting.

League average: 0.3 per player · since '05-06

	Player		goals in a period’s last 5 s
1	Corey Perry		7
2	Sam Reinhart		7
3	Jamie Benn		6
4	Rickard Rakell		6
5	Connor McDavid		6
6	Sidney Crosby		5
7	Evgeni Malkin		5
8	Steven Stamkos		5
9	Ryan O'Reilly		5
10	Matt Duchene		5

'05-06

M. Chouinard +1

2

'06-07

S. Crosby +2

2

'07-08

G. Sanderson +38

1

'08-09

O. Jokinen +1

2

'09-10

D. Cleary +2

2

'10-11

P. Marleau

2

'11-12

D. Heatley +1

2

'12-13

D. King +22

1

'13-14

C. Perry

4

'14-15

W. Simmonds +2

2

'15-16

J. Skinner +1

2

'16-17

A. Matthews +39

1

'17-18

F. Forsberg +1

2

'18-19

T. Hertl +4

2

'19-20

D. Shore

2

'20-21

M. Dumba

2

'21-22

A. Lee

2

'22-23

B. Horvat +3

2

'23-24

Q. Byfield +40

1

'24-25

M. Knies

3

'25-26

J. McCann

2

💔

The Shutout Spoiler

Most goals that broke up a shutout in the last ten minutes of regulation, his team already trailing. The game was gone and the other goalie already had the shutout puck picked out for the mantelpiece. He took it back anyway.

League average: 0.5 per player · since '03-04

	Player		late shutout-breakers
1	Ryan O'Reilly		9
2	Alex Ovechkin		8
3	Steven Stamkos		8
4	John Tavares		8
5	Nazem Kadri		8
6	Anders Lee		8
7	Adam Henrique		7
8	Nathan MacKinnon		7
9	Brayden Schenn		7
10	Timo Meier		7

'03-04

R. Brind'Amour +7

2

'05-06

L. Stempniak +3

2

'06-07

S. Gagne

3

'07-08

R. Lang +10

2

'08-09

M. Cammalleri

3

'09-10

M. Moulson

3

'10-11

B. Little

3

'11-12

D. Heatley

3

'12-13

P. Dupuis +3

2

'13-14

T. Ennis

3

'14-15

A. Galchenyuk

4

'15-16

R. O'Reilly

4

'16-17

P. Byron +1

3

'17-18

C. McDavid +7

2

'18-19

A. Cirelli +2

2

'19-20

B. Nelson +3

2

'20-21

B. Marchand +1

2

'21-22

S. Gostisbehere +4

2

'22-23

R. Rakell +5

2

'23-24

F. Zetterlund +2

2

'24-25

M. Scheifele

3

'25-26

M. Frost +4

2

🎩

The Hat Trick Tease

Most two-goal games by a player who has never scored a hat trick (since 2003-04). Two goals, the whole building reaching for its caps, and then … nothing. Every single time. Season strips: most two-goal games without a hat trick that season.

League average: 3.5 per player · since '03-04

	Player		two-goal games
1	Roman Josi		23
2	Oliver Bjorkstrand		21
3	Ondrej Palat		19
4	Kris Letang		17
5	Marcus Johansson		17
6	Nick Suzuki		17
7	Conor Sheary		16
8	Warren Foegele		15
9	Victor Hedman		14
10	Tanner Pearson		14

'03-04

M. Hossa

9

'05-06

B. Gionta

10

'06-07

T. Vanek

9

'07-08

B. Boyes

8

'08-09

M. Hossa

8

'09-10

S. Stamkos

11

'10-11

P. Marleau

10

'11-12

A. Ovechkin

8

'12-13

M. Hossa +12

4

'13-14

C. Perry

8

'14-15

A. Ovechkin

15

'15-16

J. Benn +2

8

'16-17

J. Skinner +1

8

'17-18

A. Lee +1

9

'18-19

A. Matthews +1

9

'19-20

B. Marchand +8

5

'20-21

K. Connor +1

6

'21-22

S. Aho +3

7

'22-23

B. Point

11

'23-24

T. Konecny +1

7

'24-25

L. Draisaitl

10

'25-26

N. MacKinnon

14

👑 Repeat champion: Marian Hossa (2 titles), Alex Ovechkin (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Marian Hossa (4/22)

🏒

The Gordie Howe Hat Trick

Most games with a goal, an assist and a fighting major. Named for Mr. Hockey, who famously managed only two — so he gets an honorary row under the top ten, outnumbered on his own leaderboard.

League average: 0.1 per player · since '03-04

	Player		goal + assist + fight games
1	Jamie Benn		5
2	Evander Kane		4
3	Marcus Foligno		4
4	Corey Perry		3
5	Anthony Mantha		3
6	Mark Scheifele		3
7	Tom Wilson		3
8	Brent Burns		2
9	Travis Hamonic		2
10	James van Riemsdyk		2
11	Gordie HoweMr. Hockey himself · 1946–80		2

Gordie Howe offers a Quebec opponent a close-up of his elbow. The goal and assist were the polite parts.

'03-04

M. Barnaby

2

'05-06

J. Vandermeer +15

1

'06-07

M. Lapointe +8

1

'07-08

S. Avery +1

2

'08-09

J. Iginla +17

1

'09-10

C. Stewart

2

'10-11

P. Datsyuk +13

1

'11-12

E. Kane +22

1

'12-13

W. Simmonds

2

'13-14

S. Downie +10

1

'14-15

J. Benn

2

'15-16

C. Neil +6

1

'16-17

C. Stewart +16

1

'17-18

T. Seguin +14

1

'18-19

T. Konecny +7

1

'19-20

J. Pageau +7

1

'20-21

E. Cernak

2

'21-22

J. Trouba

2

'22-23

A. Lee +10

1

'23-24

M. Scheifele +15

1

'24-25

T. Wilson

2

'25-26

R. Johnston +10

1

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Jarome Iginla (4/22)

🧾

The Secondary Assist Merchant

Highest share of points that are secondary assists — the hockey version of being cc’d on the email. He touched it before the guy who made the pass; the scoresheet says that counts (200+ points; 40 in a season).

League average: 28.2% · since '03-04

	Player		of points that are second assists
1	Ian Cole118 · 233 points		50.6%
2	Brenden Dillon114 · 227 points		50.2%
3	Chris Tanev103 · 210 points		49.0%
4	Devon Toews147 · 302 points		48.7%
5	Evan Bouchard161 · 333 points		48.3%
6	Jaccob Slavin148 · 307 points		48.2%
7	Jonas Brodin132 · 278 points		47.5%
8	Filip Hronek136 · 287 points		47.4%
9	Cody Ceci109 · 244 points		44.7%
10	Moritz Seider107 · 240 points		44.6%

'03-04

S. Zubov

47.6%

'05-06

T. Numminen

65.0%

'06-07

C. Pronger

52.5%

'07-08

B. Rafalski

56.4%

'08-09

T. Gilbert

57.8%

'09-10

C. Pronger

52.8%

'10-11

B. Rafalski

54.2%

'11-12

K. Bieksa

59.1%

'12-13

N. Backstrom

47.9%

'13-14

D. Keith

57.4%

'14-15

K. Yandle

57.7%

'15-16

T. Brodie

51.1%

'16-17

D. Keith

52.8%

'17-18

H. Sedin

68.0%

'18-19

R. Suter

53.2%

'19-20

N. Backstrom

46.3%

'20-21

T. Barrie

56.2%

'21-22

D. Toews

57.9%

'22-23

D. Doughty

55.8%

'23-24

F. Hronek

60.4%

'24-25

E. Bouchard

58.2%

'25-26

M. Sergachev

55.9%

👑 Repeat champion: Chris Pronger (2 titles), Brian Rafalski (2 titles), Nicklas Backstrom (2 titles), Duncan Keith (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Duncan Keith (6/22), Ryan Suter (5/22)

🎂

The Birthday Boy

Most points scored on his own birthday. The schedule gave him a game; he gave himself a present. Under each name: how many birthday games he’s had to work with. Cake optional, candles lit.

League average: 0.3 per player · since '03-04

	Player		points on his birthday
1	Leon Draisaitlin 6 birthday games		11
2	Connor McDavidin 6 birthday games		9
3	Claude Girouxin 8 birthday games		8
4	Artemi Panarinin 7 birthday games		8
5	Brent Burnsin 10 birthday games		7
6	Patrick Kanein 7 birthday games		7
7	Jack Eichelin 6 birthday games		7
8	Kyle Connorin 5 birthday games		7
9	Rasmus Dahlinin 5 birthday games		7
10	Matt Duchenein 9 birthday games		6

'03-04

E. Cole +2

3

'05-06

H. Zetterberg +1

4

'06-07

S. Veilleux +6

2

'07-08

N. Backstrom +1

3

'08-09

J. Arnott +2

3

'09-10

S. Gomez +1

3

'10-11

C. Stewart +5

2

'11-12

D. Heatley +1

3

'12-13

K. Palmieri +5

2

'13-14

P. Sharp

4

'14-15

T. Seguin

3

'15-16

H. Zetterberg

3

'16-17

R. Faksa +2

3

'17-18

B. Boyle +1

3

'18-19

M. Duchene +1

3

'19-20

B. Coleman

4

'20-21

V. Arvidsson +1

3

'21-22

J. Silfverberg +14

2

'22-23

J. DeBrusk +3

3

'23-24

D. Guenther

4

'24-25

S. Monahan +2

3

'25-26

J. Eichel +1

3

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Leon Draisaitl (4/22)

🐈‍⬛

The Jinx

Lowest team win rate in games he scored (40+ such games; 10 in a season; OT and shootout results count). A goal is supposed to be good news. When he lights the lamp, it’s been more of a weather warning.

League average: 66.1% · since '03-04

	Player		team win % when he scores
1	Connor Murphy21-27 when he scores		43.8%
2	Fabian Zetterlund28-36 when he scores		43.8%
3	Connor Bedard30-35 when he scores		46.2%
4	Curtis Lazar22-25 when he scores		46.8%
5	Filip Hronek22-25 when he scores		46.8%
6	Sam Carrick19-21 when he scores		47.5%
7	Ryan Donato53-56 when he scores		48.6%
8	Colin Blackwell20-21 when he scores		48.8%
9	Travis Sanheim30-29 when he scores		50.8%
10	Philipp Kurashev27-26 when he scores		50.9%

'03-04

M. Kraft

18.8%

'05-06

M. Holmqvist

10.0%

'06-07

R. Dvorak +1

20.0%

'07-08

M. Cammalleri

29.4%

'08-09

S. Stamkos

26.3%

'09-10

R. Potulny

21.4%

'10-11

S. Samsonov +1

33.3%

'11-12

M. Letestu

30.0%

'12-13

A. Tanguay

36.4%

'13-14

P. Elias

17.6%

'14-15

T. Ennis

26.3%

'15-16

B. Pouliot

15.4%

'16-17

J. Moore

18.2%

'17-18

J. Abdelkader

23.1%

'18-19

T. Vanek

28.6%

'19-20

J. Chychrun

27.3%

'20-21

T. Meier

27.3%

'21-22

B. Burns

20.0%

'22-23

K. Labanc

21.4%

'23-24

A. Newhook +1

25.0%

'24-25

F. Zetterlund

22.2%

'25-26

E. Pettersson +1

30.8%

Shooting

🛡️

The Shin-Pad Shooter

Highest share of shot attempts that end in an opponent’s shin pads instead of the net. He winds up, the lane closes, and some defenceman collects another stick tap from his bench.

League average: 25.3% · since '07-08

	Player		of attempts blocked
1	Luke Hughes515 · 1,109 attempts		46.4%
2	Brayden Pachal205 · 455 attempts		45.1%
3	Lane Hutson259 · 603 attempts		43.0%
4	Noah Juulsen175 · 411 attempts		42.6%
5	Matthew Schaefer221 · 527 attempts		41.9%
6	Arber Xhekaj260 · 625 attempts		41.6%
7	Simon Nemec219 · 533 attempts		41.1%
8	Samuel Girard777 · 1,900 attempts		40.9%
9	Sean Durzi497 · 1,217 attempts		40.8%
10	Quinn Hughes1,131 · 2,776 attempts		40.7%

'07-08

M. Komisarek

42.9%

'08-09

M. Komisarek

51.2%

'09-10

C. Rivet

40.7%

'10-11

J. McBain

41.7%

'11-12

C. Franson

45.1%

'12-13

N. Kronwall

41.8%

'13-14

B. Stuart

42.4%

'14-15

M. Stuart

48.4%

'15-16

M. Marincin

50.6%

'16-17

L. Sbisa

46.7%

'17-18

N. Zaitsev

50.0%

'18-19

N. Zaitsev

46.7%

'19-20

S. Girard

42.1%

'20-21

T. Smith

42.9%

'21-22

C. Fowler

43.3%

'22-23

E. Brannstrom

45.0%

'23-24

L. Hughes

50.4%

'24-25

B. Pachal

48.0%

'25-26

C. Ceci

47.1%

👑 Repeat champion: Mike Komisarek (2 titles), Nikita Zaitsev (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Cam Fowler (5/19), Luke Schenn (4/19)

🪟

The Auto Glass Award

Highest share of attempts that miss the net entirely. Wide, high, off the end boards, into the netting — it’s almost automatic that his shot finds the glass, and the repair crew knows him by name.

League average: 21.4% · since '07-08

	Player		of attempts wide
1	Shane Wright142 · 430 attempts		33.0%
2	Simon Holmstrom201 · 643 attempts		31.3%
3	Mackie Samoskevich187 · 626 attempts		29.9%
4	Zachary Bolduc159 · 544 attempts		29.2%
5	Quinton Byfield366 · 1,261 attempts		29.0%
6	Jordan Martinook678 · 2,356 attempts		28.8%
7	Frank Nazar128 · 447 attempts		28.6%
8	Juraj Slafkovský311 · 1,088 attempts		28.6%
9	Alex Laferriere329 · 1,159 attempts		28.4%
10	Dmitri Voronkov195 · 692 attempts		28.2%

'07-08

T. Kopecky

34.1%

'08-09

M. Greene

35.2%

'09-10

V. Leino

31.2%

'10-11

M. Niskanen

28.4%

'11-12

N. Kulemin

33.6%

'12-13

D. Morris

28.1%

'13-14

N. Grossmann

28.7%

'14-15

D. Dorsett

28.9%

'15-16

M. Lucic

31.6%

'16-17

C. Dvorak

31.1%

'17-18

T. Bertuzzi

30.7%

'18-19

M. Lucic

30.6%

'19-20

S. Reinhart

30.6%

'20-21

J. Pavelski

29.8%

'21-22

Z. Sanford

30.1%

'22-23

C. de Haan

33.3%

'23-24

S. Noesen

36.8%

'24-25

S. Wright

34.3%

'25-26

B. Byram

35.4%

👑 Repeat champion: Milan Lucic (2 titles)

🔔

The Post Office

Most shots off the post or crossbar. So close, and yet so loud — the one sound every seat in the building hears and nobody wants. Post tracking got more granular with the 2023-24 feed, so recent seasons run a notch higher.

League average: 9.9 per player · since '05-06

	Player		posts & crossbars
1	Alex Ovechkin 👑		195
2	Steven Stamkos 👑		150
3	Patrick Kane		139
4	Sidney Crosby		135
5	Nathan MacKinnon 👑		126
6	Evgeni Malkin		119
7	Corey Perry		113
8	John Tavares		110
9	Auston Matthews		110
10	Filip Forsberg		108

February 17, 2022: Auston Matthews, in hot pursuit of Sidney Crosby, delivers himself face-first into the crossbar. The category leader, leading by example.

'05-06

E. Staal

13

'06-07

B. Shanahan

14

'07-08

A. Ovechkin

17

'08-09

I. Kovalchuk

13

'09-10

S. Stamkos

15

'10-11

S. Stamkos

17

'11-12

E. Staal

16

'12-13

A. Ovechkin

12

'13-14

P. Kane

12

'14-15

A. Ovechkin

16

'15-16

M. Hoffman

11

'16-17

N. Kucherov +1

13

'17-18

T. Seguin

14

'18-19

T. Seguin +2

15

'19-20

L. Draisaitl

14

'20-21

N. MacKinnon

10

'21-22

D. Pastrnak +1

15

'22-23

N. MacKinnon

17

'23-24

A. Matthews

20

'24-25

N. MacKinnon +2

23

'25-26

T. Thompson +1

19

👑 Repeat champion: Alex Ovechkin (3 titles), Eric Staal (2 titles), Steven Stamkos (2 titles), Nathan MacKinnon (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Alex Ovechkin (5/21), Auston Matthews (5/21), Tyler Seguin (4/21)

🥅

The Open-Net Misser

Most shots that missed with the other team’s goalie on the bench. Six feet wide, four feet tall, nobody home, and still. His empty-net goals are underneath, in fairness to the man.

League average: 1.3 per player · since '05-06

	Player		misses at an empty net
1	Alex Ovechkin 👑72 empty-net goals		42
2	Sidney Crosby39 empty-net goals		29
3	Brad Marchand41 empty-net goals		23
4	Tyler Seguin22 empty-net goals		21
5	Mark Stone13 empty-net goals		20
6	Jordan Staal21 empty-net goals		19
7	Brayden Schenn8 empty-net goals		19
8	Jack Eichel18 empty-net goals		19
9	David Pastrnak20 empty-net goals		19
10	Corey Perry16 empty-net goals		18

January 4, 2007: Patrik Štefan misses the empty net; Edmonton ties it with two seconds left.

'05-06

T. Hunter

4

'06-07

O. Jokinen

5

'07-08

J. Pominville

4

'08-09

S. Crosby +3

3

'09-10

J. Iginla

4

'10-11

A. Ovechkin

4

'11-12

J. Spezza +1

3

'12-13

A. Ovechkin

3

'13-14

C. Perry

5

'14-15

M. Pacioretty

4

'15-16

J. Jokinen +1

5

'16-17

P. Marleau +1

4

'17-18

P. Subban

5

'18-19

J. Slavin +5

4

'19-20

J. Schwartz

6

'20-21

F. Vatrano

4

'21-22

M. Ekholm +2

4

'22-23

D. Pastrnak

6

'23-24

E. Pettersson +2

5

'24-25

S. Pinto

8

'25-26

J. Slafkovský

10

👑 Repeat champion: Alex Ovechkin (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Alex Ovechkin (4/21)

Puck, body & blue line

🧲

The Bruise Magnet

Most hits absorbed per 60 minutes of ice time (100+ games; 40 in a season). Often it just means he has the puck a lot and the other team has noticed. Somebody has to be the nail.

League average: 4.47 · since '07-08

	Player		hits taken per 60
1	Colton White234 · 25 h		9.54
2	Ty Emberson439 · 47 h		9.33
3	Emil Lilleberg400 · 44 h		9.13
4	Sam Malinski442 · 50 h		8.88
5	Michael Eyssimont442 · 51 h		8.65
6	Tyler Kleven368 · 43 h		8.53
7	Connor Clifton1,031 · 121 h		8.52
8	Joshua Mahura555 · 66 h		8.47
9	Mackenzie MacEachern162 · 19 h		8.44
10	Jacob Moverare185 · 22 h		8.41

'07-08

P. Kaleta

12.10

'08-09

D. Dorsett

12.33

'09-10

J. Boll

14.45

'10-11

P. Bissonnette

12.37

'11-12

Z. Rinaldo

11.18

'12-13

K. Clifford

10.61

'13-14

C. Tropp

13.32

'14-15

N. Prosser

11.31

'15-16

K. Clifford

12.03

'16-17

S. Wilson

12.02

'17-18

J. Donskoi

9.65

'18-19

W. Carrier

11.20

'19-20

K. Dach

12.55

'20-21

N. Hague

10.89

'21-22

P. Kelly

11.21

'22-23

P. Cotter

11.23

'23-24

M. Eyssimont

10.87

'24-25

N. Matinpalo

12.19

'25-26

Z. Metsa

10.95

👑 Repeat champion: Kyle Clifford (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Jared Boll (4/19), Kyle Clifford (4/19)

🧼

The Untouchable

Fewest hits absorbed per 60 minutes of ice time (100+ games; 40 in a season). Slippery as a bar of soap in the shower: the forecheck arrives, he’s already gone, and somebody else’s shoulder finds the boards.

League average: 4.47 · since '07-08

	Player		hits taken per 60
1	Devon Toews336 · 209 h		1.60
2	Cale Makar322 · 194 h		1.66
3	Brock Boeser325 · 193 h		1.68
4	Dmitri Voronkov90 · 52 h		1.73
5	Tyler Seguin531 · 305 h		1.74
6	Will Smith74 · 41 h		1.82
7	Sean Monahan521 · 267 h		1.95
8	Brent Burns1,070 · 539 h		1.99
9	Pius Suter232 · 114 h		2.03
10	Ryan O'Reilly835 · 403 h		2.07

'07-08

A. Aucoin

0.72

'08-09

A. Aucoin

0.83

'09-10

A. Aucoin

0.88

'10-11

A. Aucoin

0.89

'11-12

R. Suter

1.06

'12-13

M. Koivu

1.07

'13-14

R. Suter

1.30

'14-15

M. Moulson

1.41

'15-16

T. Seguin

1.37

'16-17

R. Suter

1.22

'17-18

K. Yandle

0.69

'18-19

K. Yandle

0.88

'19-20

M. Grabner

0.42

'20-21

K. Yandle

0.75

'21-22

P. Kessel

0.83

'22-23

J. Gaudreau

1.16

'23-24

C. Makar

0.94

'24-25

P. Kane

0.83

'25-26

C. Kreider

0.94

👑 Repeat champion: Adrian Aucoin (4 titles), Ryan Suter (3 titles), Keith Yandle (3 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Ryan Suter (7/19), Keith Yandle (7/19), Adrian Aucoin (5/19), Tyler Seguin (5/19)

🎁

The Philanthropist

Most giveaways per 60 minutes of ice time (100+ games; 40 in a season) — generosity the scorekeeper writes down. It’s a puck-carrier’s stat as much as a mistake stat: you can’t give it away if you never had it.

League average: 1.80 · since '05-06

	Player		giveaways per 60
1	Macklin Celebrini263 · 52 h		5.03
2	Matvei Michkov169 · 42 h		3.99
3	Maxim Tsyplakov106 · 27 h		3.95
4	Jack Hughes 👑556 · 141 h		3.95
5	Mason Lohrei226 · 57 h		3.94
6	Will Smith156 · 41 h		3.84
7	Frank Nazar134 · 35 h		3.82
8	Shane Wright147 · 39 h		3.81
9	David Pastrnak 👑967 · 258 h		3.75
10	Cutter Gauthier155 · 42 h		3.73

April 30, 1986, Game 7: rookie Steve Smith banks a clearing pass in off Grant Fuhr — the most generous giveaway in playoff history.

'05-06

A. Hemsky

5.37

'06-07

A. Hemsky

5.30

'07-08

A. Semin

4.56

'08-09

M. Komisarek

3.92

'09-10

J. Tootoo

3.69

'10-11

J. Thornton

3.70

'11-12

I. Kovalchuk

3.83

'12-13

C. MacArthur

2.92

'13-14

K. Ellerby

4.14

'14-15

J. Tavares

3.86

'15-16

D. Pastrnak

4.30

'16-17

B. Burns

4.50

'17-18

V. Mete

4.16

'18-19

M. Matheson

4.84

'19-20

M. Barzal

4.53

'20-21

J. Hughes

4.16

'21-22

J. Petry

4.27

'22-23

E. Malkin

4.13

'23-24

D. Pastrnak

3.60

'24-25

J. Manson

5.13

'25-26

J. Hughes

5.79

👑 Repeat champion: Ales Hemsky (2 titles), David Pastrnak (2 titles), Jack Hughes (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Joe Thornton (9/21), David Pastrnak (6/21), Jeff Petry (5/21), Johnny Gaudreau (5/21)

🔁

The Reverse Playmaker

Giveaways that became a goal against within 15 seconds, no whistle in between. Assists, technically — for the wrong team. The official scoresheet won’t credit him. We will.

League average: 3.4 per player · since '05-06

	Player		giveaways cashed in
1	Erik Karlsson 👑		71
2	Tyler Myers		43
3	Brent Burns		42
4	Kris Letang		39
5	Ivan Provorov		34
6	Anze Kopitar		33
7	Evgeni Malkin		33
8	Cam Fowler		33
9	Dmitry Kulikov		32
10	Mike Matheson		32

'05-06

D. Keith

7

'06-07

A. Markov +4

5

'07-08

T. Gilbert +6

5

'08-09

S. Niedermayer

8

'09-10

B. Gervais +1

6

'10-11

T. Myers +1

6

'11-12

J. Petry

5

'12-13

B. Coburn

4

'13-14

D. Byfuglien +3

5

'14-15

E. Karlsson

7

'15-16

J. Williams +2

6

'16-17

Z. Werenski +5

5

'17-18

A. Ekblad +1

6

'18-19

M. Matheson

8

'19-20

A. Goligoski

7

'20-21

J. Hughes +1

7

'21-22

I. Provorov

8

'22-23

E. Karlsson

9

'23-24

K. Korchinski

8

'24-25

K. Miller

8

'25-26

L. Hughes +1

8

👑 Repeat champion: Erik Karlsson (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Duncan Keith (5/21), Erik Karlsson (5/21)

🪅

The Faceoff Piñata

Lowest faceoff win percentage among regular takers (1,500+ draws). Keeps lining up, keeps getting hit, keeps coming back for more. The coach keeps sending him out there, so he must be doing something else right.

League average: 50.0% · since '03-04

	Player		faceoff win rate
1	Jack Hughes 👑1,183 · 3,291 draws		35.9%
2	Kirby Dach565 · 1,547 draws		36.5%
3	Trevor Zegras748 · 1,921 draws		38.9%
4	Dawson Mercer608 · 1,550 draws		39.2%
5	Tyson Jost949 · 2,363 draws		40.2%
6	Adrian Kempe873 · 2,153 draws		40.5%
7	Marcus Johansson1,222 · 2,979 draws		41.0%
8	Leo Carlsson930 · 2,267 draws		41.0%
9	Connor Bedard773 · 1,857 draws		41.6%
10	Ivan Barbashev824 · 1,970 draws		41.8%

'03-04

O. Kvasha

38.3%

'05-06

R. Malone

39.6%

'06-07

V. Kozlov

39.0%

'07-08

E. Malkin

39.3%

'08-09

A. Cogliano

37.2%

'09-10

J. Bailey

40.1%

'10-11

D. Stepan

38.5%

'11-12

R. Nugent-Hopkins

37.5%

'12-13

R. Nugent-Hopkins

41.0%

'13-14

T. Ennis

38.7%

'14-15

K. Hayes

36.3%

'15-16

J. McCann

34.7%

'16-17

J. Eichel

38.9%

'17-18

A. Kempe

38.5%

'18-19

E. Kuznetsov

38.7%

'19-20

J. Hughes

36.1%

'20-21

J. Hughes

35.4%

'21-22

K. Dach

32.8%

'22-23

J. Hughes

35.3%

'23-24

L. Carlsson

34.8%

'24-25

J. Hughes

37.6%

'25-26

J. Hughes

34.8%

👑 Repeat champion: Jack Hughes (5 titles), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Jack Hughes (5/22), Evgeni Malkin (4/22)

🧊

The Ice Maker

Most 5v5 icings while on the ice, per 60 minutes of 5v5 ice time (100+ games; 40 in a season). An on-ice stat, so the whole unit is guilty — and nobody gets to change. Five tired skaters, one D-zone draw, one coach staring holes in the back of their helmets.

League average: 4.57 · since '06-07

	Player		on-ice icings per 60 at 5v5
1	Louis Crevier220 · 32.9 h		6.70
2	John Beecher157 · 24.6 h		6.39
3	Mark Kastelic272 · 42.8 h		6.36
4	Nathan Bastian317 · 50.0 h		6.34
5	Collin Graf158 · 25.4 h		6.23
6	Luke Glendening996 · 160.2 h		6.22
7	Sean Kuraly738 · 119.6 h		6.17
8	Brendan Gaunce210 · 34.2 h		6.13
9	Andrei Svechnikov739 · 120.6 h		6.13
10	Elmer Soderblom121 · 19.8 h		6.12

'06-07

K. Stewart

6.38

'07-08

M. Smith

6.45

'08-09

E. Godard

6.14

'09-10

T. Fedoruk

6.53

'10-11

B. Staubitz

6.25

'11-12

M. Malhotra

7.41

'12-13

V. Fiddler

8.31

'13-14

Z. Konopka

7.59

'14-15

M. Stajan

8.13

'15-16

M. Kruger

8.73

'16-17

B. Gallagher

8.03

'17-18

L. Glendening

8.21

'18-19

D. Helm

7.57

'19-20

J. Beagle

8.31

'20-21

M. Jankowski

8.00

'21-22

B. Howden

7.48

'22-23

R. Simek

7.79

'23-24

C. Ruhwedel

9.58

'24-25

R. Lomberg

7.52

'25-26

P. Kurashev

7.71

🚧

The Trespasser

Most offsides while on the ice, all situations, per 60 minutes of ice time (100+ games; 40 in a season). Also an on-ice stat, so the blame is shared — but somebody on that unit keeps reaching the blue line half a second before the puck does.

League average: 1.78 · since '10-11

	Player		on-ice offsides per 60
1	Martin Pospisil 👑131 · 36 h		3.67
2	Samuel Helenius50 · 15 h		3.43
3	Andreas Englund139 · 42 h		3.32
4	Connor Zary157 · 48 h		3.25
5	Juho Lammikko112 · 35 h		3.23
6	Adam Klapka61 · 20 h		3.06
7	Justin Dowling81 · 27 h		2.98
8	Mackie Samoskevich107 · 36 h		2.97
9	William Carrier278 · 94 h		2.97
10	Kurtis MacDermid131 · 45 h		2.89

February 18, 2013: Matt Duchene, offside by a mile, scores anyway — the blown call that gave the NHL the coach’s challenge.

'10-11

M. Letestu

2.37

'11-12

B. Butler

2.61

'12-13

D. Weise

2.04

'13-14

C. Orr

2.69

'14-15

P. Eaves

2.70

'15-16

J. Armia

2.18

'16-17

A. Desjardins

2.22

'17-18

J. Vrana

4.47

'18-19

M. Haley

5.35

'19-20

B. Leipsic

4.30

'20-21

J. Donskoi

3.72

'21-22

N. Ritchie

3.65

'22-23

C. Wideman

3.48

'23-24

M. Pospisil

3.89

'24-25

M. Pospisil

3.54

'25-26

S. Helenius

3.97

👑 Repeat champion: Martin Pospisil (2 titles)

Ice time

Discipline

💣

The Saboteur

Most win probability given away by his own penalties: each minor priced at that season’s power-play goal value times what one goal was worth at that score and clock (doubles and majors scaled; coincidental calls cancel). A hook up 4-0 is nearly free. The same hook, tied, with a minute left? That’s the one the whole bench remembers.

League average: 1.38 per player · since '03-04

	Player		wins handed away
1	Evgeni Malkin		12.43
2	Brent Burns		11.63
3	Drew Doughty		11.34
4	Corey Perry		10.32
5	Tyler Myers		9.88
6	Brad Marchand		9.85
7	Evander Kane		9.76
8	Alex Ovechkin		9.60
9	Ian Cole		9.44
10	Jamie Benn		8.84

'03-04

B. Witt

1.39

'05-06

R. Salei

1.70

'06-07

R. Salei

1.49

'07-08

D. Phaneuf

1.40

'08-09

D. Backes

1.43

'09-10

E. Malkin

1.03

'10-11

P. Subban

1.09

'11-12

K. Quincey

1.00

'12-13

Z. Chara

0.80

'13-14

K. Quincey

1.01

'14-15

B. Marchand

1.04

'15-16

B. McNabb

1.03

'16-17

D. Byfuglien

1.07

'17-18

A. Radulov

1.13

'18-19

M. Giordano

0.99

'19-20

L. Eller

0.83

'20-21

A. Svechnikov

0.69

'21-22

V. Gavrikov

1.08

'22-23

M. Rantanen

0.96

'23-24

T. Myers

1.00

'24-25

I. Cole

1.09

'25-26

J. Manson

0.96

👑 Repeat champion: Ruslan Salei (2 titles), Kyle Quincey (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: P.K. Subban (4/22), Andrei Svechnikov (4/22)

⏰

The OT Liability

Most penalties taken in regular-season overtime — open ice, sudden death, and now a 4-on-3 for the other side. The skate to the box has never felt longer.

League average: 0.5 per player · since '03-04

	Player		overtime penalties
1	Brent Burns		13
2	Drew Doughty		13
3	Patrick Kane		11
4	Evgeni Malkin		8
5	Kris Letang		8
6	Nathan MacKinnon		8
7	Jordan Staal		7
8	John Tavares		6
9	Jamie Benn		6
10	Brad Marchand		6

'03-04

A. Kovalev +2

3

'05-06

P. Kubina +3

3

'06-07

S. Niedermayer +1

3

'07-08

N. Antropov

4

'08-09

P. Kubina +1

2

'09-10

B. Orpik

3

'10-11

M. Giordano

3

'11-12

T. Hamonic +3

3

'12-13

A. Vermette

3

'13-14

D. Backes

3

'14-15

P. Subban

3

'15-16

B. Ryan +1

3

'16-17

J. Voracek

3

'17-18

P. Kane +3

2

'18-19

N. MacKinnon +3

2

'19-20

J. Tavares +5

2

'20-21

C. Keller +30

1

'21-22

N. Ehlers +1

3

'22-23

D. Doughty +1

3

'23-24

M. Heiskanen +2

2

'24-25

B. Burns +4

2

'25-26

P. Buchnevich +1

3

🚔

The O-Zone Felon

Most penalties committed in the offensive zone — 200 feet from anything worth defending. Every coach’s least favourite minor: no goal saved, possession handed straight back.

League average: 14.7 per player · since '07-08

	Player		O-zone penalties
1	Evgeni Malkin		277
2	Brad Marchand 👑		251
3	Corey Perry		229
4	David Perron		221
5	Evander Kane		213
6	Nick Foligno		153
7	Tom Wilson		141
8	Jamie Benn		137
9	Sidney Crosby		134
10	Alex Ovechkin		133

'07-08

R. Nash

25

'08-09

D. Backes

25

'09-10

E. Malkin

31

'10-11

M. Cooke

24

'11-12

S. Hartnell

30

'12-13

D. Cleary +1

17

'13-14

D. Perron +1

22

'14-15

B. Marchand +1

21

'15-16

J. Abdelkader

23

'16-17

B. Marchand

22

'17-18

A. Radulov

20

'18-19

M. Wood

15

'19-20

B. Tkachuk

18

'20-21

E. Kane +2

14

'21-22

B. Marchand

23

'22-23

M. Bunting +1

22

'23-24

B. Hagel

20

'24-25

B. Tkachuk

24

'25-26

S. Bennett +1

18

👑 Repeat champion: Brad Marchand (2 titles), Brady Tkachuk (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Evgeni Malkin (8/19), Brad Marchand (7/19), Andrei Svechnikov (6/19), Scott Hartnell (5/19)

🧹

Over the Glass

Most puck-over-glass delay-of-game penalties. Under pressure in his own end, he looked for an outlet and found the netting. No intent required: it’s two minutes either way. The rink has a ceiling, technically.

League average: 1.6 per player · since '05-06

	Player		delay-of-game penalties
1	John Carlson		25
2	Victor Hedman		22
3	Tyler Myers		20
4	Ben Chiarot		20
5	Drew Doughty		19
6	Kris Letang		18
7	Justin Faulk		17
8	Erik Gudbranson		17
9	Radko Gudas		17
10	Brent Burns		16

'05-06

B. Sopel

6

'06-07

B. Witt +2

4

'07-08

H. Gill +5

4

'08-09

R. Hainsey

5

'09-10

R. Hamrlik

5

'10-11

K. Shattenkirk

4

'11-12

J. Carlson +3

4

'12-13

J. Carlson +1

3

'13-14

J. Petry

5

'14-15

E. Gudbranson +1

4

'15-16

Z. Chara

5

'16-17

B. Campbell

5

'17-18

J. Carlson +2

4

'18-19

D. Kuemper

4

'19-20

D. Grant +8

3

'20-21

C. Parayko

4

'21-22

A. Pietrangelo

4

'22-23

M. Weegar

5

'23-24

B. Byram +2

4

'24-25

S. Edvinsson

4

'25-26

B. Chiarot

5

📦

The Box Seat

Most power-play goals conceded while he sat in the penalty box — the best seat in the house for the worst view. On a minor, at least, the goal is also his ride out.

League average: 10.3 per player · since '03-04

	Player		PP goals watched from the box
1	Evgeni Malkin		96
2	Tyler Myers		92
3	Ian Cole		79
4	Brent Burns		78
5	Brenden Dillon		74
6	Corey Perry		73
7	Evander Kane		73
8	Brad Marchand		70
9	Nikita Zadorov		67
10	Drew Doughty		66

'03-04

D. Brashear

14

'05-06

S. Avery

22

'06-07

J. Cullimore

16

'07-08

Z. Chara

15

'08-09

S. Souray

14

'09-10

E. Malkin +1

11

'10-11

T. Peckham

12

'11-12

T. Galiardi +1

10

'12-13

R. O'Byrne

10

'13-14

R. Garbutt

12

'14-15

B. Burns

11

'15-16

D. Byfuglien

13

'16-17

S. Bennett +2

10

'17-18

Z. Smith

11

'18-19

A. Ovechkin

9

'19-20

B. Coleman

9

'20-21

N. Pionk

7

'21-22

B. Chiarot +4

9

'22-23

T. Myers

13

'23-24

J. Lauzon +3

10

'24-25

B. Tkachuk

15

'25-26

M. Pettersson

15

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Pavel Kubina (4/22)

🥊

The Pugilist

Most fighting majors, five minutes at a time. Not quirky to him.

League average: 5.1 per player · since '03-04

	Player		fighting majors
1	Ryan Reaves		94
2	Tom Wilson		94
3	Nicolas Deslauriers 👑		91
4	Marcus Foligno		81
5	Luke Schenn		79
6	Corey Perry		62
7	Brenden Dillon		58
8	Nick Foligno		52
9	Tanner Jeannot		48
10	Erik Gudbranson		47

'03-04

K. Oliwa

31

'05-06

G. Parros +1

18

'06-07

G. Parros

18

'07-08

J. Boll

27

'08-09

Z. Stortini

25

'09-10

Z. Konopka

33

'10-11

G. Parros

27

'11-12

B. Prust +1

20

'12-13

B. Crombeen +1

13

'13-14

T. Sestito

19

'14-15

C. McLeod

19

'15-16

C. McLeod

12

'16-17

C. McLeod

19

'17-18

M. Haley

22

'18-19

C. McLeod +9

6

'19-20

N. Deslauriers

14

'20-21

B. Tkachuk

7

'21-22

T. Jeannot

14

'22-23

N. Deslauriers

14

'23-24

A. Englund +2

11

'24-25

M. Olivier

15

'25-26

C. Douglas +1

10

👑 Repeat champion: Cody McLeod (3 titles), George Parros (2 titles), Nicolas Deslauriers (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Jared Boll (7/22), George Parros (5/22), Cody McLeod (5/22), Brandon Prust (4/22)

🎭

The Thespian

Most diving or embellishment penalties (the feed renamed it in 2012-13). The reviews are in, and the officials gave it two minutes.

League average: 0.3 per player · since '03-04

	Player		diving & embellishment calls
1	Alex Ovechkin		8
2	Jeff Skinner		6
3	David Pastrnak		6
4	Evgeni Malkin		5
5	Oliver Ekman-Larsson		5
6	Taylor Hall		5
7	Nazem Kadri		5
8	Ryan Hartman		5
9	Michael Bunting		5
10	Corey Perry		4

April 2004: Mike Ribeiro’s legendary flop against Boston — writhing in feigned agony, smiling on the bench minutes later.

'03-04

M. Afinogenov +3

3

'05-06

I. Kovalchuk

4

'06-07

S. Avery

5

'07-08

J. Ruutu

3

'08-09

S. Donovan +4

2

'09-10

J. Tootoo +1

2

'10-11

M. Lapierre

3

'11-12

A. Semin

3

'12-13

S. Ott +3

2

'13-14

J. Neal +1

3

'14-15

B. Marchand +7

2

'15-16

N. Yakupov +1

3

'16-17

D. Pastrnak +3

2

'17-18

B. Marchand +1

2

'18-19

T. Meier

3

'19-20

M. Barzal

3

'20-21

B. Lemieux +14

1

'21-22

R. Kupari +3

2

'22-23

M. Bunting

2

'23-24

M. Joseph

2

'24-25

D. Jiricek +22

1

'25-26

N. Cousins +1

2

🚿

Early Showers

Most misconducts (10-minute, game, or abuse of officials). Something got said, and he got the rest of the period (or the night) to think it over in private. Sometimes you just need alone time.

League average: 1.3 per player · since '03-04

	Player		misconducts
1	Tom Wilson		36
2	Ryan Reaves		27
3	Evander Kane		24
4	Radko Gudas		19
5	Corey Perry		18
6	Ross Johnston		18
7	Brady Tkachuk		18
8	Travis Hamonic		17
9	Brad Marchand		16
10	Erik Gudbranson		16

'03-04

S. Avery

8

'05-06

S. Avery

7

'06-07

B. Eager

8

'07-08

D. Carcillo

12

'08-09

D. Carcillo

7

'09-10

Z. Konopka +1

6

'10-11

Z. Konopka

12

'11-12

Z. Rinaldo

9

'12-13

C. Orr +1

6

'13-14

A. Roussel

8

'14-15

S. Downie

10

'15-16

D. Dorsett +1

6

'16-17

E. Kane +1

4

'17-18

M. Haley

6

'18-19

A. Roussel +1

5

'19-20

N. Ritchie +2

5

'20-21

T. Frederic +2

4

'21-22

M. Geertsen +4

4

'22-23

M. Tkachuk +2

5

'23-24

G. Hathaway

6

'24-25

N. Zadorov

4

'25-26

S. Sabourin +2

4

👑 Repeat champion: Sean Avery (2 titles), Daniel Carcillo (2 titles)

📌 In the season top 5 at least four times: Chris Neil (5/22), Wayne Simmonds (5/22), Colton Orr (4/22), Zack Kassian (4/22)