Tommy Novak
Age 29 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 188 lb · Born St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Drafted 2015, #85 overall by Nashville
2025-262025-26: 82 games, 16-26-42, 0.51 points per game Season detail →
Tommy Novak has 4 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 42 points in 82 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample4 points in 3 games for the 13th-placed Pittsburgh
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
1 of 2 goals broke a tie
How the 2 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Pittsburgh trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
10 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersDistance per 60 in the 72nd percentile of forwards: 9.97 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.54vs
MTL3 Oct · 2nd 19:46 - 20.41vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 02:47
- 20.35vs
WPG5 Oct · 1st 09:22 - 20.26vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 06:01
- 19.80vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 07:38
- 19.76@
PHI30 Sep · 1st 11:25 - 19.27vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 19:51
- 18.90@PHI30 Sep · 1st 01:17
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 75.09vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 09:44
- 72.82vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 09:54
- 68.23vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 16:14
- 65.76vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 15:22
- 52.34vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 14:01
- 51.40vsMTL3 Oct · OT 01:33
- 48.92vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 02:21
- 26.92vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 08:52
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.64vsWPG5 Oct · 15:12 TOI
- 2.44vsMTL3 Oct · 14:42 TOI
- 2.56@PHI30 Sep · 16:04 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.55 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Washington, a point in two of three
WSHL 0-30004−116:29WSHL 3-60110−114:32WSHW 5-30111013:54WPGL 2-30002−115:12MTLW 6-5 OT2133+214:42PHIL 0-70110016:04Priced at 41% for a point tonight
From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
42 points in 82 games on a team that finished 10th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
The power play drives the goal total
How the 16 goals and 26 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
7 of 16 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Pittsburgh trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
255 attempts across the 81 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersDistance per 60 in the 82nd percentile of forwards: 9.94 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in one game of three (35 of 82)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run, and how that compares with the market price.
Streaks
Against Washington, a point in two of three
WSHL 0-30004−116:29WSHL 3-60110−114:32WSHW 5-30111013:54
STLL 5-70002−219:56WSHL 0-30004−116:29WSHL 3-60110−114:32
NJDW 5-21013+116:21
FLAW 5-20113014:29FLAW 9-40112−117:09
TBLL 3-60001+114:27
DETW 5-10001016:05
NYIW 8-30110+112:19
DALL 3-60000015:14WPGL 2-30002−115:12MTLW 6-5 OT2133+214:42PHIL 0-70110016:04Better at home, and at his best against tonight's opponent
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Priced at 41% for a point tonight
From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 12.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 101st of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Contract terms from public reports. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Pittsburgh
Three seasons · 2024-25 to 2026-27Evgeni Malkin sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsSix seasons, with 2 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct