#18 · Center

Tommy Novak

Age: 29
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 188 lb
Shoots: L
Born: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

GP: 7
G: 3
A: 2
P: 5
+/-: +2
SOG: 10

Drafted 2015 · Round 3, #85 overall (NSH)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	4	7
G	3	0	1+2
A	2	1	1+1
P	5	1	2+3
SOG	10	6	10
PPP	2	0	1+1
+/-	+2	-1	-1+3
PIM	0	0	0
TOI/GP	15:25	11:59+3:27	11:58+3:28
SH%	30.0	0.0+30.0	10.0+20.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Novak is shooting 30.0% (3 on 10 shots) against 14.0% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.6 expected goals this season (G − xG +1.4).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 52.8; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 50.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +4.6; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.034; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.6; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +1.4; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 76.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:14; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

24 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Novak is used

#18 · C · Pittsburgh Penguins

Tommy Novak

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 15:20; 12:14 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 76.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 50.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 52.8%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Novak45.2s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Novak18%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Egor Chinakhov65.2 min together53%shot attempts

Evgeni Malkin63.4 min together51%shot attempts

Samuel Girard29.4 min together49%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	3	2	5	+2	0	0	10	30.0	15:25
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	16	26	42	+1	24	5	130	12.3	14:17
2025–26 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	0	2	2	-4	0	0	7	0.0	13:58
2024–25	Nashville Predators	52	13	9	22	-5	4	1	88	14.8	13:14
2024–25	Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0.0	13:01
2023–24	Nashville Predators	71	18	27	45	-3	8	6	113	15.9	14:12
2023–24 (P)	Nashville Predators	6	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0.0	10:31
2022–23	Nashville Predators	51	17	26	43	+5	8	5	93	18.3	14:39
2021–22	Nashville Predators	27	1	6	7	-4	2	1	25	4.0	11:48

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CHI	0	0	0	0	0	16:35
Sat, Oct 10	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	1	15:35
Fri, Oct 9	@CBJ	0	0	0	0	1	14:33
Wed, Oct 7	@WSH	1	0	1	+1	3	15:17
Mon, Oct 5	vsWPG	0	0	0	-1	2	15:12
Sat, Oct 3	vsMTL	2	1	3	+2	3	14:42
Wed, Sep 30	@PHI	0	1	1	0	0	16:04

	Team / League										TOI
2022–23	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	25	11	15	26	+9	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	42	7	27	34	+4	16	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	6	1	5	6	+6	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Florida Everblades · ECHL	3	1	2	3	0	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Chicago Wolves · AHL	27	8	24	32	+12	4	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	60	11	31	42	+20	18	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA	38	4	17	21	-14	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	3	0	1	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA	34	3	23	26	+6	8	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA	20	5	9	14	-1	10	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA	37	6	21	27	+3	4	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Waterloo · USHL	46	14	34	48	+14	12	3	123	1140.0	–
2013–14	Southeast · UMHSEL	19	11	22	33	–	8	–	–	–	–
2013–14	St. Thomas Acad. · High-MN	25	26	44	70	–	8	–	–	–	–
2013–14	USNTDP · USHL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	–
2013–14 (P)	Southeast · UMHSEL	3	0	2	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	St. Thomas Acad. · High-MN	3	4	4	8	–	2	–	–	–	–
2012–13	St. Thomas Acad. · High-MN	25	25	22	47	–	6	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	St. Thomas Acad. · High-MN	6	3	7	10	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12	St. Thomas Acad. · High-MN	25	14	20	34	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	St. Thomas Acad. · High-MN	6	4	5	9	–	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Minnesota Fire Peewee · QC Int PW	5	2	1	3	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

How Novak is used

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