Skating speed: 23.92 mph - Connor McDavid (F, EDM)
The Edmonton Oilers center has the top skating speed of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs so far, reaching 23.92 miles per hour on an end-to-end rush in the third period of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round. McDavid's teammate, Viktor Arvidsson, ranks second in the category at 23.90 mph (Game 3 against Vegas Golden Knights in second round).
McDavid, who also had the fastest speed burst of the 2024 postseason (23.85 mph in Game 3 against Dallas Stars in Western Conference Final), leads the NHL in 20-plus mph speed bursts (91 in 11 games; 26 more than any other player) and 22-plus mph bursts (22; nine more than any other player) this postseason. McDavid ranks second in the League with 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) through 11 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and his 59 points (11 goals, 48 assists) in 36 playoff games since the start of the 2024 postseason are the most in the NHL over that span.
Shot speed: 99.74 mph - Colin Miller (D, WPG)
The Winnipeg Jets defenseman leads the League in top shot speed (99.74 mph) this postseason, with a close second in the category being Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard (99.62). Miller ranked fourth in the NHL in top shot speed during the regular season (103.08 mph).
There have been 105 shot attempts of at least 90 mph in the NHL this postseason, with 88 coming from defensemen; Bouchard has the most 90-plus mph shots (14), while Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (four) has the most among forwards.
High-danger shots on goal: 20 - Matthew Knies (F, TOR)
The Toronto Maple Leafs wing leads the NHL in both high-danger shots on goal (20 in 11 games) and high-danger goals (five) this postseason. Knies, who set NHL career highs during the regular season in goals (29), assists (29) and points (58), ranked among the League leaders in high-danger shots on goal (81; 96th percentile) and high-danger goals (22; tied for ninth) during the regular season.
Knies is joined by Maple Leafs teammates Auston Matthews (18; second) and John Tavares (15; fifth) as three of the five players with at least 15 high-danger SOG during the playoffs. That trio has accounted for nearly 64 percent of Toronto's high-danger SOG as a team (53 of 83).
High-danger saves: 68 - Jake Oettinger (G, DAL)
The Dallas starter leads the NHL in high-danger shots faced (82 in 11 games played) and high-danger saves (68) this postseason. Oettinger, who also leads the entire playoff field in midrange saves (80), ranks third among goalies whose teams have advanced in the postseason (minimum one start) in save percentage (.917) despite facing two elite offenses in terms of regular-season goals per game: the Colorado Avalanche (3.33; sixth) and Winnipeg Jets (3.35; fourth).
Oettinger has not allowed a single long-range goal (73 long-range shots faced) in the postseason; the next-highest total of long-range saves without allowing a single playoff goal is 53 (by Adin Hill of Vegas Golden Knights). Oettinger has a save percentage greater than .900 in eight of his 11 starts, the most such games in the League this postseason.
Offensive zone time percentage: 53.7 - Shayne Gostisbehere (D, CAR)
The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman leads the NHL in offensive zone time percentage (53.7 in nine games) this postseason. Gostisbehere, who has seven points (three goals, four assists), five on the power play, to lead Hurricanes defensemen, has already more than doubled his point total (three in 15 games) from his last playoff appearance with Carolina in 2023. Gostisbehere also led the NHL in offensive zone time percentage during the regular season (51.3).
The Hurricanes lead all teams this postseason in offensive zone time percentage (46.5) and also led the category during the regular season (47.2). Carolina, which leads the postseason in 5-on-5 shot attempts percentage (59.3), has a big advantage in that category (64.2) compared to Washington (35.8) in the second round.
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