NHL Edge leaders, 2021-22
Denis Gurianov was the NHL's fastest skater in 2021-22, 24.60 mph. Colton Parayko had the hardest shot, 101.95 mph. Brent Burns skated the farthest, 306.1 miles.
Fastest skaters, 2021-22
Each skater's top speed in a game, as the NHL's tracking measures it.
| # | Player | Team | MPH | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Gurianov | DAL | 24.60 | Oct 16, DAL at BOS | 40 bursts over 22 mph |
| 2 | Alex Formenton | OTT | 24.21 | Oct 14, TOR at OTT | 31 bursts over 22 mph |
| 3 | Brendan Lemieux | LAK | 24.17 | Nov 27, OTT at LAK | 16 bursts over 22 mph |
| 4 | Connor McDavid | EDM | 24.14 | Apr 3, EDM at ANA | 89 bursts over 22 mph |
| 5 | Adrian Kempe | LAK | 24.02 | Mar 30, LAK at EDM | 28 bursts over 22 mph |
| 6 | Ryan Merkley | SJS | 24.01 | Feb 26, BOS at SJS | 1 bursts over 22 mph |
| 7 | Devon Toews | COL | 23.96 | Jan 4, COL at CHI | 4 bursts over 22 mph |
| 8 | Martin Necas | CAR | 23.95 | Oct 31, ARI at CAR | 22 bursts over 22 mph |
| 9 | Julien Gauthier | NYR | 23.89 | Dec 15, NYR at ARI | 41 bursts over 22 mph |
| 10 | Leon Draisaitl | EDM | 23.88 | Mar 1, EDM at PHI | 17 bursts over 22 mph |
Hardest shots, 2021-22
Each skater's hardest shot of the season.
| # | Player | Team | MPH | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colton Parayko | STL | 101.95 | Mar 22, STL at WSH | 5 shots over 100 mph |
| 2 | Radko Gudas | FLA | 101.69 | Dec 30, TBL at FLA | 6 shots over 100 mph |
| 3 | Ryan Pulock | NYI | 101.65 | Apr 8, NYI at CAR | 9 shots over 100 mph |
| 4 | Tage Thompson | BUF | 101.63 | Mar 7, FLA at BUF | 1 shots over 100 mph |
| 5 | Michael Del Zotto | OTT | 101.59 | Mar 24, OTT at WPG | 1 shots over 100 mph |
| 6 | Dmitry Orlov | WSH | 101.54 | Apr 26, NYI at WSH | 1 shots over 100 mph |
| 7 | Jake Walman | DET | 101.53 | Apr 19, DET at TBL | 4 shots over 100 mph |
| 8 | Patrik Laine | CBJ | 101.53 | Mar 17, WSH at CBJ | 5 shots over 100 mph |
| 9 | Alex Ovechkin | WSH | 101.52 | Apr 20, WSH at VGK | 3 shots over 100 mph |
| 10 | Justin Faulk | STL | 101.50 | Mar 10, NYR at STL | 1 shots over 100 mph |
Most distance skated, 2021-22
Total distance over the season.
| # | Player | Team | Miles | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Burns | SJS | 306.1 | — | |
| 2 | Connor McDavid | EDM | 304.7 | — | |
| 3 | Kris Letang | PIT | 299.1 | — | |
| 4 | Seth Jones | CHI | 297.9 | — | |
| 5 | Charlie McAvoy | BOS | 290.1 | — | |
| 6 | Victor Hedman | TBL | 289.8 | — | |
| 7 | Ivan Provorov | PHI | 289.8 | — | |
| 8 | Roman Josi | NSH | 288.3 | — | |
| 9 | Alex DeBrincat | CHI | 288.1 | — | |
| 10 | Quinn Hughes | VAN | 286.6 | — |
From the NHL's Edge tracking, the top ten the league publishes for each category.