McDavid line
McDavid – Draisaitl – Podkolzin57.8%chance share xGF%
96 min · 7 GPGF–GA 12–3CF% 52OZ 63%
Top 73%
Edmonton Oilers
As deployed last game
Oct 22 vs CAR, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Split up since the game before: Hyman–Dach–Kapanen · Howard–Frederic–Hallander
Line board
Forward lines with 24+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 51.5% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Joseph line
Formenton – Joseph – Michaels45.4%chance share xGF%
64 min · 7 GPGF–GA 5–6CF% 45OZ 42%
Top 47%Mid 31%Depth 22%
Dach line
Hyman – Dach – Kapanen45.7%chance share xGF%
26 min · 3 GPGF–GA 0–0CF% 47OZ 50%
Top 45%Mid 29%Depth 25%
Which lines are workingper 60 at 5v5
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 time52%League rank6th most stableLines used 5+ minutes15Games with shift data8 (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouchard–Ekholm | 111 | 8 | 56.1 | 51.7 | 11–2 | 58 | 65% |
| Murphy–Shea | 111 | 8 | 49.8 | 47.7 | 4–4 | 32 | 55% |
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 | Bouchard, McDavid, Draisaitl, Podkolzin, Kapanen | 14 | 3–0 | 10.75 | 0.44 |
| PP2 | Bouchard, McDavid, Draisaitl, Podkolzin, Hyman | 9 | 2–1 | 9.36 | 0.82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDavid – Draisaitl – Podkolzin | 96 | 7 | Oct 22 | 57.8 | 60.6 | 51.6 | 12–3 |
| Formenton – Joseph – Michaels | 64 | 7 | Oct 22 | 45.4 | 40.9 | 44.9 | 5–6 |
| Hyman – Dach – Kapanen | 26 | 3 | Oct 22 | 45.7 | 35.5 | 46.9 | 0–0 |
| Jones – Dach – Kapanen | 17 | 3 | Oct 3 | 44.5 | 23.1 | 54.8 | 0–3 |
| Howard – Frederic – Samanski | 16 | 4 | Oct 10 | 56.6 | 71.0 | 50.0 | 2–1 |
| Howard – Frederic – Hallander | 14 | 2 | Oct 20 | 52.9 | 57.1 | 56.8 | 0–1 |
| Draisaitl – Podkolzin – Kapanen | 13 | 2 | Oct 1 | 62.5 | 96.2 | 66.7 | 1–1 |
| Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Kapanen | 13 | 1 | Oct 22 | 53.0 | 61.0 | 42.1 | 0–1 |
| Formenton – Hyman – McDavid | 12 | 1 | Sep 29 | 55.7 | 75.0 | 59.1 | 3–0 |
| Hallander – Dickinson – Kapanen | 11 | 1 | Oct 10 | 51.5 | 52.9 | 44.4 | 0–0 |
| Jones – Dach – Joseph | 10 | 3 | Oct 3 | 50.8 | 46.2 | 58.8 | 0–1 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.