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Season Almanac

2018 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Andrei Vasilevskiy (W, SO)

Goals
  1. 1Alex OvechkinWashington Capitals49
  2. 2Patrik LaineWinnipeg Jets44
  3. 3William KarlssonVegas Golden Knights43
Assists
  1. 1Blake WheelerWinnipeg Jets68
  2. 2Claude GirouxPhiladelphia Flyers68
  3. 3Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers67
Points
  1. 1Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers108
  2. 2Claude GirouxPhiladelphia Flyers102
  3. 3Nikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning100
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning44
  2. 2Connor HellebuyckWinnipeg Jets44
  3. 3Pekka RinneNashville Predators42
Shutouts
  1. 1Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning8
  2. 2Pekka RinneNashville Predators8
  3. 3Connor HellebuyckWinnipeg Jets6

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Connor McDavidSKATER23.9
  2. 2Nikita KucherovSKATER23.2
  3. 3Claude GirouxSKATER22.9
  4. 4Evgeni MalkinSKATER22.4
  5. 5Anze KopitarSKATER22.2
  6. 6Taylor HallSKATER22.1
  7. 7Nathan MacKinnonSKATER21.6
  8. 8Phil KesselSKATER21.6
  9. 9Alex OvechkinSKATER21.1
  10. 10Sidney CrosbySKATER20.8
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Alex DeBrincatR142.1
  2. 2Jesper BrattL117.8
  3. 3Nico HischierC116
  4. 4Pierre-Luc DuboisC105.7
  5. 5Martin NecasC100.3
  6. 6Tage ThompsonC96.7
  7. 7Jake DeBruskL93.9
  8. 8Anthony CirelliC91.5

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Jaromir JagrR416.9
  2. 2Daniel SedinL257.9
  3. 3Henrik SedinC244
  4. 4Henrik ZetterbergC234.7
  5. 5Marian GaborikR209
  6. 6Rick NashL208
  7. 7Scott HartnellL191.9
  8. 8Radim VrbataR169

Teams · 31

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Nashville Predators53-18-11200.6Viktor ArvidssonPlayoffs
Winnipeg Jets52-20-10212.9Blake WheelerPlayoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning54-23-5208.3Nikita KucherovPlayoffs
Boston Bruins50-20-12198David PastrnakPlayoffs
Vegas Golden Knights51-24-7197.9William KarlssonPlayoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs49-26-7209.8Mitch MarnerPlayoffs
Washington Capitals49-26-7195.8Alex OvechkinPlayoffs
Minnesota Wild45-26-11190.7Eric StaalPlayoffs
Anaheim Ducks44-25-13173.5Rickard RakellPlayoffs
San Jose Sharks45-27-10193.4Joe PavelskiPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins47-29-6183.5Evgeni MalkinPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers42-26-14198Claude GirouxPlayoffs
Los Angeles Kings45-29-8169.3Anze KopitarPlayoffs
Columbus Blue Jackets45-30-7180.7Artemi PanarinPlayoffs
New Jersey Devils44-29-9168.3Taylor HallPlayoffs
Florida Panthers44-30-8194.9Aleksander Barkov
Colorado Avalanche43-30-9185.9Nathan MacKinnonPlayoffs
St. Louis Blues44-32-6174.3Vladimir Tarasenko
Dallas Stars42-32-8185.8Tyler Seguin
Calgary Flames37-35-10171Johnny Gaudreau
Carolina Hurricanes36-35-11167.8Sebastian Aho
New York Islanders35-37-10186John Tavares
Edmonton Oilers36-40-6149.9Connor McDavid
New York Rangers34-39-9126.9Mats Zuccarello
Chicago Blackhawks33-39-10154.5Patrick Kane
Detroit Red Wings30-39-13155Dylan Larkin
Vancouver Canucks31-40-11148.5Brock Boeser
Montréal Canadiens29-40-13137.8Brendan Gallagher
Arizona Coyotes29-41-12141.2Clayton Keller
Ottawa Senators28-43-11117Mark Stone
Buffalo Sabres25-45-12126.2Jack Eichel

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).