Frozen Frenzy brings the full 32-team NHL card onto the ice Tuesday, Oct. 13, with 16 games set in staggered windows from Detroit to San Jose. The first faceoff has the New Jersey Devils visiting the Detroit Red Wings at 6 p.m. ET, while the Boston Bruins close the slate against the San Jose Sharks at 11 p.m. ET. ESPN2 and ESPN+ begin coverage with “The Point” at 5 p.m. ET, followed by a five-hour whiparound broadcast at 7 p.m. ET across ESPN2, Disney+ and the ESPN app.
Speed, distance and shot velocity around the league
- Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar owns the NHL’s hardest recorded shot so far at 101.90 mph.
- Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson leads all forwards with a 100.17 mph blast.
- Calgary Flames forward Adam Klapka has the hardest goal-scoring shot among NHL forwards, scoring on a 91.57 mph attempt. He is one of six players to convert on a shot of at least 90 mph.
- Chicago Blackhawks rookie Anton Frondell is second among first-year players with a top shot speed of 93.23 mph. Dallas Stars rookie Arttu Hyry leads that group at 95.23 mph.
- Nashville Predators winger Filip Forsberg is tied for fifth among forwards with seven attempts at 80 mph or better. His 69.14 mph average shot speed ranks in the 97th percentile at his position.
- Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna reached 23.34 mph, the fastest top speed recorded by an 18-year-old in the puck-and-player tracking era, which began in 2021-22. He is tied for ninth leaguewide in maximum speed.
- Edmonton Oilers forward Kasperi Kapanen has posted the NHL’s top maximum skating speed at 24.05 mph. Teammate Connor McDavid leads the League with 59 bursts above 20 mph.
- Carolina Hurricanes defenseman K’Andre Miller is the quickest blue-liner by top speed, hitting 23.56 mph.
- Detroit Red Wings forward Emmitt Finnie is sixth in the NHL with 28 speed bursts of 20 mph or more.
- Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson is third among defensemen with 55 bursts above 18 mph, trailing only New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer with 75 and Devils defenseman Luke Hughes with 61.
- San Jose Sharks defenseman Darnell Nurse, acquired from Edmonton during the offseason, ranks in the 97th percentile among defensemen in top skating speed at 22.25 mph.
- Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek leads all NHL defensemen in total distance skated, covering 24.21 miles.
- Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel has logged the most miles among NHL forwards at 25.48. Eichel also shares the single-game distance mark with Devils forward Jack Hughes, each having skated 4.69 miles in one game.
Where the offense is coming from
- Anaheim Ducks forward Beckett Sennecke has scored each of his three goals from high-danger ice, tying him for third in the League in high-danger goals.
- Carolina’s Sebastian Aho has been especially sharp from the middle of the zone, leading the NHL with five mid-range goals and 13 mid-range shots on goal.
- Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak is tied for second in mid-range shots on goal with 12. His six long-range shots are tied for second among forwards.
- Columbus Blue Jackets forward Matthew Knies, acquired from Toronto before the season, has spent 66.4 percent of his power-play time in the offensive zone, placing him in the 94th percentile among forwards. His hardest shot, 87.78 mph, ranks in the 91st percentile.
- Edmonton’s Vasily Podkolzin leads the NHL with a 53.9 percent offensive-zone time share. Defenseman Evan Bouchard leads the League with three goals from long range.
- Florida Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk is seventh among NHL forwards in offensive-zone time percentage at 50.8.
- The Los Angeles Kings have three forwards in the League’s top 10 for long-range shots on goal: Adrian Kempe is tied for fifth with five, while Artemi Panarin and Scott Laughton are tied for seventh with four apiece.
- New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer tops the NHL with 14 long-range shots on goal.
- Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Samuel Girard leads NHL defensemen with five high-danger shots on goal.
- Seattle Kraken forwards have turned net-front chances into a League-best 14 high-danger goals. Bobby McMann, Jordan Eberle, Mackie Samoskevich, Kaapo Kakko and Freddy Gaudreau each have two.
- Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman J.J. Moser leads NHL blue-liners with a 73.5 percent power-play offensive-zone time rate. Only Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal, at 75.2 percent, is ahead of Moser across the League.
- Utah Mammoth forward Nick Schmaltz leads the NHL with five high-danger goals and is tied with Vegas center Tomas Hertl for the League lead in high-danger shots on goal, with 14.
- Washington Capitals defenseman Cole Hutson leads all defensemen with 11 mid-range shots on goal. That total is fourth overall in the NHL.
- Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor leads the League with 20 shots on goal from high-danger and mid-range locations combined.
Crease report for the Frozen Frenzy slate
- Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger and Vancouver’s Leevi Meriläinen are tied for the NHL lead in quality-start percentage at 100 percent among goalies with at least four appearances. Each has produced four starts above a .900 save percentage.
- Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt leads the NHL in high-danger saves with 49, mid-range saves with 42 and long-range saves with 33. His five quality starts also lead the League.
- New York Rangers goalie Dylan Garand has taken over as starter with Igor Shesterkin sidelined for the season by a lower-body injury. Garand is one of three qualifying NHL goaltenders with a perfect high-danger save percentage, stopping all six such shots he has faced.
- Ottawa Senators netminder Linus Ullmark leads qualifying goaltenders with a .963 save percentage at 5-on-5, with a minimum of five games played.
- Philadelphia Flyers goalie Joseph Woll ranks seventh in high-danger saves with 31, fourth in mid-range saves with 36, and tied for fourth in long-range saves with 25.
- St. Louis Blues goalie Joel Hofer is tied with Seattle’s Philipp Grubauer and Colten Ellis for the NHL’s best mid-range save percentage among goalies with at least three games. All three are at 1.000 after stopping each of the five mid-range shots they have faced.
One night, every market on the board
The fourth straight all-team NHL date offers a rare sweep of the schedule, beginning with Devils-Red Wings in the early slot and running through Bruins-Sharks on the West Coast. The tracking numbers offer a quick rink-side guide to what is driving the early season: Seattle getting to the crease, Utah finishing there, Edmonton pushing the pace, Minnesota getting elite work in goal and Makar still owning the loudest shot in the building.
