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#17 Puckigree · −0.34-3-2 · 22nd in standingsAtlantic · Eastern

As deployed last game

Oct 20 vs SJS, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.
Forwards
L1
20Slafkovský14Suzuki13Caufield
12:43
L2
22Kreider15Newhook17Anderson
10:36
L3
85Texier24Danault76Bolduc
10:35
L4
71Evans77Dach91Kapanen
7:48
Defence
D1
45Carrier21Guhle
15:47
D2
48Hutson53Dobson
15:44
D3
72Xhekaj42Engstrom
11:13NEW
PP1
HutsonSuzukiCaufieldSlafkovskýBolduc
2:08
PP2
DobsonNewhookKreiderTexierKapanen
1:20
PK1
CarrierDanaultEvansGuhle
2:07

Line board

Forward lines with 21+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 55.0% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.

Suzuki line

Slafkovský – Suzuki – Caufield
63.0%chance share xGF%
53 min · 7 GPGF–GA 3–0CF% 58OZ 67%
Top 75%
FEATURED

Danault line

Texier – Danault – Bolduc
65.5%chance share xGF%
45 min · 6 GPGF–GA 2–0CF% 55OZ 64%
Top 52%Mid 27%Depth 21%
NEW

Newhook line

Kreider – Newhook – Anderson
48.8%chance share xGF%
37 min · 4 GPGF–GA 1–3CF% 48OZ 70%
Top 45%Mid 44%
NEW

Kreider–Suzuki–Caufield

Kreider – Suzuki – Caufield
51.3%chance share xGF%
26 min · 3 GPGF–GA 3–1CF% 42OZ 61%
Top 67%Depth 22%
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–BlakeCAR Nadeau–Stankoven–BlakeCBJ Fantilli lineCBJ Sillinger lineCBJ Monahan lineCBJ Monahan–Nichushkin–GarlandCBJ Heinen lineCGY Strome lineCGY Frost lineCGY Sharangovich lineCGY Pospisil lineCHI Greene lineCHI Frondell lineCHI Nazar lineCHI Bertuzzi–Frondell–KantserovCHI Bedard lineCOL MacKinnon lineCOL Kadri lineCOL Svechkov lineCOL Lehkonen–MacKinnon–KadriCOL Necas lineCOL Kelly lineDAL Johnston lineDAL Seguin lineDAL Hintz lineDAL Seguin–Hryckowian–HyryDET Finnie lineDET Larkin lineDET Copp lineDET Raymond–Copp–DeBrincatEDM 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 lineNJD Hischier lineNJD Hughes lineNJD Glass lineNJD Mercer lineNJD Bratt–Hughes–ManthaNJD Mercer–Rodrigues–ManthaNSH Hoglander lineNSH Drury lineNSH Stamkos lineNSH Forsberg–Stamkos–O'ReillyNSH Colton lineNYI Horvat lineNYI Schenn lineNYI Heineman–Horvat–PalmieriNYI Pageau lineNYI Duclair–Pageau–HolmstromNYI Heineman–Schenn–EklundNYI Cizikas lineNYR Zibanejad lineNYR Laba lineNYR Miller lineNYR Miller–Dorofeyev–BjorkstrandNYR Zibanejad–Perreault–DorofeyevNYR Lafrenière–Kartye–MillerNYR Beaudoin lineOTT Pinto lineOTT Stützle lineOTT Cozens linePHI Michkov linePHI Couturier linePHI Dvorak linePHI Zegras linePIT Malkin linePIT Crosby linePIT Robertson–Crosby–RakellPIT Malkin–Novak–KoivunenPIT Dewar linePIT Robertson–Dewar–LizotteSEA McMann lineSEA Wright lineSEA Gaudreau lineSEA Beniers lineSEA McMann–Stephenson–SamoskevichSEA McCann–Beniers–EberleSJS Smith lineSJS Misa lineSJS Marchment–Smith–CelebriniSJS Toffoli lineSJS Goodrow lineSJS Wennberg lineSJS Chernyshov–Misa–ToffoliSTL 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 lineTOR Duhaime–Blueger–GroulxUTA 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 lineVAN Ohgren lineVGK Eichel lineVGK Howden lineVGK Gatcomb lineVGK Hertl lineVGK Connelly–Olofsson–HertlWPG Scheifele lineWPG Lowry lineWPG Vilardi lineWPG Lowry–Barron–LambertWPG Vilardi–Björck–NiederreiterWSH Dubois lineWSH Protas lineSuzuki line: 4.19 created, 1.88 allowed per 60 · 53 minSuzukiDanault line: 3.28 created, 0.88 allowed per 60 · 45 minDanaultNewhook line: 3.29 created, 4.26 allowed per 60 · 37 minNewhookKreider–Suzuki–Caufield: 1.95 created, 2.50 allowed per 60 · 26 minKreider–Suzuki–Caufieldchances created per 60 →← chances allowed per 60 (fewer is up)

Every dot is a forward line with 21+ 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 time51%League rank7th most stableLines used 5+ minutes10Games with shift data7 (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

PairMinGPxGF%CF%GF–GAOZ%vs top
Hutson–Dobson69756.057.51–38060%

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
PP1Hutson, Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovský, Kreider120–05.951.07
PP2Hutson, Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovský, Bolduc61–08.900.00
PK1Carrier, Matheson, Danault, Evans60–02.219.23

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
Slafkovský – Suzuki – Caufield537Oct 2063.069.057.53–0
Texier – Danault – Bolduc456Oct 2065.579.055.32–0
Kreider – Newhook – Anderson374Oct 2048.843.647.71–3
Kreider – Suzuki – Caufield263Oct 651.343.942.03–1
Slafkovský – Newhook – Demidov182Oct 355.761.738.10–0
Texier – Danault – Dach164Oct 2046.013.638.51–2
Evans – Anderson – Bolduc163Oct 663.682.265.61–0
Evans – Dach – Kapanen152Oct 2058.065.854.10–0

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

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