Johnston line
Robertson – Johnston – Bourque52.5%chance share xGF%
265 min · 63 GPGF–GA 7–12CF% 53OZ 57%
Top 60%Mid 20%Depth 20%
Split up since the game before: Bunting–Johnston–Rantanen · Bäck–Blackwell–Faksa · Benn–Hryckowian–Hyry
Every dot is a forward line with 50+ minutes; grey dots are the rest of the league. Lines are centred on the league’s median line.
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.
| Pair | Min | GP | xGF% | CF% | GF–GA | OZ% | vs top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindell–Heiskanen | 990 | 76 | 52.8 | 51.9 | 46–34 | 49 | 58% |
| Harley–Lundkvist | 538 | 51 | 51.8 | 50.9 | 27–17 | 45 | 47% |
| Petrovic–Bichsel | 270 | 26 | 48.8 | 44.2 | 11–9 | 25 | 41% |
| Harley–Lyubushkin | 257 | 47 | 46.6 | 43.6 | 4–11 | 33 | 51% |
| Unit | Skaters | Min | GF–GA | xGF/60 | xGA/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Heiskanen, Robertson, Johnston, Rantanen, Hintz | 133 | 28–4 | 10.02 | 0.77 |
| PP2 | Heiskanen, Robertson, Johnston, Duchene, Benn | 48 | 10–0 | 8.92 | 0.20 |
| PP3 | Heiskanen, Robertson, Johnston, Rantanen, Duchene | 20 | 4–0 | 9.88 | 0.74 |
| PP4 | Harley, Robertson, Johnston, Rantanen, Duchene | 18 | 3–1 | 5.76 | 1.52 |
| PP5 | Heiskanen, Robertson, Johnston, Rantanen, Seguin | 17 | 2–0 | 9.27 | 1.43 |
| PP6 | Lindell, Harley, Bourque, Hryckowian, Bunting | 9 | 1–0 | 5.11 | 2.33 |
| PP7 | Lindell, Harley, Bourque, Steel, Hryckowian | 9 | 1–0 | 10.17 | 0.00 |
| PP8 | Lindell, Harley, Bourque, Hryckowian, Benn | 7 | 1–0 | 7.88 | 0.00 |
| PP9 | Lindell, Harley, Bourque, Duchene, Benn | 7 | 0–0 | 6.56 | 0.00 |
| PP10 | Heiskanen, Robertson, Johnston, Duchene, Hintz | 7 | 2–0 | 12.12 | 0.00 |
| PP11 | Harley, Robertson, Johnston, Rantanen, Hintz | 6 | 1–0 | 18.70 | 0.00 |
| PP12 | Lindell, Harley, Bourque, Steel, Seguin | 6 | 0–0 | 3.41 | 0.00 |
| PP13 | Harley, Robertson, Bourque, Rantanen, Duchene | 5 | 0–0 | 13.39 | 0.00 |
| PK1 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Bäck, Faksa | 55 | 1–9 | 0.05 | 6.83 |
| PK2 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Steel, Blackwell | 47 | 0–5 | 1.20 | 8.01 |
| PK3 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Bäck, Hyry | 15 | 0–3 | 0.00 | 8.63 |
| PK4 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Steel, Hryckowian | 14 | 0–0 | 0.43 | 4.74 |
| PK5 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Hryckowian, Bäck | 14 | 0–1 | 1.35 | 8.85 |
| PK6 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Johnston, Hintz | 11 | 0–3 | 0.00 | 10.22 |
| PK7 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Hryckowian, Blackwell | 11 | 0–1 | 0.79 | 6.95 |
| PK8 | Lindell, Steel, Lyubushkin, Blackwell | 10 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 5.54 |
| PK9 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Blackwell, Faksa | 8 | 1–1 | 3.37 | 10.26 |
| PK10 | Lindell, Harley, Steel, Blackwell | 8 | 0–1 | 0.00 | 13.54 |
| PK11 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Bäck, Blackwell | 6 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 8.79 |
| PK12 | Lindell, Heiskanen, Steel, Bäck | 6 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 6.13 |
| PK13 | Lindell, Lyubushkin, Bäck, Faksa | 6 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 1.21 |
| PK14 | Harley, Lyubushkin, Bäck, Faksa | 5 | 1–1 | 3.47 | 11.48 |
| Line | Min | GP | Last used | xGF% (shrunk) | xGF% (raw) | CF% | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson – Johnston – Bourque | 265 | 63 | Apr 15 | 52.5 | 54.5 | 52.7 | 7–12 |
| Johnston – Steel – Rantanen | 236 | 49 | Apr 15 | 51.9 | 53.4 | 48.3 | 13–7 |
| Robertson – Bourque – Hintz | 207 | 48 | Mar 6 | 55.5 | 65.9 | 53.0 | 12–7 |
| Bourque – Hryckowian – Bäck | 197 | 41 | Apr 11 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 49.1 | 10–8 |
| Benn – Steel – Duchene | 157 | 28 | Mar 26 | 52.0 | 54.8 | 54.1 | 10–5 |
| Robertson – Johnston – Rantanen | 131 | 60 | Apr 15 | 53.7 | 60.5 | 53.2 | 9–2 |
| Robertson – Hintz – Seguin | 106 | 17 | Dec 2 | 51.2 | 51.9 | 50.0 | 8–1 |
| Robertson – Bourque – Duchene | 95 | 44 | Apr 15 | 51.8 | 55.2 | 48.8 | 8–4 |
| Johnston – Duchene – Rantanen | 87 | 21 | Apr 13 | 48.1 | 34.4 | 42.3 | 3–8 |
| Robertson – Benn – Hintz | 85 | 22 | Mar 6 | 51.2 | 51.9 | 53.8 | 3–1 |
| Bäck – Blackwell – Faksa | 78 | 29 | Apr 13 | 51.2 | 52.2 | 53.8 | 2–3 |
| Benn – Johnston – Rantanen | 78 | 22 | Apr 13 | 50.9 | 49.6 | 47.5 | 4–3 |
| Johnston – Hryckowian – Rantanen | 76 | 29 | Apr 13 | 53.0 | 65.0 | 56.8 | 6–1 |
| Robertson – Hintz – Rantanen | 66 | 47 | Feb 4 | 50.4 | 44.7 | 47.2 | 4–3 |
| Erne – Bäck – Faksa | 65 | 10 | Apr 15 | 51.4 | 54.5 | 52.0 | 1–2 |
| Steel – Hintz – Rantanen | 62 | 32 | Jan 23 | 52.0 | 61.3 | 57.7 | 2–1 |
| Erne – Hryckowian – Blackwell | 58 | 21 | Apr 11 | 51.8 | 58.6 | 52.3 | 2–2 |
| Blackwell – Faksa – Bastian | 52 | 11 | Jan 22 | 50.8 | 48.5 | 51.6 | 4–4 |
| Bäck – Bastian – Hyry | 50 | 8 | Mar 28 | 51.5 | 55.6 | 54.4 | 1–0 |
| Steel – Blackwell – Faksa | 49 | 28 | Jan 27 | 49.9 | 34.1 | 49.4 | 0–1 |
| Benn – Hryckowian – Duchene | 48 | 14 | Apr 2 | 51.3 | 54.2 | 47.6 | 3–0 |
| Steel – Hryckowian – Blackwell | 47 | 39 | Mar 26 | 50.2 | 41.9 | 44.4 | 1–2 |
| Bourque – Steel – Hryckowian | 38 | 47 | Mar 26 | 52.0 | 65.0 | 61.2 | 2–3 |
| Johnston – Steel – Duchene | 35 | 14 | Mar 18 | 50.3 | 38.5 | 44.3 | 0–1 |
| Bäck – Faksa – Bastian | 28 | 12 | Jan 22 | 50.4 | 32.7 | 52.6 | 1–0 |
| Hryckowian – Bäck – Blackwell | 28 | 38 | Apr 13 | 50.4 | 26.3 | 34.1 | 0–0 |
| Benn – Steel – Hryckowian | 28 | 24 | Apr 15 | 51.5 | 61.1 | 56.8 | 2–2 |
| Erne – Blackwell – Faksa | 28 | 11 | Nov 11 | 51.4 | 59.5 | 48.7 | 1–0 |
| Bunting – Johnston – Rantanen | 27 | 4 | Apr 15 | 51.5 | 61.2 | 54.3 | 0–1 |
| Benn – Bunting – Duchene | 26 | 10 | Apr 15 | 49.7 | 27.5 | 44.3 | 0–2 |
| Erne – Faksa – Bastian | 26 | 9 | Nov 1 | 50.9 | 45.5 | 56.8 | 1–0 |
| Robertson – Duchene – Hintz | 26 | 9 | Jan 22 | 51.2 | 53.2 | 55.6 | 0–1 |
| Bourque – Steel – Seguin | 26 | 16 | Nov 22 | 50.9 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 0–1 |
| Robertson – Johnston – Seguin | 25 | 20 | Nov 30 | 50.4 | 40.1 | 40.4 | 0–0 |
| Erne – Bunting – Hryckowian | 25 | 4 | Apr 15 | 50.7 | 32.9 | 48.5 | 0–2 |
| Steel – Seguin – Rantanen | 24 | 9 | Nov 9 | 49.2 | 18.4 | 40.0 | 0–1 |
| Bunting – Hryckowian – Blackwell | 24 | 8 | Mar 28 | 50.2 | 23.9 | 42.2 | 0–1 |
| Erne – Bäck – Hyry | 23 | 10 | Apr 7 | 50.3 | 27.5 | 47.2 | 1–1 |
| Hryckowian – Faksa – Bastian | 23 | 12 | Jan 12 | 50.2 | 24.3 | 45.7 | 0–1 |
| Bäck – Blackwell – Hyry | 22 | 16 | Apr 11 | 51.0 | 49.7 | 55.6 | 1–1 |
| Johnston – Bourque – Steel | 20 | 50 | Apr 15 | 49.0 | 2.2 | 26.9 | 0–0 |
| Benn – Blackwell – Faksa | 19 | 14 | Jan 23 | 50.8 | 38.3 | 40.0 | 1–0 |
| Erne – Blackwell – Seguin | 19 | 5 | Nov 6 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 43.8 | 1–0 |
| Benn – Hryckowian – Bäck | 18 | 11 | Apr 15 | 51.4 | 61.4 | 60.5 | 2–0 |
| Benn – Bourque – Duchene | 18 | 25 | Apr 7 | 51.1 | 53.4 | 33.3 | 1–2 |
| Benn – Erne – Hyry | 17 | 6 | Apr 11 | 51.2 | 56.1 | 55.6 | 1–1 |
| Erne – Bäck – Bastian | 17 | 6 | Mar 21 | 50.4 | 13.7 | 42.9 | 0–0 |
| Benn – Duchene – Blackwell | 17 | 8 | Apr 7 | 50.7 | 18.9 | 48.0 | 0–0 |
| Bourque – Hryckowian – Duchene | 16 | 16 | Apr 11 | 50.8 | 42.8 | 43.3 | 0–0 |
| Robertson – Bourque – Hryckowian | 16 | 50 | Apr 15 | 51.3 | 61.5 | 50.0 | 2–1 |
| Benn – Bourque – Hryckowian | 15 | 25 | Apr 15 | 49.8 | 9.8 | 45.5 | 0–1 |
| Robertson – Benn – Duchene | 15 | 32 | Apr 15 | 50.7 | 32.9 | 39.3 | 0–1 |
| Benn – Johnston – Steel | 14 | 27 | Mar 18 | 52.2 | 71.4 | 42.3 | 2–2 |
| Hryckowian – Duchene – Blackwell | 14 | 10 | Mar 21 | 50.6 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 1–2 |
| Erne – Hryckowian – Bastian | 13 | 13 | Mar 26 | 52.4 | 80.4 | 57.1 | 1–0 |
| Erne – Bourque – Hryckowian | 13 | 17 | Apr 11 | 51.0 | 47.4 | 38.1 | 0–0 |
| Benn – Hryckowian – Blackwell | 12 | 9 | Apr 13 | 51.1 | 53.2 | 54.5 | 1–1 |
| Bourque – Steel – Duchene | 12 | 27 | Apr 15 | 51.3 | 63.5 | 46.7 | 1–0 |
| Bäck – Blackwell – Bastian | 12 | 2 | Mar 8 | 50.9 | 40.9 | 40.0 | 1–1 |
| Johnston – Duchene – Seguin | 12 | 4 | Oct 18 | 51.7 | 73.4 | 60.0 | 2–0 |
| Robertson – Johnston – Hintz | 12 | 28 | Mar 6 | 50.9 | 40.0 | 29.4 | 1–0 |
| Bourque – Blackwell – Faksa | 11 | 11 | Jan 22 | 51.1 | 52.1 | 60.0 | 1–1 |
| Johnston – Bäck – Rantanen | 11 | 38 | Apr 13 | 50.8 | 17.6 | 50.0 | 0–1 |
| Bourque – Bäck – Faksa | 11 | 37 | Apr 15 | 50.9 | 21.7 | 61.5 | 0–0 |
| Robertson – Duchene – Rantanen | 10 | 23 | Apr 15 | 51.0 | 47.9 | 37.5 | 0–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Apr 16.