McDavid line
Hyman – McDavid – Nugent-Hopkins58.4%chance share xGF%
314 min · 44 GPGF–GA 13–12CF% 52OZ 63%
Top 59%Mid 22%Depth 20%
Split up since the game before: Arvidsson–Nugent-Hopkins–Podkolzin · Hyman–Henrique–Perry · Skinner–Janmark–Brown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouchard–Ekholm | 967 | 63 | 58.6 | 53.0 | 44–38 | 64 | 54% |
| Kulak–Emberson | 531 | 70 | 51.4 | 51.9 | 20–28 | 47 | 41% |
| Nurse–Stecher | 452 | 57 | 52.7 | 50.6 | 18–12 | 48 | 42% |
| Kulak–Nurse | 382 | 69 | 57.4 | 54.5 | 14–17 | 55 | 52% |
| Unit | Skaters | Min | GF–GA | xGF/60 | xGA/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Bouchard, Draisaitl, McDavid, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins | 148 | 25–2 | 9.56 | 1.15 |
| PP2 | Nurse, Ekholm, Henrique, Perry, Skinner | 19 | 2–1 | 7.37 | 0.59 |
| PP3 | Bouchard, Draisaitl, McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins, Perry | 19 | 3–0 | 7.17 | 0.06 |
| PP4 | Bouchard, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Arvidsson, Skinner | 15 | 1–0 | 4.70 | 0.00 |
| PP5 | Bouchard, Draisaitl, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Skinner | 11 | 2–0 | 12.41 | 0.11 |
| PP6 | Bouchard, Draisaitl, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Arvidsson | 10 | 1–0 | 2.88 | 0.55 |
| PP7 | Nurse, Ekholm, Arvidsson, Perry, Skinner | 7 | 1–0 | 0.81 | 0.41 |
| PP8 | Bouchard, Draisaitl, McDavid, Hyman, Arvidsson | 5 | 1–0 | 8.69 | 2.37 |
| PK1 | Ekholm, Nugent-Hopkins, Emberson, Henrique | 44 | 0–3 | 0.05 | 8.81 |
| PK2 | Kulak, Nurse, Brown, Janmark | 20 | 0–3 | 1.43 | 4.64 |
| PK3 | Ekholm, Brown, Emberson, Janmark | 11 | 1–2 | 1.73 | 10.01 |
| PK4 | Kulak, Brown, Emberson, Janmark | 10 | 0–1 | 0.61 | 1.88 |
| PK5 | Nurse, Ekholm, Nugent-Hopkins, Henrique | 10 | 0–2 | 0.00 | 6.14 |
| PK6 | Kulak, Brown, Janmark, Stecher | 8 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 3.44 |
| PK7 | Ekholm, Podkolzin, Emberson, Kapanen | 8 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 3.74 |
| PK8 | Nurse, Brown, Janmark, Walman | 8 | 0–0 | 2.79 | 9.34 |
| PK9 | Kulak, Nurse, Nugent-Hopkins, Henrique | 7 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 11.19 |
| PK10 | Kulak, Nugent-Hopkins, Emberson, Henrique | 7 | 0–1 | 0.09 | 8.29 |
| PK11 | Nurse, Nugent-Hopkins, Henrique, Walman | 7 | 0–1 | 0.00 | 7.86 |
| PK12 | Nurse, Ekholm, Brown, Janmark | 5 | 0–2 | 0.00 | 11.27 |
| Line | Min | GP | Last used | xGF% (shrunk) | xGF% (raw) | CF% | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyman – McDavid – Nugent-Hopkins | 314 | 44 | Mar 20 | 58.4 | 60.6 | 52.5 | 13–12 |
| Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid | 254 | 54 | Mar 18 | 64.8 | 71.0 | 58.0 | 24–9 |
| Arvidsson – Draisaitl – Podkolzin | 253 | 41 | Apr 3 | 57.7 | 60.3 | 55.0 | 11–9 |
| Henrique – Janmark – Brown | 218 | 56 | Apr 5 | 49.2 | 43.4 | 53.3 | 6–9 |
| Arvidsson – Nugent-Hopkins – Podkolzin | 132 | 35 | Apr 16 | 55.2 | 57.1 | 56.6 | 6–6 |
| Skinner – Henrique – Janmark | 95 | 18 | Mar 14 | 49.9 | 39.1 | 50.0 | 2–2 |
| Draisaitl – Podkolzin – Kapanen | 84 | 27 | Apr 3 | 56.1 | 60.7 | 55.6 | 3–3 |
| Skinner – Janmark – Brown | 67 | 21 | Apr 16 | 55.4 | 59.1 | 52.9 | 3–1 |
| Nugent-Hopkins – Janmark – Brown | 67 | 30 | Apr 5 | 52.3 | 46.7 | 44.0 | 2–0 |
| Skinner – Henrique – Brown | 67 | 51 | Apr 16 | 51.9 | 46.0 | 47.9 | 2–1 |
| Hyman – Skinner – Nugent-Hopkins | 63 | 22 | Apr 5 | 52.6 | 48.1 | 51.8 | 2–4 |
| Draisaitl – McDavid – Perry | 61 | 41 | Mar 16 | 57.8 | 66.7 | 55.9 | 1–2 |
| Arvidsson – Skinner – Draisaitl | 52 | 24 | Apr 1 | 53.7 | 52.0 | 44.4 | 0–1 |
| Draisaitl – Podkolzin – Brown | 51 | 44 | Apr 3 | 55.9 | 63.7 | 51.0 | 5–1 |
| Hyman – Skinner – McDavid | 51 | 34 | Mar 20 | 53.8 | 53.0 | 52.7 | 5–5 |
| Janmark – Ryan – Perry | 47 | 23 | Dec 22 | 51.5 | 37.7 | 43.8 | 2–2 |
| McDavid – Nugent-Hopkins – Brown | 45 | 35 | Mar 13 | 54.9 | 58.8 | 55.4 | 3–2 |
| McDavid – Nugent-Hopkins – Kapanen | 44 | 20 | Mar 13 | 53.3 | 49.9 | 44.9 | 3–2 |
| Hyman – Henrique – Perry | 43 | 18 | Apr 7 | 55.7 | 63.0 | 47.1 | 1–2 |
| Hyman – Arvidsson – McDavid | 42 | 16 | Mar 13 | 50.6 | 37.4 | 51.2 | 1–5 |
| Draisaitl – Brown – Perry | 35 | 18 | Mar 29 | 54.4 | 55.5 | 54.7 | 1–1 |
| Skinner – Henrique – Perry | 35 | 45 | Apr 7 | 52.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 2–3 |
| Hyman – Arvidsson – Nugent-Hopkins | 35 | 14 | Apr 5 | 53.1 | 47.3 | 59.7 | 2–2 |
| Ryan – Podkolzin – Perry | 35 | 19 | Jan 11 | 56.5 | 76.3 | 52.5 | 0–0 |
| Ryan – Brown – Perry | 34 | 12 | Jan 11 | 53.5 | 50.0 | 47.5 | 2–1 |
| Henrique – Podkolzin – Brown | 28 | 44 | Apr 7 | 52.7 | 39.9 | 46.3 | 0–2 |
| Hyman – Skinner – Henrique | 28 | 29 | Apr 7 | 56.6 | 69.4 | 57.6 | 2–1 |
| Henrique – Perry – Kapanen | 26 | 22 | Apr 16 | 53.2 | 47.0 | 54.4 | 2–1 |
| Draisaitl – McDavid – Podkolzin | 26 | 19 | Mar 16 | 54.5 | 57.2 | 52.6 | 3–1 |
| Jones – Perry – Kapanen | 26 | 7 | Apr 7 | 52.8 | 40.6 | 46.8 | 1–2 |
| Caggiula – Ryan – Perry | 26 | 5 | Dec 3 | 52.5 | 32.3 | 53.3 | 1–2 |
| Janmark – Podkolzin – Brown | 23 | 22 | Apr 16 | 54.1 | 54.0 | 58.8 | 0–1 |
| Arvidsson – Henrique – Podkolzin | 22 | 37 | Apr 16 | 53.1 | 46.9 | 53.7 | 0–1 |
| Nugent-Hopkins – Henrique – Brown | 22 | 24 | Apr 1 | 53.4 | 46.5 | 36.8 | 1–0 |
| Draisaitl – Podkolzin – Perry | 21 | 33 | Apr 3 | 58.1 | 86.0 | 81.1 | 2–1 |
| Skinner – Ryan – Perry | 20 | 18 | Mar 26 | 55.1 | 67.9 | 52.8 | 0–1 |
| Arvidsson – Draisaitl – Perry | 19 | 24 | Mar 29 | 54.8 | 59.7 | 56.8 | 0–1 |
| Nugent-Hopkins – Podkolzin – Kapanen | 19 | 19 | Apr 16 | 54.5 | 62.4 | 53.8 | 1–1 |
| Arvidsson – Skinner – Nugent-Hopkins | 19 | 22 | Apr 16 | 53.9 | 51.3 | 56.8 | 0–0 |
| Arvidsson – Skinner – Henrique | 18 | 23 | Mar 27 | 51.8 | 33.2 | 42.6 | 0–0 |
| Draisaitl – Perry – Kapanen | 18 | 22 | Mar 29 | 55.7 | 69.3 | 55.6 | 1–0 |
| Janmark – Ryan – Brown | 18 | 25 | Mar 26 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 42.9 | 0–0 |
| Skinner – Draisaitl – Podkolzin | 18 | 9 | Mar 29 | 54.0 | 53.2 | 59.5 | 2–1 |
| Jones – Henrique – Perry | 17 | 7 | Apr 7 | 53.0 | 29.1 | 43.5 | 0–1 |
| Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Kapanen | 17 | 8 | Apr 3 | 53.0 | 41.7 | 51.5 | 0–1 |
| Skinner – McDavid – Brown | 17 | 20 | Apr 16 | 53.7 | 48.7 | 50.0 | 1–0 |
| Podkolzin – Perry – Kapanen | 17 | 8 | Apr 16 | 54.1 | 53.2 | 58.1 | 0–0 |
| Philp – Perry – Kapanen | 17 | 5 | Feb 4 | 54.6 | 67.2 | 53.3 | 1–0 |
| Skinner – Henrique – Kapanen | 16 | 20 | Apr 7 | 52.8 | 26.0 | 39.1 | 0–2 |
| Arvidsson – Draisaitl – Nugent-Hopkins | 15 | 27 | Mar 16 | 53.7 | 47.3 | 53.6 | 1–0 |
| Arvidsson – Nugent-Hopkins – Janmark | 15 | 23 | Apr 16 | 53.6 | 36.0 | 48.3 | 0–0 |
| Arvidsson – Henrique – Perry | 15 | 20 | Apr 16 | 52.6 | 35.8 | 34.5 | 0–1 |
| Hyman – Henrique – Janmark | 15 | 29 | Apr 1 | 55.1 | 81.0 | 70.0 | 0–0 |
| Arvidsson – Henrique – Brown | 15 | 7 | Mar 4 | 53.0 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 1–0 |
| Nugent-Hopkins – Podkolzin – Brown | 14 | 27 | Apr 7 | 54.2 | 57.4 | 48.1 | 0–1 |
| Arvidsson – Draisaitl – McDavid | 14 | 33 | Mar 16 | 52.9 | 39.0 | 34.8 | 0–1 |
| Hyman – Draisaitl – Perry | 14 | 13 | Mar 29 | 51.8 | 36.2 | 50.0 | 2–0 |
| Draisaitl – Savoie – Podkolzin | 14 | 3 | Feb 25 | 53.6 | 42.2 | 38.1 | 1–1 |
| Draisaitl – McDavid – Kapanen | 13 | 17 | Mar 13 | 53.9 | 52.7 | 56.0 | 0–3 |
| McDavid – Podkolzin – Kapanen | 13 | 23 | Mar 16 | 54.2 | 55.0 | 54.2 | 0–1 |
| Skinner – Philp – Kapanen | 13 | 3 | Feb 4 | 54.9 | 64.7 | 61.5 | 1–0 |
| Hyman – Draisaitl – Nugent-Hopkins | 12 | 39 | Mar 29 | 53.7 | 47.4 | 43.5 | 1–0 |
| Henrique – Janmark – Kapanen | 12 | 16 | Mar 18 | 54.9 | 68.4 | 61.5 | 0–0 |
| Henrique – Brown – Perry | 12 | 34 | Apr 16 | 53.8 | 48.2 | 47.1 | 1–0 |
| Ryan – Perry – Kapanen | 12 | 6 | Mar 26 | 53.8 | 41.5 | 52.6 | 0–1 |
| Skinner – Janmark – Perry | 12 | 11 | Apr 16 | 52.2 | 19.6 | 27.3 | 0–1 |
| Skinner – Janmark – Kapanen | 11 | 9 | Mar 22 | 54.9 | 87.8 | 42.9 | 0–0 |
| Draisaitl – Janmark – Brown | 11 | 35 | Mar 29 | 54.0 | 50.8 | 50.0 | 0–0 |
| McDavid – Janmark – Brown | 11 | 37 | Apr 16 | 52.1 | 4.4 | 29.4 | 0–3 |
| Henrique – Podkolzin – Kapanen | 11 | 22 | Apr 7 | 52.1 | 10.0 | 28.0 | 0–1 |
| Caggiula – Philp – Perry | 11 | 2 | Nov 3 | 54.3 | 57.0 | 44.0 | 1–0 |
| Hyman – McDavid – Podkolzin | 11 | 41 | Mar 20 | 52.6 | 32.5 | 44.4 | 0–0 |
| Arvidsson – Janmark – Brown | 11 | 16 | Apr 16 | 55.8 | 83.5 | 62.5 | 2–0 |
| Janmark – Perry – Kapanen | 10 | 14 | Apr 16 | 53.9 | 39.1 | 46.7 | 0–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Apr 17.