Tommy Novak
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Tommy Novak

PIT · C · Age 29
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 3-2-5
Limited sample STRONG OVERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,60 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,53
Actual P/G 1,25 Limited sample
Deployment 61 #8 among F on team
Driver 75 #8 among F on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
Pittsburgh Penguins Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #17 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #17 0,73 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Above Average EV OZ #14 · shot diff #11
Power-play environment Strong PP OZ #9
Pace & activity Average #13 NHL · 19,5 bursts/g · 55,5 km/g · 47,7 attempts/g

Balanced environment · above average offensive process · strong power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G14:42
PP TOI/G1:58
SOG/G2,00
5v5 roleObserved role
L35v5 usage band

Evgeni Malkin · Tommy Novak · Egor Chinakhov

Line time · last game
9:13
TOI · With this line · last game
87%
TOI · With this line · last 3
87%
TOI · With this line · season
85%
Trend
+2 percentage points ↑+2 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role
PP1Power-play unit

Sidney Crosby · Erik Karlsson · Rickard Rakell · Tommy Novak · Ben Kindel

PP share · last game
50%
PP share · last 3
51%
PP share · season
53%
First-unit starts · last 3
8 / 10
Trend
-2 percentage points ↓-2 pts ↓
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
0% · 0:00
Own goalie pulled
28% · 1:41

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 15 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
3
A
2
PTS
5
P/G
1,25
SOG/G
2,00
TOI/G
14:42
PP TOI/G
1:58
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 75
Deployment 61
Offensive Driver Above average · limited sample
75
Shot Creation Average · limited sample
55
Play Creation High-end · limited sample
87
Deployment Average · limited sample
61
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,53 Historical P/G
2026–27 1,25 vs baseline +0,72
Expected P/G 0,60 vs baseline +0,07

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Play creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The playmaking-process profile is stronger than the shot-creation profile.

MODEL

Production is running above expectation.

Actual P/G exceeds Expected P/G by 0,65.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,60.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
13,8

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21