NHL Degrees of Separation
- You get a start player and a target player.
- Name a teammate of the start player, someone at the same team in the same season.
- Keep linking teammates until you reach the target.
- Your first wrong guess at each link is free. After that, each miss counts as an extra player in between.
NHL · 2014-15 to 2025-26
About NHL Degrees of Separation
Link two NHL players through shared rosters.
Example board
Jack Eichel to Marc-André Fleury
- From:
- Jack Eichel
- To:
- Marc-André Fleury
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Jack Eichel | - |
| Link 1 | William Karlsson | Vegas Golden Knights, 2021-22 |
| Target | Marc-André Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights, 2017-18 |
Stats from ESPN as of Oct 12, 2026. This board is retired, so it never comes up in play.
About this game & data
Link the start player to the target through teammates. Fewer links, higher score.
William Karlsson links them with 1 player in between. That’s the ideal.
Jack Eichel and Marc-André Fleury were never teammates, so the board needs at least one link.
Example board 2
Frederik Andersen to Sam Reinhart
- From:
- Frederik Andersen
- To:
- Sam Reinhart
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Frederik Andersen | - |
| Link 1 | Joe Thornton | Toronto Maple Leafs, 2020-21 |
| Target | Sam Reinhart | Florida Panthers, 2021-22 |
Example board 3
Mitch Marner to Mathew Barzal
- From:
- Mitch Marner
- To:
- Mathew Barzal
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Mitch Marner | - |
| Link 1 | John Tavares | Toronto Maple Leafs, 2018-19 |
| Target | Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders, 2016-17 |
What goes into NHL Degrees of Separation boards
Both ends come from the goals, assists, points and goalie wins leaders of your era, so either end can be a netminder.
Teammates means the same club in the same season, from 2006-07 on.
Your first wrong guess at each link is free. After that, each miss counts as an extra player in between.
Depth forwards traded at the deadline make the shortest bridges.
About the data
NHL seasons 2006-07 to 2025-26, from ESPN.
Stat terms
- Points:
- goals plus assists.
- Save %:
- the share of shots on goal a goalie stops (.915 = 91.5%).
- Goals-against average:
- goals a goalie allows per 60 minutes. Lower is better.
- Shutout:
- a game where the goalie allows no goals.