#18 · Centre · PIT
TommyNovak
Next milestone 4 assists from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 2
- A
- 2
- P
- 4
- +/-
- +1
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 5
- S%
- 40.0
- PPP
- 2
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- April 28, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Weight
- 188 lb (85 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2015 NSH, round 3, #85 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.5 mphleague avg 21.1 mph26th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph4league avg 3.957th percentile
- Distance skated7.6 mileague avg 6.2 mi73rd percentile
- Hardest shot75.1 mphleague avg 71.8 mph47th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone47.3%league avg 42.1%86th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 2 | 0.63 | +1.37 | 10 | 3 | .063 |
| 2025-26 | 16 | 18.55 | -2.55 | 245 | 72 | .076 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 35:03 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 42.1% | 63.4% | -21.3 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 44.8% | 53.3% | -8.6 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–1
- xG for–against
- 1.0–1.4
- Average rating
- 6.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | 3 | 29:45 | 43.5% |
| Egor Chinakhov | 3 | 29:45 | 43.5% |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 0:59 | — |
| Elmer Soderblom | 1 | 0:59 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.5 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 2 G · 2 A · 4 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 288 | 67 | 96 | 163 | -7 | 46 | 458 | 14.6 | 42 |
| Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 |
Season by season (7)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Penguins | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Penguins | 82 | 16 | 26 | 42 | +1 | 24 | 130 | 12.3 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | Predators | 52 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 4 | 88 | 14.8 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Penguins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Predators | 71 | 18 | 27 | 45 | -3 | 8 | 113 | 15.9 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Predators | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +5 | 8 | 93 | 18.3 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Predators | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 25 | 4.0 | 4 |