Tommy Novak vs Zach Metsa
Who gets more chances, who finishes them, and whose team owns the ice when he is on it? The league's scoring numbers and ours, side by side.
2026-27 seasonregular season and playoffs so far
Penguins · CTommy NovakChange first player
Penguins skaters
- Tommy Novak
- Egor Chinakhov
- Sidney Crosby
- Evgeni Malkin
- Rickard Rakell
- Ben Kindel
- Filip Hallander
- Blake Lizotte
- Samuel Girard
- Nick Robertson
- Connor Dewar
- Kris Letang
- Hendrix Lapierre
- Declan Carlile
- Ville Koivunen
- Kaedan Korczak
- Erik Karlsson
- Bryan Rust
- Andrei Kuzmenko
- Elmer Soderblom
- Trevor van Riemsdyk
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tomas Hertl
- Tage Thompson
- Kyle Connor
- Vasily Podkolzin
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Alex Tuch
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Cole Perfetti
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Beckett Sennecke
- Clayton Keller
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Cutter Gauthier
Another club (its chance leader)
Sabres · DZach MetsaChange second player
Sabres skaters
- Tage Thompson
- Jack Quinn
- Zach Benson
- Noah Ostlund
- Jiri Kulich
- Josh Norris
- Konsta Helenius
- Rasmus Dahlin
- Ryan McLeod
- Peyton Krebs
- Josh Doan
- Owen Power
- Mattias Samuelsson
- Louis Crevier
- Olen Zellweger
- Beck Malenstyn
- Sam Carrick
- Matt Grzelcyk
- Justin Danforth
- Zach Metsa
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tomas Hertl
- Tage Thompson
- Kyle Connor
- Vasily Podkolzin
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Alex Tuch
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Cole Perfetti
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Beckett Sennecke
- Clayton Keller
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Cutter Gauthier
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Tommy Novak is ahead on 12 of 13 measures. The widest gap is expected goals per game: Tommy Novak sits in the 94th percentile, Zach Metsa the 1st.
| Measure | Novak | Metsa |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 5 | 1 |
| Goals | 3 | 0 |
| Assists | 2 | 1 |
| Ice time per game | 15:19 | 10:42 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.4294 pct | 0.001 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 2.562 pct | 0.01 pct |
| Goals above expected | +1.396 pct | 0.064 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 55.3%62 pct | 51.1%49 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.6863 pct | 2.6963 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 2.1656 pct | 2.5838 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | +0.7597 pct | −0.0727 pct |
| Creates per 60 | +0.6898 pct | −0.1519 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | +0.0861 pct | +0.0758 pct |
How this is measured
Points, goals, assists and ice time are the NHL's own numbers for the season. Everything else is ours, from the shot model: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, added up for the shooter (his chances) or for everyone on the ice with him at five-on-five (with him on the ice). The impact rating also accounts for his linemates, opponents, home ice and the score. The bold number is the better of the two.
Percentiles compare each skater with the 555 skaters who have at least 22 five-on-five minutes this season; a skater under that minimum has no on-ice numbers here yet. For chances against, a higher percentile means fewer allowed. Goalies are not compared on this page. More →