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Advanced Stats Leaders 2026–2027
Pick a group and a stat: the chart shows the top 10 at a glance, the table below has everyone who qualifies.
Advanced NHL stats leaderboards — expected goals (xG, the quality of shots a player generates), shot-attempt share (Corsi), PDO and more — ranked for skaters and goalies. Each stat is defined in the glossary, so you can see who drives play beyond goals and assists.
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| #Player | Team | GP | HIT/GP | PTS | G | A | +/- | TOI/GP | S | S% | HIT | BLK | TK | ixG | G−xG | CF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Kiefer SherwoodLW | SJS | 18 | 5.39 | 8 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 15:49 | 32 | 6.3% | 97 | 7 | 3 | 3.08 | -2.08 | 49.7% |
2 Martin PospisilC | CGY | 17 | 4.82 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 13:39 | 25 | 12.0% | 82 | 9 | 2 | 1.99 | +0.01 | 54.5% |
3 Adam EdstromC | NSH | 17 | 4.59 | 7 | 6 | 1 | +3 | 15:03 | 26 | 23.1% | 78 | 17 | 6 | 4.50 | -0.50 | 46.6% |
4 Yakov TreninC | MIN | 18 | 4.44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 13:13 | 18 | 0.0% | 80 | 10 | 3 | 2.85 | -2.85 | 46.2% |
5 Garnet HathawayRW | FLA | 17 | 4.41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 9:51 | 4 | 0.0% | 75 | 12 | 3 | 0.86 | -0.86 | 50.9% |
6 Michael Brandsegg-NygårdRW | DET | 17 | 4.41 | 10 | 3 | 7 | +10 | 15:36 | 30 | 10.0% | 75 | 4 | 9 | 6.01 | -3.01 | 55.8% |
7 Matt RempeC | NYR | 5 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:49 | 3 | 0.0% | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 | -0.29 | 49.1% |
8 Will CuylleLW | NYR | 18 | 4.17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 16:13 | 37 | 10.8% | 75 | 7 | 2 | 4.34 | -0.34 | 47.2% |
9 Brady TkachukLW | FLA | 17 | 4.00 | 19 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 16:55 | 58 | 17.2% | 68 | 2 | 5 | 7.44 | +2.57 | 60.8% |
10 Beck MalenstynLW | BUF | 16 | 3.94 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 11:12 | 7 | 0.0% | 63 | 14 | 5 | 1.27 | -1.27 | 48.8% |
11 Jack McBainC | UTA | 18 | 3.89 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:27 | 18 | 5.6% | 70 | 9 | 3 | 3.17 | -2.17 | 51.8% |
12 Ross JohnstonLW | STL | 9 | 3.89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:43 | 8 | 0.0% | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0.98 | -0.98 | 44.7% |
13 Liam O'BrienC | UTA | 5 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 | 5 | 0.0% | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0.42 | -0.42 | 55.5% |
14 Marc GatcombC | VGK | 18 | 3.67 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 10:36 | 26 | 3.9% | 66 | 5 | 0 | 2.07 | -1.07 | 41.7% |
15 Nicolas DeslauriersLW | CAR | 12 | 3.58 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 8:53 | 9 | 22.2% | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1.21 | +0.79 | 44.5% |
16 Adam KlapkaRW | CGY | 17 | 3.41 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 11:26 | 25 | 12.0% | 58 | 8 | 3 | 1.63 | +0.37 | 49.1% |
17 Judd CaulfieldRW | ANA | 15 | 3.40 | 9 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 13:24 | 20 | 20.0% | 51 | 3 | 2 | 4.98 | -0.98 | 46.9% |
18 Jeffrey VielLW | TBL | 12 | 3.25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 9:36 | 9 | 0.0% | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1.60 | -1.59 | 55.1% |
19 Jake NeighboursLW | STL | 17 | 3.24 | 9 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 15:19 | 26 | 15.4% | 55 | 11 | 3 | 2.50 | +0.50 | 45.1% |
20 Paul CotterLW | VAN | 17 | 3.24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 14:01 | 12 | 33.3% | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1.72 | +1.28 | 39.1% |
21 Vasily PodkolzinRW | EDM | 17 | 3.24 | 14 | 9 | 5 | +11 | 17:34 | 35 | 25.7% | 55 | 8 | 2 | 5.16 | +3.84 | 59.2% |
22 Ty DellandreaC | SJS | 10 | 3.20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 13:03 | 9 | 0.0% | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0.68 | -0.68 | 38.7% |
23 Jordan StaalC | CAR | 6 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:34 | 6 | 0.0% | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1.34 | -1.34 | 61.4% |
24 William CarrierLW | CAR | 18 | 3.06 | 12 | 1 | 11 | +4 | 13:02 | 31 | 3.2% | 55 | 9 | 1 | 3.84 | -2.84 | 60.0% |
25 Conor GeekieC | TBL | 15 | 3.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 19 | 21.1% | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2.31 | +1.69 | 56.1% |
26 Mathieu OlivierRW | CBJ | 15 | 3.00 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 15:33 | 29 | 10.3% | 45 | 7 | 2 | 3.92 | -0.92 | 46.3% |
27 Alex LaferriereRW | LAK | 14 | 3.00 | 10 | 2 | 8 | +3 | 19:30 | 37 | 5.4% | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5.33 | -3.33 | 51.6% |
28 Vinni LettieriC | TOR | 8 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 9:54 | 8 | 12.5% | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0.53 | +0.47 | 35.3% |
29 Michael McCarronC | MIN | 18 | 2.94 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 13:35 | 32 | 9.4% | 53 | 17 | 2 | 2.75 | +0.25 | 48.1% |
30 Tim WasheC | ANA | 17 | 2.94 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 15:25 | 19 | 15.8% | 50 | 21 | 0 | 2.40 | +0.60 | 44.0% |
31 Sandis VilmanisLW | FLA | 16 | 2.94 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12:32 | 22 | 13.6% | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2.88 | +0.12 | 56.7% |
32 Victor EklundRW | NYI | 16 | 2.94 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +5 | 14:01 | 24 | 20.8% | 47 | 7 | 0 | 3.57 | +0.44 | 48.6% |
33 Tomas HertlC | VGK | 18 | 2.89 | 12 | 7 | 5 | +3 | 15:27 | 44 | 15.9% | 52 | 9 | 2 | 8.39 | -1.39 | 56.1% |
34 Kyle MacLeanC | NYI | 7 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 | 2 | 0.0% | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.34 | -0.34 | 45.0% |
35 Dylan CozensC | OTT | 18 | 2.83 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17:29 | 37 | 10.8% | 51 | 8 | 3 | 4.82 | -0.82 | 49.1% |
36 Zemgus GirgensonsC | TBL | 12 | 2.83 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 13:44 | 19 | 5.3% | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1.57 | -0.57 | 50.0% |
37 Tom WilsonRW | WSH | 15 | 2.80 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 17:24 | 29 | 6.9% | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4.26 | -2.26 | 49.5% |
38 Carl GrundstromRW | PHI | 5 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:20 | 5 | 0.0% | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0.42 | -0.42 | 38.0% |
39 Stefan NoesenRW | NJD | 5 | 2.80 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9:30 | 6 | 16.7% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 | +0.41 | 51.8% |
40 Michael CarconeLW | UTA | 9 | 2.78 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11:48 | 20 | 5.0% | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1.95 | -0.95 | 55.6% |
41 A.J. GreerLW | ANA | 13 | 2.77 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 12:26 | 23 | 17.4% | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2.39 | +1.61 | 52.6% |
42 Bokondji ImamaLW | FLA | 17 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 7:26 | 10 | 0.0% | 47 | 8 | 0 | 1.01 | -1.01 | 52.0% |
43 Tanner JeannotLW | BOS | 17 | 2.77 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 10:51 | 12 | 8.3% | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1.63 | -0.63 | 52.0% |
44 Samuel HeleniusC | LAK | 11 | 2.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 | 8 | 12.5% | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0.97 | +0.03 | 44.5% |
45 Vincent TrocheckC | UTA | 18 | 2.72 | 10 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 17:24 | 31 | 9.7% | 49 | 11 | 4 | 4.65 | -1.65 | 53.7% |
46 Florian XhekajLW | MTL | 7 | 2.71 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7:53 | 9 | 11.1% | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0.75 | +0.25 | 56.5% |
47 Emil HeinemanLW | NYI | 16 | 2.69 | 8 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 14:57 | 24 | 8.3% | 43 | 5 | 2 | 2.90 | -0.90 | 51.3% |
48 Tye KartyeLW | NYR | 18 | 2.67 | 13 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 16:21 | 28 | 21.4% | 48 | 5 | 2 | 2.98 | +3.02 | 48.7% |
49 Nikita NesterenkoC | ANA | 15 | 2.67 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 11:04 | 18 | 16.7% | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3.32 | -0.32 | 51.7% |
50 Tyler PitlickC | MIN | 12 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:39 | 11 | 0.0% | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1.19 | -1.19 | 42.9% |
Source: NHL stats API and HabsMetrics expected-goals model. Corsi = share of all shot attempts while on ice; Fenwick excludes blocked shots; PDO = on-ice shooting % + save % at 5v5 (1.000 is average). PK SV% = save % while the opponent is on the power play. HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. What do these stats mean?