The Slate Sheet: NHL Edges for September 30, 2026
NHL research for September 30, 2026: shot-volume surges, back-to-back spots, power-play mismatches and goalie form, with the sample behind every number.
The NHL spots worth your attention for Wednesday, September 30, 2026. We scan every game for shot volume that ice time backs up, tired-legs schedule spots, special-teams mismatches and goalie form, and only the clear outliers make the sheet.
- Gabriel Landeskog: 3.6 shots a game over his last 5
- Quinton Byfield: 3.6 shots a game over his last 5
NHL · Shot Surge
Gabriel Landeskog: 3.6 shots a game over his last 5
Kings at Avalanche · Puck drop 10:00 PM EDT
Up from 2.3 across 70 games, with 5.1 more minutes a night. A shot line built on the long average is behind him.
| Measure | Number | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Last 5 games | 3.6 SOG | Shots on goal per game |
| Since Sep 2025 | 2.3 SOG | Shots on goal per game · 70 games |
Sample: Last 5 games vs since Sep 2025.
Early-season windows can include 2025-26 games. Deployment can change nightly.
Slatery NHL player-form report · source slate 2026-09-30. Open the full NHL report
NHL · Shot Surge
Quinton Byfield: 3.6 shots a game over his last 5
Kings at Avalanche · Puck drop 10:00 PM EDT
Up from 2.3 across 80 games, with 1.9 more minutes a night. A shot line built on the long average is behind him.
| Measure | Number | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Last 5 games | 3.6 SOG | Shots on goal per game |
| Since Sep 2025 | 2.3 SOG | Shots on goal per game · 80 games |
Sample: Last 5 games vs since Sep 2025.
Early-season windows can include 2025-26 games. Deployment can change nightly.
Slatery NHL player-form report · source slate 2026-09-30. Open the full NHL report
How the sheet is built
Shot surges need both more shots and more ice time over the last five games, so a lucky week on a fourth line doesn't qualify. Rest spots compare a team on the second night of a back-to-back with an opponent coming off three or more days off. Special-teams notes use each team's last 20 games against league norms of roughly 21% on the power play and 79% on the kill.
Early in the season, these windows still include 2025-26 games. Each observation keeps its original numbers and source date; earlier observations stay readable after puck drop as a record of the pregame research, not live updates.
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