NHL EDGE stats for 'Wednesday Night Hockey'

Every Wednesday, NHL.com will provide five key advanced metrics for the NHL on Prime "Wednesday Night Hockey" broadcast in Canada. Here are the biggest EDGE stats storylines for this week's matchup between the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators (7:30 p.m. ET).

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1. Tkachuk brothers' offensive zone time

Brady Tkachuk joined forces with his brother Matthew Tkachuk after being acquired by the Florida Panthers from the Ottawa Senators in the offseason. Entering Brady Tkachuk's first game against his former team this Wednesday, Brady and Matthew each ranks among the NHL's top five in offensive zone time percentage this season:

1. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR: 52.2%
2. Jackson Blake, F, CAR: 52.0%
3. Brady Tkachuk, F, FLA: 51.3%
4. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR: 50.5%
5. Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA: 50.2%

2. Ullmark's 5-on-5 save percentage

Senators goalie Linus Ullmark, who has helped lead Ottawa to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the past two seasons, currently leads the NHL in 5-on-5 save percentage (minimum five games played):

1. Linus Ullmark, OTT .956
2. Ilya Sorokin, NYI .949
3. Jeremy Swayman, BOS .942
4. Leevi Meriläinen, VAN .938
5. Jesper Wallstedt, MIN .935

3. Brady Tkachuk’s high-danger shots on goal

Brady Tkachuk consistently ranks among the NHL's best in high-danger shots on goal. Since the start of the NHL's puck and player tracking era (since 2021-22), he ranks third in the entire League in the category:

1. Zach Hyman, EDM 731
2. John Tavares, TOR 666
3. Brady Tkachuk, FLA/OTT 654

4. Senators' shot speed advantage on Panthers

Ottawa, as a team, is among the leaders in 90-plus mph shot attempts this season:

1. Toronto Maple Leafs: 15
T2. Pittsburgh Penguins 10
T2. Colorado Avalanche: 10
T4. Ottawa Senators: 9
T4. New York Islanders: 9
T4. Detroit Red Wings: 9

The Senators are led by defenseman Tyler Kleven's hardest shot of 96.78 mph (ninth in entire NHL); Kleven had the hardest shot in the entire League last season (103.51 mph; regular season or playoffs). The Florida Panthers, meanwhile only have one shot attempt of 90-plus mph (tied for 29th out of 32 teams).

5. Yakemchuk’s strong underlying stats

Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson has only played one game this season because of injury but is expected to return Wednesday. Thomas Chabot, meanwhile, is now out with an injury of his own. Rookie defenseman Carter Yakemchuk has been filling in and covering key advanced metrics this season, ranking in the 90th percentile or higher among defensemen in the following categories:

-Hardest shot: 93.85 mph (92nd percentile)
-Average shot speed: 81.70 mph (99th percentile)
-Offensive zone time %: 47.4 (95th percentile)
-Average miles skated per 60 minutes: 9.07 (91st percentile)