Edmonton Oilers player review and 2023-24 preview: Zach Hyman

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9 months ago

Welcome to the 2022-23 season review and 2023-24 season preview player-by-player! In this and other articles, we’ll be, well, reviewing the 2022-23 season of Edmonton Oilers players and previewing their 2023-24 season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here.

Welcome back, Zach Hyman.

5×5	NHL GP	TOI + TOI/GP	G – A – P	CF	CA	CF%	SCF	SCA	SCF%	GF	GA	GF%	xGF	xGA	xGF%	PDO
Individual	79	1216.05	33-15-48	1287	1133	53.18	754	603	55.56	79	65	54.86	72.18	56.22	56.22	1.01
Per/60		15.39	1.26-0.88-2.14	63.5	55.9		37.2	29.75		3.9	3.21		3.56	2.77
Per/60, RelTm%				8.15	4.34	1.41	8.97	4.01	3.26	1.43	0.91	3.15	0.89	0.32	4.02

Zach Hyman has been everything and then some since joining the Oilers two years ago. He’s produced points with the best of them scoring career-highs in goals, assists and points in each of his first two seasons with the team.

Part of that comes with the territory of playing with guys named Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, but it’s not like Hyman had no talent to play with in Toronto, either. It speaks to Hyman’s drive and desire to improve his game. He was always a player who was known for his high-motor, and that’s something Oilers fans have seen more and more of from him in his last two years so much so that he’s even drawn comparisons to Ryan Smyth.

That’s no easy connection to make, but it makes complete sense when you watch Hyman play. And much like Smyth was invaluable to the Oilers for years, Hyman’s become the same to this Oilers club. His work ethic is something that’s become an engine of sorts for this team, and other players on the team feed off it. Having Hyman jump the boards giving 110 per cent every. single. shift. is infectious.

This season, I would expect nothing short of the same. Hyman found new highs last season in terms of his offensive production, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him post another 70-75-point-plus season.

HYMAN’S CAREER SO FAR

			Regular Season	Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008-09	Hamilton Red Wings	OJHL	49	13	24	37	24
2009-10	Hamilton Red Wings	OJHL	49	35	40	75	30	17
2010-11	Hamilton Red Wings	OJHL	43	42	60	102	24		7	3	5	8	6
2011-12	U. of Michigan	CCHA	41	2	7	9	12
2012-13	U. of Michigan	CCHA	38	4	5	9	8
2013-14	U. of Michigan	Big-10	35	7	10	17	12
2014-15	U. of Michigan	Big-10	37	22	32	54	10	24
2015-16	Toronto Marlies	AHL	59	15	22	37	24	31	15	3	3	6	23
2015-16	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	16	4	2	6	18	0
2016-17	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	82	10	18	28	30	2	6	1	3	4	4
2017-18	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	82	15	25	40	37	22	7	1	3	4	4
2018-19	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	71	21	20	41	65	16	7	1	0	1	2
2019-20	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	51	21	16	37	23	13	5	1	2	3	0
2020-21	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	43	15	18	33	28	19	7	1	0	1	4
2021-22	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	76	27	27	54	36	-9	16	11	5	16	4
2022-23	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	36	47	83	39	13	12	3	8	11	12
	NHL Totals		500	149	173	322	276		60	19	21	40	30

Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.

Edmonton Oilers player review and 2023-24 preview: Zach Hyman

HYMAN’S CAREER SO FAR

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