The elite
Alpha Rating?· Archetype?Trending stars
hottest finish to the season vs. their own pace
Centers
Robert Thomas
STL · C · 18 pts in final 11 GP
+0.64 P/GP vs season pace
Wingers
Clayton Keller
UTA · RW · 20 pts in final 10 GP
+0.93 P/GP vs season pace
Defensemen
Mikhail Sergachev
UTA · D · 13 pts in final 10 GP
+0.54 P/GP vs season pace
Defensive surge
Brandt Clarke
LAK · D · 41 blocks · 4 takeaways in final 11 GP
+1.5 stops/GP vs season paceSix questions, answered by the data
Who finishes??
Goals - and the quality of chances behind them.

Connor McDavid
EDM · C · Alpha 96
48 G43.6 iXG
Who creates??
Assists plus the danger set up right before a shot.

Nathan MacKinnon
COL · C · Alpha 96
74 APSPL 0.50
Who moves the puck??
Transition score: rush volume, takeaways, and involvement.

Cale Makar
COL · D · Alpha 91
ZEIS 6.11263 rush shots
Who defends??
Blocks and D-zone steals, minus costly giveaways.

Ryan O'Reilly
NSH · C · Alpha 84
66 blocksDefSup 1.16
Who wins the dot??
Faceoff win rate, centers with 300+ draws.

Claude Giroux
OTT · RW · Alpha 71
63.1%799 draws
Who saves??
Goals saved above expected, from every shot faced.

Logan Thompson
WSH · G · Alpha 90
+32.4 GSAx58 GP
The Board · all skaters ranked by Alpha Rating
715 rated · bars: scoring · playmaking · transition · defense · hover for detail
Connor McDavid
EDM · C · 82 GP · 138 pts
SCR 93
PLY 91
TRN 86
DEF 21

Nathan MacKinnon
COL · C · 80 GP · 127 pts
SCR 93
PLY 93
TRN 92
DEF 13

Macklin Celebrini
SJS · C · 82 GP · 115 pts
SCR 91
PLY 92
TRN 91
DEF 35

Leon Draisaitl
EDM · C · 65 GP · 97 pts
SCR 88
PLY 89
TRN 83
DEF 15

Nikita Kucherov
TBL · RW · 76 GP · 130 pts
SCR 91
PLY 73
TRN 91
DEF 14

David Pastrnak
BOS · RW · 77 GP · 100 pts
SCR 85
PLY 92
TRN 92
DEF 26

Jack Hughes
NJD · C · 61 GP · 77 pts
SCR 88
PLY 89
TRN 90
DEF 38

Mark Scheifele
WPG · C · 82 GP · 103 pts
SCR 84
PLY 88
TRN 70
DEF 36

Martin Necas
COL · C · 78 GP · 100 pts
SCR 87
PLY 84
TRN 83
DEF 11

Jason Robertson
DAL · LW · 82 GP · 96 pts
SCR 92
PLY 90
TRN 92
DEF 22

Jack Eichel
VGK · C · 74 GP · 90 pts
SCR 82
PLY 91
TRN 87
DEF 41

Matt Boldy
MIN · LW · 76 GP · 85 pts
SCR 90
PLY 88
TRN 90
DEF 66

Nick Suzuki
MTL · C · 82 GP · 101 pts
SCR 82
PLY 81
TRN 81
DEF 83

Kyle Connor
WPG · LW · 82 GP · 92 pts
SCR 89
PLY 91
TRN 88
DEF 24

Kirill Kaprizov
MIN · LW · 78 GP · 89 pts
SCR 92
PLY 88
TRN 90
DEF 16

Alex DeBrincat
DET · RW · 82 GP · 85 pts
SCR 91
PLY 89
TRN 92
DEF 65

William Nylander
TOR · RW · 65 GP · 79 pts
SCR 83
PLY 86
TRN 82
DEF 60

Cale Makar
COL · D · 75 GP · 79 pts
SCR 92
PLY 86
TRN 93
DEF 69

Jake Guentzel
TBL · C · 81 GP · 88 pts
SCR 90
PLY 85
TRN 80
DEF 59

Wyatt Johnston
DAL · C · 82 GP · 86 pts
SCR 91
PLY 84
TRN 87
DEF 76

Mikko Rantanen
DAL · RW · 64 GP · 77 pts
SCR 79
PLY 82
TRN 78
DEF 60

Brandon Hagel
TBL · LW · 71 GP · 74 pts
SCR 91
PLY 85
TRN 92
DEF 64

Mark Stone
VGK · RW · 60 GP · 73 pts
SCR 86
PLY 75
TRN 74
DEF 81

Cole Caufield
MTL · RW · 81 GP · 88 pts
SCR 92
PLY 74
TRN 86
DEF 44














