65 G · 94 A · 285 GP
0.558 P/GP · 40 PPP · 13:54 ATOI
Pittsburgh Penguins#18Active
Tommy Novak
C · 6′1″ / 190 lb · Shoots L · St. Paul, USA · Age 29 · 2015 #85 by NSH
159Career points
0.558Career P/GP
285Games played
65Goals
5 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2642points
The latest read.
42 points in 82 games in 2025-26. Career: 159 points across 285 games.
82GP
16goals
26assists
42points
130shots
7PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
0 G · 2 A · 12 GP
0.167 P/GP · 1 PPP · 12:15 ATOI
0.259 → 0.512P/GP by season · 5 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2022-23
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 5 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 12 GP · 0 G · 2 A · 2 pts (0.167 P/GP)
16.3
32.8
26.0
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-29@ PHIPlayoff17:22 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-04-27vs PHIPlayoff14:04 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-25@ PHIPlayoff13:02 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-22@ PHIPlayoff12:42 TOI0G 1A1 P · 1 S
2026-04-20vs PHIPlayoff13:14 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
Milestone watch.
The next round number on the league's own fileleague milestone watch · api.nhle.com · fetched 2026-10-05
6away from 100 assistsAssists · 94 now · regular season
Published by the league, not computed here: the milestone and the current total are both on the NHL milestone feed, and the number printed is the difference. Playoff milestone rows are held out, because a playoff total read as a career total is a false statement.
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2015 draft#85round 3 · NSH
Rates: insufficient sample (n=6 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 6 forwards taken #85, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2023-24 peak: 71 GP / 18 G / 27 A / 45 Pts / 0.634 P/GP · 14:12 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 0.843 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 0.634 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 0.512 |
| 2024-25 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0.407 |
| Prime-five | 258 | 64 | 88 | 152 | 0.589 |
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart6 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 16 | 26 | 42 | +1 | 7 | 130 |
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 52 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 5 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023-24Peak | Nashville Predators | 71 | 18 | 27 | 45 | -3 | 12 | 113 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +5 | 12 | 93 |
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 4 | 25 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2022-23 is the best season either way: 0.843 raw, 0.796 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82 | 0.512 | 3.13 | 0.491 |
| 2024-25 | 54 | 0.407 | 3.04 | 0.402 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 0.634 | 3.11 | 0.611 |
| 2022-23Best adjusted | 51 | 0.843 | 3.18 | 0.796 |
| 2021-22 | 27 | 0.259 | 3.14 | 0.247 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 25 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 42 | 7 | 27 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 27 | 8 | 24 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | ECHL | Florida Everblades | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 60 | 11 | 31 | 42 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota | 38 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota | 34 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| 2016-17 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2015-16 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota | 37 | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 2014-15 | USHL | Waterloo | 46 | 14 | 34 | 48 |
| 2013-14 | High-MN | St. Thomas Acad. | 25 | 26 | 44 | 70 |
| 2013-14 | UMHSEL | Southeast | 19 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 2013-14 | USHL | USNTDP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | High-MN | St. Thomas Acad. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013-14 | UMHSEL | Southeast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | High-MN | St. Thomas Acad. | 25 | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| 2012-13 | High-MN | St. Thomas Acad. | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011-12 | High-MN | St. Thomas Acad. | 25 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 2011-12 | High-MN | St. Thomas Acad. | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009-10 | QC Int PW | Minnesota Fire Peewee | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 285 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 228 to 342); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 75 of them cleared the band.
Luke EvangelistaR · 2020 #42 · active253 GP · 45 G · 97 A · 142 P0.561 P/GP · +0.003Quinton ByfieldR · 2020 #2 · active339 GP · 75 G · 116 A · 191 P0.563 P/GP · +0.006Jack QuinnR · 2020 #8 · active260 GP · 59 G · 89 A · 148 P0.569 P/GP · +0.011Matias MaccelliL · 2019 #98 · active295 GP · 51 G · 118 A · 169 P0.573 P/GP · +0.015Shane PintoC · 2019 #32 · active282 GP · 74 G · 79 A · 153 P0.543 P/GP · −0.015
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed82.7mph34.6
133.1 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed21.9mph32.7
35.2 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated312.2km74.8
194.0 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game5.1km60.4
3.1 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph89bursts66.0
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time43.5%69.6
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time18.2%75.1
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time38.3%72.7
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal130shots71.8
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal50shots74.8
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot436 G74th
High Slot184 G84th
R Circle181 G84th
L Circle161 G81th
Crease72 G78th
Outside L60 G68th
Outside R60 G69th
Center Point41 G70th
R Net Side40 G76th
L Point30 G61th
Behind the Net21 G80th
L Net Side20 G49th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G31th
Beyond Red Line00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Point00 G0th
50high danger8 G · 16.0%
52mid danger6 G · 11.5%
7long range1 G · 14.3%
Method: 130 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Goals / game
4 consecutive qualified seasons · 64.5 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.SJS11 points9 GP · 6 G · 5 A14 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.CBJ10 points9 GP · 3 G · 7 A14 shots · 2 PP points
Career vs.UTA8 points7 GP · 3 G · 5 A14 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.CHI8 points12 GP · 3 G · 5 A21 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.EDM7 points9 GP · 3 G · 4 A15 shots · 2 PP points
Career vs.DAL7 points11 GP · 5 G · 2 A12 shots · 0 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.SJS1.22 P/GP9 GP · 6 G · 5 A14 shots · 5 PP pointsPace vs.UTA1.14 P/GP7 GP · 3 G · 5 A14 shots · 3 PP pointsPace vs.CBJ1.11 P/GP9 GP · 3 G · 7 A14 shots · 2 PP pointsPace vs.EDM0.78 P/GP9 GP · 3 G · 4 A15 shots · 2 PP points
Pace vs.ANA0.75 P/GP8 GP · 4 G · 2 A28 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.BUF0.75 P/GP8 GP · 4 G · 2 A13 shots · 1 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Tommy Novak has faced 77 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
The room.
Every current Pittsburgh Penguins teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
