Aho line
Carrier – Aho – Svechnikov65.9%chance share xGF%
95 min · 9 GPGF–GA 6–6CF% 58OZ 57%
Top 71%Mid 24%
Carolina Hurricanes
As deployed last game
Oct 22 @ EDM, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Defence
PP1
AhoBlakeGostisbehereSvechnikovEhlers
1:24PK1
SlavinChatfieldMartinookRobinson
1:54Split up since the game before: Deslauriers–Nadeau–Kotkaniemi · Martinook–Robinson–Unger Sörum
Line board
Forward lines with 33+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 59.2% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Stankoven line
Hall – Stankoven – Blake60.0%chance share xGF%
62 min · 7 GPGF–GA 3–1CF% 51OZ 66%
Top 44%Mid 42%
Staal line
Martinook – Ehlers – Staal54.0%chance share xGF%
44 min · 6 GPGF–GA 1–2CF% 56OZ 55%
Top 30%Mid 57%
Which lines are workingper 60 at 5v5
Every dot is a forward line with 33+ minutes; grey dots are the rest of the league. Lines are centred on the league’s median line.
Line stability
Top 4 lines’ share of line time46%League rank12th most stableLines used 5+ minutes19Games with shift data11 (1 left out)
Stable lines are a coach’s choice, not a grade. Games are left out when the NHL’s shift chart is missing or doesn’t match the box score.
Defence pairs
| Pair | Min | GP | xGF% | CF% | GF–GA | OZ% | vs top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker–Miller | 172 | 11 | 54.1 | 52.2 | 5–8 | 58 | 51% |
| Slavin–Chatfield | 164 | 11 | 61.5 | 55.5 | 8–6 | 58 | 51% |
| Gostisbehere–Reilly | 74 | 7 | 65.3 | 66.9 | 7–4 | 81 | 26% |
Power play and penalty kill units
The five skaters at 5-on-4 and the four at 4-on-5, with 5+ minutes together.| Unit | Skaters | Min | GF–GA | xGF/60 | xGA/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Aho, Blake, Gostisbehere, Svechnikov, Ehlers | 30 | 5–0 | 8.24 | 0.16 |
| PP2 | Aho, Blake, Gostisbehere, Svechnikov, Staal | 8 | 2–0 | 17.76 | 0.00 |
| PK1 | Slavin, Chatfield, Martinook, Staal | 9 | 0–1 | 0.35 | 4.83 |
Every line
All forward lines with 10+ minutes together at 5v5. Raw and shrunk chance share side by side; k = 4 expected goals.| Line | Min | GP | Last used | xGF% (shrunk) | xGF% (raw) | CF% | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier – Aho – Svechnikov | 95 | 9 | Oct 22 | 65.9 | 69.0 | 57.9 | 6–6 |
| Hall – Stankoven – Blake | 62 | 7 | Oct 11 | 60.0 | 60.5 | 51.3 | 3–1 |
| Martinook – Ehlers – Staal | 44 | 6 | Oct 10 | 54.0 | 44.0 | 55.6 | 1–2 |
| Robinson – Jankowski – Kotkaniemi | 31 | 4 | Oct 10 | 61.9 | 66.1 | 63.0 | 3–3 |
| Ehlers – Stankoven – Blake | 26 | 11 | Oct 22 | 63.4 | 70.7 | 73.3 | 3–0 |
| Nadeau – Stankoven – Blake | 22 | 3 | Oct 20 | 58.3 | 56.6 | 57.1 | 0–2 |
| Martinook – Ehlers – Jankowski | 19 | 4 | Oct 17 | 57.1 | 53.3 | 49.0 | 1–2 |
| Robinson – Deslauriers – Kotkaniemi | 15 | 4 | Oct 22 | 52.8 | 35.4 | 51.3 | 1–0 |
| Robinson – Aho – Svechnikov | 13 | 10 | Oct 20 | 56.5 | 50.0 | 57.7 | 0–0 |
| Carrier – Martinook – Staal | 11 | 6 | Oct 10 | 57.0 | 48.6 | 52.2 | 0–1 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.