Tommy Novak
01/Where he scores from
Novak scored 16 regular season goals on 199 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. His densest patch is the slot, 19 ft out: 5/16 · 31% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 11% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 6/16 · 38% of his goals came from here, on 55/199 · 28% of his attempts — 6/55 · 11% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 8/16 · 50% of his goals came from here, on 108/199 · 54% of his attempts — 8/108 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 1/16 · 6% of his goals came from here, on 29/199 · 15% of his attempts — 1/29 · 3% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/16 · 6% of his goals came from here, on 7/199 · 4% of his attempts — 1/7 · 14% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Novak scored 47 regular season goals on 502 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 8 ft out: 22/47 · 47% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 33% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 23/47 · 49% of his goals came from here, on 132/502 · 26% of his attempts — 23/132 · 17% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 21/47 · 45% of his goals came from here, on 252/502 · 50% of his attempts — 21/252 · 8% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 2/47 · 4% of his goals came from here, on 97/502 · 19% of his attempts — 2/97 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/47 · 2% of his goals came from here, on 21/502 · 4% of his attempts — 1/21 · 5% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Novak scored 65 regular season goals on 658 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. His densest patch is right post, 15 ft out: 14/65 · 22% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 11% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 30/65 · 46% of his goals came from here, on 165/658 · 25% of his attempts — 30/165 · 18% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 29/65 · 45% of his goals came from here, on 335/658 · 51% of his attempts — 29/335 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 5/65 · 8% of his goals came from here, on 133/658 · 20% of his attempts — 5/133 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/65 · 2% of his goals came from here, on 25/658 · 4% of his attempts — 1/25 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
6 of his 16 goals came in the 2nd period, on 59 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | @STL | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:56 |
| Apr 12 | @WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:29 |
| Apr 11 | WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:32 |
| Apr 9 | @NJD | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:21 |
| Apr 5 | FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:29 |
| Apr 4 | FLA | W 9-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:09 |
| Apr 2 | @TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Mar 31 | DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 |
| Mar 30 | @NYI | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:19 |
| Mar 28 | DAL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 |
| Mar 26 | @OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:25 |
| Mar 24 | COL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 |
| Mar 22 | CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:53 |
| Mar 21 | WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:45 |
| Mar 18 | @CAR | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
| Mar 17 | @COL | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 |
| Mar 15 | @UTA | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:31 |
| Mar 13 | @VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 16:43 |
| Mar 10 | @CAR | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 |
| Mar 8 | BOS | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 15:23 |
| Mar 7 | PHI | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 |
| Mar 6 | BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:03 |
| Mar 4 | @BOS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:34 |
| Mar 1 | VGK | W 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:07 |
| Feb 28 | @NYR | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 82 regular season games. Playoff games are kept out of this table and totalled separately in the career record.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | NSH | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 25 | 4.0 | 4 | 6 | 9:34 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +3 | 8 | 93 | 18.3 | 9 | 23 | 13:14 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 71 | 18 | 27 | 45 | -4 | 8 | 113 | 15.9 | 5 | 33 | 12:03 |
| 2024-25 | NSH/PIT | 54 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -7 | 4 | 92 | 14.1 | 6 | 35 | 13:14 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 82 | 16 | 26 | 42 | +2 | 24 | 130 | 12.3 | 12 | 46 | 12:42 |
| Career | 285 | 65 | 94 | 159 | -9 | 46 | 453 | 14.3 | 36 | 143 | 12:26 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NSH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | – |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 13:58 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | 13:58 |
06/Bio
- Position
- Center
- Jersey
- #18
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Apr 28, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Drafted
- 2015 · Round 3 · Pick 24 · NSH
- Club
- Pittsburgh Penguins
