Websim added a Stars of the Game point system during Season 15 to help us see which players had really great games, weeks and months.
Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin of Bern had the best game of the season according to the new formula in a 6-4 win over Zurich. The defenseman scored 2 goals, had 2 assists and was plus 5. The second-best performance of the year also came against Zurich in a 5-0 Copenhagen win. Auston Matthews took 12 shots, was +4 and he scored a hat trick and added an assist.
Here are the Top 10 games by individuals last season, according to Websim’s Star Points formula:
- Rasmus Dahlin, D, Bern – vs. Zurich – 4 points, +5
- Auston Matthews, C, Copenhagen -vs. Zurich – 4 points, +4, 12 shots
- Anthony Cirelli, C, Geneva – vs. Milan – 5 points, 9 shots, +3
- Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Copenhagen – vs. Prague – 5 points, 6 shots, +4
- Nathan MacKinnon, C, Belfast – vs. Oslo – 5 points, 6 shots, +5
- Max Chudinov, D, Minsk – vs. Prague – 4 points, +4, 3 blocked shots
- Dmitri Kulikov, D, Edinburgh – vs. Milan – 4 points, +5, 2 blocked shots
- Adam Fox, D, Gothenburg – vs. Prague – 1 goal, 4 assists, +2
- Joakim Nygard, LW, Bratislava – vs. Bern – 4 goals, 9 shots, +2
- Olli Palola, LW, Gothenburg – vs. Prague – 3 goals, 2 assists, 6 shots, +2
Cirelli’s great game came in a 6-5 loss to Milan, but all the other players on the list got to celebrate wins in their big games. Fox and Palola’s high star-point games both came in a 6-5 triumph over Prague.
