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#31 Puckigree · −11.23-6-0 · 31st in standingsCentral · Western

As deployed last game

Oct 17 vs DAL, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.
Forwards
L1
98Bedard88Kane80Kantserov
11:39
L2
59Bertuzzi16Frondell86Teravainen
8:50
L3
91Nazar11Moore8Donato
7:56
L4
12Greenway20Greene22Smith
6:00
Defence
D1
55Levshunov44Kaiser
14:22
D2
6Rinzel38Del Mastro
11:43NEW
D3
72Vlasic28Cole
11:02
PP1
KaneKantserovBertuzziTeravainenBedard
3:30
PK1
VlasicColeNazarGreenway
2:41
PK2
LevshunovKaiserGreeneSmith
1:16

Line board

Forward lines with 24+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 41.9% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.

Greene line

Greenway – Greene – Smith
52.6%chance share xGF%
67 min · 8 GPGF–GA 1–0CF% 53OZ 29%
Top 56%Depth 26%
MATCHUP

Frondell line

Bertuzzi – Frondell – Teravainen
43.4%chance share xGF%
40 min · 6 GPGF–GA 2–0CF% 51OZ 64%
Top 62%Mid 27%
NEW

Nazar line

Nazar – Kane – Kantserov
40.9%chance share xGF%
32 min · 6 GPGF–GA 0–1CF% 44OZ 67%
Top 57%Mid 21%Depth 22%
NEW

Bertuzzi–Frondell–Kantserov

Bertuzzi – Frondell – Kantserov
42.7%chance share xGF%
25 min · 6 GPGF–GA 1–1CF% 44OZ 59%
Top 73%Depth 19%
NEW
Which lines are workingper 60 at 5v5
DOMINANTSHUTDOWNRUN-AND-GUNUNDERWATERANA Washe lineANA Granlund lineANA Carlsson lineBOS Mittelstadt lineBOS Kastelic lineBOS Geekie lineBOS Lindholm lineBOS Geekie–Zacha–MittelstadtBOS Minten lineBOS Jeannot–Kastelic–KuralyBOS Minten–Khusnutdinov–PeterkaBOS Zacha lineBUF Ostlund lineBUF Thompson lineBUF Thompson–Norris–DoanCAR Aho lineCAR Stankoven lineCAR Staal lineCAR Kotkaniemi lineCAR Ehlers–Stankoven–BlakeCBJ Fantilli lineCBJ Sillinger lineCBJ Monahan lineCBJ Monahan–Nichushkin–GarlandCGY Strome lineCGY Frost lineCGY Sharangovich lineCOL MacKinnon lineCOL Kadri lineCOL Svechkov lineDAL Johnston lineDAL Seguin lineDAL Hintz lineDET Finnie lineDET Larkin lineDET Copp lineEDM McDavid lineEDM Joseph lineEDM Dach lineFLA Lundell lineFLA Bennett lineFLA Tkachuk–Bennett–VerhaegheFLA Verhaeghe lineFLA Eller lineLAK Kempe lineLAK Panarin–Kempe–LaferriereLAK Turcotte lineMIN Eriksson Ek lineMIN Hartman lineMIN Yurov lineMIN Boldy–Coleman–Eriksson EkMIN Trenin lineMTL Suzuki lineMTL Danault lineMTL Newhook lineMTL Kreider–Suzuki–CaufieldNJD Hischier lineNJD Hughes lineNJD Glass lineNJD Mercer lineNJD Bratt–Hughes–ManthaNJD Mercer–Rodrigues–ManthaNSH Hoglander lineNSH Drury lineNSH Stamkos lineNSH Forsberg–Stamkos–O'ReillyNYI Horvat lineNYI Schenn lineNYI Heineman–Horvat–PalmieriNYI Pageau lineNYI Duclair–Pageau–HolmstromNYI Heineman–Schenn–EklundNYR Zibanejad lineNYR Laba lineNYR Miller lineNYR Miller–Dorofeyev–BjorkstrandNYR Zibanejad–Perreault–DorofeyevNYR Lafrenière–Kartye–MillerOTT Pinto lineOTT Stützle linePHI Michkov linePIT Malkin linePIT Crosby linePIT Robertson–Crosby–RakellPIT Malkin–Novak–KoivunenPIT Dewar lineSEA McMann lineSEA Wright lineSEA Gaudreau lineSEA Beniers lineSEA McMann–Stephenson–SamoskevichSJS Smith lineSJS Misa lineSJS Marchment–Smith–CelebriniSJS Toffoli lineSTL Thomas lineSTL McTavish lineSTL Buchnevich lineTBL Girgensons lineTBL Guentzel lineTBL Point lineTBL Cirelli lineTOR Matthews lineTOR Matthews–Roslovic–NylanderTOR Nylander lineTOR Blueger lineTOR Matthews–Roslovic–CowanTOR Tavares lineTOR Sissons lineUTA Schmaltz lineUTA Trocheck lineUTA Hayton lineUTA Trocheck–Cooley–GuentherUTA McBain lineUTA Cooley lineUTA Crouse–Hayton–McBainUTA Stenlund lineVAN Pettersson lineVAN Sasson lineVAN Chytil lineVAN Rossi lineVGK Eichel lineVGK Howden lineVGK Gatcomb lineVGK Hertl lineVGK Connelly–Olofsson–HertlWPG Scheifele lineWPG Lowry lineWPG Vilardi lineWPG Lowry–Barron–LambertWSH Dubois lineWSH Protas lineGreene line: 2.99 created, 1.95 allowed per 60 · 67 minGreeneFrondell line: 1.57 created, 1.86 allowed per 60 · 40 minFrondellNazar line: 1.77 created, 2.72 allowed per 60 · 32 minNazarBertuzzi–Frondell–Kantserov: 2.18 created, 2.76 allowed per 60 · 25 minBertuzzi–Frondell–Kantserovchances created per 60 →← chances allowed per 60 (fewer is up)

Every dot is a forward line with 24+ 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 time42%League rank16th most stableLines used 5+ minutes15Games with shift data8 (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

PairMinGPxGF%CF%GF–GAOZ%vs top
Vlasic–Cole79840.946.92–12778%
Levshunov–Kaiser70838.945.70–45650%
Kaiser–Rinzel54740.455.43–55042%

Power play and penalty kill units

The five skaters at 5-on-4 and the four at 4-on-5, with 5+ minutes together.
UnitSkatersMinGF–GAxGF/60xGA/60
PP1Kane, Kantserov, Bertuzzi, Frondell, Byram130–04.370.00
PP2Kane, Kantserov, Bertuzzi, Teravainen, Bedard60–07.822.41
PK1Vlasic, Cole, Frondell, Teravainen50–00.0011.89

Every line

All forward lines with 10+ minutes together at 5v5. Raw and shrunk chance share side by side; k = 4 expected goals.
LineMinGPLast usedxGF% (shrunk)xGF% (raw)CF%GF–GA
Greenway – Greene – Smith678Oct 1752.660.552.81–0
Bertuzzi – Frondell – Teravainen406Oct 1743.445.950.92–0
Nazar – Kane – Kantserov326Oct 1540.939.444.40–1
Bertuzzi – Frondell – Kantserov256Oct 1042.744.144.41–1
Bedard – Kane – Kantserov232Oct 1741.741.544.70–2
Nazar – Moore – Donato216Oct 1751.674.053.52–1
Lardis – Moore – Donato153Oct 636.924.536.71–4
Bertuzzi – Frondell – Kane136Oct 1734.515.834.41–3
Greenway – Moore – Smith114Oct 1742.243.236.00–0

Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.

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